Flood Watch in Effect for Whatcom County

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

 PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING   COUNTIES... GRAYS HARBOR...CLALLAM...JEFFERSON...SKAGIT...
 WHATCOM...KING...KITSAP...MASON...PIERCE...SNOHOMISH...  THURSTON.

 THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT

 PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER   THE WATCH AREA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8   INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE COAST AND THE OLYMPIC RANGE...WITH 5   TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES. THERE   IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED AMOUNTS TO EXCEED 10 INCHES ON   THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS. IN THE LOWLANDS   PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO REACH 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES   OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY   RAIN. COMPUTER MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION   OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY   FRIDAY WITH THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION SHIFTING BACK UP TO THE   NORTH LATER FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

 URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN SNOHOMISH...KING...
 KITSAP...PIERCE AND THURSTON COUNTIES. RIVER FLOODING IS   POSSIBLE ON RIVERS AND STREAMS FLOWING OFF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS
 AND NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT  FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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