« View county listWinter Weather AdvisoryWAZ519-222100-
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WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
550 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY.
* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK...CHINOOK
PASS...AND THE BACK COUNTRY ABOVE 5000 FEET.
* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT. BRIEF HEAVY
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN
HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN TONIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE ABOUT 5000
FEET.
* MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL TO PARADISE RANGER STATION IN MOUNT RAINIER
NATIONAL PARK AND OVER CHINOOK PASS WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES
THROUGH TONIGHT.
* SNOW LEVEL...3500 TO 4000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ABOVE ABOUT
5000 FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. HIKERS
AND BACKPACKERS SHOULD AVOID HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE BACK
COUNTRY.
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