4/2/2010 Weather
Short term: Well it’s here, the big April dump. This storm has everything, high winds, Puget Sound convergence, lots of moisture and low temperatures. Sporty.
Long-term: Snow will begin to taper off tomorrow afternoon. A weak high pressure ridge will try and build on Sunday. This will allow a drying trend to develop for the start of the week. The next potential for anything of interest will be Wednesday or even Thursday.
24 hour Forecast Starting at NOON on Friday
Precipitation
“ Water:.75-1
“ of Snow: 10-14”
Temperatures (F):
4000’ Low: 22 High: 28
5000’ Low: 20 High: 26
Winds speed/Direction
Pass level: 5-15 W
Ridge top: 10-20 W gust to 40 possible
TRENDS AND TIMING
Precipitation: Snow will continue through the next 24hours with the heaviest period after midnight tonight. Snow will begin to change to showers around noon tomorrow.
Freezing levels: 2000’-3000’ Freezing levels will continue to slowly fall as cooler air from the NW fills in behind the front.
Winds: This east flow will quickly shift westerly after 2pm today. A high wind advisory is in effect for most of the state. It will be possible to get sustained winds of +40mph pushing through the pass. The good news is that this will be tonight. Winds should taper off by mid morning. JDM
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