NWS Predicts Western Washington Will Be Cold Friday

The first cold snap of the fall is expected to hit Western Washington on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The NWS in Seattle sent out the following statement:

A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE LOWLANDS AND RAPIDLY FALLING SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS. AT THIS TIME.

FORECAST MODELS ARE SHOWING A POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER SOME OF THE INLAND WATERS THAT WILL LIKELY ARRIVE AROUND THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. IF THE TIMING IS RIGHT.

THIS COMBINATION COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF THE INLAND WATERS OF THE NORTH INTERIOR AND NORTHERN PUGET SOUND AREAS. A BURST OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS IS POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FORECASTS SHOULD BE MONITORED CLOSELY. SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF FAST MOVING SYSTEMS MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA. WHILE SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY RISE TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...THEY WILL FALL BACK TO 1500 TO 2500 FEET SUNDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. COOL...SHOWERY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWLANDS THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL MAINLY BE IN THE 40S WITH LOWS IN THE 30S.

In other words, don't forget to grab your coat and hat.