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*SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT*: Dangerous Holiday Weekend Weather Ahead

September 4th, 2009 by Matthew Leach

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The National Weather Service has issued a SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT regarding the potential for some dangerous vacation weather here in the Northwest, especially for those planning on making a trip to the mountains. I have decided to copy and paste the statement into this post:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
305 AM PDT FRI SEP 4 2009

WAZ001-503>519-050130-
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-OLYMPICS-
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
305 AM PDT FRI SEP 4 2009

…A COOL AND WET LABOR DAY WEEKEND IS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON…

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON ON
SATURDAY…BRINGING PERIODS OF RAIN…COOLER…AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS. THE FRONT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN UNSEASONABLY COOL AND
SHOWERY UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH LABOR DAY. TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOWLANDS SUNDAY AND LABOR DAY WILL STRUGGLE TO HIT THE
LOWER 60S DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FEET SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO LABOR DAY. TEMPERATURES ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL REMAIN IN
THE 40S DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR FALL-LIKE CONDITIONS. DRESS WARM AND TAKE RAIN GEAR. HYPOTHERMIA
CAN OCCUR WITH THESE EXPECTED CONDITIONS.

Indeed, the models are advertising quite a sharp trough for this time of year to dig into our region. This is looking more like a late October/early November storm than an early September one.

The good news is, after Labor Day, a strong ridge of high pressure looks to build into the area, boosting temperatures above normal by the end of the week. So it looks like Mother Nature will even things out!

Have a great day,

Matthew Leach

Forecasting Kitsap

Questions? Comments? E-mail me at: forecastingkitsap@live.com

7 DAY FORECAST

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10 Responses to “*SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT*: Dangerous Holiday Weekend Weather Ahead”

  1. Shawn Says:

    Bah..it can stay like Saturday and Sunday for the next 3 months and I would be happy ;)

  2. Matthew Leach Says:

    * Shhh, don’t tell, but I feel the same way! :D *

  3. Tom Rosendale Says:

    I don’t mind getting wet at all. I just don’t want to be wet AND cold.

  4. Shawn Says:

    Another dud storm :(

  5. Matthew Leach Says:

    Tom: Same here!

    Shawn: Hardly! The first round of the storm just blew in earlier than expected. Tomorrow should be more to your liking with rain, wind AND thunder/lightning.

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