Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES THROUGH
TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR
SOUTHERN NEVADA.

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EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA....WHITE
MOUNTAINS AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE
  SOUTHERN SIERRA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH
  VALLEY NATIONAL PARK THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING THEN TAPER OFF
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET TODAY LOWERING TO 4000 FEET LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AT 5000 FEET AND 4 TO
  7 INCHES AT 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 190
  ABOVE 5000 FEET...AND MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED
  MOUNTAIN ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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