Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Sacramento, CA

532 
WWUS46 KSTO 241053
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
253 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

..ANOTHER COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING..

.ANOTHER COLD WINTER STORM FROM WESTERN CANADA WILL BRING VERY
LOW SNOW LEVELS TO THE REGION AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE
FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY WITH
FLURRIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES ELSEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO
HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS
AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL RESIDENTS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES.

SNOW OCCURRING AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES.

CAZ066-067-250030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.110224T2100Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.110224T2100Z-110226T1200Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY
253 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY BELOW 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES DOWN TO 1000 FEET...AND 4 TO
  8 INCHES AROUND 2000 FEET ELEVATION AND A FOOT OR MORE AROUND
  3000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: BELOW 2000 FEET.

* TIMING: LATE THURSDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...PARADISE...AUBURN...
  PLACERVILLE

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ068-069-250030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.110224T2100Z-110226T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
253 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES DURING THE DAY TODAY WITH A
  TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: SNOW BEGINS THURSDAY...CONTINUES HEAVY AT TIMES
  THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...TAPERS OFF BY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON... 
  SKI RESORTS...HIGHWAY PASSES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT 
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ015-250030-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.110225T0600Z-110225T1800Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING
253 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 500 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN AND
  NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REDDING AREA WITH UP TO AN INCH OF
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE AT THE REDDING AIRPORT.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 500 FEET.

* TIMING: RAIN DEVELOPING LATER TODAY... POSSIBLY TURNING TO SNOW
  THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THURSDAY BECOMING 
  LIGHT NORTHERLY EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY BE IMPACTED BY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ013-014-063-064-250030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.110224T1200Z-110225T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
253 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION DOWN TO 1000 FEET
  ELEVATION AND IN THE BURNEY BASIN...UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE CLEAR
  LAKE AREA...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A
  FOOT OVER THE INTERIOR COAST RANGE AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
  THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: SNOW BEGINS TODAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SIMS...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT 
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POSSIBLE 
  TRAVEL DELAYS OR ROAD CLOSURES ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SHASTA 
  COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

JCLAPP

130 
WWUS46 KSTO 242346
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
346 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

..COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING..

.A COLD WINTER STORM FROM WESTERN CANADA WILL BRING VERY LOW SNOW
LEVELS TO THE REGION AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS
AND MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY WITH FLURRIES
POSSIBLE AT TIMES ELSEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO
HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS
AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL RESIDENTS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES.

SNOW OCCURRING AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES.

CAZ067-251315-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.110225T1200Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON AND SONORA
346 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY BELOW 2000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING
ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET
  BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A
  FOOT OR MORE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS 2000 FEET TONIGHT DROPPING TO BELOW 1500
  FEET ON FRIDAY AND TO OR BELOW 1000 FEET ON FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON AND SONORA

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ066-251315-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE
346 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY BELOW 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW DOWN TO 1000 TO 1500
  FEET WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000
  FEET.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL 1500 FEET TONIGHT DROPPING TO AT OR BELOW
  1000 FEET FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA...FOREST RANCH. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SON ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ068-069-251315-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
346 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET
  BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY...TAPERS OFF BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES
  OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ013-014-063-064-251200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
346 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO LAKE COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION DOWN TO 1000 FEET
  ELEVATION AND IN THE BURNEY BASIN...UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE CLEAR
  LAKE AREA...4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT...BURNEY

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT 
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POSSIBLE 
  TRAVEL DELAYS OR ROAD CLOSURES ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SHASTA 
  COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ015-251315-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.110225T0600Z-110225T1800Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING
346 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN 
  AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REDDING AREA WITH UP TO AN INCH 
  OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE AT THE REDDING AIRPORT.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 500 FEET.

* TIMING: RAIN POSSIBLY TURNING TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING AND
  TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING DECREASING
  OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY BE IMPACTED BY 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.

&&

$$

860 
WWUS46 KSTO 250539
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
939 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

..COLD WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING..

.A COLD WINTER STORM FROM WESTERN CANADA WILL BRING VERY LOW SNOW
LEVELS TO THE REGION AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS
AND MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTH END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY WITH
FLURRIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES ELSEWHERE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO
HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL DELAYS
AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL RESIDENTS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF POWER OUTAGES.

