Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Seattle, WA

000 
WWUS46 KSEW 200000 CCA
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
359 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

...A MAJOR DISRUPTIVE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT MOST OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INLAND OVER
WESTERN WASHINGTON STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING
THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. A COMBINATION OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND ICE BUILDUPS ARE EXPECTED.


WAZ514-200100-
/O.COR.KSEW.WS.A.0011.081221T0000Z-081222T1200Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
359 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

LAND AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA WILL LIKELY BE
SHADOWED BY THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS FROM HEAVY SNOW WITH THE
UPCOMING WINTER STORM. INSTEAD...GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL BE THE
MAIN WEATHER FACTOR.

$$

WAZ513-515-516-201345-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0011.081221T0000Z-081222T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
OLYMPICS-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-
359 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SAME TIME
THAT STRONG EAST WINDS DEVELOP. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING
SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL AFFECT LAND AREAS ALONG
THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA SUCH AS CLALLAM BAY...SEKIU AND NEAH
BAY. STORM-TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO 15
INCHES. THE STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WHICH COULD DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR GETTING CAUGHT
OUTDOORS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO BLOW AND BUILD INTO
DRIFTS THAT COULD BE SEVERAL FEET HIGH. WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 10
DEGREES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.

TRAVEL NEAR THE COMMUNITIES ALONG THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE
FUCA IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...EITHER DO IT EARLY SATURDAY
OR DELAY YOUR TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

OVER THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS...HEAVEY SNOW OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL
COMBINE WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. AN AVALANCHE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY FOR THE
OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THE AVALANCHE
SITUATION...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER
WEBSITE AT HTTP://NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE
ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ518-519-201345-
/O.NEW.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
359 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY EVENING AT THE SAME TIME
THAT STRONG EAST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THROUGH THE CASCADES. THIS
COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING LOCALLY
IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS ON THE WEST SLOPES
BENEATH THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING THE I-90 AND HIGHWAY
2 CORRIDORS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASSES.
STORM-TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE CASCADES WILL REACH ONE OR TWO FEET.
THE STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
WHICH COULD DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR GETTING CAUGHT OUTDOORS.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO BLOW AND BUILD INTO DRIFTS THAT
COULD BE SEVERAL FEET HIGH. WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 25 BELOW
ZERO ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.

AN AVALANCHE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT ON SUNDAY. FOR MORE DETAILS
ON THE AVALANCHE SITUATION...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND
AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT HTTP://NWAC.US. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE
ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-504-506>512-517-201345-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0011.081221T0000Z-081222T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0007.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-CENTRAL COAST-
359 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON TAP THIS WEEKEND. HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
SPREAD INTO THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY SATURDAY
EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE KITSAP PENINSULA...ALONG
HOOD CANAL...AND FROM OLYMPIA AND CHEHALIS WEST TO THE CENTRAL
COAST NEAR OCEAN SHORES. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED CLOSE
TO HOOD CANAL. OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD GET 5 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW.

ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR NORTH OF TACOMA...INCLUDING SEATTLE AND
EVERETT...STORM-TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED.
WESTERN SKAGIT AND WHATCOM COUNTIES SHOULD RECEIVE ABOUT 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW. IN GENERAL...LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE
CASCADE FOOTHILLS WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS FURTHER WEST ALONG THE
SHORES OF PUGET SOUND. SOME PARTS OF EASTERN KING COUNTY...WHERE
WIND IS A BIG THREAT...WILL RECEIVE 1 INCH OR LESS OF SNOWFALL.

LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...LOCATIONS FROM TACOMA ON
SOUTH THROUGH LEWIS COUNTY AND WEST TO THE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO
MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING RAIN IS MOST LIKELY IN
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY AND THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY. IF MORE
PRECIPITATION OCCURS IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN THAN SNOW...THEN
AN ICE STORM WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF
ONE-QUARTER INCH. THIS IS NOT A CERTAINTY BUT SHOULD BE KEPT IN
MIND. ICE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER LINES AND LARGE TREE
BRANCHES TO SNAP AND CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MERCER/HANER

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

000 
WWUS46 KSEW 200620
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1020 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

...A MAJOR DISRUPTIVE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT MOST OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INLAND OVER
WESTERN WASHINGTON STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING
THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. A COMBINATION OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND ICE BUILDUPS ARE EXPECTED.

