THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009
 
...PRECIPITATION EASING OVER THE NORTHWEST...
 
AVALANCHE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON CASCADES
THROUGH THIS MORNING. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 100 AM PST...A 978 MB...28.88 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED NEAR NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH AN ATTENDANT COLD
FRONT PUSHING ASHORE WASHINGTON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN OREGON.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED NOV
18 THROUGH 100 AM PST FRI NOV 20...

...WASHINGTON...
QUILLAYUTE                            5.00                     
FORKS 6.9 WSW                         4.27                     
ELKS MEADOW                           3.90                    
POTLATCH 0.1 NW                       3.88                     
WYNOOCHEE LAKE                        3.59                  
ABERDEEN 0.7 WSW                      3.06                     
SHELTON 10.6 WNW                      2.84                     
SEABECK 3.8 SW                        2.78                     
ELMA 0.5 W                            2.49                     
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN                      2.43                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED NOV
18 THROUGH 100 AM PST FRI NOV 20...

...IDAHO...
LOOKOUT SKI                           5.0                     
MOSES MTN                             5.0                     
SCHWEITZER BASIN                      5.0                     
BEAR MOUNTAIN                         3.0                     

...WASHINGTON...
PARK CREEK RIDGE                     12.0                     
POPE RIDGE                           12.0                     
EASTON 7 NNW                         11.0                     
FORTY-NINE DEGREES SKI               11.0                     
STEVENS PASS                         11.0                     
LYMAN LAKE                            8.0                     
BUNCHGRASS MEADOWS                    6.0                     
SPRINGDALE 9 W                        5.5                     
QUARTZ PEAK                           5.0                     
NEWPORT 5 WNW                         4.0                     
CLAYTON 3 SW                          3.0                     
LEAVENWORTH 12 N                      2.5                     
METALINE FALLS 9 NNE                  2.5                     
NORTHPORT 5 NE                        2.5                     
COOLIN 7 NNW                          2.0                     
ELK 6 NE                              1.5                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...WASHINGTON...
BELLINGHAM                              60 AT 959 PM PST THU  


THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE EASTWARD THROUGH WASHINGTON AND
OREGON LATER TODAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO BE
LESS THAN ONE INCH. SOME HEAVIER SNOW OF UP TO ABOUT SIX INCHES IS
FORECAST FOR MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WASHINGTON AND
OREGON.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

FRACASSO




Last Updated: 357 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009