[size=10pt]I may be an overly optimistic person, but:[/size]
MOUNT RAINIER RECREATIONAL FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
400 AM PST THU FEB 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO WESTERN
WASHINGTON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE SNOW LEVEL RISING TO ABOVE 5000
FEET BY TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT AND ITS UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. MONDAY SHOULD BE
A MOSTLY DRY DAY. THE THREAT OF RAIN AND SNOW RETURNS MONDAY NIGHT.
&&
.THURSDAY...SNOW AND RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW. BREEZY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP
TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW MAINLY IN THE
MORNING. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREEZING LEVEL 7000 FEET.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE. SNOW
LEVEL 6000 FEET.
We should have plenty of snow for spring skiing in May (or later) if the NPS would-be autocrats either deign to be benign dictators or get their butts kicked vis-a-vis a public outcry.
Is either likely?
