Heavy snows on road to Hurricane Ridge

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Heavy snows already falling in the Olympics is hindering the road to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park.

Here’s the National Weather Service warning:

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA

1046 AM PST WED NOV 17 2010

…A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO

THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES THROUGH TONIGHT…

.HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL IN THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH AND

CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL…

WHICH WAS AROUND 3000 FEET THIS MORNING…WILL FALL TO ABOUT 1000

FEET IN THE NORTH AND 2000 FEET IN THE SOUTH TONIGHT.

WAZ513-180600-

/O.CON.KSEW.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101118T1800Z/

OLYMPICS-

1046 AM PST WED NOV 17 2010

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY

FOR THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN

EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…THE ROAD TO HURRICANE RIDGE IN

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK.

* ACCUMULATIONS…HURRICANE RIDGE COULD RECEIVE 12 INCHES OF

SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY…THEN TAPER OFF

TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACTS…DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR

FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR

SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING.