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Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Seattle, WA

December 4, 2012

NWS Seattle, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 4, 2012, 3:40 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 4, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 82 min. 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 4, 2012, 3:40 AM PST (11:40 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 4, 2012, 11:22 AM PST
In force
82 min
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

440 
WWUS46 KSEW 041140
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
340 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

WAZ513-041945-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0017.121204T1800Z-121205T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0021.121204T1800Z-121205T1200Z/
OLYMPICS-
340 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10
AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE.

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

* SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 6000 FEET FALLING TO 4000 FEET BY LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND 2000 FEET WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD MIGHT BE CLOSED TO TRAVEL.

FOR HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 360-565-3131 OR VISIT
WWW.NPS.GOV/OLYM/INDEX.HTM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING
INTO THE OLYMPICS.

&&

$$

WAZ518-519-041945-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0017.121204T1800Z-121205T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0021.121204T2000Z-121205T1200Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
340 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER...PARADISE...WHITE 
  PASS...SNOQUALMIE PASS...AND STEVENS PASS. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

* SNOW LEVEL...NEAR 6000 FEET FALLING TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON...AND 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE CASCADE PASSES SHOULD
  BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING
  CARRYING TRACTION DEVICES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE CASCADES...BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
1 follow-up statement
671 
WWUS46 KSEW 041922
WSWSEW

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1122 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...

WAZ513-050500-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-121205T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0040.121204T1922Z-121206T0800Z/
OLYMPICS-
1122 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW LEVEL
  FALLING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 4000 FEET FALLING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT.

FOR HURRICANE RIDGE ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 360-565-3131 OR VISIT
WWW.NPS.GOV/OLYM/INDEX.HTM.

BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IF TRAVELING INTO THE
OLYMPICS.

&&

$$

WAZ518-519-050500-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WS.W.0021.121204T2000Z-121205T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0040.121204T1922Z-121206T0800Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
1122 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL AT TIMES WITH THE SNOW LEVEL
  FALLING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES
  WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVEL...AROUND 4000 FEET FALLING TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT.

IF TRAVELING INTO OR THROUGH THE CASCADES...BE PREPARED FOR
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 4, 2:34 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisorySEWSan Juan9 hr
Dec 4, 3:25 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW4 hr
Dec 4, 7:32 AM PSTGale WarningSEW2 hr
Dec 4, 11:22 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySEW25 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.