WAZ513-515-516-518-519-201430-
/O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
OLYMPICS-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
1020 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPICS...WESTERN
STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...AND NORTH COAST FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4
PM PST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY. 

NORTH COAST AND WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...HEAVY SNOW WILL
DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SAME TIME THAT STRONG EAST
WINDS DEVELOP. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST
WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL AFFECT LAND AREAS ALONG THE STRAIT OF
JUAN DE FUCA SUCH AS CLALLAM BAY...SEKIU AND NEAH BAY.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO 15
INCHES. THE STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WHICH COULD DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR GETTING CAUGHT
OUTDOORS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO BLOW AND BUILD INTO
DRIFTS THAT COULD BE SEVERAL FEET HIGH. WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 10
DEGREES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT.

OLYMPICS AND CASCADES...HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY
AT THE SAME TIME THAT STRONG EAST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THROUGH
THE CASCADES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST
WINDS GUSTING LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT
LOCATIONS ON THE WEST SLOPES BENEATH THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN
PASSES...INCLUDING THE I-90 AND HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDORS ON THE WEST
SIDE OF SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASSES.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES WILL REACH ONE
OR TWO FEET. THE STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT WILL CAUSE
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH COULD DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR
GETTING CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THE WINDS IN THE CASCADES WILL ALSO CAUSE
SNOW TO BLOW AND BUILD INTO DRIFTS THAT COULD BE SEVERAL FEET
HIGH. WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY NIGHT.

AN AVALANCHE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER
WEBSITE AT HTTP://NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE
ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-504-506>512-517-201430-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0007.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-CENTRAL COAST-
1020 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SAN JUAN...WESTERN
WHATCOM...AND WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTIES...EVERETT AND VICINITY...
SEATTLE...BREMERTON...TACOMA...ADMIRALTY INLET...HOOD CANAL...
AND LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREAS...AND THE CENTRAL COAST FROM 4 PM
SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON TAP THIS WEEKEND. HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
THEN SPREAD INTO THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE KITSAP
PENINSULA...ALONG HOOD CANAL...AND FROM OLYMPIA AND CHEHALIS WEST
TO THE CENTRAL COAST NEAR OCEAN SHORES. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE HOOD CANAL. OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THIS
AREA SHOULD GET 5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR NORTH OF TACOMA...INCLUDING SEATTLE AND
EVERETT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED.
WESTERN SKAGIT AND WHATCOM COUNTIES SHOULD RECEIVE ABOUT 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW. IN GENERAL...LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE
CASCADE FOOTHILLS WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS FARTHER WEST ALONG THE
SHORES OF PUGET SOUND. SOME PARTS OF EASTERN KING COUNTY...WHERE
WIND IS A BIG THREAT...WILL RECEIVE 1 INCH OR LESS OF SNOWFALL.

LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...LOCATIONS FROM TACOMA ON
SOUTH THROUGH LEWIS COUNTY AND WEST TO THE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO
MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING RAIN IS MOST LIKELY IN
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY AND THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY. IF MORE
PRECIPITATION OCCURS IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN THAN SNOW...
THEN AN ICE STORM WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN
EXCESS OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. THIS IS NOT A CERTAINTY BUT
SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND. ICE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER
LINES AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES TO SNAP AND CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL
DISRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSEW 201318
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
518 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...A MAJOR DISRUPTIVE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT MOST OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INLAND OVER
WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY
SUNDAY. A COMBINATION OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS... HEAVY
SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLE ICE BUILDUPS ARE EXPECTED.

WAZ518-519-210045-
/O.EXT.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.081221T0000Z-081221T2100Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
518 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST SUNDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY IN THE CASCADES AT THE SAME
TIME THAT STRONG EAST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THROUGH GAPS IN THE
CASCADE TERRAIN. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST
WINDS GUSTING LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE PASSES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS ON THE WEST SLOPES BENEATH THE
MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING THE I-90 AND HIGHWAY 2
CORRIDORS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASSES.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE CASCADES WILL REACH ONE TO TWO FEET.
THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH
COULD DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR GETTING CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THE
WINDS IN THE CASCADES WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO BLOW AND BUILD INTO
DRIFTS. WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.

