NOAA Current Watches-WA

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...For the Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 10 below zero. For the Winter Storm Watch, heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of Winter Storm Watch 2022-12-22T22:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible San Juan County; Western Whatcom County FIPS6 053055 053073 UGC WAZ001 WAZ503 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.A.0008.221223T0600Z-221224T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-221223T0600Z/

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of up to 3 inches and ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch possible. * WHERE...Lowlands of western Skagit County, including Cypress Winter Storm Watch 2022-12-22T22:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Western Skagit County FIPS6 053057 UGC WAZ506 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.A.0008.221223T0600Z-221224T0600Z/

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of up to 12 inches and ice accumulations of up to one quarter of an inch possible. * WHERE...Olympic mountains and valleys, including Hurricane Winter Storm Watch 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2022-12-24T04:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Moderate Possible Olympics; West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes; West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes FIPS6 053009 053031 053033 053041 053045 053053 053057 053061 053073 UGC WAZ513 WAZ567 WAZ568 WAZ569 VTEC /O.NEW.KSEW.WS.A.0008.221223T0000Z-221224T1200Z/

...THREAT OF URBAN AND RIVER RIVER FLOODING STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON... An active weather pattern will bring a series of storm systems that will bring moderate to heavy precipitation and a rapid warm-up late in the week and especially over the weekend. While initial precipitation may be as snow or freezing rain, a shift to a much Hydrologic Outlook 2022-12-21T15:27:00-08:00 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Future Unknown Possible Clallam; Grays Harbor; Island; Jefferson; King; Kitsap; Lewis; Mason; Pierce; San Juan; Skagit; Snohomish; Thurston; Whatcom FIPS6 053009 053027 053029 053031 053033 053035 053041 053045 053053 053055 053057 053061 053067 053073 UGC WAC009 WAC027 WAC029 WAC031 WAC033 WAC035 WAC041 WAC045 WAC053 WAC055 WAC057 WAC061 WAC067 WAC073 VTEC

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice Wind Chill Advisory 2022-12-21T22:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T06:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely South Washington Cascade Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAZ040 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221223T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221223T2100Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WC.Y.0001.221222T0600Z-221223T1400Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches and ice Wind Chill Advisory 2022-12-21T22:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T06:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WC.Y.0001.221222T0600Z-221223T1400Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice Wind Chill Advisory 2022-12-22T04:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T06:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Greater Vancouver Area FIPS6 053011 UGC WAZ039 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221224T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WC.Y.0001.221222T1200Z-221223T1400Z/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. For the Winter Wind Chill Warning 2022-12-21T22:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T06:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221224T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WC.W.0001.221222T0600Z-221223T1400Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations of one tenth to three tenths of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In Oregon, North Oregon Coast. In Washington, South Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-22T14:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T07:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely South Washington Coast FIPS6 053049 053069 UGC WAZ021 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T1800Z-221223T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221222T2200Z-221223T1500Z/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice accumulations of one quarter to one half of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Lower Columbia and I - 5 Corridor in Cowlitz County; Willapa Hills FIPS6 053015 053049 053069 UGC WAZ020 WAZ022 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221223T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221223T2100Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T13:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely South Washington Cascade Foothills FIPS6 053011 053015 UGC WAZ040 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221223T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221223T2100Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WC.Y.0001.221222T0600Z-221223T1400Z/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Wind Chill Warning, dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. For the Winter Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T18:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely South Washington Cascades FIPS6 053015 053059 UGC WAZ019 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221224T0200Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WC.W.0001.221222T0600Z-221223T1400Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to one inch and ice Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2022-12-23T22:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Greater Vancouver Area FIPS6 053011 UGC WAZ039 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221224T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WC.Y.0001.221222T1200Z-221223T1400Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches and ice Winter Storm Warning 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 2022-12-24T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Central Columbia River Gorge; Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ045 WAZ046 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0006.221222T2100Z-221224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0012.221223T0000Z-221225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.WC.Y.0001.221222T0600Z-221223T1400Z/

After a bitterly cold Thursday, the region will be subject to increasing bouts of wintry precipitation through the holiday weekend. On Friday, mainly snow is expected over the region. Precipitation will change over to a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain on Saturday with some areas potentially seeing another wintry mix on Sunday. Holiday travelers are urged to be Special Weather Statement 2022-12-21T14:37:00-08:00 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Central Chelan County; Moses Lake Area; Northeast Mountains; Okanogan Highlands; Okanogan Valley; Upper Columbia Basin; Waterville Plateau; Wenatchee Area; Western Chelan County; Western Okanogan County FIPS6 053001 053007 053017 053019 053025 053043 053047 053051 053065 UGC WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ037 WAZ038 WAZ041 WAZ043 WAZ044 WAZ047 WAZ048 WAZ049 VTEC

After a bitterly cold Thursday, the region will be subject to increasing bouts of wintry precipitation through the holiday weekend. On Friday, mainly snow is expected over the region. Precipitation will change over to a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain on Saturday. Holiday travelers are urged to be prepared for rapidly changing conditions and winter driving. Special Weather Statement 2022-12-21T22:00:00-08:00 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Observed Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties; Northeast Blue Mountains; Spokane Area; Washington Palouse FIPS6 053003 053023 053043 053063 053075 UGC WAZ031 WAZ032 WAZ033 WAZ036 VTEC

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...East winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected at river level. Winds will gust locally to 80 mph near Corbett and potentially as high as 100 mph for the windiest spots such as Crown Point. High Wind Warning 2022-12-21T20:00:00-08:00 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Severe Likely Western Columbia River Gorge FIPS6 053059 UGC WAZ045 VTEC /O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0006.221222T0600Z-221223T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0008.221222T0400Z-221223T0000Z/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 55 mph expected. Strongest winds in the hills and near the Columbia River Gorge. * WHERE...In Oregon, Greater Portland Metro Area. In Washington, Wind Advisory 2022-12-21T22:00:00-08:00 2022-12-22T16:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Greater Vancouver Area FIPS6 053011 UGC WAZ039 VTEC /O.EXT.KPQR.WI.Y.0007.221222T0600Z-221223T0000Z/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Nezperce, Gifford, Pomeroy, Winchester, Lewiston, Lapwai, Craigmont, Lewiston Grade, Culdesac, Alpowa Summit, Peck, Kamiah, Wind Chill Advisory 2022-12-21T19:00:00-08:00 2022-12-22T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties FIPS6 053003 053023 UGC WAZ032 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WC.Y.0004.221222T0300Z-221222T2000Z/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills expected. Wind chills dropping to 20 to 35 degrees below zero tonight and Thursday morning. * WHERE...Portions of North Idaho. Portions of East Central and Northeast Washington. * WHEN...Until Noon PST Thursday. Wind Chill Warning 2022-12-21T14:37:00-08:00 2022-12-22T12:00:00-08:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Moderate Likely Moses Lake Area; Northeast Mountains; Spokane Area; Upper Columbia Basin FIPS6 053001 053025 053043 053051 053063 053065 UGC WAZ034 WAZ035 WAZ036 WAZ037 VTEC /O.CON.KOTX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-221222T2000Z/