Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
959 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...SAN BERNARDINO AND CLARK COUNTIES
THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY.

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SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
959 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE.

* TIMING...LITTLE SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS
  THIS EVENING. RADAR AND SATELLITE DATA DOES SHOW A LARGE AREA OF
  SHOWERS OVER EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES
  MOVING NORTHWARD. IF THE AREA HOLDS TOGETHER SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  OCCUR THE REST OF TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MID
  MORNING WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES AT 5000 FEET
  AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8
  INCHES AT 5000 FEET AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...AND MAY BE
  IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...INCLUDE HIGHWAY
160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
930 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

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KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
930 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS
  LIKELY. HEAVIEST SNOW IS MOST LIKELY ACROSS THE TEHACHAPI
  MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT.

* ELEVATION: THE SNOW LEVEL IS NEAR 3500 FEET...AND MAY FALL TO
  3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING: AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE
  CALIFORNIA COAST THIS EVENING. AS IT DOES...PERIODS OF SNOW
  WILL CONTINUE. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
  WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SNOW DECREASING...AND MOSTLY ENDING
  BEFORE NOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUDDY VALLEY...PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB...
  FRAZIER PARK...TEHACHAPI...ALTA SIERRA...AND WALKER PASS.

* WINDS: NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE MAY BE
  ESPECIALLY IMPACTED BY HEAVY SNOW. HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH
  TEHACHAPI PASS COULD BECOME DIFFICULT AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS
OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
758 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM...CURRENTLY CENTERED JUST OFF OF POINT
CONCEPTION WILL TRACK SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN PRECIPITATION
BAND HAS NOW SHIFTED SOUTH AND EAST OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY...BUT A
VERY COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS LINGERS ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...
THERE WILL BE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
TONIGHT. BY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...THE POSITIONING
OF THE UPPER LOW WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WRAP AROUND MOISTURE INTO
PARTS OF OUR FORECAST AREA. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST THREAT
OF SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE THE NORTH FACING MOUNTAIN
SLOPES AND ANTELOPE VALLEY...ESPECIALLY FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.

THE SNOW LEVEL HAS LOWERED QUICKLY THIS EVENING...WITH REPORTS RANGING
ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET. WEATHER SPOTTERS HAVE ALREADY INDICATED
BRIEF SNOW SHOWERS ON THE FLOOR OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE LOW
SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE
GRAPEVINE...AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE 14 FREEWAY THROUGH
THE SOLEDAD CANYON. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS...
THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BRING THE THREAT OF BLACK ICE.

AS OF 7 PM...A WEATHER SPOTTER FROM WRIGHTWOOD REPORTED 8 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW...WHILE MOUNTAIN HIGH REPORTED 6 INCHES...WITH
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EARLIER IN THE EVENING.


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VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...
MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG
758 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL
  LIKELY BRING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY ON NORTH
  FACING SLOPES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
  TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BETWEEN 6 AND 12
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP
  TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
  THE SAN GABRIELS. SNOW LEVELS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN
  AROUND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...BUT COULD FALL AS
  LOW AS 2500 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: WITH THE LOW SNOW LEVELS...THE INTERSTATE 5
  CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE AND THE HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR THROUGH
  SOLEDAD CANYON WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED. IN ADDITION...WEST WINDS
  BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO
  EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
  NORTH AND NORTHEAST BY LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE BLOWING SNOW
  WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

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