Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 16, 2011, 9:55 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 17, 2011, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 52 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
- Feb 16, 2011, 9:55 PM PST (05:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2011, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2011, 10:50 AM PST
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
172 WWUS46 KSTO 170555 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 955 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 CAZ068-171430- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110217T0800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 955 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THERE IS STILL A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT TONIGHT. SLICK ROADS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY. THE LASSEN PARK AREA. HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS YUBA PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ069-171430- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T2100Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110217T0800Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 955 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THERE IS STILL A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 3 TO 4 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT TONIGHT. SLICK ROADS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALL ELEVATIONS AND HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS IN LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ067-171430- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T2100Z-110219T0600Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 955 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A DECREASE IN SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT IT WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...NEVADA CITY...INTERSTATE 80 ABOVE COLFAX...HIGHWAY 50 ABOVE PLACERVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ066-171430- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0002.110218T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110219T0600Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 955 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A DECREASE IN SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT IT WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE TOWN OF PARADISE AND ALL ELEVATIONS 2000 FEET AND ABOVE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ014-171430- /O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1800Z-110218T1400Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 955 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW......WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE TOWN OF BURNEY. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ELEVATION:ALL. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE TOWN OF BURNEY. HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALL BACK COUNTRY LOCATIONS. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ013-063-171430- /O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1500Z-110218T1400Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 955 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY EVENING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS. MENDOCINO PASS. INTERSTATE 5 ABOVE SHASTA LAKE. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$
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763 WWUS46 KSTO 170603 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1003 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 CAZ068-171330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110217T0800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 1003 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT TONIGHT. SLICK ROADS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY. THE LASSEN PARK AREA. HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS YUBA PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ069-171330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T2100Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110217T0800Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1003 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 3 TO 4 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT TONIGHT. SLICK ROADS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOW OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALL ELEVATIONS...BUT ESPECIALLY HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS DONNER PASS AND ECHO SUMMIT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS IN LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ067-171330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T2100Z-110219T0600Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 1003 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A DECREASE IN SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT IT WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...NEVADA CITY. INTERSTATE 80 ABOVE COLFAX. HIGHWAY 50 ABOVE PLACERVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ066-171330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110219T0600Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 1003 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A DECREASE IN SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT IT WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE TOWN OF PARADISE. ALL HIGHWAYS ABOVE 2000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ014-171330- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1800Z-110218T1400Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1003 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE TOWN OF BURNEY. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ELEVATION: ALL. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE TOWN OF BURNEY. ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ013-063-171330- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1500Z-110218T1400Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 1003 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY EVENING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS. MENDOCINO PASS. INTERSTATE 5 ABOVE SHASTA LAKE. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ SG
