We were planning on having the kids over for Thanksgiving but bailed on it - too much stuff to deal with.
Our timing was good - this just popped up in the local weather forecast:
A PAIR OF FRONTS WILL IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON OVER THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE FIRST FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
CROSSING WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HAVING AREA-
WIDE IMPACTS FOR MUCH OF THANKSGIVING DAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS
FIRST FRONT...COLDER AIR WILL ENTER THE AREA WHICH WOULD ALLOW
SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO AROUND 2500 FEET...RESULTING IN SNOWFALL
BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. UP TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY THANKSGIVING DAY...WITH UP TO
AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE
SECOND FRONT. CURRENT FORECASTS SUGGEST THAT TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS FOR THE ENTIRE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THOSE CROSSING THE CASCADES
FOR THE HOLIDAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME AND PREPARE
THEMSELVES AND THEIR VEHICLE PROPERLY FOR THESE CONDITIONS.
IN ADDITION...THESE FRONTS WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS AND MORE RAIN FOR THE LOWLANDS. WINDS AHEAD OF AND
ALONG THE FIRST FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST ALONG THE
COAST...IN THE SAN JUANS...AND PORTIONS OF WHATCOM AND SKAGIT
COUNTIES WITH SPEEDS 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. REMAINING
LOCATIONS IN WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL STILL SEE WIND SPEEDS RANGING
15 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WHILE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS DURING THIS TIME FRAME ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH VALUES
UNCOMMON FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...THE COMBINATION OF RAIN WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED WINDS IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASE IN TRAVEL
ASSOCIATED WITH THE HOLIDAY WILL CREATE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MERIT
ADDITIONAL CAUTION. THE SECOND FRONT PASSING THROUGH THE AREA
FRIDAY WILL ALLOW FOR RAIN TO PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE SOME.
Heading into Costco tomorrow to pick up that computer and to get some other stuff done (paying bills and some banking).
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