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...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL
CASCADES OF OREGON..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
HIGH DURING THIS TIME...HOLDING AROUND 8000 FEET. SOUTH WINDS OF
30 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 85
MPH.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
2 AM. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY...BUT
REMAIN STRONG. EXPECT WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 75 TO
95 MPH. ON THE HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGES ABOVE 4500 FEET...WIND
GUSTS OF 100 TO 130 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
AT THE SAME TIME...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP RAPIDLY...FROM 8000 FEET
THIS EVENING TO 2000 FEET BY DAYBREAK. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A
FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CASCADE PASSES AND AT THE SKI
RESORTS. IN ADDITION...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
ROCKEY
FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL
CASCADES OF OREGON..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
HIGH DURING THIS TIME...HOLDING AROUND 8000 FEET. SOUTH WINDS OF
30 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 85
MPH.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
2 AM. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY...BUT
REMAIN STRONG. EXPECT WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 75 TO
95 MPH. ON THE HIGHER PEAKS AND RIDGES ABOVE 4500 FEET...WIND
GUSTS OF 100 TO 130 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
AT THE SAME TIME...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP RAPIDLY...FROM 8000 FEET
THIS EVENING TO 2000 FEET BY DAYBREAK. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A
FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE CASCADE PASSES AND AT THE SKI
RESORTS. IN ADDITION...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW ...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY.
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.
ROCKEY
