Today's and yesterday's warnings in reverse chronological order.
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE OVERALL SNOW LEVEL WHERE SNOW WILL STICK SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET...BUT OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY BRING SNOW DOWN AS LOW AS 2500 FEET BEFORE IT MELTS. THESE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW MAY DROP A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW IN A SINGLE HOUR.
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE AS HIGH AS TWO FEET OR MORE NEAR MOUNT RAINIER AND MOUNT BAKER. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL FALL IN THE HIGHWAY PASSES...BUT AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 OR MORE INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED AT SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASSES. WHITE PASS SHOULD RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNINGS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
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WAZ513-080200- /O.CON.KSEW.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-091108T0600Z/ OLYMPICS- 106 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OLYMPICS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH A SNOW LEVEL BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF WINTER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 511 OR 800-695-ROAD...OR VISIT THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE AT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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PZZ110-080045- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091109T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 844 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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PZZ130>135-080045- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T0800Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 844 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
POWERFUL WAVES OF 25 TO 28 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST TODAY. THESE WAVES WILL BE SEPARATED BY 15 TO 20 SECONDS.
WAVES OF THIS SIZE PUSH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER ONTO THE COASTLINE AND INTO HARBORS...COVES AND INLETS. THE MOST LIKELY PLACE FOR PROBLEMS TO OCCUR IS RIGHT ALONG THE BEACHES...WHERE LOW LYING ROADS COULD HAVE SHALLOW WATER OVER THEM...AND SOME LEVEES OR REVETMENTS COULD SEE WATER SPLASHING OVER THE TOP.
COASTAL INLETS...INCLUDING GRAYS HARBOR...CAN EXPECT TO SEE TIDE LEVELS RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT HIGHER THAN TIDE TABLE PREDICTIONS. TIDE TABLES FOR ABERDEEN PREDICT HIGH TIDES OF 8.8 FEET AT 441 AM THIS MORNING...AND 10.4 FEET AT 339 PM THIS AFTERNOON. COASTAL FLOODING AT ABERDEEN BEGINS AT 14.0 FT...SO EVEN AN EXTRA FOOT OR MORE SHOULD NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS IN GRAYS HARBOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE WAVES ARE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP UNWARY BEACH WALKERS OUT TO SEA. PEOPLE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY DEBRIS...SUCH AS LOGS...TOSSED ABOUT IN THE WAVES.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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PZZ110-080000- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091108T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 307 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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PZZ130>135-080000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 307 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE OVERALL SNOW LEVEL WHERE SNOW WILL STICK SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET...BUT OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY BRING SNOW DOWN AS LOW AS 2500 FEET BEFORE IT MELTS. WITH THE SNOW EXPECTED TO COME ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET. THESE HEAVIER BURSTS OF SNOW MAY DROP A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW IN A SINGLE HOUR. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN ANOTHER MORE ORGANIZED AREA OF SHOWERS REACHES THE CASCADES.
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE AS HIGH AS TWO FEET OR MORE NEAR MOUNT RAINIER AND MOUNT BAKER. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL FALL IN THE HIGHWAY PASSES...BUT AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 OR MORE INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED AT SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASSES. WHITE PASS SHOULD RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNINGS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
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WAZ513-072000- /O.CON.KSEW.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-091108T0600Z/ OLYMPICS- 1134 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPICS UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OLYMPICS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH A SNOW LEVEL BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS AREA EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER MORE ORGANIZED AREA OF SHOWERS REACHES THE OLYMPICS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF WINTER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 511 OR 800-695-ROAD...OR VISIT THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE AT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV.
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THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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PZZ130>135-150-153-156-170-173-176-071315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 902 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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PZZ130>135-150-153-156-170-173-176-071315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 902 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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ONSHORE FLOW AND A COLD UNSTABLE AIR MASS WILL SUPPORT COPIOUS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN NEAR 3000 FEET BUT COULD BRIEFLY FALL TO NEAR 2500 FEET AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD OCCUR ON SATURDAY EVENING...WHEN A WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES.
WAZ518-519-070800- /O.UPG.KSEW.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-091107T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0010.091107T1400Z-091108T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0024.091107T0000Z-091108T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 400 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTH CASCADES ABOVE 2500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BREEZY CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WATCH HAVE ENDED.
INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY COME IN HEAVY BURSTS WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN A SINGLE HOURS TIME. THE BIGGEST SNOW BURSTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING AND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE AS HIGH AS TWO FEET OR MORE NEAR MOUNT RAINIER AND MOUNT BAKER. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL FALL IN THE HIGHWAY PASSES...BUT AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 OR MORE INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED AT SNOQUALMIE AND STEVENS PASSES. WHITE PASS SHOULD RECEIVE BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW. GUSTY WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNINGS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
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WAZ513-070800- /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-091108T0600Z/ OLYMPICS- 400 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY.
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OLYMPICS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF WINTER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 511 OR 800-695-ROAD...OR VISIT THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE AT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV.
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HANER
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
A LONG SERIES OF GIANT WAVES BEGAN TO REACH THE WASHINGTON COAST THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. POWERFUL WAVES OF 25 TO 28 FEET WILL IMPACT THE BEACHES DURING THIS TIME. THESE WAVES WILL BE SEPARATED BY 15 TO 20 SECONDS.
WAVES OF THIS SIZE PUSH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER ONTO THE COASTLINE AND INTO HARBORS...COVES AND INLETS. THE MOST LIKELY PLACE FOR PROBLEMS TO OCCUR IS RIGHT ALONG THE BEACHES...WHERE LOW LYING ROADS COULD HAVE SHALLOW WATER OVER THEM...AND SOME LEVEES OR REVETMENTS COULD SEE WATER SPLASHING OVER THE TOP.
COASTAL INLETS...INCLUDING GRAYS HARBOR...CAN EXPECT TO SEE TIDE LEVELS RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT HIGHER THAN TIDE TABLE PREDICTIONS. TIDE TABLES FOR ABERDEEN PREDICT HIGH TIDES OF 10.9 FEET AT 245 PM FRIDAY...8.8 FEET AT 441 AM SATURDAY...AND 10.4 FEET AT 339 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COASTAL FLOODING AT ABERDEEN BEGINS AT 14.0 FT...SO EVEN AN EXTRA FOOT OR MORE SHOULD NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS IN GRAYS HARBOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE WAVES ARE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP UNWARY BEACH WALKERS OUT TO SEA. PEOPLE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY DEBRIS...SUCH AS LOGS...TOSSED ABOUT IN THE WAVES.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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PZZ131>135-150-153-156-170-173-176-070645- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 240 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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PZZ110-070645- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 240 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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PZZ110-070100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 850 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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PZZ131>135-150-153-156-170-173-176-070100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091107T1200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 850 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 3
STEADY RAIN ALONG THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS CAME TO AN END LAST NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS IN THE 18 HOURS BEFORE THE FRONT PASSED AVERAGED AROUND 2 AND A HALF INCHES. THE SKOKOMISH RIVER IS CRESTING AROUND 15.6 FEET AND WILL RECEDE LATER THIS MORNING.
WAC045-061303- /O.CAN.KSEW.FL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-091107T0034Z/ /SRPW1.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 433 AM PST FRI NOV 06 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * AT 4:00 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.6 FEET. * THE RIVER IS CRESTING NOW AND WILL RECEDE LATER THIS MORNING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL LOCALLY SPILL OVER ITS BANKS INTO LOW AREAS OF THE SKOKOMISH VALLEY.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
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FELTON WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
COOL AIR IS POURING INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF THURSDAY EVENINGS COLD FRONT. SNOW LEVELS ARE ALREADY DOWN TO NEAR 3000 FEET AND REMAIN NEAR 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SHOWERS ON SATURDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY IN THE CASCADES.
WAZ513-070015- /O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0010.091107T0600Z-091108T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-091107T1400Z/ OLYMPICS- 426 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OLYMPICS THROUGH TONIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF WINTER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 511 OR 800-695-ROAD...OR VISIT THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE AT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV.
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WAZ518-519-070015- /O.EXT.KSEW.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-091107T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.WS.A.0010.091107T1400Z-091108T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 426 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CASCADES THROUGH TONIGHT. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE SNOW LEVEL REMAINING NEAR 3000 FEET.
A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW DURING THE DAY. NEW SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHEST OVER THE CENTRAL CASCADES WITH PARADISE ON MOUNT RAINIER HAVING THE BEST CHANCE AT THE HIGHEST NEW SNOW AMOUNTS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF WINTER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 511 OR 800-695-ROAD...OR VISIT THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE AT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV.
