WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1251 PM PST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST
SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
PST SATURDAY.
WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING BACK TO NEAR PASS ELEVATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH AND
INCREASING THE WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...FOLLOWED BY
MORE SHOWERS IN ONSHORE FLOW TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...RAIN HAS CHANGED BACK TO SNOW AT THE SKI RESORTS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LOWER TO PASS ELEVATIONS IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN CONTINUE AS SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.
* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET.
LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BELOW 4000 FEET AS THESE
LOCATIONS WILL TAKE LONGER TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TODAY AND
EARLY TONIGHT.
* SNOW LEVELS WERE ALREADY LOWERING DOWN TO NEAR PASS ELEVATIONS
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER TO BETWEEN 3000 TO
3500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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