NWS Warns of Wind and Rain for Western Washington

The National Weather Service in Seattle issued the following statement, which includes University Place, less than an hour ago:

A SERIES OF VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN
WASHINGTON TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT...
BRINGING WIND WEATHER AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS.

A SECOND SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE AREA LATER WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

A THIRD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. FORECAST MODELS HAVE BEEN INCONSISTENT WITH THE DETAILS BUT
THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE STRONGEST OF THE WEEK.
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY.
IN ADDITION...THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT
SNOW DURING THIS TIME.

WHILE NO PARTICULAR SYSTEM APPEARS THAT IT WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING...RIVERS WILL RISE THROUGH THE WEEK. SOME OF THE MORE FLOOD
PRONE RIVERS...LIKE THE SKOKOMISH...MAY RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY
THE END OF THE WEEK.

RESIDENTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR
WEATHER FORECASTS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.