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.
