AVALANCHE WATCH FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

OLYMPICS… WASHINGTON CASCADES NEAR AND WEST OF THE CREST NORTH OF STEVENS PASS…INCLUDING THE MT BAKER AREA-

AVALANCHE WATCH FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

200 PM FRI MAR 9 2012

HEAVY SNOW AT LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND STRONG WINDS HAVE BEGUN EARLY FRIDAY IN THE OLYMPICS AND NORTHWEST WASHINGTON CASCADES…NEAR MT BAKER. THE HEAVY SNOWFALL SHOULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THIS SHOULD BUILD NEW INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD UNSTABLE SNOW CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON LEE SLOPES RECEIVING WIND TRANSPORTED SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS…NATURAL AVALANCHES SHOULD BECOME LIKELY AND HUMAN TRIGGERED SLIDES VERY LIKELY ON SATURDAY. HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER SHOULD CONTINUE SUNDAY. DUE TO THE DEVELOPING VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…BACK COUNTRY TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

THIS STATEMENT WILL UPDATED AS WARRANTED. PLEASE VISIT WWW.NWAC.US FOR DETAILS.

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BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT ELEVATION AND GEOGRAPHIC DISTINCTIONS ARE APPROXIMATE AND THAT A TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN DANGERS EXISTS. REMEMBER THERE ARE AVALANCHE SAFE AREAS IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING ALL LEVELS OF AVALANCHE DANGER. CONTACT LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN YOUR AREA OF INTEREST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

NWAC WEATHER DATA AND FORECASTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE BY CALLING 206-526-6677 FOR WASHINGTON, 503-808-2400 FOR THE MT HOOD AREA OR BY VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.NWAC.US.

KRAMER/NORTHWEST WEATHER AND AVALANCHE CENTER

Winter Storm Warning

…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING…

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…MOUNT BAKER.

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES TODAY AND 3 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT…THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO 1000 FEET LATER TODAY AND TO NEAR SEA LEVEL TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT.

WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE – 509 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
509 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012

WAZ519-250000-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0006.120224T2300Z-120226T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.WS.W.0010.120224T2300Z-120226T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
509 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM PST SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…PARADISE…STEVENS PASS…AND
SNOQUALMIE PASS.

* TIMING…SNOW…LOCALLY HEAVY…IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…1 TO 2 FEET IS ANTICIPATED BY LATE IN THE
DAY SATURDAY.

* SNOW LEVEL…WILL RISE TO 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BUT FALL TO
NEAR 1500 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT…THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD
BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS…WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A FOOT OF MORE OF SNOW IS
LIKELY WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD.

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
509 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012

WAZ518-250000-
/O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0010.120224T1400Z-120226T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
509 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
SATURDAY…

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…MOUNT BAKER.

* TIMING…SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER
TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SNOW…HEAVY AT TIMES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…18 TO 30 INCHES BY LATE IN THE DAY SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT…ANTICIPATE DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS IN
THE NORTH CASCADES ABOVE THE 2000 FOOT LEVEL ON FRIDAY…WITH
TRAVEL BECOMING HAZARDOUS BY LATE IN THE DAY FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A FOOT OF MORE OF SNOW IS
LIKELY WITHIN A 12 HOUR PERIOD.

More Flooding Info From David Cameron

Ed,
At this point the problem primarily is with the Snoqualmie system, which has had minor flooding predicted from the town on down the valley past Duvall. More swiftly is the Pilchuck, which has risen sharply about five feet during the day and is at a Phase 3 flood. Mt. Pilchuck, and the Sultan Basin have been taking water, while the South Fork Stilly is moving up more slowly. We’re a couple of feet shy of the official Phase 2, which due to the need to recalibrate the gauge/flood stage level still leaves the river within the bank along Avenue A.
On the other hand, the temperature finally has started to rise, up a degree since my regular reading time of 1600 to 41.2 at the moment. I had 2.5″ in the backyard rain gauge between 1600 yesterday and 1600 today.

http://www.atmos.washington.edu./data/weather.html#local

Check especially the Forescast section and under it “Watches and Warnings” and then “Washington State Forecast Discussions,” notably the “hydrology” portion.

http://www.co.snohomish.wa.us/PWApp/SWM/floodwarn/index.html.

This is the county web site to read the stream guages.

Flooding expected Wednesday; Monroe may be hit hardest | HeraldNet.com – Local news

EVERETT — Flooding is predicted along several local rivers Wednesday with the worst expected along the Snohomish River near Monroe.

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a flood watch, which means conditions are favorable for flooding but high water is not imminent. Under a flood watch, people are advised to monitor the latest forecasts and be ready to act quickly if a….

Read the complete article via Flooding expected Wednesday; Monroe may be hit hardest | HeraldNet.com – Local news.

Frogs, ALREADY?

Here it is, just past the full week of February and we are hearing frogs!

Is that the norm? I can recall them in March, cranking up their mating ribbits, but in February?

Let us know if you live in the Northwest and hear frogs ribbiting already.

Storm Phase II

Well, we made it through the night without losing power and it is beginning to rain.

We’ll call this Phase II. The river will soon begin raging and the weak branches that were held in place with ice will begin falling and the wall will begin with its mini-avalanches of rock and boulder.

Let’s hope power stays on for a few days!!

Power Outages Continue at Index, Wa.

Today must have been our 8th power outage within the town due to inclement weather. This one last about 10 hours, so if you think your buddies are ignoring your emails, they are not.

We have about 21″ to 23″ of snow in places in our yard.

Stay tuned.

Where’s The Snow?

Did I not just put out a short newsletter asking where the snow is? Oooops.

And it’s cold too. It’s currently 28 degrees and it normally drops another degree or two before 7am.

Well, I think in my next newsletter I’ll ask where the palm trees are. Maybe a couple of them will shoot up in town somewhere.

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