Alert archive / Washington / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this blizzard warning at Dec 16, 2012, 2:05 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2012, 2:05 PM PST (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
428 WWUS46 KSEW 162205 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 205 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 WAZ519-170615- /O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0023.121217T0200Z-121218T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.BZ.W.0001.121217T0200Z-121218T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 205 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SNOQUALMIE PASS...STEVENS PASS...WHITE PASS...AND PARADISE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TODAY AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS MONDAY EVENING. WIND WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AFTER ABOUT 4 AM. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED 4 AM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE PASSES. GUSTS 70 TO 90 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO AROUND 4 AM AND STAY BELOW 1/4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY MONDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * SNOW LEVEL...RISING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY IN THE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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 COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING. && $$ WAZ513-170615- /O.NEW.KSEW.BZ.W.0001.121217T0200Z-121218T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121217T0200Z/ OLYMPICS- 205 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA TODAY AND BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE ALONG SOUTH FACING SLOPES. BEHIND THE LOW ON MONDAY...HEAVIER SNOW WILL FOCUS ALONG THE WEST FACING SLOPES. EXPECT THE STEADY SNOW TO TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH TONIGHT THEN TURN TO THE WEST AROUND 4 AM MONDAY. WIND WILL SLOWLY RELAX LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY TODAY...WITH ANOTHER 12 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * SNOW LEVEL...RISING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...INCLUDING HURRICANE RIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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 COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING. && $$ WAZ518-170615- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0023.121217T0200Z-121218T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 205 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE DAY TODAY AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY. ANOTHER 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY 20 TO 40 MPH WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL...RISING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER CONDITIONS. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS OR TRAVEL ALERTS...CALL 5-1-1 OR 1-800-695- 7623...OR VISIT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV. && $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
4 follow-up statements
100 WWUS46 KSEW 170240 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 640 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 WAZ511-171045- /O.EXB.KSEW.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121217T1200Z/ HOOD CANAL AREA- 640 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HOODSPORT...BRINNON...SEABECK...UNION. * TIMING...HEAVY WET SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 4 AM WHEN PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OVER 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THE CENTRAL HOOD CANAL AREA. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER CONDITIONS. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS OR TRAVEL ALERTS...CALL 5-1-1 OR 1-800-695- 7623...OR VISIT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV. && $$ WAZ513-519-171045- /O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 640 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE...SNOQUALMIE PASS...STEVENS PASS...WHITE PASS...PARADISE RANGER STATION. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH TONIGHT WILL TURN TO THE WEST AROUND 4 AM MONDAY. WIND GUSTS 75 TO 90 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON HIGHER RIDGES IN THE CENTRAL CASCADES. WIND WILL SLOWLY RELAX LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY IN THE OLYMPICS AND 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE CENTRAL CASCADES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...RISING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE CENTRAL CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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 COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING. && $$ WAZ518-171045- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 640 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY 20 TO 40 MPH WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL...RISING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER CONDITIONS. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS OR TRAVEL ALERTS...CALL 5-1-1 OR 1-800-695- 7623...OR VISIT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV. && $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
741 WWUS46 KSEW 170753 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1153 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 WAZ511-170900- /O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121217T1200Z/ HOOD CANAL AREA- 1153 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED AND SNOW LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE RISEN TO AROUND 2500 FEET. 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WERE REPORTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE HOOD CANAL ZONE FROM JUST NORTH OF SHELTON TO THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE. $$ WAZ513-519-171600- /O.CON.KSEW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 1153 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE...SNOQUALMIE PASS... STEVENS PASS...WHITE PASS...PARADISE RANGER STATION. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE OLYMPICS WILL SPREAD INTO THE CASCADES LATE TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...EXPECT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH TONIGHT OVER THE OLYMPICS TO TURN TO THE WEST. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE CASCADE PASSES LATE TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS 75 TO 90 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON HIGHER RIDGES IN THE CENTRAL CASCADES. WIND WILL SLOWLY RELAX LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND REMAIN LOW THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES THROUGH MONDAY IN THE OLYMPICS AND 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE CENTRAL CASCADES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL...2000 TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE CENTRAL CASCADE PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING. && $$ WAZ518-171600- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 1153 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY MONDAY EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY 20 TO 40 MPH WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL...2000 TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT THEN FALLING TO 1500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER CONDITIONS. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS OR TRAVEL ALERTS...CALL 5-1-1 OR 1-800-695- 7623...OR VISIT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV. && $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
