NOAA Current Watches-WA

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 24 inches expected. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Monday. Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WW.Y.0038.181223T0000Z-181224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0007.181223T0000Z-181224T1200Z/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 6 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Sunday. * WIND...25 to 35 MPH with gusts to around 45 MPH. Wind Advisory 2018-12-22T18:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Admiralty Inlet Area; San Juan County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053029 053031 053055 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ510 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0020.181223T0200Z-181223T1200Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 2000 feet. Total snow accumulations of 8-18 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Olympic mountains and valleys, including Hurricane Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Olympics FIPS6 053009 053031 053045 UGC WAZ513 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0015.181223T0000Z-181224T1200Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... * WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 2000 feet. 12-18 inches of accumulation at pass level with 2-3 feet possible at higher elevations. * WHERE...Cascade mountains and valleys of Whatcom, Skagit, Winter Storm Warning 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053033 053041 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.UPG.KSEW.WW.Y.0038.181223T0000Z-181224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0015.181223T0000Z-181224T1200Z/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... * SUNDAY TIDES...Total tide at Toke Point is expected to reach 12.1 ft around the time of the 1 PM high tide. * MONDAY TIDES...Total tide at Toke Point is expected to reach 11.7 ft around the time of the 2 PM high tide. * Impacts...Overflow flooding is most likely to occur at high Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-22T13:21:00-08:00 2018-12-24T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Coast FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ021 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-181225T0000Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T18:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Upper Columbia Basin; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053025 053043 053047 UGC WAZ035 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0200Z-181223T1500Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T23:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northeast Mountains; Spokane Area; Washington Palouse FIPS6 053043 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ033 WAZ036 WAZ037 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0700Z-181223T2000Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAZ042 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0000Z-181224T0000Z/

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River near Potlatch affecting Mason County. .Flood Bulletin No. 21 Olympic Peninsula Region The Skokomish river currently remains below flood stage. Rain later today Flood Warning 2018-12-22T10:53:00-08:00 2018-12-24T15:52:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Mason 47.44,-123.26 47.33,-123.21 47.36,-123.17 47.33,-123.08 47.21,-123.21 47.38,-123.4 47.44,-123.26 FIPS6 053045 UGC WAC045 VTEC /O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0083.000000T0000Z-181224T2352Z/ /SRPW1.2.ER.181216T2000Z.181221T1654Z.181224T1452Z.NR/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...Minor tidal overflow will produce some minor flooding of low lying areas along the shoreline for a couple of hours around high tide. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Shorelines around Admiralty Inlet, Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-23T02:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Admiralty Inlet Area; Bremerton and Vicinity; Everett and Vicinity; Hood Canal Area; San Juan County; Seattle and Vicinity; Southwest Interior; Tacoma Area; Western Skagit County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 WAZ504 WAZ506 WAZ507 WAZ509 WAZ510 WAZ511 WAZ558 WAZ559 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0007.181223T1000Z-181223T1800Z/

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...Minor tidal overflow will produce some minor flooding of low lying areas along the shoreline for a couple of hours around the high tide. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Shorelines along the Strait of Juan Coastal Flood Advisory 2018-12-22T08:11:00-08:00 2018-12-23T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Coast; Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca; North Coast; Western Strait of Juan De Fuca FIPS6 053009 053027 053031 UGC WAZ514 WAZ515 WAZ516 WAZ517 VTEC /O.CON.KSEW.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181224T0000Z/

...An active weather pattern leading into the Holidays with periods of rain, snow, and gusty winds... A series of weather systems will bring periods of low elevation rain and snow to the mountain as well as occasional gusty winds through Christmas Day. The first system will arrive tonight and linger into Sunday. Many winter weather advisories have been Special Weather Statement 2018-12-22T07:00:00-08:00 2018-12-22T20:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed East Slopes of the Washington Cascades; Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington; Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington; Kittitas Valley; Lower Columbia Basin of Washington; Northwest Blue Mountains; Simcoe Highlands; Yakima Valley FIPS6 053005 053013 053021 053037 053039 053071 053077 UGC WAZ024 WAZ026 WAZ027 WAZ028 WAZ029 WAZ030 WAZ520 WAZ521 VTEC

...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .Another Pacific weather system will move into the region tonight and Sunday. There will be a pool of cold air trapped up against the Cascade east slopes lowering snow levels. Snow levels will also start out low in the eastern mountains allowing some Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Kittitas Valley FIPS6 053037 UGC WAZ026 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0026.181223T0000Z-181223T1800Z/

...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .Another Pacific weather system will move into the region tonight and Sunday. There will be a pool of cold air trapped up against the Cascade east slopes lowering snow levels. Snow levels will also start out low in the eastern mountains allowing some Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Yakima Valley FIPS6 053077 UGC WAZ027 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0026.181223T0000Z-181223T1800Z/

...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .Another Pacific weather system will move into the region tonight and Sunday. There will be a pool of cold air trapped up against the Cascade east slopes lowering snow levels. Snow levels will also start out low in the eastern mountains allowing some Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T10:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Simcoe Highlands FIPS6 053039 053077 UGC WAZ521 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0026.181223T0000Z-181223T1800Z/

...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .Another Pacific weather system will move into the region tonight and Sunday. There will be a pool of cold air trapped up against the Cascade east slopes lowering snow levels. Snow levels will also start out low in the eastern mountains allowing some Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes of the Washington Cascades FIPS6 053037 053039 053077 UGC WAZ520 VTEC /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0026.181223T0000Z-181224T0000Z/

...A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .Another Pacific weather system will move into the region tonight and Sunday. There will be a pool of cold air trapped up against the Cascade east slopes lowering snow levels. Snow levels will also start out low in the eastern mountains allowing some Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T19:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northwest Blue Mountains FIPS6 053013 UGC WAZ030 VTEC /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0026.181223T0300Z-181224T0000Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T18:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Upper Columbia Basin; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053025 053043 053047 UGC WAZ035 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ043 WAZ044 VTEC /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0200Z-181223T1500Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T23:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Northeast Mountains; Spokane Area; Washington Palouse FIPS6 053043 053051 053063 053065 053075 UGC WAZ033 WAZ036 WAZ037 VTEC /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0700Z-181223T2000Z/

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .Light to moderate snow falling Saturday night and Sunday morning will lead to slick travel conditions. Lowland temperatures will warm Sunday afternoon and should result in improving travel conditions. Snow showers are expected to persist on the mountain passes into Sunday night. Winter Weather Advisory 2018-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2018-12-23T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely East Slopes Northern Cascades FIPS6 053007 053047 UGC WAZ042 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0035.181223T0000Z-181224T0000Z/