Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1002 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO AREAS ABOVE 4500 FEET
IN INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO LIKELY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

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EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
1002 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

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

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE
  SOUTHERN SIERRA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF
  DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK THIS AFTERNOON THEN SLOWLY TAPER OFF
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. THE BEST
  CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  LATE THIS EVENING.

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

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AT 5000 FEET AND UP TO
  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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