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Warning Description: Special Weather Statement

Warning Date: 4:47 PM PDT on October 5, 2008

WarningSum:...A Strong Pacific Storm Could Bring The First Significant Snowfall
Of The Season To The Olympics And Cascades On Tuesday...

Warning Message:...Another round of gusty winds is possible over the area Monday
night...
A vigorous cold front will usher in a colder air mass across the
area during the day Tuesday. By Tuesday afternoon...the snow level is
expected to fall to near 4000 feet and to around 3500 feet by
Wednesday morning. Plummeting snow levels combined with
strong...moist westerly flow could result in 2 to 4 inches of snow
above 3500 feet by Wednesday morning from Stevens Pass northward.
Lesser amounts are possible for the central Cascades and Olympics.
Before the colder air arrives...anticipate another round of gusty
winds Monday night ahead of and with the cold front. At this
time...the strongest winds are expected to occur on the coast and
from Everett northward...where there could be gusts in the 45 to
50 mph range. The situation appeared somewhat similar to what
occurred on Saturday. Thus residents should be prepared for the
possibility of power outages Monday night.
Stay tuned to the latest updates from the National Weather Service
in Seattle on this upcoming event.
Weather.Gov
447 PM PDT sun Oct 5 2008
...A strong Pacific storm could bring the first significant snowfall
of the season to the Olympics and Cascades on Tuesday...
...Another round of gusty winds is possible over the area Monday
night...
A vigorous cold front will usher in a colder air mass across the
area during the day Tuesday. By Tuesday afternoon...the snow level is
expected to fall to near 4000 feet and to around 3500 feet by
Wednesday morning. Plummeting snow levels combined with
strong...moist westerly flow could result in 2 to 4 inches of snow
above 3500 feet by Wednesday morning from Stevens Pass northward.
Lesser amounts are possible for the central Cascades and Olympics.
Before the colder air arrives...anticipate another round of gusty
winds Monday night ahead of and with the cold front. At this
time...the strongest winds are expected to occur on the coast and
from Everett northward...where there could be gusts in the 45 to
50 mph range. The situation appeared somewhat similar to what
occurred on Saturday. Thus residents should be prepared for the
possibility of power outages Monday night.
Stay tuned to the latest updates from the National Weather Service
in Seattle on this upcoming event.
Weather.Gov
649 am PDT sun Oct 5 2008
...A strong Pacific storm could bring the first significant snowfall
of the season to the Olympics and Cascades on Tuesday...
...Another round of gusty winds is possible over the area Monday
night...
A vigorous cold front will usher in a colder air mass across the
area during the day Tuesday. By late Tuesday...the snow level is
expected to be in the 3500 to 4000 foot range in the Olympics and
Cascades. Plummeting snow levels combined with strong...moist
westerly flow could result in 2 to 5 inches of snow above 4000
feet by late Tuesday afternoon.
Snoqualmie and Stevens passes could see wet snow down to the 3000
foot level early Tuesday evening. However snowfall accumulations
are expected to be light or less than two inches below the 3500
foot level.
Before the colder air arrives...anticipate another round of gusty
winds Monday night ahead of and with the cold front. At this
time...the strongest winds are expected to occur on the coast and
from Everett northward...where there could be gusts in the 45 to
50 mph range. The situation appeared somewhat similar to what
occurred on Saturday. Thus residents should be prepared for the
possibility of power outages Monday night.
Stay tuned to the latest updates from the National Weather Service
in Seattle on this upcoming event.