Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
357 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
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TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
357 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* ELEVATION: THE SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN NEAR 3500 FEET.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF AND END EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAMPERED AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 4000
FEET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
MAINLY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
&&
BINGHAM
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WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
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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WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
DESERTS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET.
* TIMING...SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AS THEY EXPAND FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO OCCUR. INTENSE SNOWFALL WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING DOWN TO 3500
FEET MAY ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS.
* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET AFTER 8 PM.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN
BAKER AND THE NEVADA STATE LINE...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 IN THE
MORONGO BASIN...AND POSSIBLY INTERSTATE 40 BETWEEN LUDLOW AND
ESSEX LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TRAVEL 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.
&&
$$
JA
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES THROUGH
TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR
SOUTHERN NEVADA.
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EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
316 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA....WHITE
MOUNTAINS AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK MOUNTAINS.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF DEATH
VALLEY NATIONAL PARK THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING THEN TAPER OFF
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET TODAY LOWERING TO 4000 FEET LATE THIS
EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES AT 5000 FEET AND 4 TO
7 INCHES AT 7000 FEET.
* WINDS...SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 190
ABOVE 5000 FEET...AND MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE ON UNTREATED
MOUNTAIN ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER DESERTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
.A COLD...COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO AROUND 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.
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SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY.
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER FROM 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...TO
3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO
9 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO
ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
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.
RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS. IF POSSIBLE...
CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING.
&&
$$
ATKIN
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER DESERTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
.A COLD...COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO AROUND 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.
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SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST WEDNESDAY.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER FROM 5500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...TO
3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO
12 INCHES BELOW 4500 FEET...AND BETWEEN 12 AND 24 INCHES ABOVE
4500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY IN SNOW SHOWERS.
TRAVEL ON ALL MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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.
RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS. IF POSSIBLE...
CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER DESERTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
.A COLD...COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO AROUND 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST WEDNESDAY.
HEAVY SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER FROM 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON TO
3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO
8 INCHES BELOW 4500 FEET...BETWEEN 9 TO 20 INCHES BETWEEN
4500 AND ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND TWO TO THREE FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET.
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF A FEW MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY IN
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER BELOW THE CAJON PASS BY THIS EVENING....
AND NOT LIFT ABOVE THE PASS UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
AFFECT BOTH THE COMMUTE THIS EVENING AND THE MORNING COMMUTE
WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
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. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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.
RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLICK ROADS. IF POSSIBLE...
CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER DESERTS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
.A COLD...COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND EAST ACROSS NORTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND BE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL TO AROUND 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT.
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
306 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST WEDNESDAY.
SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
DESERT VALLEY FLOORS. MUCH HEAVIER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
ABOVE 3000 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
NORTH SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
226 PM MST TUE FEB 9 2010
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JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COTTONWOOD VISITOR CENTER
126 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY...AND IT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 10
AM PST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY 8 PM THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM TOMORROW MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING
NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH ON WEDNESDAY.
* SNOW LEVELS: FALLING FROM 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON TO 4000
FEET TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS: ROADS AND TRAILS IN THE PARK...MAINLY THOSE AT AND
ABOVE 4000 FEET...WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW-COVERED. THUNDER
SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...LEADING TO BRIEF BURSTS OF
HEAVY SNOW AND A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY.
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.
&&
$$
STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THE LATEST FORECASTS BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO
ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
1206 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS...
.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK JUST TO THE WEST OF THE
REGION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
TO THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL.
SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY START OUT BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET
TODAY...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE
GRAPEVINE...AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE 14 FREEWAY
THROUGH THE SOLEDAD CANYON.
IF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW TRACKS RIGHT OVER THE REGION...
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SNOW LEVELS COULD FALL AS LOW AS 2500 FEET
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD BRING SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS...INCLUDING THE CUYAMA AND ANTELOPE
VALLEYS.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA...SAN MARCOS PASS...
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
1206 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...
THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS.
* MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND
4000 FEET THIS MORNING...BUT WILL LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET
LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE SNOW COULD FALL AS
LOW AS 2500 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT WITH LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE ON
HIGHWAY 101 OVER CUESTA PASS.
* OTHER IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL ALSO
AFFECT THE AREA ON TODAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH TONIGHT.
THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE
BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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.
&&
$$
WOFFORD
