WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 408 PM PST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.
* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY EARLY FRIDAY AND INTO NEW YEARS DAY. SHOWERS SHOULD
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 8 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...A
TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 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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