Winter Storm Watch 5, NWS Eureka, CA

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
241 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...COLD FRONT TO BRING HIGH ELEVATION SNOW ON TUESDAY...

.ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW STARTING TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 1500
TO 2000 FEET ACROSS THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH MOSTLY
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED BY 10 AM. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RISE TO 4000 FEET AND HIGHER THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS
IN EASTERN TRINITY COUNTY WILL REMAIN AROUND 2000 FEET THROUGH
THE DAY ON TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 2500 FEET ACROSS
HUMBOLDT AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES TUESDAY NIGHT AS COLDER AND
UNSTABLE AIR SPREADS INTO THE AREA.

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UPPER TRINITY RIVER-
241 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST
WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8
AM TUESDAY TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET...4 TO 6
  INCHES DOWN TO 2000 FEET AND 1 TO 2 INCHES DOWN TO 1500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...TRINITY COUNTY. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN EAST
  OF JUNCTION CITY.

* HIGHWAYS/PASSES IMPACTED...HIGHWAYS 3...36 AND 299. THIS
  INCLUDES BUCKHORN SUMMIT AND OREGON MOUNTAIN PASS ON HWY 299 AND
  HAYFORK SUMMIT ON HWY 3.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT.
FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL
1-800-427-7623.

BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES
OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

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NORTH COAST INTERIOR-
241 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON
PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EUREKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 T0 4 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET AND AN INCH
  OR LESS DOWN TO 1500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS...INTERIOR DEL NORTE AND INTERIOR HUMBOLDT COUNTIES.

* HIGHWAYS/PASSES IMPACTED...BERRY SUMMIT ON HWY 299.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR ANY PLANNED TRAVEL. PACK A CAR SAFETY KIT.
FOR UPDATED ROAD CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE CHAIN REQUIREMENTS CALL
1-800-427-7623.

BE PREPARED FOR CHANGING CONDITIONS. REMEMBER THAT ROCK SLIDES
OCCUR IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

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