The National Weather Service in Seattle issued a Weather Alert for the State of Washington.
ALERT EFFECTIVE
- Begins 0759 PDT 4/9
- Ends 0615 PDT 4/10
DESCRIPTION
- Strong Pacific Storm
- Significant snow in mountains
- Cold front moving across region in Friday night
- Colder air mass
- Snow level to drop to 2k-2500 feet by Saturday morning
- Snow expected on Snoqualmie Pass with possible 3-5″; could see more if in the convergence zone
- Snow expected in the Cascades with 6-11″ expected late Friday / Saturday
- Lowlands to see blustery windy conditions Friday / Saturday
- Heavier showers in the area and with possible small hail, if in the convergence zone in the Puget Sound area
AREAS AFFECTED
- Admiralty Inlet Area
- Bellevue and Vicinity
- Bremerton and Vicinity
- Central Coast
- East Puget Sound Lowlands
- Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Everett and Vicinity
- Hood Canal area
- Lower Chehalis Valley Area
- North Coast
- Olympics
- San Juan County
- Seattle and Vicinity
- Southwest Interior
- Tacoma Area
- West Slopes North Cascades and Passes
- West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes
- West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes
- Western Skagit County
- Western Strait of Juan De Fuca
- Western Whatcom County
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