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#SNOMG, The Final Battle. Unless things get really exciting, we hopefully won’t be updating this post much. But we did want to give you an excellent start on your holiday. As usual, e-mail [email protected] or call/txt (206) 399-5959 with tips, pictures, more gravy. Here’s the scoop.

• The Thanksgiving Eve Winter Weather Advisory from the National Weather Service

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA833 PM PST WED NOV 24 2010

.A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO WESTERNWASHINGTON ON THANKSGIVING MORNING. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OFLIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR LIGHT SLEET DURING THE TRANSITION FROMSNOW TO RAIN AROUND MIDDAY. RAIN IS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. ACOLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING…BRINGING RAIN TO THE LOWLANDS AND SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS.

WAZ001-504-505-507>512-514>517-251330-/O.CON.KSEW.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-101125T2100Z/SAN JUAN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-833 PM PST WED NOV 24 2010

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PSTTHURSDAY…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PSTTHURSDAY.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…

 STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA…INCLUDING PORT ANGELES AND SEQUIM.ADMIRALTY INLET AREA…INCLUDING PORT TOWNSEND AND WHIDBEYISLAND.   GREATER PUGET SOUND REGION…INCLUDING SEATTLE TACOMAEVERETT BREMERTON AND BELLEVUE. SOUTHWEST INTERIOR…INCLUDINGOLYMPIA AND CENTRALIA. WASHINGTON COAST…INCLUDING ABERDEEN ANDFORKS.

* ACCUMULATIONS…AN INCH OR LESS OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET.

* TIMING…THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW…FLURRIES…OR EVEN  LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE  TONIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING…CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ON  THE COAST AND ABOUT MIDDAY FARTHER INLAND…THEN CHANGE TO  RAIN. THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR LIGHT SLEET  DURING THE CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN. RAIN IS LIKELY  THANKSGIVING AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ROADS ICY AND  SLIPPERY…MAKING HOLIDAY TRAVEL DIFFICULT. RAIN IN THE  AFTERNOON…COMBINED WITH MELTING SNOW AND ICE ON THE ROADS…  CAN ALSO BE SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…ORFREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FORSLIPPERY ROADS…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

• Cliff Mass says, “Yes..it looks like more snow..but only for a few hours”
• Need coffee? Need a turkey? Need a beer? Here’s what we know about what’s open on the Hill on Thanksgiving.
• Metro is on snow routes + a holiday/Sunday schedule. Consult http://metro.kingcounty.gov/up/rr/adverseweather.html