Just saw this on the NOAA site...currently only showing a few inches Thursday but clicked the link to the "statement" and it shows this...
A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BRINGING WITH IT SOME WIND AND PRECIPITATION.
HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOW PRESSURE CENTER TO
DEVELOP OFFSHORE ALONG THIS FRONT AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION AS IT DEEPENS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. IF THE LOW
CENTER DEEPENS AS MUCH AS SOME OF THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE
INDICATES...IT WOULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...SIMILAR TO WHAT THE AREA
EXPERIENCED LAST FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WOULD AFFECT THE LOWLANDS AS
WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS.
THE SYSTEM COULD ALSO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ACROSS THE OLYMPICS
AND CASCADES AT AND BELOW PASS LEVEL. WARM AIR IN ADVANCE OF THE
STORM WOULD RAISE SNOW LEVELS TO NEAR 4500 FEET WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...HOWEVER THEY WOULD QUICKLY FALL TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY WITH A
FOOT OR TWO OF SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.
A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY BRINGING WITH IT SOME WIND AND PRECIPITATION.
HOWEVER...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOW PRESSURE CENTER TO
DEVELOP OFFSHORE ALONG THIS FRONT AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION AS IT DEEPENS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. IF THE LOW
CENTER DEEPENS AS MUCH AS SOME OF THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE
INDICATES...IT WOULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...SIMILAR TO WHAT THE AREA
EXPERIENCED LAST FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WOULD AFFECT THE LOWLANDS AS
WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS.
THE SYSTEM COULD ALSO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ACROSS THE OLYMPICS
AND CASCADES AT AND BELOW PASS LEVEL. WARM AIR IN ADVANCE OF THE
STORM WOULD RAISE SNOW LEVELS TO NEAR 4500 FEET WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...HOWEVER THEY WOULD QUICKLY FALL TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY WITH A
FOOT OR TWO OF SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.
