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More Snow for Woodinville Possible

Wednesday is the day to watch for the highest accumulation of snow, particularly for Duvall.

The is in full force and snow is predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. A Winter Storm Warning was issued Tuesday, predicting heavy snow in the lowlands. Woodinville is at the edge of the Convergence Zone, which means when snow is predicted for the lowlands, Woodinville usually gets its share.

Here is the bulletin from the National Weather Service:

Β 9:14 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 .

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SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAIN TODAY AND TONIGHT AS COLD AIR ALOFT AND STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON. NEW SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING COULD BE AS HIGH AS 16 INCHES IN THE CASCADES AND 8 INCHES IN THE OLYMPICS.

AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE NEAR EVERETT. IN THE LOWLANDS...EXPECT BRIEF AND LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SLUSHY SNOW TO OCCUR THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ON HILLS ABOVE ABOUT 500 FEET THIS MORNING AND ABOVE 300 FEET TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND MAINLY WHERE CONVERGENCE ZONES SET UP IN THE NORTH INTERIOR AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS.

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AN ARCTIC AIR MASS DROPPING SOUTH FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA... COMBINED WITH DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST WILL GIVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER ALL OF THE LOWLANDS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA...EVERETT AND VICINITY AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS NORTH OF DUVALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. *

AFFECTED LOCATIONS...A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE TODAY WILL BRING SNOW AND SLEET IN LOCALIZED BANDS FROM PORT TOWNSEND...ACROSS ADMIRALTY INLET TO SOUTH WHIDBEY ISLAND AND THEN ACROSS SNOHOMISH COUNTY TO THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS NORTH OF DUVALL. * ACCUMULATIONS AND TIMING...LOCALIZED SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY

FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA...CARRY AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER...AND BLANKETS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.


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