NOAA: 6-10″ of Snow Forecast for Washington Today

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the central Cascade mountains in Washington today including Stevens Pass ski resort.  

6-10″ of snowfall are forecast by midnight above 3,500-feet.

* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL ABOVE
  ABOUT 3500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE
  HEAVIEST AROUND STEVENS PASS DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING. - NOAA Seattle, WA today

White Pass ski area has already seen 5″ today as of 3pm…  

Mt. Baker reported 2″ of new snow as of 2pm today…  Baker has the 2nd largest snowfall total in North America at 612″.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for WASHINGTON:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
250 PM PDT MON APR 4 2016

CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES-

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
  PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAVIER SNOW
  AMOUNTS IN THE CASCADES OF SNOHOMISH AND NORTH KING COUNTY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL ABOVE
  ABOUT 3500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE
  HEAVIEST AROUND STEVENS PASS DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLIPPERY ROADWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED WHEN GOING OVER
  STEVENS PASS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW
  SHOWERS.