Forecasters broaching ‘s’ word (as in snow) later this week
Published 12:01 am Monday, November 15, 2010
The National Weather Service has mentioned the possibility of snow for the first time this season — although where and when is still up in the air today.
The rain shadow of the Olympics will probably protect much of the North Olympic Peninsula’s inhabited areas, but the white stuff could fall along Hood Canal in the Quilcene-Brinnon areas.
Here’s the latest National Weather Service advisory out of Seattle for the Peninsula and other areas of Western Washington:
WAZ001-503>519-160000-
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-OLYMPICS-
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
358 PM PST SUN NOV 14 2010
…A CHANGE TO MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND…
COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN CANADA DURING THE
UPCOMING WEEK. THERE ARE STRONG INDICATIONS THAT CHANGES IN THE
WIND FLOW ALOFT TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK WILL ALLOW SOME OF THIS
COLDER AIR OVER WESTERN CANADA TO FILTER INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON
FRIDAY OR SATURDAY.
WEATHER GUIDANCE ALSO SUGGESTS THAT THERE IS A RISK OF SNOW…OR
MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA FRIDAY OR
SATURDAY. THE HIGHEST RISK WILL BE WHERE THE AIR IS COLDER…OVER
THE NORTH INTERIOR.
WHILE WEATHER GUIDANCE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN SHOWING A CHANGE TO
A COLDER WEATHER PATTERN…THEY HAVE BEEN UNEVEN IN SHOWING HOW
COLD IT WILL GET AND HOW MUCH…IF ANY…SNOW WILL FALL.
NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU COULD PREPARE FOR
THE FIRST POSSIBILITY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE
LOWLANDS. ARE YOUR TIRES READY FOR SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS? ARE YOUR
OUTDOOR PIPES AND FAUCETS WINTERIZED?
PLEASE MONITOR LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER STATEMENTS AS
CONDITIONS EVOLVE THIS WEEK.
