Winter Weather Advisory for the Cascade Passes

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
352 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...

OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-


...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO NEAR 3000 FEET. EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE HIGH PASSES. TRAVEL ACROSS SNOQUALMIE PASS SHOULD NOT BE IMPACTED A
GREAT DEAL TODAY...ALTHOUGH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS COULD MAKE I-90 SLUSHY AT TIMES. MOTORISTS GOING TO HURRICANE RIDGE IN THE
OLYMPICS OR PARADISE MOUNT RAINER CAN EXPECT WINTRY CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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