966 WWUS46 KSTO 170803 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1203 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ068-172015- /O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110217T0800Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110219T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 1203 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ069-172015- /O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110217T1100Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T2100Z-110219T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1203 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT 3 TO 4 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS IN LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ067-172015- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T2100Z-110219T0600Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 1203 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A DECREASE IN SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT IT WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ066-172015- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1800Z-110219T0600Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 1203 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A DECREASE IN SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...BUT IT WILL INCREASE AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ014-172015- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1800Z-110218T1400Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1203 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE TOWN OF BURNEY. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ELEVATION: * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ013-063-172015- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1500Z-110218T1400Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 1203 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY EVENING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ JCLAPP
547 WWUS46 KSTO 171110 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 310 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ069-172315- /O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110217T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1500Z-110219T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 310 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING. EXPECT 3 TO 4 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS IN LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && 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. && $$ CAZ068-172315- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1500Z-110219T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 310 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ067-172315- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1500Z-110219T0600Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 310 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT LATE TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ066-172315- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1500Z-110219T0600Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 310 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT LATE TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAGALIA...UPPER PARADISE * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ014-172315- /O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1500Z-110218T1400Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 310 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE TOWN OF BURNEY. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ013-063-172315- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1500Z-110218T1400Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 310 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ JCLAPP
350 WWUS46 KSTO 171137 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 337 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ068-172345- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1500Z-110219T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 337 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ069-172345- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1500Z-110219T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 337 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING. EXPECT 3 TO 4 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET... WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT EARLY THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS IN LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ067-172345- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1500Z-110219T0600Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 337 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT LATE TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ066-172345- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.110217T1500Z-110219T0600Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 337 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT LATE TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM 1500 TO 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ064-172345- /O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1500Z-110218T0800Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 337 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COBB. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ014-172345- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1500Z-110218T1400Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 337 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE TOWN OF BURNEY. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ013-063-172345- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.110217T1500Z-110218T1400Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 337 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING:SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ JCLAPP
442 WWUS46 KSTO 171715 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ063-180515- /O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ013-180515- /O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 299 AND 44. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && 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. && $$ CAZ064-180515- /O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T0800Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * ELEVATION: MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET. SNOW MAY REACH CLEAR LAKE LEVELS AT TIMES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: KONOCTI. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ068-180515- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ069-180515- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 3 TO 4 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET... WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS IN LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ067-180515- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT LATE TODAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...NEVADA CITY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ066-180515- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT LATE TODAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ014-180515- /O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 915 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE TOWN OF BURNEY. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$
