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BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH
NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER SEATTLE WASHINGTON
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WASHINGTON
1120 AM PST WED FEB 8 2017

THE NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER HAS ISSUED AN AVALANCHE WATCH...

TIMING... WEDNESDAY NIGHT FEBRUARY 8TH THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY
FEBRUARY 9TH.

LOCATION...THE OLYMPICS AND WASHINGTON CASCADES AND MT HOOD.

AVALANCHE DANGER...THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HIGH
IN THESE AREAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY MORNING.

REASON...INCREASING HEAVY SNOW BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL
LOAD THE SNOWPACK BUILDING UNSTABLE NEW SLAB LAYERS.

RAIN AND WET AVALANCHES WILL WILL ALSO BECOME LIKELY IN AREAS AND
ELEVATIONS THAT CHANGE TO RAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE VISIT WWW.NWAC.US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... THIS WATCH DOES NOT APPLY TO SKI AREAS
WHERE AVALANCHE MITIGATION MEASURES ARE PERFORMED.

TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER IN SEATTLE,
WASHINGTON.

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NORTHWEST AVALANCHE CENTER