A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect for the North Cascades and Mount Baker.

* SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...STEVENS AND SNOQUALMIE
  PASSES.

* SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS...ARE LIKELY.

* IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...EXPECT WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
  MPH IN THE PASSES...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGES.

* THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* THIS WINTER LIKE STORM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS IN THE CASCADE PASSES ON MONDAY. VISIT WWW.NWAC.US
  FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS BY THE NORTHWEST WEATHER AND
  AVALANCHE CENTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING
OR IMMINENT. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS...WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE CASCADES ON MONDAY SHOULD CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT. CALL 511 OR 800-695-
ROAD...OR VISIT THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
WEB SITE AT http://WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV.

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