963 WWUS46 KSTO 171846 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ068-180700- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...LASSEN PARK. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ013-180700- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 299 AND 44. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && 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. && $$ CAZ069-180700- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 3 TO 4 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET... WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGES AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50, 4, 88, AND 108. * IMPACTS: SLICK ROADS IN LIGHT SNOW EARLY THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ063-180700- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && 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. && $$ CAZ064-180700- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T0800Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. * ELEVATION: MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET. SNOW MAY REACH CLEAR LAKE LEVELS AT TIMES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: KONOCTI. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ067-180700- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT LATE TODAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...NEVADA CITY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ066-180700- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 5 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE A BIT LATE TODAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ015-180600- /O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T0600Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT IN REDDING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. && $$ CAZ014-180700- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1046 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE TOWN OF BURNEY. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE MODERATE AT TIMES TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BURNEY. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. && $$
081 WWUS46 KSTO 172321 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ015-180800- /O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T0800Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE CITY OF REDDING...WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF TOWN. UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SURROUNDING NORTHERN FOOTHILLS BY LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW LEVELS HAVE DROPPED TO DOWNTOWN REDDING THIS AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE A LULL IN THE SNOW THIS EVENING...BUT MORE SNOW MAY FALL TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN VERY LOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DOWNTOWN REDDING. THE REDDING AIRPORT. FOOTHILLS SURROUNDING REDDING. ANDERSON. AREAS TO THE SOUTH...SUCH AS RED BLUFF...WILL NOT BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SLUSHY SNOW IN THE CITY OF REDDING. && $$ CAZ068-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW TONIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST PASSES THIS EVENING...CREATING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY. THE LASSEN PARK AREA. HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS YUBA PASS. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER. && $$ CAZ013-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH OF SHASTA LAKE. MOUNTAIN AREAS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL RECEIVE 18 TO 24 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW. * ELEVATION:THE WARNING INCLUDES ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW LATER THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5. SHASTA LAKE. THE CASTLE CRAGS RECREATIONAL AREA. ALL MOUNTAIN AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST LATER THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER. && $$ CAZ069-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 3 TO 4 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET... WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE SNOW TONIGHT...HOWEVER SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 65 MPH THIS EVENING OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES...CREATING WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALL ELEVATIONS...BUT ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING INTO TONIGHT. MORE HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS AND HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ063-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ABOVE 1500 FEET BY 7 AM. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING...THOUGH HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS. MENDOCINO PASS. THE MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER RIDGES THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER. && $$ CAZ064-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T0800Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ABOVE 1500 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING...HOWEVER HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS AND HIGH IMPACT FROM THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH COLD TEMPERATURES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MIDDLETOWN. KONOCTI. THE UPPER FOOTHILLS SURROUNDING CLEAR LAKE. VINEYARD IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS. && $$ CAZ067-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH OVER 18 INCHES NEAR 3000 FEET...BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: VERY HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT BEFORE SNOW INCREASES AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY. NEVADA CITY. INTERSTATE 80 ABOVE COLFAX. HIGHWAY 50 ABOVE PLACERVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. SLUSHY...MELTING SNOW FROM 1500 FEET TO 2000 FEET LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ICY ROADS. && $$ CAZ066-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW NEAR 2000 FEET...WITH OVER A FOOT NEAR 3000 FEET. * TIMING:PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE ABOVE 2000 FEET AS WELL. A PERIOD OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL REDEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE TOWN OF PARADISE. SNOW MAY FALL DOWN TO 1500 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. SLUSHY...MELTING SNOW FROM 1500 FEET TO 2000 FEET LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. ICY ROADS. && $$ CAZ014-180800- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 321 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BURNEY. MOUNTAIN PASSES LEADING INTO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HIGH AVALANCHE POTENTIAL. && $$ SG
554 WWUS46 KSTO 180600 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 CAZ063-180700- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. $$ CAZ015-181200- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1200Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IN THE FOOTHILLS SURROUNDING REDDING TONIGHT. AN INCH OR SO OF SLUSHY SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE IN DOWNTOWN REDDING AND AT THE REDDING AIRPORT. * TIMING: A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES TONIGHT FROM JUST SOUTH OF REDDING TO THE NORTHERN FOOTHILLS. THIS BAND MAY HOLD TOGETHER LATE INTO THE NIGHT...MEANING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REDDING AREA AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS. THE BAND OF PRECIPITATION SHOULD WEAKEN LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS: LOCAL SOUTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DOWNTOWN REDDING. THE REDDING AIRPORT. FOOTHILLS SURROUNDING REDDING. ANDERSON. AREAS TO THE SOUTH...SUCH AS RED BLUFF...WILL NOT BE IMPACTED BY SNOW. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN SLUSHY SNOW IN THE CITY OF REDDING. ICY ROADS IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTH OF THE CITY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE UNTIL VERY LATE TONIGHT. && $$ CAZ064-181200- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1200Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 1500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...THE IMPACT FROM THE SNOWFALL THAT AFFECTED THE AREA EARLIER IN THE DAY WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH COLD TEMPERATURES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MIDDLETOWN. KONOCTI. THE UPPER FOOTHILLS SURROUNDING CLEAR LAKE. VINEYARD IN THE FOOTHILLS. * WINDS:SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS:LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS. && $$ CAZ067-181330- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T2000Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ABOVE 2000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ABOVE 2000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL SHIFT SOUTH OVERNIGHT...BUT REDEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE ABOVE 2500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY. NEVADA CITY. INTERSTATE 80 ABOVE COLFAX. HIGHWAY 50 ABOVE PLACERVILLE. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. ICY ROADS TONIGHT. SLUSHY... MELTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. && $$ CAZ066-181330- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T2000Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING:THERE IS CURRENTLY A LULL IN THE PRECIPITATION...SCATTERED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AND MORE SNOW AND RAIN WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE ABOVE 2500 FEET EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE TOWN OF PARADISE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH UPPER ELEVATIONS AND EXPOSED AREAS. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. ICY ROADS TONIGHT. SLUSHY... MELTING SNOW FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. && $$ CAZ068-181330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 12 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW HAS TURNED MORE SHOWERY TONIGHT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH UPPER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY. THE LASSEN PARK AREA. HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUCH AS YUBA PASS. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER. && $$ CAZ013-181330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LOCALLY...2 TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * ELEVATION:ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: A BAND OF SNOW CONTINUES LATE THIS EVENING OVER THE AREA. THIS BAND WILL PROBABLY HOLD TOGETHER INTO TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5. SHASTA LAKE. THE CASTLE CRAGS RECREATIONAL AREA. ALL MOUNTAIN AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER. && $$ CAZ069-181330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS SHIFTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 LATE THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 88 AND A GOOD PORTION OF ALPINE...CALAVERAS AND TUOLUMNE COUNTIES. LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...AND SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON OVER INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALL ELEVATIONS...BUT ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING INTO TONIGHT. MORE HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY FRIDAY. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS AND HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ARE ALSO EXPECTED. && $$ CAZ014-181330- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 1000 PM PST THU FEB 17 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW MAY FALL OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF LATE THIS EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...THOUGH A BAND OF SNOW TO THE WEST MAY MOVE THROUGH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS FROM EARLIER SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS:NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER RIDGES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BURNEY. MOUNTAIN PASSES LEADING INTO THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS:HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS. HIGH AVALANCHE POTENTIAL. && $$ SG/RB
783 WWUS46 KSTO 181210 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 410 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 CAZ013-181315- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 410 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SHASTA LAKE AREA AND NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE BY ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD AND ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK. $$ CAZ015-064-181315- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T1200Z/ NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING 410 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE BY ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD AND ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK. $$ CAZ066-181315- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T2000Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- 410 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE BY ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD AND ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK. $$ CAZ014-181315- /O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-110218T1500Z/ BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- 410 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE BURNEY BASIN AND EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY. LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BUT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. EXTRA PRECAUTIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE BY ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE VERY COLD AND ROADWAYS WILL BE SLICK. $$ CAZ068-190015- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 410 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 12 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH UPPER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IN PRONE AREAS. && $$ CAZ069-190015- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 410 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON OVER INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. SNOW WILL FINALLY TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BLUE CANYON * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING INTO TONIGHT. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS AND HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ARE POSSIBLE IN PRONE AREAS. && $$ CAZ067-182000- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110218T2000Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 410 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ABOVE 2000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES ABOVE 2000 FEET THIS MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE 2500 FEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN AND EXPOSED RIDGES. * IMPACTS: LOW ELEVATION SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INCLUDING ICY ROADWAYS. SLUSHY ROADWAYS DUE TO MELTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING. && $$
