Special Weather Statement

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-

529 pm pst Fri. mar 6 2009

Lowland Snow Showers likely this weekend...

A strong cold front will pass through western Washington on Saturday brining cool and unstable conditions to the region.

Onshore flow will increase behind the cold front with showers expected Saturday afternoon into Sunday.

Snow levels will plummet on Saturday afternoon to near sea level as colder air filters into the region. The heaviest accumulations

Will likely occur where a Puget Sound convergence zone sets up Saturday afternoon and evening...especially for cascade foothills.

Due to the uncertain nature of this event...all areas should be Prepared for periods of snow showers this weekend with the potential

For accumulation of an inch or two.

Cold for the latest updates on this developing winter Weather event for this weekend weather with stay in place through Monday...with high

Temperatures struggling to reach 40 degrees and low temperatures regularly falling below freezing.

Be sure to listen to noaa weather radio or your favorite weather news source 

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