SNOW OCCURRING AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL ALSO CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. OVERNIGHT EXPECT SNOW LEVELS TO REMAIN NEAR THE
CURRENT LEVELS FOR MOST AREA WHICH THE EXCEPTION OF THE NORTHERN
FOOTHILLS WHICH SHOULD SEE SNOW LEVELS LOWERING A LITTLE AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FURTHER FRIDAY MORNING WITH SNOW
LIKELY FOR PARTS OF REDDING. SOME PLACES IN THE CENTRAL SACRAMENTO 
VALLEY MAY BE ABLE TO SEE SOME SNOW IN THE AIR BY LATE FRIDAY
MORNING BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

CAZ066-251745-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0053.110225T1100Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE
939 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY BELOW 2000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
3 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE
2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW DOWN TO 1000 TO 1500
  FEET WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000
  FEET.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL NEAR 1500 FEET OVERNIGHT DROPPING TO AT
  OR BELOW 1000 FEET FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA...FOREST RANCH.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ067-251745-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.110225T1700Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY
939 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY BELOW 2000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
9 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE
2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 1000 AND 2000 FEET
  BETWEEN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT
  OR MORE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS 2000 FEET TONIGHT DROPPING TO BELOW
  1500 FEET ON FRIDAY AND TO OR BELOW 1000 FEET ON FRIDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON AND SONORA

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ068-069-251745-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
939 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 36
  INCHES BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL AREAS UP TO 4 FEET. THE
  HIGHER TOTALS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA
  NEVADA.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... BUT
  WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ013-014-063-064-251745-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110225T1800Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
939 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION DOWN TO 1000 FEET
  ELEVATION. 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE BURNEY BASIN...UP TO 2 INCHES IN
  THE CLEAR LAKE AREA...4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT...BURNEY

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT 
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POSSIBLE 
  TRAVEL DELAYS OR ROAD CLOSURES ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SHASTA 
  COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ015-251745-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.110225T1100Z-110225T1800Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING
939 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM PST
FRIDAY ABOVE 500 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
3 AM TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN 
  AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REDDING AREA WITH UP TO AN INCH 
  OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE AT THE REDDING AIRPORT.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 500 FEET.

* TIMING: RAIN POSSIBLY TURNING TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING 
  DECREASING OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 MAY BE IMPACTED BY 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.

&&

$$

BARUFFALDI

427 
WWUS46 KSTO 251050
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
250 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

..COLD WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING..

.THE COLD AIR BEHIND THIS WINTER STORM HAS MOVED SLOWER THAN
EXPECTED AND DELAYED THE LOWERING OF SNOW LEVELS. THE COLD AIR IS
ON OUR DOOR STEP...SO SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER TODAY AND
BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. ONLY
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTH END OF THE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES ELSEWHERE IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY.


CAZ015-251200-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.110225T1100Z-110225T1800Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...REDDING
250 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR ACROSS NORTH AND WEST REDDING
LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING. HOWEVER THE OVERALL COVERAGE DOES
NOT WARRANT AN ADVISORY AT THIS POINT.

$$

CAZ066-260100-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0053.110225T1600Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE
250 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS BELOW 2000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE LOWER NORTHEAST
FOOTHILLS. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW DOWN TO 1000 TO 
  1500 FEET WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2000 
  AND 3000 FEET. 

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2000 FEET THIS MORNING DROPPING TO AT
  OR BELOW 1000 FEET LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA...FOREST RANCH.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
  POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ067-260100-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.110226T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY
250 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE MOTHERLODE BELOW 2000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE LOWER MOTHERLODE. A
WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST SATURDAY FOR THE MOTHERLODE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET
  BETWEEN TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR
  MORE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS 2000 FEET TODAY DROPPING TO BELOW 1500
  FEET THIS EVENING AND TO OR BELOW 1000 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON...SONORA.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
  POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ068-069-260100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
250 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 36 
  INCHES BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL AREAS UP TO 4 FEET. 
  THE HIGHER TOTALS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE 
  SIERRA NEVADA.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...BUT WILL TAPER
  OFF TONIGHT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT 
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ013-014-063-064-260000-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
250 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION DOWN TO 1000 
  FEET ELEVATION. 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE BURNEY BASIN...UP TO 2 
  INCHES IN THE CLEAR LAKE AREA...4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MOST OF TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS...SIMS...BURNEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT 
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POSSIBLE 
  TRAVEL DELAYS OR ROAD CLOSURES ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SHASTA 
  COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

JCLAPP

301 
WWUS46 KSTO 251241
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
441 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

..COLD WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE INTERIOR OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING..