AN AVALANCHE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER
WEBSITE AT HTTP://NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE
ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ513-515-516-210045-
/O.EXT.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.081221T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
OLYMPICS-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-
518 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

NORTH COAST AND WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...HEAVY SNOW WILL
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE SAME TIME THAT STRONG EAST
WINDS DEVELOP. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST
WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT.
THIS WILL AFFECT LAND AREAS ALONG THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA SUCH
AS CLALLAM BAY...SEKIU AND NEAH BAY.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO
15 INCHES. THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WHICH COULD DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR GETTING CAUGHT
OUTDOORS. TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 112 WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO
BLOW AND BUILD INTO DRIFTS. WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 10 DEGREES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT. 

IN THE OLYMPICS...HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AT
THE SAME TIME THAT STRONG EAST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING LOCALLY
IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE OLYMPICS WILL REACH ONE TO TWO FEET.

AN AVALANCHE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER
WEBSITE AT HTTP://NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-504-506>512-517-210045-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WS.W.0007.081221T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-CENTRAL COAST-
518 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON TAP FOR LATER TODAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST ON THIS AFTERNOON AND
THEN SPREAD INTO THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS EVENING.
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE KITSAP PENINSULA...ALONG HOOD
CANAL...AND FROM OLYMPIA AND CHEHALIS WEST TO THE CENTRAL COAST
NEAR OCEAN SHORES. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED CLOSE TO
THE HOOD CANAL. OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD GET 5 TO
12 INCHES OF SNOW.

ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR NORTH OF TACOMA...INCLUDING SEATTLE AND
EVERETT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED.
IN GENERAL...LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE
FOOTHILLS WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS FARTHER WEST ALONG THE SHORES OF
PUGET SOUND. SOME PARTS OF EASTERN KING COUNTY...WHERE WIND IS A
BIG THREAT...WILL RECEIVE 1 INCH OR LESS OF SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM SUNDAY
MORNING.

LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...LOCATIONS FROM TACOMA ON SOUTH
THROUGH LEWIS COUNTY AND WEST TO THE COAST THE PRECIPITATION COULD
POSSIBLY CHANGE OVER TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING RAIN IS
MOST LIKELY IN GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY AND THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY.
IF MORE PRECIPITATION OCCURS IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN THAN
SNOW...THEN AN ICE STORM WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS
IN EXCESS OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. THIS IS NOT A CERTAINTY BUT
SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND. ICE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER
LINES AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES TO SNAP AND CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL
DISRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

FELTON
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

000 
WWUS46 KSEW 202007
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1207 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

WAZ518-519-210100-
/O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.081221T0000Z-081221T2100Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
1207 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST SUNDAY. 

HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TODAY IN THE CASCADES AT THE SAME
TIME THAT STRONG EAST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING THROUGH GAPS IN THE
CASCADE TERRAIN. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST
WINDS GUSTING LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE PASSES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT LOCATIONS ON THE WEST SLOPES BENEATH THE
MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING THE I-90 AND HIGHWAY
2 CORRIDORS ON THE WEST SIDE OF SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASSES.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE CASCADES WILL REACH ONE TO TWO FEET.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH COULD
DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THE WINDS IN THE
CASCADES WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO BLOW AND BUILD INTO DRIFTS. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE
AT HTTP://WWW.NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE
ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ513-515-516-210100-
/O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.081221T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
OLYMPICS-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-
1207 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

NORTH COAST AND WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...HEAVY SNOW WILL
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AT THE SAME TIME THAT STRONG EAST
WINDS DEVELOP. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST
WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT.
THIS WILL AFFECT LAND AREAS ALONG THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA SUCH
AS CLALLAM BAY...SEKIU AND NEAH BAY.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE 9 TO
15 INCHES. THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WHICH WILL DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR CAUGHT
OUTDOORS. TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 112 WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO
BLOW AND BUILD INTO DRIFTS. WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 10 DEGREES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT.

IN THE OLYMPICS...HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AT
THE SAME TIME THAT STRONG EAST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING. THE
COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING LOCALLY
IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE OLYMPICS WILL REACH ONE TO TWO FEET.

AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE
AT HTTP://WWW.NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-504-506>512-517-210100-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0007.081221T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-CENTRAL COAST-
1207 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON TAP FOR LATER TODAY INTO SUNDAY. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST AND THEN SPREAD INTO
THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS EVENING. HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE KITSAP PENINSULA...ALONG HOOD CANAL...AND
FROM OLYMPIA AND CHEHALIS WEST TO THE CENTRAL COAST NEAR OCEAN
SHORES. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE HOOD
CANAL. OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD GET 5 TO 12 INCHES
OF SNOW.

ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR NORTH OF TACOMA...INCLUDING SEATTLE AND
EVERETT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. IN
GENERAL...LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS
WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS FARTHER WEST ALONG THE SHORES OF PUGET
SOUND. SOME PARTS OF EASTERN KING COUNTY...WHERE WIND IS A BIG
THREAT...WILL RECEIVE 1 INCH OR LESS OF SNOWFALL. THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM SUNDAY
MORNING.

LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN GRAYS
HARBOR COUNTY AND THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY. IF MORE PRECIPITATION
OCCURS IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN THAN SNOW...THEN AN ICE STORM
WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF ONE QUARTER
OF AN INCH. THIS IS NOT A CERTAINTY BUT SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND.
ICE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER LINES AND LARGE TREE
BRANCHES TO SNAP AND CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSEW 210100
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
500 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

WAZ518-519-211300-
/O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081221T2100Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
500 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. 

THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING
LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE
PASSES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL
IMPACT LOCATIONS ON THE WEST SLOPES BENEATH THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN
PASSES...INCLUDING THE I-90 AND HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDORS ON THE WEST
SIDE OF SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASSES.

STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE CASCADES WILL REACH ONE TO TWO FEET.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WHICH COULD
DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR CAUGHT OUTDOORS. THE WINDS IN THE
CASCADES WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO BLOW AND BUILD INTO DRIFTS. WIND
CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT.

AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE
ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN
BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ513-515-516-211300-
/O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
OLYMPICS-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-
500 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

NORTH COAST AND WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...THE COMBINATION
OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL
CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT. THIS WILL AFFECT LAND AREAS
ALONG THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA SUCH AS CLALLAM BAY...SEKIU AND
NEAH BAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THESE AREAS IS EXPECTED TO BE
9 TO 15 INCHES. THE STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WHICH WILL DISORIENT ANYONE DRIVING OR CAUGHT OUTDOORS.
TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 112 WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SNOW TO BLOW AND BUILD
INTO DRIFTS. WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 10 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT.

IN THE OLYMPICS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY BLINDING SNOW AND EAST
WINDS GUSTING LOCALLY IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN THE
OLYMPICS WILL REACH ONE TO TWO FEET. AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST
WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU BECOME
STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-504-506>512-517-211300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-CENTRAL COAST-
500 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE KITSAP PENINSULA...ALONG
HOOD CANAL...AND FROM OLYMPIA AND CHEHALIS WEST TO THE CENTRAL
COAST NEAR OCEAN SHORES. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED CLOSE
TO THE HOOD CANAL. OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD GET 5
TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR NORTH OF TACOMA...INCLUDING SEATTLE AND
EVERETT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED. IN
GENERAL...LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS
WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS FARTHER WEST ALONG THE SHORES OF PUGET
SOUND. SOME PARTS OF EASTERN KING COUNTY...WHERE WIND IS A BIG
THREAT...WILL RECEIVE 1 INCH OR LESS OF SNOWFALL.

LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY AND THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY. IF MORE
PRECIPITATION OCCURS IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN THAN SNOW...
THEN AN ICE STORM WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN
EXCESS OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. ICE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF
CAUSING POWER LINES AND LARGE TREE BRANCHES TO SNAP AND CAUSE
MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSEW 210456
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
856 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

WAZ505-211300-
/O.EXA.KSEW.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
856 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST PUGET SOUND
LOWLANDS UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.

SNOW AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY
ALONG WITH AREAS OF WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
NEAR 55 MPH. THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME VERY LOCALIZED WINDS OF 40
TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH...MAINLY IN THE ENUMCLAW
AND BUCKLEY VICINITY.

