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...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE CASCADES IS EXPECTED FRIDAY ANDSATURDAY...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN INTO APOWERFUL STORM TODAY AND THURSDAY. WHILE THE CENTER OF THIS LOWPRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE GULF OF ALASKA...ITWILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT ONSHORE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWESTTHURSDAY.SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF WELL ABOVE THE CASCADE PASSES EARLYTHURSDAY...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL QUICKLY AS THE FRONT MOVESACROSS THE CASCADES THURSDAY EVENING. BY FRIDAY MORNING...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS LOW AS SOME OF THE CASCADEPASSES. WITH COOL UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FORSEVERAL DAYS BEHIND THE FRONT...SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE THROUGHTHE WEEKEND AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET IN ELEVATION.POTENTIAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE THEPASSES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONSEXPECTED ABOVE THE PASSES.$$