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Critical Weather Updates: Prepare for Winter Hazards · EM Morning Brief

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  Good
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  morning.
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  I'm
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  Cedric
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  and
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  This
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  is
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  your
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  EM
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  Morning
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  Brief
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  for
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  Tuesday,
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  December
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  16,
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  2025.
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  The
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  biggest
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  hazard
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  this
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  morning
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  is
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  in
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  the
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  Pacific
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  Northwest.
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  The
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  National
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  Weather
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  Service
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  has
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  for
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  the
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  Washington
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  Cascades
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  from
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  4pm
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  today
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  through
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  Wednesday
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  night
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  calling
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  for
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  10
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  to
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  36
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  inches
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  of
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  snow
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  with
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  ridge
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  gusts
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  up
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  to
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  65
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  miles
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  per
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  hour.
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  Skagit
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  river
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  flooding
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  also
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  persists.
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  Major
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  flooding
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  is
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  forecast
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  near
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  Mount
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  Vernon
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  with
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  a
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  flood
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  warning
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  extended
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  into
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  Friday.
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  In
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  Alaska's
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  Panhandle,
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  winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  remain
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  in
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  effect
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  this
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  morning
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  for
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  Juneau
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  and
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  nearby
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  zones
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  with
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  additional
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  3
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  to
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  7
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  inches
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  and
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  gusts
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  35
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  to
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  40
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  mph.
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  Snow
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  tapers
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  after
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  9am
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  local
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  across
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  the
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  Great
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  Lakes
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  Lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  continues.
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  Warnings
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  for
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  parts
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  of
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  Jefferson
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  and
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  Lewis
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  counties
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  in
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  New
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  York
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  run
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  through
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  early
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  afternoon.
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  Expect
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  near
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  whiteout
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  bands
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  at
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  times.
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  In
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  Hawaii,
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  a
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  high
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  surf
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  advisory
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  on
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  the
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  Leeward
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  Big
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  island
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  is
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  in
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  effect
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  through
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  early
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  this
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  morning
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  and
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  along
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  the
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  southeast
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  coast
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  NWS
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  offices
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  continue
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  messaging
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  on
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  dangerous
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  cold
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  conditions
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  through
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  today.
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  Let's
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  run
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  through
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  the
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  states.
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  Alaska
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  Snow
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  and
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  blowing
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  snow
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  continue
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  early
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  in
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  the
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  Panhandle.
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  Winter
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  storm
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  warnings
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  for
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  Juneau,
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  eastern
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  Chichagov
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  island
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  and
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  Cape
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  Fairweather
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  Lisianski
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  Strait
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  remain
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  in
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  effect
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  until
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  9am
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  with
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  additional
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  3
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  to
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  7
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  inches
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  and
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  gusts
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  35
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  to
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  40
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  mph
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  before
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  improvement.
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  Late
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  morning
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  marine
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  forecasts
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  nearby
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  also
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  carry
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  gale
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  headlines
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  and
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  freezing
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  spray.
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  California
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  A
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  wind
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  advisory
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  remains
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  in
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  effect
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  through
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  10am
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  for
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  the
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  Santa
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  Lucia
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  and
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  San
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  Luis
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  Obispo
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  county
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  mountains.
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  Gusty
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  winds
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  may
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  impact
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  high
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  profile
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  vehicles
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  on
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  ridge
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  routes
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  offshore.
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  A
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  small
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  craft
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  advisory
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  continues
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  today
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  for
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  the
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  central
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  coast
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  from
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  Point
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  Pinos
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  to
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  Point
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  Piedras
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  Blancas
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  with
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  northwest
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  winds
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  15
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  to
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  25
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  knots.
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  Hawaii
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  west
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  facing
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  shores
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  of
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  the
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  Big
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  island
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  remain
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  under
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  a
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  high
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  surf
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  advisory
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  through
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  6am
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  HST
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  today
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  with
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  surf
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  up
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  to
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  10ft
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  and
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  strong
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  currents.
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  Additional
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  marine
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  hazards
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  are
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  possible
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  midweek
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  as
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  winds
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  increase.
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  Monitor
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  updates
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  if
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  planning
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  boating
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  or
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  shoreline
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  activities.
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  North
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  Carolina
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  Cold
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  air
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  lingers
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  today
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  with
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  NWS
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  Wilmington
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  highlighting
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  dangerous
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  cold
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  messaging
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  from
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  Monday
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  into
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  Tuesday.
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  Wind
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  chills
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  run
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  lowest
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  at
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  daybreak.
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  Expect
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  a
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  gradual
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  warm
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  up
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  mid
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  week,
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  but
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  sensitive
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  populations
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  remain
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  at
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  risk
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  this
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  morning.
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  New
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  York
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  Lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  continues
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  east
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  of
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  Lakes
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  Erie.
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  In
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  Ontario,
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  the
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  Buffalo
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  office
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  maintains
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  a
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  lake
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  effect
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  snow
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  warning
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  for
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  Jefferson
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  and
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  Lewis
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  counties
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  through
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  early
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  afternoon
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  with
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  intense
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  snow
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  bands
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  producing
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  rapid
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  drops
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  in
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  visibility,
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  localized
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  heavy
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  accumulations
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  and
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  slick
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  roads.
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  Conditions
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  gradually
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  improve
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  later
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  today
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  as
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  the
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  bands
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  weaken
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  and
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  shift.
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  Two
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  Primary
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  river
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  flooding
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  and
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  mountain
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  snow.
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  The
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  flood
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  warning
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  for
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  the
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  Skagit
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  river
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  near
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  Mount
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  Vernon
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  is
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  extended
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  into
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  Friday
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  with
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  major
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  flooding
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  forecast
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  expect
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  impacts
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  to
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  low
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  lying
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  areas
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  and
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  riverfront
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  access.
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  Avoid
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  flooded
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  roads
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  and
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  follow
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  local
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  instructions.
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  Meanwhile,
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  a
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  winter
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  storm
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  warning
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  runs
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  4pm
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  today
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  to
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  10pm
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  Wednesday
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  for
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  the
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  Cascades
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  and
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  Olympics.
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  Mount
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  Baker
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  18
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  to
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  36
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  inches,
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  Stevens
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  and
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  Snoqualmie
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  10
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  to
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  20
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  inches
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  and
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  strong
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  ridge
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  winds.
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  All
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  other
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  states
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  have
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  no
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  significant
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  updates
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  in
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  the
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  last
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  24
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  hours.
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  We'll
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  stay
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  on
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  the
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  river
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  flooding
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  in
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  Washington,
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  the
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  Alaska
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  snow
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  taper
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  this
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  morning
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  and
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  lingering
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  Great
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  Lakes
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  bands
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  through
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  midday.
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  Source
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  links
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  are
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  in
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  the
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  show
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  notes
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  below.
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  Stay
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  safe.