313 WWUS46 KSTO 181839 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1039 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...MORE SNOW TO AFFECT THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT CAUSING MORE SNOW OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA. SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE FOOTHILLS...DOWN TO AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FEET...ALTHOUGH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM MAY CAUSE THE SNOW LEVEL TO RISE TO 3000 FEET OR HIGHER AT TIMES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL MAINLY SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80 CORRIDOR. THUS THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVEL TO THE MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS. MANY LOCATIONS IN THE SIERRA HAVE LOST POWER. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO POSTPONE TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ068-190500- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.110218T1839Z-110219T2000Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 1039 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 T0 8 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. UP TO 4 INCHES FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH UPPER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IN PRONE AREAS. 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. && $$ CAZ067-069-190500- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/ MOTHERLODE-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 1039 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY FOR THE MOTHERLODE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 2500 TO 3000 FEET...GENERALLY 12 TO 18 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 2 FEET OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MOTHERLODE FROM GRASS VALLEY TO SONORA. INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50...AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 49. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS AND HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ARE POSSIBLE IN PRONE AREAS. && $$ CAZ066-190500- /O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.110218T1839Z-110219T2000Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE 1039 AM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. * ELEVATION: SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. SNOW COVERED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ JHM
785 WWUS46 KSTO 190445 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 845 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...MORE SNOW TO AFFECT THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .SNOW LEVELS HAVE INCREASED THIS EVENING OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES GENERALLY RANGING BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET OVER THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS. ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE OVER SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 2500 FEET AND 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AT THE 3200 FOOT LEVEL. COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR AFTER 4 AM AND LOWER SNOW LEVELS BACK INTO THE MOTHERLODE DOWN TO 1500 TO 2000 FEET DURING THE MORNING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL DURING THE MORNING PERIOD ABOVE 2000 FEET. TRAVEL TO THE MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS. MANY LOCATIONS IN THE SIERRA HAVE LOST POWER. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO POSTPONE TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ067-191645- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.110219T1200Z-110219T2000Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 845 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 T0 4 INCHES SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ069-191645- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 845 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...GENERALLY 10 TO 16 INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT...THEN TAPERING OFF DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS AND HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER ARE POSSIBLE IN PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ064-191200- /O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-110219T1200Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEPORT 845 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 T0 5 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT WITH UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING THIS EVENING THEN TAPERING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COBB MOUNTAIN * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN SNOW. 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. && $$ CAZ066-068-191645- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...CHESTER...QUINCY 845 PM PST FRI FEB 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 T0 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 2000 TO 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW INCREASING IN AREAL COVERAGE AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH UPPER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS INCLUDING HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER IN PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BARUFFALDI
849 WWUS46 KSTO 191156 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 356 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...MORE SNOW TO AFFECT THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS MORNING... .COLDER AIR IS MOVING INTO THE AREA WITH SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOTHERLODE LOWERING DOWN TO AROUND 1500 FEET THIS MORNING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL DURING THE MORNING PERIOD ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA MAY SEE UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES. MOTORISTS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THIS MORNING. CAZ064-191300- /O.EXP.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-110219T1200Z/ CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEPORT 356 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY OVER SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ069-192000- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 356 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET...6 TO 10 INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING THEN TAPERING OFF BY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS AND HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER POSSIBLE IN AVALANCHE PRONE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ066-068-192000- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...CHESTER...QUINCY 356 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 T0 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 2000 TO 3000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING OVERNIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH UPPER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...PARADISE * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS WITH HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER POSSIBLE IN AVALANCHE PRONE AREAS. 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. && $$ CAZ067-192000- /O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.110219T1200Z-110219T2000Z/ MOTHERLODE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY 356 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 T0 4 INCHES THIS MORNING ABOVE 1500 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
