Winter Storm Watch for Seattle and all of western WA

[R-Dub]

Looking at the traffic cams, looks like everyone is recieving a dose of winter!

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
715 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2005

WAZ006-091900-
EVERETT AND VICINITY--
715 AM PST SUN JAN 9 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST..

AROUND TWO INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE LOWLANDS OF
SNOHOMISH COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING...AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 4 INCHES.

ANYONE VENTURING OUT THIS MORNING SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AS
ROADS ARE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

$$

HANER

[R-Dub]

Winter not quite done with us yet!

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 415 AM PST SUN JAN 9 2005

YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATER ON TUESDAY...TURNING WIND FLOW BACK ONSHORE. INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW WILL FIRST CAUSE PRECIP TO DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ON THE FLIP SIDE...WESTERLY FLOW IS ALSO FAVORABLE FOR PRECIP SHADOWING OVER THE KITSAP PENINSULA AND THE CENTRAL SOUND DOWNWIND OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. THE INTERESTING PART COULD HAPPEN JUST BEHIND THE FRONT AS ONSHORE FLOW PEAKS OUT AND COLD AIR STARTS TO MOVE IN. LOOKS LIKE A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE COULD EASILY SET UP OVER THE NORTH SOUND ON TUESDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE...THE 06Z ETA IS SHOWING 1000-850 MB THICKNESSES OF ONLY 1290-1295 METERS...COMFORTABLY BELOW THE 1300 METER RAIN/SNOW CUTOFF. THIS ISSUE IS SURE TO BE RE-VISITED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...ANOTHER CONTINENTAL POLAR HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL SET UP OVER THE INTERIOR OF B.C....BRINGING COOL DRY AIR FLOWING DOWN THE FRASER VALLEY AGAIN. WOULD LOOK FOR THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY TO BE SIMILAR TO MON THROUGH WED OF THE WEEK JUST PAST. THIS MEANS CLEAR COLD FROSTY NIGHTS WITH SUNNY DAYS. HANER

[R-Dub]

Snowing heavely at the moment and temp dropped to 28 degrees! GOT TO LOVE IT!!!

[cloud9]

Thankyou God

[W13]

Snowing lightly here with a temperature of 31 F.


Where is TT, I want to hear what he has to say about the predictions I made last night.

[andycottle]

Still snowing here in Woodinville, but lightly though. We have a temp of 32 as of 8:54am. Wooo hooo....I love my snow, and far better than rain.
-- Andy

[andycottle]

Traffic cams nearWoodinville... http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/mycommute/avon_0.cfm

There goes to show ya...we have snow here! -- Andy

[skipnfamily]

Just woke up and I am happy. Snow has stopped but left a good amount behind.. Hve fun people...Later, going out with my kids

[R-Dub]

Still snowing here, and 29 degrees
Roads are horrific right now! Even 4wd having a hard time! Glazed ice under the compact snow and ice on all the roads, even I-5.

[AnthonyC]

HOLY CRAP!!! That's all I have to say!!! HOLY CRAP!!! What happened?! Where did this surprise moisture come from?! There was NO moisture coming when I left for bed. We have about 3 inches in Mukilteo. Hopefully this stuff stays around and freezes tonight...NO SCHOOL tomorrow!! lol. I'm speechless at the moment!! Awesome!!! And next week looks pretty good!! More arctic air!!!

Anthony

[R-Dub]

Well remember I mentioned last night that it looked like a solid round of precip down in Oregon, like I had a feeling, it moved on up!!! Sounds like tonight might be a pretty good freeze. Won't get warm today at all north of Seattle anyway! Also NE winds were stronger then thought, also Vancover BC is down to 19 degrees, the air has gotten colder up there!!!

[AnthonyC]

Tuesday through Friday looks pretty cold...high temperatures in the 30s, low temperatures in the upper teens, lower 20s. I'm interested about the possible convergence zone Tuesday night...that usually hits Mukilteo hard. Possibly another 2-3 inches of snow?! lol. I prayed last night for snow...God answered my prayers!!

Anthony

[R-Dub]

King 5 Just said more snow tonight! First I have heard of that. HMMMM Doesn't sound like anyone can figure out what is going on!

[W13]

King 5 Just said more snow tonight! First I have heard of that. HMMMM Doesn't sound like anyone can figure out what is going on!

Latest GFS, it shows that we could possibly get a few more inches tonight.

Remember, King 5 is always conservative so when they come out and say more snow tonight, then you know there most be some likelihood.

[AnthonyC]

I remember saying a few days ago I missed the winters when I would go to bed and wake up with a few inches on the ground. Well, it finally happened today. I think that's the best situation for snow. When you don't know it's going to happen, and you wake up very surprised.

[R-Dub]

Still light snow, with a temp of 30 degrees. TT must be out sledding!

Too bad Snowwiz and Brennan are not here, I'm sure they are loving it though!

[R-Dub]

NWS scared to say anything about cold next week
Funny how they don't even mention convergance zone or anything, nothing with the models have changed.....Funny when they don't mention it, and it happens.

Don't know why they don't believe it, models have been insistint on it!!

Also Don Carson just said temps to stay below freezing all day and night snohomish co north!

[R-Dub]

Funny how NWS says "GFS TOO COLD" Just rain, yet there forecast covers there butt for when it does get cold, they are sneeky!

SEATTLE METROPOLITAN AREA-TACOMA AREA-EVERETT AND VICINITY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BELLEVUE-EDMONDS-ISSAQUAH-PUYALLUP 720 AM PST SUN JAN 9 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SEATTLE METROPOLITAN AREA AND THE EVERETT AREA UNTIL 11 AM...

.TODAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 OR 3 INCHES NORTH OF SEATTLE WITH AN INCH OR SO OF ACCUMULATION ON GRASSY SURFACES SOUTH OF SEATTLE. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 30. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 10 MPH.

.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. LIGHT WIND.

.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.

.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

.THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

.FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.

.SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.

[AnthonyC]

Don't listen to the Kam meteorologist. That person is ALWAYS VERY CONSERVATIVE when it comes to snow/cold weather in the lowlands. The best forecaster for lowland snow is Mercer. Though, latest GFS models do bring down alot of cold air...doesn't seem likely with a northwest flow aloft. I still think Tuesday night will be VERY INTERESTING. When you have daytime highs in the 30s, overnight lows in the 20s...there's ALWAYS the possibility of snow.

Anthony

[R-Dub]

Yeah I wasn't sure which guy it was, but I always knew there was one guy that was always quite different then the others. I am looking foreward to next week!

Still a light snow falling, and the temp hasn't budged for hrs now!

1/9/05 LK Goodwin WA
10:30:02 AM CURRENT
LT Snow
Temperature (ºF) 30.6
Humidity (%) 94.7
Wind (mph) NNE 1.0
Daily Rain (") 0.00
Pressure ("Hg) 29.94
Dew Point: 30.0 ºF
Snow Depth 2"