Weather
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 havea 54-86″ base and it was 31ºF as of 7:40am pst.
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.
Snow levels are forecast to hold at 3,000-3,500 feet today before dropping a big lower this afternoon and tonight. 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.
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.
