THE
THE ROAD
THE ROAD SKY THE AIRPORT AND ON THE WATER.
OUR REPORTER'S ARE AT SEATAC.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE A LOT OF
COMPANY AT THE AIRPORT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HERE AND
IT IS 5:00 A.M., THIS IS ONE
OF THE BUSIEST TIMES OF THE
DAY FOR PEOPLE TRAVELING FOR
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. THE LINE IS MOVING PRETTY WELL
AT THIS POINT.
>> Reporter: IT IS SURPRISING.
THE AVERAGE WAIT TIME WAS 18
MINUTES LAST WEEK AND THE
LONGEST WAIT TIME WAS 46
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THESE
THINGS MOVING.
THINGS MOVING. WE HAVE QUICK NUMBERS IF
YOU'RE HEADING THIS DIRECTION.
THE AIRPORT IS EXPECTING
334,000 PASSENGERS THIS WEEK.
364,000 PASSENGERS THROUGH THE
AIRPORT TODAY ALONE.
ANOTHER BUMP FROM 9:00 UNTIL
10:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M. THE BEST THING THAT YOU CAN DO
IS DOWNLOAD THE SEATAC APP AND
CHECK THE WAIT TIMES BASED ON
THAT OUT AND LOOK AT WHICH
CHECKPOINT TO GO TO.
SO IF YOU GO TO THE APP RIGHT
NOW, YOU CAN SEE THE
CHECKPOINT OF 45 MINUTES AT
CHECKPOINT NUMBER TWO, YOU
MIGHT WANT TO TAKE CHECKPOINT
NUMBER THREE BECAUSE IT IS
ONLY 25 MINUTES.
CHECK WITH SEATAC OFFICIALS
AND SEE HOW YOU CAN GET
THROUGH SECURITY IN A DECENT
AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND MAYBE BRING SOME COFFEE.
BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS REALLY
GOOD RIGHT NOW.
AND 20 BLACK IS ALSO WATCHING
THE ROAD.
THE ROAD.
THE ROAD. TONY, GOOD MORNING.
>> Reporter: HOW ARE YOU GUYS
DOING?
DOING?
DOING? WE
DOING? WE ARE HEADING TOWARD
SNOQUALMIE PASS AND WE ARE
EASTBOUND ON IT RIGHT NOW.
THE ROADS LOOK NICE AND EMPTY
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. THERE IS NOT MUCH ON THE ROADS
AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION.
PERSONALLY I ALWAYS WAITED
UNTIL THE DAY OF THE HOLIDAY
TO HEAD OUT.
FOR THOSE OF YOU MAKING THAT
MOVE TODAY, TAKE SOME DEEP
BREATHS, IT IS GOING TO BE ALL
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. EVERY YEAR THEY HAVE A HELPFUL
GRAPH THAT TELLS YOU WHEN TO
EXPECT THE MOST TRAFFIC BASED
ON YOUR TRAVEL.
LOOKING AT THE TRAVEL
EASTBOUND IF YOU ARE AT HOME,
WERE WONDERING WHEN YOU SHOULD
GET ON THE ROAD, THE ANSWER IS
BETWEEN DOWN - - THE ANSWER IS
BETWEEN NOW AND 10:00 A.M.
THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY IS GOING
TO BE A MESS AND DRIVING AT
NIGHT PRESENTS A CHALLENGE OF
ITS OWN.
ITS OWN.
ITS OWN. FOR THOSE OF YOU TRAVELING
WESTBOUND IT IS PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME WINDOW.
LEAVING EARLY IS ALWAYS YOUR
BEST OPTION.
BEST OPTION. BACK OUT HERE EASTBOUND ON
INTERSTATE 90 TOWARD
SNOQUALMIE PASS, THINGS LOOK
PRETTY GOOD HERE.
AS FAR AS HOW THINGS LOOK ON
OTHER ROADS AND OTHER DRIVE
TIMES I WILL SEND YOU TO THE
STUDIO.
STUDIO.
STUDIO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO HAD TO
WORK FOR ONE MORE DAY BEFORE
THANKS GIVING.
THANKS GIVING. WE ARE LOOKING BUSY THROUGH
THE TACOMA, FOR THE REGULAR
MORNING COMMUTE.
MORNING COMMUTE. TACOMA TO SEATTLE, 38 MINUTES
LOOKING GREEN AND GOOD THROUGH
THE CAR.
THE CAR.
THE CAR. SLOWING FROM SUMNER TO RENTON
CUT NOT EVEN ANY SLOWING OUT
OF SOME THERE.
YOU CAN BARELY SEE THE ROADS.
THE WEATHER DOES BRING US
POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS HERE BUT
THEY ARE VERY LIGHT.
I'M LOOKING AT MY DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION, SPIRIT
OLYMPIA TO TACOMA LOOK GOOD.
ARLINGTON TO EVERETT LOOK GOOD
AT 13 MINUTES.
EVERETT TO SEATTLE KING AT 32
MINUTES WITH NO MAJOR BLOCKING
ISSUES.
ISSUES.
ISSUES. INTERSTATE 5 AND INTERSTATE
95 LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE NO
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS.
PROBLEMS. JUST BE PREPARED FOR SOME
LIGHT SHOWERS AND FOR VOLUMES
TO REALLY PICK UP AROUND 10:00
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. THROUGH THE COMMUTE WE SHOULD
SEE FEWER TRAVELERS WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE SLEEPING IN.
>> I CAN SPEAK FOR A SMALL
GROUP OF US THAT MIGHT BE
SLEEPING IN.
SLEEPING IN. A SMALL BUT SPECIAL GROUP.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE PAST
WAS EXCELLENT.
WAS EXCELLENT. LOOKING OUT AT SEATAC WE HAVE
AN EARLY BACKUP THAT SEEMS TO
LET UP A LITTLE BIT.
WE ARE SEEING SOME LIGHT
SPRINKLES
SPRINKLES MOVING IN RIGHT NOW. THAT IS GOING TO BE CHANGING
ALONG THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR.
CORRIDOR.
CORRIDOR. IT IS WET AROUND THE SOUTHERN
KIDS UP PENINSULA AND THE SOUTH
SIDE OF THE HOOK CANAL TO START
OFF THE DAY.
THIS IS GRADUALLY WORKING WAY
INTO THE SEATTLE AREA.
WE SEE A RAIN SHADOW TO WHIDBEY
ISLAND.
ISLAND.
ISLAND. TEMPERATURES ARE MUCH WARMER
TODAY AND MOSTLY IN THE MIDDLE
40s TO NEAR THE 50s TO START OF
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. THE FORECAST IS CALL FOR
INCREASING RAIN AND RAIN AROUND
50 DEGREES WITH INCREASING
INTENSITY TOWARD LATE AFTERNOON
AND