.THE COLD AIR BEHIND THIS WINTER STORM HAS MOVED SLOWER THAN
EXPECTED AND DELAYED THE LOWERING OF SNOW LEVELS. THE COLD AIR IS
ON OUR DOOR STEP...SO SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER TODAY
AND BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS.
ONLY LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTH END OF
THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY WITH FLURRIES POSSIBLE AT TIMES ELSEWHERE
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.

CAZ014-260000-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
441 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...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 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES ACCUMULATION...OVER 1 FOOT AT
  THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MOST OF TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BURNEY...HAT CREEK...FALL RIVER MILLS.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT TIMES
  OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POSSIBLE TRAVEL
  DELAYS OR ROAD CLOSURES ON HIGHWAYS 89 AND 299. HEAVY...WET
  SNOW MAY CAUSE DOWNED BRANCHES AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ066-260045-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0053.110225T1600Z-110226T1200Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE
441 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY BELOW 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW DOWN TO 1000 TO 
  1500 FEET WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2000 
  AND 3000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVEL NEAR 2000 FEET THIS MORNING DROPPING TO
  AT OR BELOW 1000 FEET LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA...FOREST RANCH.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ067-260045-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.110226T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY
441 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY BELOW 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 2000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET 
  BETWEEN TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR 
  MORE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS 2000 FEET TODAY DROPPING TO BELOW 1500 
  FEET THIS EVENING AND TO OR BELOW 1000 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON...SONORA.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT 
  UNUSUALLY LOW ELEVATION. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS 
  POSSIBLE. POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ068-069-260045-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
441 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 TO 36 
  INCHES BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL AREAS UP TO 4 FEET. 
  THE HIGHER TOTALS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE 
  SIERRA NEVADA.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUES HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY...BUT WILL TAPER 
  OFF TONIGHT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT 
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ013-063-064-260000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALDER SPRINGS...LAKEPORT
441 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION DOWN TO 1000 FEET
  ELEVATION OVER NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. EXPECT UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE CLEAR
  LAKE AREA...4 TO 8 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING: SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MOST OF TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAKEPORT...ALDER SPRINGS...SIMS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT 
  TIMES OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POSSIBLE 
  TRAVEL DELAYS OR ROAD CLOSURES ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SHASTA 
  COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

JCLAPP

390 
WWUS46 KSTO 252219
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...COLD STORM WITH UNSTABLE AIR WILL DROP SNOW LEVELS TO THE
VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT...

.COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR WILL SPILL INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE CENTRAL
SIERRA WHILE THE FOOTHILLS WILL GET SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. A BAND
OF SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM THE MENDOCINO MOUNTAINS
TO SHASTA COUNTY OVERNIGHT. UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL IN REDDING 
AND RED BLUFF AS THIS BAND DROPS SLOWLY SOUTH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE IN THE SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEYS OVERNIGHT. MOST LOCATIONS WILL NOT GET ANY
ACCUMULATION...HOWEVER AN INCH OR TWO OF SLUSHY SNOW IS POSSIBLE
IN PARTICULARLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATER
SATURDAY MORNING AS PRECIPITATION TURNS BACK TO RAIN IN THE
VALLEYS.   

CAZ066-261200-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110226T1500Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR 3000 FEET...WITH
  AN INCH OR TWO DOWN TO 1000 FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
  OVERNIGHT. 

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 1000 FEET TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
  EVENING. MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA...FOREST RANCH.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ICY ROADS AND LOW ELEVATION SNOW.
  QUICK BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. 

&&

$$

CAZ067-261200-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.110225T2219Z-110226T1500Z/
MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR 3000 FEET...WITH
  AN INCH OR TWO DOWN TO 1000 FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS
  OVERNIGHT. 

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 1000 FEET TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
  EVENING. MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NEVADA CITY...GRASS VALLEY...AUBURN.  

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ICY ROADS AND LOW ELEVATION SNOW.
  QUICK BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. 

&&

$$

CAZ014-252330-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURNEY
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. 

$$

CAZ064-252330-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T0000Z/
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEPORT
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. 

$$

CAZ015-261200-
/O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0003.110226T0600Z-110226T1500Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...RED BLUFF
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN A BAND
  THAT WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. THE BAND MAY IMPACT THE CITIES OF
  REDDING AND RED BLUFF. UP TO 7 INCHES MAY FALL IN THE
  SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS.  

