More snow for the cascades!

[White Chocolate]

Bring it!


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
816 AM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

.A WARM FRONT WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS
EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF
THE NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES...AND IN THE PASSES...AS THE LOW
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

WAZ017-018-060000-
/O.NEW.KSEW.SN.Y.0004.051105T1616Z-051106T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KSEW.WS.A.0002.051106T0000Z-051106T1400Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
816 AM PST SAT NOV 5 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON..
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE CASCADES TODAY AS A
WARM FRONT SPREADS PRECIPITATION OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON.

EIGHT TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF
THE NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES TONIGHT AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
NEAR OR BELOW PASS LEVEL.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE CASCADES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.|

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA...CARRY AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER...AND BLANKETS IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE MAINLY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

[The AD]

Short term still looking good, but this concerns me:

IF THE GFS PANS OUT WE COULD SEE A RATHER HEAVY RA ON SN EVENT FOR THE MOUNTAINS WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO 7000 FEET MIDWEEK GIVING HYDRO PROBLEMS TO SOME RIVERS.

Pray that 7000 feet number goes down some!

[Schmear]

As much as it sucks, a little rain after all this snow might be good for stability. It's pretty standard weather behavior for around here anyway.

[optics]

Fear not.

Just a little consolidation on Wed., then back to the good stuff.

[BakerBoy]

As much as it sucks, a little rain after all this snow might be good for stability. It's pretty standard weather behavior for around here anyway.

After spending all day out on the snowpack on various aspects, I couldn't agree with you more. Right now it is at the crux of what kind of snowpack we can expect for awhile. It's 4-6 feet of fairly light, but punchy snow, and incredibly hollow. Since it's all fallen in one big dump, it really, really, needs a consolidation cycle to lock it all together. You can still blow thru it to the ground right now.

Besides, what does the AD care? He goes to work instead of Crystal.