Weather
NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for southern Washington and a Winter Weather Advisory for northern Washington today and tomorrow.
“A vigorous frontal system will bring snow to the mountains through late tonight and rain to the lowlands.” – NOAA Seattle, WA today
10-18″ of snowfall is forecast is southern Washington (Crystal Mountain) and 6-12″ of snow is forecast in northern Washington (Mt. Baker ski area) with snowfall rates up to 1″ per hour.
* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT. - NOAA Seattle, WA today
Snow levels will be between 4,000 & 4,500-feet in northern Washigton and around 4,500-feet in southern Washington with this storm.
* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 4500 FEET. - NOAA Seattle, WA today
This storm looks best for Crystal Mountain ski resort as Crystal lives between 4,000 & 7,000-feet and will be mostly above the snow line.ย
Mt. Baker ski area is forecast to be mostly below the snow line as they live between 3,000 & 5,000-feet.ย Mt. Baker ski area has the deepest snowpack in North America.
WINTER STORM WARNING for WASHINGTON:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
852 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016
CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES-
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF
UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 4500 FEET.
* MAIN IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED OR SLIPPERY ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for WASHINGTON:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 852 AM PST TUE JAN 12 2016 CASCADES OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES- CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE PASSES LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS...4000 TO 4500 FEET...EXCEPT NEAR THE SURFACE IN THE PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED OR SLIPPERY ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.
