WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 408 PM PST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST FRIDAY FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY.
* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THIS EVENING INTO NEW YEARS DAY. SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN
TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 12 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK WITH THE
HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000
FEET...A TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
* BLOWING SNOW: SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
OVER RIDGETOPS MAY CAUSE REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS DIFFICULT AT TIMES.
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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TD
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