MOST OF THE AREA THUS FAR HAVE EXPERIENCED WINDS MAINLY IN THE 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ALONG WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW
REDUCING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A QUARTER OF A MILE. THERE WAS ONE
REPORT FROM ENUMCLAW WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
70 MPH ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY SNOW.

EXPECT THE SNOW TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT BEFORE LETTING UP LATE SUNDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING
OR IMMINENT. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

WAZ515-516-211300-
/O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-
856 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN STRAIT
AND NORTH COAST UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WIND CHILL
READINGS AS LOW AS NEAR 10 DEGREES WILL ONLY MAKE THE SITUATION
WORSE. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE OVER THE LAND AREAS ALONG THE
STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA SUCH AS CLALLAM BAY...SEKIU...AND NEAH
BAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 8 TO 15
INCH RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG
WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN BECOME LIFE
THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ513-211300-
/O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
OLYMPICS-
856 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPICS UNTIL 10
AM PST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 
THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING
LOCALLY NEAR 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE LIKELY.

AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER
WEBSITE AT WWW.NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. IF YOU
BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ518-519-211300-
/O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081221T2100Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
856 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF
THE NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING
LOCALLY NEAR 75 MPH WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 FEET
ARE LIKELY.

THE WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW AS
WELL AS WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO RANGE.

AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. FOR MORE
DETAILS...VISIT THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER
WEBSITE AT WWW.NWAC.US.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE
ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION
CAN BECOME LIFE THREATENING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-504-506>510-512-517-211300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
CENTRAL COAST-
856 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
LOWLANDS UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
 
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH 
LESSER AMOUNTS ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR FROM TACOMA NORTHWARD.
LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW.

THE SNOW HAS CHANGED OVER TO FREEZING RAIN ON THE CENTRAL
COAST AND WILL PROBABLY CHANGE OVER TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN
OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...INCLUDING THE LOWER CHEHALIS
VALLEY...LATER TONIGHT OR SUNDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING AS WELL AS LOCALLY
STRONG WINDS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

WAZ511-211300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
HOOD CANAL AREA-
856 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HOOD CANAL
AREA UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY
MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY.
EXPECT THE SNOW TO BECOME LIGHT LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNINGS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING
OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PLAN
ACCORDINGLY.

&&

$$

WAZ514-211300-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0010.081221T0456Z-081221T1800Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
856 PM PST SAT DEC 20 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN STRAIT
OF JUAN DE FUCA UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SUNDAY.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF
LATE SUNDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES
ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV

000 
WWUS46 KSEW 211258
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
458 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

WAZ518-519-220000-
/O.CAN.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081221T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
458 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE CASCADES WITH ANOTHER 3 TO
9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY EAST WINDS
IN THE PASSES WILL DECREASE THIS MORNING AS A FRONT REACHES THE
CASCADES. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

WAZ513-515-220000-
/O.CAN.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
OLYMPICS-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
458 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE OLYMPICS WITH ANOTHER
3 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

FOR THE WESTERN STRAIT...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP
TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH THE SHOWERS.

FOR BOTH THE OLYMPICS AND THE WESTERN STRAIT GUSTY EAST WINDS HAVE
COME TO END. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

WAZ516-211400-
/O.CAN.KSEW.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
NORTH COAST-
458 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

A FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE NORTH COAST THIS MORNING. ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND
THE FRONT HAS WARMED TEMPERATURES UP TO ABOVE FREEZING. WINDS DECREASED
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH JUST BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH
RAIN SHOWERS. 

&&

$$

WAZ001-503>512-220000-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
458 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY OVER THE AREA. INTERMITTENT
FREEZING RAIN FROM EVERETT SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING WILL COME TO AN
END AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. AN ORGANIZED BAND OF
SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE THIS MORNING INTO
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. UP TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THIS MORNING ICE ACCUMULATION
UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR FREEZING
RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

WAZ517-211400-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081221T1800Z/
CENTRAL COAST-
458 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

A FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE COAST THIS MORNING. ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND
THE FRONT HAS WARMED TEMPERATURES UP TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING.
WINDS DECREASED BEHIND THE FRONT WITH JUST BREEZY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TODAY WITH RAIN SHOWERS. SOME BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS
POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. 

&&

$$

WAZ514-220000-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
458 AM PST SUN DEC 21 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
IS POSSIBLE WITH THE SHOWERS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

FELTON
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