695 WWUS46 KSEW 171259 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 459 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 WAZ519-172100- /O.EXB.KSEW.WS.W.0023.121217T2000Z-121218T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/ WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 459 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL CASCADES ABOVE 1000 FEET UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SNOQUALMIE PASS...STEVENS PASS... WHITE PASS...AND PARADISE. * WIND...WESTERLY 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE PASSES IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG FRONT. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING ABOUT MIDDAY. * VISIBILITY...DOWN TO ZERO AT TIMES THIS MORNING DUE TO BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. IMPROVING CONDITIONS CAN BE ANTICIPATED THIS AFTERNOON BUT SNOW SQUALLS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...POSSIBLY DANGEROUS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE CASCADES TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ROADWAYS IMPASSABLE. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...THE SITUATION COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING. && $$ WAZ513-172100- /O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0044.121217T2000Z-121218T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/ OLYMPICS- 459 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPICS ABOVE 1000 FEET UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE. * WIND...WESTERLY 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOME AREAS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE ABOUT MIDDAY. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SOME AREAS THIS MORNING DUE TO BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW. AREAS OF BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BUT WITH LESS WIND...CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE AS POOR AS THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD MIGHT BE CLOSED TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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 COULD BECOME LIFE THREATENING. FOR THE STATUS OF HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD...CALL 360-565-3131 OR VISIT WWW.NPS.GOV/OLYM/INDEX.HTM. && $$ WAZ518-172100- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 459 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CASCADES ABOVE 1000 FEET UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 7 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY BY LATE TODAY. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE NORTH CASCADE PASSES TODAY. IN ADDITION...THERE COULD BE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING OR DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER CONDITIONS. FOR ROAD CONDITIONS OR TRAVEL ALERTS...CALL 5-1-1 OR 1-800-695- 7623...OR VISIT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV. && $$ WAZ505>507-510-172100- /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.A.0019.121218T0600Z-121218T2000Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 459 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA... WESTERN SKAGIT LOWLANDS...WESTERN SNOHOMISH COUNTY LOWLANDS...AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND FAR NORTH KING COUNTY FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...STANWOOD...OAK HARBOR...EVERETT...GOLD BAR...MILL CREEK...LAKE STEVENS...AND CARNATION. * TIMING...A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING. ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BUT THERE COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IF A STRONG CONVERGENCE ZONE DEVELOPS. INITIALLY...THE SNOW WILL PROBABLY NOT STICK TO THE ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS CLOSE TO LARGE WATER BODIES. HOWEVER IF THERE IS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...THE SNOW WILL LIKELY STICK TO THE ROADS. * MAIN IMPACT...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THUS RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO LEAVE FOR WORK EARLIER THAN NORMAL ON TUESDAY TO ALLOW FOR POSSIBLE DELAYS DUE TO SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA...CARRY AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER...AND BLANKETS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
521 WWUS46 KSEW 172019 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1219 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 WAZ519-180600- /O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ /O.EXP.KSEW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 1219 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT ABOVE 1000 FEET UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...STEVEN PASS...SNOQUALMIE PASS...WHITE PASS...PARADISE ON MOUNT RAINIER. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR STEVENS PASS. * MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. FOR THE STATUS OF HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD...CALL 360-565-3131 OR VISIT WWW.NPS.GOV/OLYM/INDEX.HTM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. && $$ WAZ518-180600- /O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0023.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 1219 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT ABOVE 1000 FEET UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER. * SNOW ACCUMULATION...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. && $$ WAZ513-180600- /O.EXP.KSEW.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121218T0800Z/ OLYMPICS- 1219 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT ABOVE 1000 FEET UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES IS LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD MIGHT BE CLOSED. FOR THE STATUS OF HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD...CALL 360-565-3131 OR VISIT WWW.NPS.GOV/OLYM/INDEX.HTM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. && $$ WAZ505>507-510-180600- /O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0019.121218T0600Z-121218T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0045.121218T0600Z-121218T2000Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 1219 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...STANWOOD...OAK HARBOR...EVERETT... GOLD BAR...MILL CREEK...LAKE STEVENS...AND CARNATION. * TIMING...A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL MOST LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 3 INCHES. THERE COULD BE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IF A STRONG CONVERGENCE ZONE DEVELOPS. * MAIN IMPACT...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THUS RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO LEAVE FOR WORK EARLIER THAN NORMAL ON TUESDAY TO ALLOW FOR POSSIBLE DELAYS DUE TO SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2:49 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 42 hr | |
| Dec 16, 2:49 AM PST | Storm Warning | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Dec 16, 3:20 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 33 hr | |
| Dec 16, 4:35 AM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 30 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:04 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 21 hr |
| Dec 16, 2:04 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 16 hr | |
| Dec 16, 2:04 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Dec 16, 2:15 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 20 hr |
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