NOAA: “10 to 17 Inches of Snow for Mt. Baker Ski Area” Today

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Mt. Baker ski area on Dec. 29th, 2014. photo: mbsa
Mt. Baker ski area on Dec. 29th, 2014. photo: mbsa

NOAA is directly saying that Mt. Baker ski area will see 10-17″ of snow today:

10 TO 17 INCHES AROUND THE MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA - NOAA Seattle, WA today

Boom.

Baker has already gotten 2-6″ of snow since 4am this morning and they haveaย  54-86″ base and it was 31ยบF as of 7:40am pst.

Pin = Mt. Baker ski area. PURPLE = Winter Storm Advisory
Pin = Mt. Baker ski area. PURPLE = Winter Storm Advisory

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Washington today that is calling for 5-12″ of snow in the lower elevations and 10-17″ of snow at Mt. Baker ski area and Paradise ranger station on Mt. Rainier.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT THE LOWER
  PASSES AND 10 TO 17 INCHES AROUND THE MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA AND
  PARADISE RANGER STATION THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
High snowfall probability in WA today.
High snowfall probability in WA today.

Snow levels are forecast to hold at 3,000-3,500 feet today before dropping a big lower this afternoon and tonight.ย  Mt. Baker ski area lives between 3,000 and 5,000 feet.

* SNOW LEVEL...3000 TO 3500 FEET TODAY AND 2500 TO 3000 FEET LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
Snow level forecast graph for Mt. Baker ski area looking good.
Snow level forecast graph for Mt. Baker ski area looking good with snow levels all at or below the base area.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for WASHINGTON:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
308 AM PST THU DEC 10 2015

OLYMPICS-CASCADES OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES-
CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

* SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED AT THE LOWER
  PASSES AND 10 TO 17 INCHES AROUND THE MOUNT BAKER SKI AREA AND
  PARADISE RANGER STATION THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER...STEVENS PASS...HURRICANE
  RIDGE...SNOQUALMIE PASS...PARADISE RANGER STATION...WHITE PASS.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...3000 TO 3500 FEET TODAY AND 2500 TO 3000 FEET LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLIPPERY ROADWAYS.

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