963 WWUS46 KSTO 191850 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1050 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 CAZ069-192000- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/ WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 1050 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ CAZ066>068-192000- /O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-110219T2000Z/ NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...CHESTER... QUINCY 1050 AM PST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK...AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sacramento, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 16, 6:30 PM PST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 6:30 PM PST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 630 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 .DISCUSSION... .UPDATE... ONE AREA OF CONVECTION REMAINS JUST NORTH OF OROVILLE...AND UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS. A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE CAN BE SEEN DROPPING SOUTH ON THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LOOP NEAR 40N/140W. THIS WILL INDUCE SLIGHT RIDGING OVER OUR REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS...COUPLED WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING FROM THE SUN...SHOULD STABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE WITH PARTIAL CLEARING OVERNIGHT. WE LEFT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN PLACE FOR LASSEN PARK AND THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA TO COVER THE SLICK ROADS AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THAT REMAIN. WE ALSO DROPPED THE WARNINGS FOR THE FOOTHILLS...AND DROPPED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR THE INTERIOR NORTHERN AND SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE BURNEY BASIN. WE PLAN TO CANCEL THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES THAT REMAIN LATER IN THE SHIFT...THEN PROBABLY ISSUE NEW WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE NEXT SYSTEM DUE TO ARRIVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MORE ON THIS LATER. IN THE MEANTIME...THE GENERAL TREND WILL BE TOWARD CLEARING SKIES AND DECREASING PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WITH PATCHY FOG. WE UPDATED OUR ZONE FORECAST TO REFLECT THESE TRENDS. SG .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION (ISSUED 3:30 PM WEDNESDAY)... ACTIVE SHORT TERM FORECAST STILL ON TRACK...WITH EVENING CONVECTION THEN OVERALL HEAVY SNOW AND ASSOCIATED SNOW LEVEL CONCERNS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. TONIGHT...THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY OF CONVECTION...BUT NOTHING THAT HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET STRONG...WITH LOTS OF SMALL HAIL REPORTS...MAINLY PEA AND SMALLER IN SIZE. EXPECT CONVECTION TO DECREASE RAPIDLY IN VALLEY WITH SETTING SUN. AS FAR AS HIGHLIGHTS GO...SNOW IS CONTINUING IN BURNEY AND AREAS OF ZONES 13 AND 14. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALREADY IN EFFECT THERE. WITH ONGOING ACTIVITY WILL NOT TAKE THIS DOWN BUT LET EVENING SHIFT TAKE A FRESH LOOK TO POSSIBLY EXTEND...BUT DOES LOOK LIKE CONVECTION SHOULD DECREASE TO ALLOW THIS TO EXPIRE. FOR THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL ALSO KEEP THIS GOING. SNOW LEVELS HAVE BEEN DOWN TO 2500 FEET WITH HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. WITH CONVECTIVE NATURE TO THE SNOW THIS EVENING AND EARLY NIGHT...WILL KEEP THE WARNING GOING FOR THE FOOTHILLS ALTHOUGH IMPACTS THERE LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE MORE MINIMAL...BUT CONFIDENCE HIGHER IN HIGHER TERRAIN TO KEEP WARNING GOING THROUGH THE NIGHT. NEXT SYSTEM THEN KICKS IN BY MID DAY TOMORROW. THIS STORM LOOKS TO BE SIMILAR IN STRENGTH TO CURRENT SYSTEM BUT WITH LOWER SNOW LEVELS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW...THAN PROBABLY WILL BE ABOUT A THOUSAND FEET LOWER BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS IS CURRENTLY COVERED BY A WINTER STORM WATCH...SO WILL NOT CHANGE THIS UNTIL CURRENT WARNING IS EXPIRED TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE...BUT WILL ADD VERBIAGE TO NOT THE NEXT SYSTEM. MODELS NOT IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THIS STORM BUT GFS DOES LINGER IT IN THE AREA WITH ENERGY DROPPING SOUTH ALONG COAST WITH A NICE UPPER DIFFLUENCE AREA PUSHING INTO THE AREA FRIDAY...THEN LINGERING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGHLIGHTS MAY ALSO BE NEEDED TO BE PUSHED NORTH...BUT WILL LET LATER SHIFTS WORK ON THIS. && .EXTENDED DISCUSSION (SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)... MODELS SHOW AN UNSETTLED PATTERN CONTINUING INTO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORCAL WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN BY SUNDAY NIGHT WHILE A SECONDARY UPPER LOW QUICKLY FOLLOWS BEHIND IT. THIS SECOND LOW OFF THE PACNW COAST WILL DIG SOUTHWARD INTO NORCAL ON MONDAY. THE ECMWF MODEL KEEPS THIS LOW GENERALLY OVER THE OCEAN AND JUST NUDGING INTO THE COASTLINE WHILE THE GFS HAS THE LOW MOVING RIGHT OVER NORCAL. HAVE MAINTAINED THE TREND OF SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE EXTENDED UNTIL THE MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE STORM'S TRACK. THIS SECOND LOW WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS AROUND 2000-3000 FEET WITH LEVELS AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES INCREASING MIDWEEK. JBB .AVIATION... UPR TROF OVR NORCAL WITH SCTD SHWRS. MNLY VFR OVR INTR NORCAL EXC SCT MVFR/IFR CONDS IN SHWRS WITH ISOLD LIFR CONDS IN MTNS. SN LVLS ARND 020 MSL. ISOLD TSTM/TSRAGS POSS TIL 06Z THU. STG SWLY FLOW ALF. IN CNTRL VLY...LCL S-SW SFC WND GSTS 25 TO 30 KTS TIL ARND 04Z THU. IN MTNS...AREAS S-SW SFC WND GSTS 25 TO 35 KTS TNGT INTO THU. && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK. WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR THE MOTHERLODE...NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 16, 4:00 AM PST, 17 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 400 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-171500- SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY- CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES- CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE- EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 400 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS TODAY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. * WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS * * WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS * .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. * WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS * .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 5:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 10 hr | |
| Feb 16, 9:55 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | STO | 30 hr | |
| Feb 17, 11:21 AM PST | Wind Advisory | STO | 7 hr |
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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.