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FELTON WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST.
A LONG SERIES OF GIANT WAVES WILL REACH THE WASHINGTON COAST THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. POWERFUL WAVES OF 25 TO 28 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE BEACHES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. THESE WAVES WILL BE SEPARATED BY 15 TO 20 SECONDS.
WAVES OF THIS SIZE PUSH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER ONTO THE COASTLINE AND INTO HARBORS...COVES AND INLETS. COASTAL INLETS...INCLUDING GRAYS HARBOR...CAN EXPECT TO SEE TIDE LEVELS RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT HIGHER THAN TIDE TABLE PREDICTIONS. TIDE TABLES FOR ABERDEEN PREDICT A HIGH TIDE OF 10.9 FEET AT 245 PM FRIDAY...A HIGH TIDE OF 8.8 FEET AT 441 AM SATURDAY...AND ANOTHER HIGH TIDE OF 10.4 FEET AT 339 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE WAVES ARE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP UNWARY BEACH WALKERS OUT TO SEA. PEOPLE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY DEBRIS...SUCH AS LOGS...TOSSED ABOUT IN THE WAVES.
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A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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PZZ130>135-150-153-156-170-173-176-070000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091107T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 244 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 2
STEADY RAIN ALONG THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS HAS CAME TO AN END LAST NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS IN THE 18 HOURS BEFORE THE FRONT PASSED AVERAGED AROUND 2 AND A HALF INCHES. THE SKOKOMISH RIVER IS STILL RISING ANDEXPECTED TO GO OVER FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. THE RIVER WILL RECEDE BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING.
WAC045-061731- /O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0047.000000T0000Z-091107T0034Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.091106T1026Z.091106T1200Z.091106T1534Z.NO/ 131 AM PST FRI NOV 06 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * FROM 2 AM TODAY UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 1:00 AM THE STAGE WAS 15.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND 2 AM AND CREST NEAR 16.5 FEET AROUND 4 AM. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER EAST BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
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FELTON WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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PZZ130-131-135-150-153-156-170-173-176-061500- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091107T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 1058 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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PZZ110-061500- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 1058 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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WAZ001-503-506-510-060600- /O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-091106T0800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 846 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009
...WIND ADVISORY HAS ENDED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE ADMIRALTY INLET AND SAN JUAN ISLANDS AREA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WAS MOVING EAST THROUGH WHATCOM AND SKAGIT COUNTY AROUND 8 PM. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING RAPIDLY AND DRAMATICALLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT.
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THE FLOOD WATCH FOR MASON COUNTY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLOOD WARNING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS FROM 5500 FEET THIS EVENING TO 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SATURDAY EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING LOW.
WAZ513-518-519-061200- /O.NEW.KSEW.WW.Y.0027.091106T0900Z-091107T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.A.0010.091107T0600Z-091108T0600Z/ OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 505 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CASCADES AND OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING AND STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 5 TO 11 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST FOR STEVENS AND SNOQUALMIE PASS WHERE 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO INITIALLY WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR SNOQUALMIE AND SOME PRECIPITATION SHADOWING OF THE AREA NEAR STEVENS PASS. THE VOLCANOES MAY SEE LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WITH PARADISE AND MOUNT BAKER MORE LIKELY FALLING IN THE 8 TO 16 INCH RANGE.
ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW 3000 FEET THROUGH THE WEEKEND...A MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW EVENT IS LIKELY. 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL OVER THIS TIME PERIOD. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RETURN OF WINTER CONDITIONS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL 511 OR 800-695-ROAD...OR VISIT THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEB SITE AT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV.
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SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY.
FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 1
THE STORM TONIGHT IS UNDERWAY WITH WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN. ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS SO FAR WITH UP TO FOUR INCHES EXPECTED. THIS WILL DRIVE THE SKOKOMISH RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.
WAC045-060954- /O.NEW.KSEW.FL.W.0047.091106T0753Z-091107T0034Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.091106T0753Z.091106T1200Z.091106T1534Z.NO/ 454 PM PST THU NOV 05 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * FROM THIS EVENING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 3:45 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CREST NEAR 16.5 FEET AROUND 4 AM FRIDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER EAST BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS..VANS... OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
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