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Tracking a Winter Storm; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

A major winter storm will organize across the Northern Plains today and then rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Heavy snow and blowing snow are likely to persist over the Great Lakes into Monday night. Dry and gusty winds will produce a critical fire risk across the central/southern Plains. An early heatwave will begin to intensify over the western U.S. into next week. Read More >

A Puget Sound Convergence Zone (PSCZ) forms when strong westerly winds flow around the Olympic Peninsula and converge over Puget Sound. It generally forms north of Seattle, and may move southward to as far as Boeing Field or SeaTac Airport. A PSCZ can cause a narrow band of convective precipitation along it, which can include rain showers, thunderstorms, or snowfall. Strong south to southwest winds are to the south of the PSCZ and north to northwest winds to the north. More model information for the winds around SeaTac can be found on the SeaTac Wind Page .





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FTUS46 KSEW 141720
TAFSEA
TAF
KSEA 141720Z 1418/1524 19006KT P6SM VCSH FEW003 SCT016 BKN030
FM141900 18006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050
FM142100 13007KT P6SM SCT100
FM150600 12005KT P6SM OVC100
FM151800 12005KT P6SM OVC070=
 
 

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FTUS46 KSEW 141720
TAFBFI
TAF
KBFI 141720Z 1418/1518 13003KT P6SM VCSH SCT005 BKN014
TEMPO 1418/1419 -SHRA
FM141900 20006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050
FM142100 24007KT P6SM SCT100
FM150600 15005KT P6SM OVC100=
 
 
   

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FTUS46 KSEW 141720
TAFPAE
TAF
KPAE 141720Z 1418/1518 25007KT 3SM BR VCSH BKN005 BKN035
FM142000 32005KT P6SM BKN050
FM150300 15004KT P6SM OVC100=