It's ON!

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
302 PM PST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING IN THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM...THE FIRST OF THE SEASON...WILL BRING
HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS.

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OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
302 PM PST WED DEC 10 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

ONE TO TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW ARE LIKELY TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE
BELOW 1000 FEET DURING THIS TIME...SO ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE
AFFECTED BY HEAVY SNOW.

A STRONG STORM COMING FROM THE PACIFIC...COUPLED WITH PLUNGING
TEMPERATURES...WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. SOME LIGHT
SNOW...OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW...IS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWLANDS AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS AND PASS CONDITIONS IF YOU ARE PLANNING
TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. EXPECT DELAYS ON HIGHWAYS. PREPARE
FOR BAD DRIVING CONDITIONS.

YAY!!!!!!

I will believe it when the snow is on the ground. Have seen too many forecasts that have not been even close. The best storms are the ones that nobody sees coming! Unfortunately my cynicisim grows even stronger when I watch the local news and hear tales of blizzards and epic weather storms, only to witness normal weather patterns.

I will believe it when the snow is on the ground.  Have seen too many forecasts that have not been even close.  The best storms are the ones that nobody sees coming!  Unfortunately my cynicisim grows even stronger when I watch the local news and hear tales of blizzards and epic weather storms, only to witness normal weather patterns.   

Well then just to balance you out I believe with every fiber of my being that a glorious 2 foot dump of perfect pow will turn the entire state into a winter wonderland.  In fact it's already skied.  And it was fabulous

Unfortunately my cynicisim grows even stronger when I watch the local news and hear tales of blizzards and epic weather storms, only to witness normal weather patterns.   

A return to normal weather patterns would be OK with me.

I just saw a forcast of 3 feet new! I'll take feast over famine .