NOAA: 6-11″ of Snow for Washington Tonight

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Mt. Baker ski area. March 5th, 2012. photo: mt. baker
Mt. Baker ski area. March 5th, 2012. photo: mt. baker

NOAA is calling for a quick shot of snow tonight and it’s forecast to come down hard.  6-11″ of snow are forecast in 12 hours tonight with snow levels around 3,000-4,000 feet.

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Washington that is in effect from 4pm tonight until 4am tomorrow morning.

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

NOAA is calling for 6-11″ of snow tonight.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES. - NOAA Seattle, WA today
Snow Probabilities for WA tonight. image: noaa, today
Snow Probabilities for WA tonight. image: noaa, today

NOAA is forecasting snow levels to be from 3,000-4,000 feet during this storm.  Mt. Baker sits at an elevation of 3,000 to 5,000 feet.

* SNOW LEVEL...GENERALLY IN THE 3000 TO 4000 FOOT RANGE EXCEPT
  LOWER IN THE PASSES. - NOAA Seattle, WA today
3 day liquid precipitation forecast map showing 1" of liquid for Mt. Baker ski area which would translate to about 12" of snow. image: noaa, today
3 day liquid precipitation forecast map showing 1″ of liquid for Mt. Baker ski area which would translate to about 12″ of snow. image: noaa, today

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for WASHINGTON:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
257 PM PST TUE DEC 1 2015

CASCADES OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTIES-

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 11 INCHES.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT BAKER.

* TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF BY SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE
  INCH PER HOUR IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE
  THAT THE SNOW COULD CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN
  SNOQUALMIE PASS EARLY WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVEL...GENERALLY IN THE 3000 TO 4000 FOOT RANGE EXCEPT
  LOWER IN THE PASSES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED OR SLIPPERY ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED
  VISIBILITY AT TIMES.
Current snow depths in WA and OR. Most snow in northern WA right now.
Current snow depths in WA and OR. Most snow in northern WA right now.

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