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN THE FOOTHILLS ABOVE 1000
  FEET THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO THE LOWEST VALLEYS
  AFTER 10 PM. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG
  A BAND THAT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN REDDING AND RED BLUFF. SNOW
  LEVELS WILL RISE BACK INTO THE FOOTHILLS AFTER 7 AM SATURDAY
  MORNING AS PRECIPITATION TURNS LIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING. RED BLUFF. THE SURROUNDING
  FOOTHILLS.  

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS BECAUSE SNOW WILL FALL IN
  AREAS WHERE IT IS UNUSUAL. ICY ROADS. LOW VISIBILITY. COLD
  TEMPERATURES AND WINTER-LIKE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

CAZ068-069-261200-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1500Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ABOVE 5000
  FEET...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING: SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN MANY
  AREAS. HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES OVER CARSON PASS IN TUOLUMNE COUNTY.
  OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND MAY BE
  OCCASIONALLY HEAVY. THE IMPACT FROM EARLIER HEAVY SNOW WILL
  LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...DONNER PASS...ECHO
  SUMMIT...CARSON PASS...LASSEN PARK...YUBA PASS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  OVER RIDGES THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH
  OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES
  WILL REMAIN SUSCEPTIBLE TO CLOSURE OR DELAYS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
  DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS AND HIGH AVALANCHE
  DANGER. 

&&

$$

CAZ019-261200-
/O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.110226T0600Z-110226T1500Z/
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STOCKTON...MODESTO
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LOCALLY...UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL IN
  PARTICULARLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING. SOME LOCATIONS MAY GET A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SLUSHY
  SNOW TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO THE VALLEY FLOORS AFTER 10
  PM TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THESE WILL
  REDEVELOP TONIGHT AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH...THEN
  TURN TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE
  POSSIBLE VERY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TURN BACK TO
  RAIN LATER SATURDAY MORNING AS SHOWERS DECREASE.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: STOCKTON...MODESTO. 

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...SHIFTING TO
  THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW IN LOCATIONS WHERE SNOW IS HIGHLY
  UNUSUAL. HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS ON ICY OR SLUSHY ROADS.
  COLD TEMPERATURES. 

&&

$$

CAZ013-063-261200-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T1500Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
219 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS
  POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 1000 FEET
  TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE
  THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE. SNOW
  SHOWERS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALDER SPRINGS...SIMS...THE FOOTHILLS AROUND
  SHASTA LAKE. HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH UPPER ELEVATIONS AND
  MOUNTAIN PASSES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. POSSIBLE TRAVEL
  DELAYS ALONG INTERSTATE 5 IN SHASTA COUNTY.

&&

$$

SG

721 
WWUS46 KSTO 260523
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
923 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011


CAZ015-261100-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0003.110226T0600Z-110226T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110226T1100Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDDING...RED BLUFF
923 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM 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 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE
  SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO THE VALLEY FLOOR.

* TIMING: A BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER REDDING AND RED BLUFF WITH
  SNOW FALLING BELOW 500 FEET THIS EVENING WITH CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
  DRIFT SOUTHWARD AND TAPER THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REDDING...RED BLUFF.


* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ICY ROADS AND LOW ELEVATION SNOW. 

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.


&&

$$

CAZ068-069-261100-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110226T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110226T1100Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
923 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM 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 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW NEAR 3000
  FEET... WITH AN INCH OR SO DOWN TO 1000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 1000 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT
  BEFORE TAPERING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: NEVADA CITY...GRASS VALLEY...AUBURN.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ICY ROADS AND LOW ELEVATION 
  SNOW. QUICK BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW. BELOW FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES. 

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ019-260630-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.110226T0600Z-110226T1500Z/
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STOCKTON...MODESTO
923 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY IN
THE MORNING OVER THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCEL.

$$

CAZ013-063-260630-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-110226T1500Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
923 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

ONLY SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WITH MINIMAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CAZ066-261100-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-110226T1100Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PARADISE
923 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 1000 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE
  TAPERING LATE.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA...GRASS VALLEY...PLACERVILLE.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ICY ROADS AND LOW ELEVATION SNOW. 

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

CAZ067-261100-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-110226T1100Z/
MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRASS VALLEY
923 PM PST FRI FEB 25 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 1000 FEET TONIGHT.

