Winter weather advisory issued today by the National Weather Service:
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY…
* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…HURRICANE RIDGE.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON THE SOUTHWEST
FACING SLOPES ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. EXPECT
THE STEADY SNOW TO TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS…5 TO 11 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS LIKELY BY
SATURDAY MORNING.
* SNOW LEVEL…WILL RISE TO 3500 FEET TODAY BUT FALL TO NEAR 1500
FEET BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT…THE ROAD TO HURRICANE RIDGE MIGHT BECOME CLOSED
DUE TO SNOW TODAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT
THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT…THE WORD
ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.
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Hurricane Ridge Road is closed today because of weather conditions. For the latest from Olympic National Park, visit http://tinyurl.com/8rdfdk .
