Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
417 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008

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OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
417 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPICS AND
CASCADE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET UNTIL 6 PM PDT TODAY.

SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY...AND LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY IN THE NORTH CASCADES.

WESTERLY FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE VIGOROUS COLD FRONT THAT MOVED
THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT WILL ENHANCE PRECIPITATION
ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
FALL TO 4000 FEET DURING THE DAY AS A COOL MOIST AIR MASS MOVES
INLAND.

THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR IN THE NORTH CASCADES...AND
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY TODAY ALONG
STRETCHES OF THE MOUNT BAKER HIGHWAY AND NORTH CASCADES HIGHWAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET.

MOTORISTS AND PEOPLE HEADING INTO THE MOUNTAIN BACKCOUNTRY SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR UNSEASONABLY COOL AND SNOWY WEATHER.

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