The national Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow that
is in effect from 4 PM tonight to 4 PM tomorrow. Anyone planning on travel or recreation in higher elevations should be prepared for winter conditions.
The full details of the advisory are listed below.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 259 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011
ORZ003-004-010-012-WAZ020-040-170700- /O.NEW.KPQR.WW.Y.0031.111118T0000Z-111119T0000Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-WILLAPA HILLS- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...SANDY...SWEET HOME... COTTAGE GROVE...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 259 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...WILLAPA HILLS AND CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...A COOL UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DROP SOUTH AND BRING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND COAST RANGE BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.
* ACCUMULATION/SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 2000 FT LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 1000 TO 1500 FT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. POTENTIAL SNOW TOTALS FOR THIS 24 HOUR PERIOD RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE COAST RANGE TO 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS.
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. &&
