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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TACOMA AREA WASHINGTON (WAZ509)

Effective: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 12:19pm MDT	Severity: Minor
Updated: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 12:19pm MDT	Urgency: Expected
Expires: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 07:00pm MDT	Certainty: Likely

Areas Affected: West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes

Alert: ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH 6 PM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS...SNOWY AND SLUSHY ROADS ABOVE 5000 FEET. BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS WILL ENCOUNTER WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS TODAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. Instructions: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. BACK COUNTY TRAVEL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TODAY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TACOMA AREA WASHINGTON (WAZ509)

Effective: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 07:15am MDT	Severity: Minor
Updated: Tue, Jun 14, 2016 07:15am MDT	Urgency: Expected
Expires: Wed, Jun 15, 2016 12:00am MDT	Certainty: Observed

Areas Affected: Olympics; West Slopes North Cascades and Passes; West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes

Alert: ...UNSEASONABLY COLD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 4000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. PEOPLE THAT ARE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE HIGHER BACK COUNTRY OF THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS SHOULD PLAN FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW...POOR VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...AND TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. ROADWAYS ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO SEE BRIEF SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR SO.