WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 417 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. A SECOND STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
* SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET IN WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY
AND LASSEN PARK THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUING AROUND 4000 FEET
IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 5000 TO 6000 FEET OVER THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.
* MAIN IMPACT: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS THE FIRST STORM MOVES THOUGH. THE
SECOND STRONGER STORM WILL BRING 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS: LOCAL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. STRONG
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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.
$$
WINTER STORM WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 417 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
INTO TONIGHT. A SECOND STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
* SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO AROUND 4500 FEET IN WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY
AND LASSEN PARK THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUING AROUND 4000 FEET
IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVEL 5000 TO 6000 FEET OVER THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.
* MAIN IMPACT: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS THE FIRST STORM MOVES THOUGH. THE
SECOND STRONGER STORM WILL BRING 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS: LOCAL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. STRONG
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT RESULTING IN AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$
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