SPOT WEATHER FORECAST

12/17/2008 Weather Discussion: The snow should continue to fly through tomorrow morning. A cold air mass flowing in from Canada will bring another round of very cold and dry weather Friday and Saturday. Long-term models show nice system taking aim at the PNW Sunday/Monday. This system is coming from the NW, a more typical storm track for us. This is looking promising of bringing warmer temps and a good dose of snow. Game on. Forecast from Wednesday 4pm to Thursday 4am Precipitation .5 in. Water 4-6” in. Snow Temperatures Low 8 High 18 Winds 5-15 W Forecast for Thursday 4am to 4pm Precipitation Lt .10 in. Water 0-2 in. Snow Temperatures Low 6 High 10 Winds 0-10 W TRENDS AND TIMING Precipitation: Original water equivalent totals of .75+ are still on track for today. A showery pattern will develop tomorrow morning and taper off through the day - Precipitation should over by 4pm. Freezing levels: Freezing levels will trend down from 1500’ to sea level tonight. Freezing levels will remain very low through Saturday. Winds: The current east flow should be short lived as the center of the low passes over. A return to westerly flow is expected this afternoon. Wind speeds should be light tomorrow as the cold NE air moves in.