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Tracking Late Season Winter Storms; Unusual Early-Season Heat Wave in the Southwest

Heavy snow and high winds continue in the Great Lakes and Northeast. A moderate atmospheric river will continue to bring heavy precipitation to the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies. A major winter storm will develop across the northern High Plains tonight into Saturday and rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Great Lakes on Sunday. Above-average temperatures expected in the Southwest. 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 140900 AAB
TAFSEA
TAF AMD
KSEA 140900Z 1409/1512 21003KT 1/4SM -SHRA FG VV002
FM141400 17004KT 5SM BR VCSH SCT007 OVC015
FM141900 18006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN050
FM142100 13007KT P6SM BKN100=
 
 

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FTUS46 KSEW 140900 AAB
TAFBFI
TAF AMD
KBFI 140900Z 1409/1506 17003KT 4SM BR OVC007
FM141500 18007KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT010 OVC020
FM141800 18007KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050
FM142100 15005KT P6SM BKN100=
 
 
   

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FTUS46 KSEW 140536
TAFPAE
TAF
KPAE 140536Z 1406/1506 00000KT 3SM BR BKN005 OVC025
FM140800 29004KT 2SM -SHRASN SCT002 OVC007
TEMPO 1408/1412 1/2SM FG BKN002 OVC007
FM141500 29006KT 5SM -SHRA BR SCT002 OVC015
FM141800 31005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050
FM142100 32005KT P6SM BKN050=