The National Weather Service release winter weather advisory

The National Weather Service released a winter weather advisory for freezing rain and and snow above 3,000 feet.

The forecast for the lowlands is for 30 mph winds and with showers turning to rain Monday.

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1210 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

WAZ519-030615-
/O.COR.KSEW.WW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-121203T1800Z/
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
1210 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT ABOVE 3000 FEET UNTIL 10
AM PST MONDAY...

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...PARADISE...WHITE PASS...SNOQUALMIE
  PASS AND STEVENS PASS.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW MAY FALL TODAY
  WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ON MOUNT RAINIER. AN
  ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
  MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATE MONDAY
  MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW PACKED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES
  CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW OCCURRING AT
THE SAME TIME. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD
ADVISORY MEANS THAT LIFE THREATENING WINTER WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED.

FOR ROAD CONDITIONS OR TRAVEL ALERTS...CALL 5-1-1 OR 1-800-695-
7623...OR VISIT WWW.WSDOT.WA.GOV.

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