* TIMING: SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE
  TAPERING LATE.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE...MAGALIA...GRASS VALLEY...PLACERVILLE.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON ICY ROADS AND LOW ELEVATION SNOW. 

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

BARUFFALDI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
855 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

.SHORT TERM DISCUSSION...
QUICK LOOK AT MORNING MODELS AND NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED. STILL
LOOKS LIKE A HEAVY SNOW EVENT WITH MAIN IMPACTS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING IN FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS DURING THIS
MOST IMPACTFUL TIME WITH BEST MAIN FORCING LOOKS TO BE DOWN TO
AROUND 1000 FEET. CONFIDENCE NOT AS HIGH NOW IN NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY IN REDDING AREA OF IMPACTFUL SNOW...MAY NEED TO GO WITH JUST
A SNOW ADVISORY THERE...BUT WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK LATER.
ALSO...VALLEY LEVEL SNOW STILL A POSSIBLITY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE DURING TIME THAT COLDEST AIR IS
PRESENT ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE...BUT MAIN FORCING WILL BE WELL
SOUTH. LIKE THE WAY CURRENT GRIDS AND FORECAST COVERS THIS AS
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. AT THIS TIME THINKING TO UPGRADE ALL WATCHES
TO EITHER WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES FOR AFTERNOON PACKAGE AS TIMING HAS
BECOME MORE SOLIOD...AGAIN...WITH MAIN IMPACTS IN THE THURSDAY NIGHT
TO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING TIME FROM FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. RASCH

.EXTENDED DISCUSSION (SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
THE WEATHER PATTERN MAY MAKE A TRANSITION TO WARM AND WET BY THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SHOW THE BLOCKING RIDGE
RETROGRADING TO A POSITION OUT NEAR THE DATELINE AS ENERGY FROM A
COLD UPPER LOW OVER SIBERIA PHASES WITH THE DEPARTING COLD UPPER LOW
EJECTING FROM CALIFORNIA BY SUNDAY. 1000-500MB THICKNESSES WILL
DEFINITELY MODERATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HOWEVER A LOT OF COLD AIR
WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN STRONG INVERSIONS...ESPECIALLY WITH THE
EXPECTED SNOW COVER. WE THEN SEE A PIECE OF THE CANADIAN POLAR
VORTEX PULL ACROSS WESTERN CANADA AS THE BLOCKING RIDGE GETS
'PINCHED OFF' OVER THE BERING SEA. THE WESTERLIES UNDERCUT THE RIDGE
ROUGHLY ON MARCH 1ST...AND BY MARCH 3RD THE GFS HAS A WARMER AND WET
WESTERLY FLOW MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT THIS IS STILL A WEEK OUT...AND RUN-TO-RUN MODEL
INCONSISTENCIES EXIST. HOWEVER...ESRL EXPERIMENTAL RE-ANALYSIS
ANALOG PRECIPITATION FORECASTS ARE WELL ABOVE CLIMATOLOGY DURING THE
8 TO 14 DAY PERIOD...AND FORECAST 700MB TEMPERATURES NEAR -3C
SUGGEST SNOW LEVELS FROM 6500 TO 7000 FEET. THIS DEFINITELY BEARS
WATCHING. FOR NOW OUR FORECAST WILL BE DRY SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH
CHILLY OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR FREEZING IN THE VALLEYS AND BELOW NORMAL
HIGH TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY WITH CHANCES OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW RETURNING. SG

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY EXCEPT FOR VERY LOCALIZED
IFR/LIFR IN BR/FG IN THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THROUGH 19Z.
THICKENING MID LEVEL CLOUDS THIS EVENING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
AND NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY WITH SHOWERS MOVING IN AFTER 04-06Z.
HEAVIER PRECIPITATION DURING THE DAY THURSDAY WITH IFR/LIFR IN SNOW
THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING BELOW 2000
FEET.

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY...MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN
SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/
SACRAMENTO VALLEY...SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY...
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT ABOVE 500 FEET FOR THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR THE MOTHERLODE.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
600 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-231500-
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-
600 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO BEGIN TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ANOTHER COLD WEATHER SYSTEM ORIGINATING FROM WESTERN CANADA WILL
AFFECT THE REGION LATER THIS WEEK. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE
AGAIN OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MAINLY
FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT...THOUGH SNOW WILL LIKELY LINGER
OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
MAY ALSO OCCUR AT THE NORTH END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY IN THE
REDDING AREA LATER THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY.

* 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

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