POULSBO — Kitsap County’s severe weather shelters will be open Dec. 7-8 because of potentially heavy rain and wind, the Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management reported.

Hours of operation are 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. Guests will not be able to check into the shelter after 9 p.m.

Shelters are located at Kingston Community Center, 1212 Highway 104, Kingston; and The Salvation Army, 832 6th St., Bremerton.

The severe weather shelters serve all residents of the area who require safe overnight refuge where none is available. Further activations will be weather dependent.

For more information, call 211 or Kitsap County Emergency Management at 360-307-5871.

The National Weather service issued a special weather statement for the region Dec. 7. The weather service predicts heavy rainfall through Dec. 9, leading to an increased threat of landslides in Western Washington.

“Periods of heavy rainfall over the past week have increased soil moisture to moderate levels across Western Washington,” the weather service reported. “Heavy rainfall of 2 to 5 inches across the interior lowlands and 3 to 6 inches along the coast is expected today through Wednesday. This amount of rain will put extra pressure on soil instability, leading to an increased threat of landslides.

For more weather information, go to www.weather.gov.

For information about local road conditions, go to www.kitsapgov.com/press/inclement_weather.asp