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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS San Diego, CA

December 11, 2011Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 11, 2011, 1:45 PM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Dec 12, 2011, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2011, 1:45 PM PST (21:45 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 12, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 13, 2011, 1:08 PM PST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

Counties Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA

The radar

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San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 145 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2011-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, San Diego, CA at 12:00Z on 2011-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1050 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

201 
WWUS46 KSGX 112145
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
145 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011

...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING THE RETURN OF WINTRY WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE
SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY FALL FROM BETWEEN 4500
AND 5500 FEET MONDAY MORNING...TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE DAY. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN
BETWEEN AROUND 4000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BUT MAY BE
LOCALLY LOWER DOWN TO 3000 FEET. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
SHOULD BE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHWARD ACROSS MOUNT SAN JACINTO TO MOUNT LAGUNA IN THE SAN
DIEGO MOUNTAINS.

CAZ055-056-058-120600-
/O.UPG.KSGX.WS.A.0003.111212T1800Z-111213T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WS.W.0007.111212T1800Z-111213T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
145 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 2 PM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 2 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET DURING
  THE DAY ON MONDAY...AND HOLD STEADY THROUGH TUESDAY.

* LOCATION: THE GREATER POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS IN
  THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH LESSER
  POTENTIAL ELSEWHERE IN MOUNTAIN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 20 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN
  THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FOR THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
  MOUNTAINS...AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS
  ABOVE 5000 FEET. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO
  AROUND 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY
  AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING TO
  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA...
  IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... 
  BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN... 
  FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... RUNNING 
  SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 

* VISIBILITY: MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. 

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ENTERING THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD
  BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE
  ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD...
  WATER...AND CLOTHING.

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.

&&

$$

PALMER
7 follow-up statements
077 
WWUS46 KSGX 120455
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
855 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011

...HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WINTRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL
MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS LATE MONDAY MORNING AND BECOME WIDESPREAD
IN THE AFTERNOON CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION
WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS FOR TUESDAY BUT CONTINUE. THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL BE 4000 TO 4500 FEET IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND NEAR
5000 FEET IN THE SAN DIEGO MOUNTAINS TO START...THEN LOWER TO 3500
TO 4000 FEET IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT AND 4000
TO 4500 FEET IN THE SAN DIEGO MOUNTAINS. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE
THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL BE OVER MOUNT SAN JACINTO IN THE RIVERSIDE
MOUNTAINS AND MOUNT LAGUNA IN THE SAN DIEGO MOUNTAINS WHERE NEAR
A FOOT IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET AND SEVERAL INCHES DOWN TO 4500
FEET. MINOR ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 3500 FEET DURING
MONDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-056-058-121300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0007.111212T1800Z-111213T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
855 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO
2 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM MONDAY TO 2 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER 4000 TO 4500 FEET DURING
  MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND AT TIMES 3500 TO 4000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY.

* LOCATION: THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
  IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. SIGNIFICANT
  ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN ALL MOUNTAINS DOWN TO 5000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS FORECAST
  FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY
  18 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. FOR THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
  MOUNTAINS...AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH UP TO 12 INCHES AT 6000 FEET. 1 TO 3
  INCHES OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE PREDICTED DOWN TO AROUND 4000 FEET.
  A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF WET SNOW COULD GET AS LOW AS 3500 FEET
  IN THE LUCERNE VALLEY.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW
  SHOWERS ON TUESDAY BUT CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA...
  IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... 
  BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN... 
  FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... RUNNING 
  SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 

* VISIBILITY: WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND FOG.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ENTERING THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD
  BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE
  ROAD CLOSURES. CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD...WATER...AND
  CLOTHING.

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.

