Up in the mountains, the howling winds plus incoming precipitation will combine to bring on white-out conditions due to heavy, blowing snow. As such, a rare Blizzard Warning has been issued above 2,000' in the Cascades on Tuesday and Wednesday. Pass travel will be difficult to dangerous at times over the next 48 hours.

Strong winds will trigger a High Wind Warning and Wind Advisory for Western Washington Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. The strongest winds will be along the coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Cascade Foothills with gusts up to 65 mph possible. The rest of the Puget Sound will be breezy, with gusts around 45-50 mph.

Residents of the northwest are bracing this week for an incoming atmospheric river poised to slam Northern California, Oregon and Washington this week, bringing heavy rain and potential hurricane-force winds to the region.

An incoming storm system called a “bomb cyclone" will intensify rapidly in the Pacific Ocean late Monday into Tuesday. It'll trigger high winds on Tuesday evening for some in western Washington.

A strong low-pressure system off the Pacific Coast will make landfall Tuesday, bringing with it high-speed gusts and perhaps some rain.

The National Weather Service and Washington weather expert Cliff Mass say Washington will see winds up to 65 mph this week.

A powerful bomb cyclone associated with a major atmospheric river is forecast to drench the West Coast, from Washington to California, midweek, potentially leading to flooding.