WallyHojo

Washington Watches and Warnings


National Weather Service Zone - WAZ007

SEWWSWSEW
WWUS46 KSEW 302110
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
110 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

WAZ004-006>008-010-011-010515-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WS.A.0003.051201T1500Z-051202T0800Z/
CENTRAL CASCADE FOOTHILLS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE METROPOLITAN AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL/KITSAP PENINSULA-
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
110 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005




THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND GREATER PUGET SOUND REGION. THE GREATEST
SNOW AMOUNTS ARE MOST LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND THE
SOUTH PART OF THE KITSAP PENINSULA. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
FROM SEATTLE NORTHWARD.

A DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AS EARLY AS MID-MORNING THURSDAY...SPREADING UP OVER
THE PUGET SOUND REGION DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. IF THE
SYSTEM ENDS UP BEING SLOWER...PRECIPITATION OVER PUGET SOUND COULD
BE DELAYED TO LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. INITIALLY THE PRECIPITATION
SHOULD BEGIN AS RAIN...BUT THEN CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AS THE AIR
COOLS.

UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS ABOUT HOW MUCH SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE. IT
WILL DEPEND UPON HOW STRONG THE APPROACHING SYSTEM TURNS OUT TO
BE...AND HOW QUICKLY THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES FROM RAIN TO SNOW.
AT THIS POINT...UP TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE IN THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER THURSDAY EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA...CARRY AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER...AND BLANKETS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.



KAM

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

RotorJoe

WooHoo!!! They better not be lying.

Maniacmikey

GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY..
GRESHAM...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL
249 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY IN OREGON AND CLARK
COUNTY IN WASHINGTON..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE COLUMBIA GORGE AND IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS AROUND PORTLAND WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE HIGHER
HILLS AND IN THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN
WILLAMETTE VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR THE COLUMBIA GORGE.
SNOW WILL TURN TO RAIN IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS BY THURSDAY
EVENING...BUT SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER HILLS
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW..
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS.




Down here to.

WallyHojo

I'm kind of curious as why so far south when we all know the north end is the coldest. I should be seeing snow dammit.

Jeff20B

iTrader: (13)

Yeah really. No snow here near Steel Lake.

WallyHojo

Well I was checking the radar yesterday night and the storm was all the way in oregon still. Take a look at this today. From what i've seen it grew a lot. Looks like I'll be hit with snow very soon

http://sirocco.accuweather.com/nx_mo...R/inmSIRNW.gif

WallyHojo

Actually as i wrote that above it is snowing

RotorJoe

Snowing pretty good here (Redmond) right now.

DoubleTT

heck yess, its snowing all up and down this joint. time to build snowman.