Update: Winter storm bringing snow this afternoon into Wednesday

  • Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:28pm
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for today through tomorrow morning in lowland areas of the North Olympic Peninsula as well as other parts of Western Washington.

Check back for updates as issued:

SAN JUAN COUNTY-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-

EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-

ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-

WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-

1059 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2011

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS…WESTERN

SKAGIT COUNTY…ADMIRALTY INLET…EVERETT AND VICINITY…EAST

PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS…SEATTLE BREMERTON AREA…TACOMA AREA AND

STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON

TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS…ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY. LOCALLY

HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE TO

RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS…EXPECT WINTER WEATHER TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* MAJOR IMPACT…SNOW IS LIKELY TO START FALLING DURING THE

AFTERNOON COMMUTE PERIOD. PEOPLE SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER

FINISHING THEIR AFTERNOON COMMUTE EARLY TODAY IF AT ALL

POSSIBLE.

* FREEZING RAIN…THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BRIEF FREEZING RAIN

DURING THE CHANGE FROM SNOW TO RAIN. FREEZING RAIN IS EVEN WORSE

FOR MOTORISTS THAN SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR

FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR

SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING.

OLYMPICS

OLYMPICS-

1059 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS

AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN

EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SIX TO FOURTEEN INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE

THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL

RISE TO AROUND 4500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR

FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR

SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING.

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