&&

$$

TARDY
746 
WWUS46 KSGX 121102
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
302 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011

...HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AND IN THE UPPER DESERTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AND TO THE UPPER DESERTS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

CAZ060-122200-
/O.EXB.KSGX.WS.W.0007.111213T0600Z-111213T1800Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...
EL MIRAGE...HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE
302 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3500 FEET THIS EVENING...WILL
  LOWER TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING
  TUESDAY...RISING TO NEAR 4000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH
  THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS MORE LIKELY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
  SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND NEAR OTHER HIGHER
  TERRAIN.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...EL MIRAGE...
  HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE

* IMPACTS: 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. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND
  ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE IMPACTED LATE TONIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY 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. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE
15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE
IMPACTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

CAZ055-056-058-122200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0007.111212T1800Z-111213T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
302 AM PST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 2 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...EXCEPT
  LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATION: THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
  IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. SIGNIFICANT
  ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN ALL MOUNTAINS DOWN TO 5000 FEET WITH
  A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM A FEW INCHES DOWN
  TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET...TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE
  SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
  FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...TAPERING TO SCATTERED 
  SNOW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY BUT CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA...
  IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... 
  BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN... 
  FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... RUNNING 
  SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 

* VISIBILITY: WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  FROM FOG AND DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
  MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15
  THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE
  IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA
FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS
AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY LATE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

MARTIN
610 
WWUS46 KSGX 122149
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
149 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011

...HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AND IN THE UPPER DESERTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY AND TO THE UPPER DESERTS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

CAZ060-130600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0007.111213T0600Z-111213T1800Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...
EL MIRAGE...HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE
149 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3500 FEET THIS EVENING...WILL
  LOWER TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING
  TUESDAY...RISING TO NEAR 4000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH
  THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS MORE LIKELY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
  SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND NEAR OTHER HIGHER
  TERRAIN.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...EL MIRAGE...
  HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE

* IMPACTS: 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. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND
  ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE IMPACTED LATE TONIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY 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. TRAVEL ON
INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT
COULD BE IMPACTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

CAZ055-056-058-130600-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111213T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
149 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM
PST TUESDAY.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...EXCEPT
  LOWERING TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
  MORNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATION: THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
  IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. SIGNIFICANT
  ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN ALL MOUNTAINS DOWN TO 5000 FEET WITH
  A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM A FEW INCHES DOWN
  NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE
  SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
  FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...TAPERING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ON
  TUESDAY BUT CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA...
  IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON
  FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN... FOREST
  FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN
  PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD

* VISIBILITY: WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  IN FOG AND DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
  MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15
  THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE
  IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA
FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS
AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY LATE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$
582 
WWUS46 KSGX 130513
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
913 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS
THROUGH TUESDAY AND IN THE UPPER DESERTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TO THE UPPER DESERTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ060-131400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0007.111213T0600Z-111213T1800Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...
EL MIRAGE...HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE
913 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10
AM PST TUESDAY.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3500 FEET THIS EVENING...WILL LOWER
  TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING
  TUESDAY...RISING TO NEAR 4000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH
  LARGEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
  AND SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND NEAR OTHER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING: LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...EL MIRAGE...  
  HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE

* IMPACTS: 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. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND
  ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE IMPACTED LATE TONIGHT INTO
  TUESDAY 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. TRAVEL ON
INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT
COULD BE IMPACTED LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

CAZ055-056-058-131400-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111213T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
913 PM PST MON DEC 12 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2
PM PST TUESDAY.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...LOWERING TO
  3000 TO 3500 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE
  SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATION: THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
  IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET AND IN THE SAN
  DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FT. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED IN ALL MOUNTAINS DOWN TO 5000 FEET WITH A FEW INCHES
  POSSIBLE DOWN TO 4000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO
  TWO INCHES DOWN NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...TO 6 TO 8 INCHES
  ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND 4
  TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF RIVERSIDE AND
  SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA...
  IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON
  FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN... FOREST FALLS...LAKE
  ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN
  PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD.

* VISIBILITY: WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  IN FOG AND HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
  MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS
  AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15
  THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE
  IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA
FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS
AND ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT COULD BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY LATE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

SS
845 
WWUS46 KSGX 130854
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1254 AM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UPPER DESERTS...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA THROUGH TODAY...BRINGING
SNOW SHOWERS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO
FOR THE MOUNTAINS INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOWFALL FOR THE UPPER DESERTS INTO THIS MORNING.

CAZ060-131200-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111213T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSGX.WW.Y.0015.111213T0854Z-111213T1800Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...
EL MIRAGE...HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE
1254 AM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
ABOVE 3000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* ELEVATION: 3500 FEET...EXCEPT 3000 FEET IN THE LUCERNE VALLEY

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 TO 3500 FEET...EXCEPT 2500 TO
  3000 FEET IN THE LUCERNE VALLEY...RISING TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET IN
  THE AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
  LUCERNE VALLEY AND NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN GABRIEL
  AND SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
  AN INCH OR LESS...MAINLY ON NON-PAVED SURFACES.

* TIMING: THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...EL MIRAGE...
  HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE 

* IMPACTS: 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. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON
  PASS AND NEARBY AREAS COULD BE IMPACTED INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND
NEARBY AREAS COULD BE IMPACTED INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&



$$

CAZ055-056-058-131200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111213T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
1254 AM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...EXCEPT 3500 TO
  4000 FEET 3000 TO 3500 FEET INTO THIS MORNING FOR THE SAN
  BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO
  TWO INCHES DOWN NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...TO 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE
  6000 FEET IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND 3 TO 5
  INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF RIVERSIDE AND SAN
  DIEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...WITH BRIEF MODERATE TO LOCALLY
  HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...TAPERING
  OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA...
  IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... 
  BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN... 
  FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... RUNNING 
  SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 

* VISIBILITY: WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
  IN FOG AND MODERATE HEAVY SNOW.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
  MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY
  CHAINSAND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15
  THROUGH THE CAJON PASS COULD BE IMPACTED INTO THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA
FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS
COULD BE IMPACTED INTO THIS MORNING.

&&

$$

MARTIN
555 
WWUS46 KSGX 131047
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
247 AM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UPPER DESERTS...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM STORM WILL MOVE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA THROUGH TODAY...BRINGING
SNOW SHOWERS WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR
THE MOUNTAINS INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL
FOR THE UPPER DESERTS INTO THIS MORNING.

CAZ055-056-058-131800-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111213T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
247 AM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...EXCEPT 3500 TO
  4000 FEET INTO THIS MORNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
  MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM ONE 
  TO TWO INCHES DOWN NEAR 4000 TO 4500 FEET...TO 4 TO 8 INCHES 
  ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...AND 
  3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF RIVERSIDE 
  AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...WITH BRIEF MODERATE TO 
  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...
  TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA...
  IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... 
  BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN... 
  FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... RUNNING 
  SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD 

* VISIBILITY: WILL BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR 
  LESSIN FOG AND MODERATE HEAVY SNOW. 

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
  MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY
  CHAINSAND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15
  THROUGH THE CAJON PASS COULD BE IMPACTED INTO THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA
FOOD AND CLOTHING. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS
COULD BE IMPACTED INTO THIS MORNING.

&&

$$

CAZ060-131800-
/O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-111213T1800Z/
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...APPLE VALLEY...EL MIRAGE...
HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY
247 AM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 TO 3500 FEET...EXCEPT 2500 
  TO 3000 FEET IN THE LUCERNE VALLEY...RISING TO 4000 TO 4500 
  FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE 
  LUCERNE VALLEY AND NEAR THE DESERT FOOTHILLS OF THE SAN 
  GABRIEL AND SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. ELSEWHERE...LOCAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS...MAINLY ON NON-PAVED 
  SURFACES. 

* TIMING: THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: APPLE VALLEY...EL MIRAGE...HESPERIA...
  LUCERNE VALLEY 

* IMPACTS: 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. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 
  THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND NEARBY AREAS COULD BE IMPACTED 
  INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 

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. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS AND
NEARBY AREAS COULD BE IMPACTED INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

$$

MARTIN
120 
WWUS46 KSGX 132108
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
108 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

.THE SNOWFALL HAS MOSTLY ENDED IN THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ONLY
LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 

CAZ055-056-058-132215-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111213T2200Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
108 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

ONLY LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING...AND MOSTLY IN THE SAN DIEGO
MOUNTAINS. THE LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL END THIS EVENING.

$$

PG

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.