Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Los Angeles, CA
NWS Los Angeles, CA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 16, 2012, 2:31 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 30 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
- Mar 16, 2012, 2:31 PM PDT (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 10:50 AM PDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Los Angeles, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
800 WWUS46 KLOX 162131 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .A COLD WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY...BUT COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH SUNDAY...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 2500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AND WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO MANY FOOTHILL AREAS...INCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. HIGHWAY 138 IN THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY COULD BE AFFECTED. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CUYAMA VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. CAZ053-054-170545- /O.UPG.KLOX.WS.A.0002.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLOX.WS.W.0002.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS ON SATURDAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...BUT WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE STEADY PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SHOWERS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...THEN THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 2 AND 14 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 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. && $$ CAZ052-170545- /O.NEW.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL BELOW 6000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS STEADY PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WOFFORD
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808 WWUS46 KLOX 170511 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1011 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .A COLD WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY...BUT COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH SUNDAY...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 2500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AND WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO MANY FOOTHILL AREAS... INCLUDING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. HIGHWAY 138 IN THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY COULD BE AFFECTED. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY ALSO BE NEEDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY...THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CUYAMA VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. CAZ053-054-171200- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1011 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS ON SATURDAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...BUT WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE STEADY PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SHOWERS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...THEN THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAYS 2 AND 14 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 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. && $$ CAZ052-171200- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 1011 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL BELOW 6000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS STEADY PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ HALL
157 WWUS46 KLOX 171128 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 428 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .A COLD WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TODAY...BUT COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AS COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WITH SUCH LOW SNOW LEVELS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THE CUYAMA VALLEY. CAZ053-054-171900- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 428 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOVE 6000 FEET...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS TODAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...BUT WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE STEADY PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SHOWERS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISHING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTES 2 AND 14 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 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. && $$ CAZ037-038-171900- /O.EXB.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120318T0100Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO...CUYAMA 428 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 46...58 AND 166 THROUGH THE FOOTHILL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ059-171900- /O.EXB.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120318T0100Z-120318T2100Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 428 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ052-171900- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120317T1200Z-120318T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 428 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL BELOW 6000 FEET THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AS STEADY PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ RAT/ASR
438 WWUS46 KLOX 171503 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 803 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... .A COLD WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE TODAY...BUT COLD AND UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH SUNDAY ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AS COLD AIR MOVES IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. WITH SUCH LOW SNOW LEVELS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE FOOTHILLS OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AND THE CUYAMA VALLEY. CAZ053-054-172300- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 803 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ABOVE 6000 FEET...12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH LESSER ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS TODAY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...BUT WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE STEADY PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SHOWERS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTES 2 AND 14 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 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. && $$ CAZ051-172300- /O.EXA.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120318T0100Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 803 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACROSS THE AREA...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ052-172300- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 803 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL BELOW 6000 FEET THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON AS STEADY PRECIPITATION TURNS TO SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ037-038-172300- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120318T0100Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO...CUYAMA 803 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 46...58 AND 166 THROUGH THE FOOTHILL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ059-172300- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120318T0100Z-120318T2100Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 803 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
221 WWUS46 KLOX 172258 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 358 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 CAZ053-054-180700- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 358 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND 3500 FEET TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING AND RANGE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTES 2 AND 14 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ052-180700- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 358 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND 3000 FEET AND LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS 3500 AND 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ037-038-180700- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120318T0100Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO...CUYAMA 358 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 46...58 AND 166 THROUGH THE FOOTHILL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ059-180700- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120318T0100Z-120318T2100Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 358 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ051-180700- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.120318T0100Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 358 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND 2000 TO 2500 FEET SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED... MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
561 WWUS46 KLOX 180653 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1153 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 CAZ053-054-181600- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1153 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND 3500 FEET TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING AND RANGE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTES 2 AND 14 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 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. && $$ CAZ052-181600- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 1153 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND 3000 FEET AND LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS 3500 AND 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ037-038-181600- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO...CUYAMA 1153 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 46...58 AND 166 THROUGH THE FOOTHILL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ059-181600- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 1153 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE AT THESE LOW LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ051-181600- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 1153 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS 2500 AND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND 2000 TO 2500 FEET SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED... MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ ASR
593 WWUS46 KLOX 181541 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 841 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 CAZ053-054-181800- /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 841 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND 3500 FEET TO 12 TO 18 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 3000 FEET TODAY...BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION AFTER LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH MAY CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 33 IN VENTURA COUNTY AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 5 AND STATE ROUTES 2 AND 14 IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ052-181800- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 841 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND 3000 FEET AND LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 3000 FEET TODAY...BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION AFTER LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ037-038-182100- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO...CUYAMA 841 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 3000 FEET TODAY...BUT WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION AFTER LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 46...58 AND 166 THROUGH THE FOOTHILL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ059-182100- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE 841 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 3000 FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MOST ACCUMULATION ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SOME LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE STATE ROUTES 14 AND 138...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ CAZ051-182100- /O.CON.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA 841 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY. * SNOW LEVELS AND TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 3000 FEET TODAY...WITH MOST SNOW ACCUMULATION ENDING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...GUSTY WINDS...LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW AND ICY ROADS ARE EXPECTED... MAKING FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
205 WWUS46 KLOX 181750 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 1050 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 CAZ053-054-181900- /O.CAN.KLOX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON... MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG 1050 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. BRIEF AND SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF AND BECOME ISOLATED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW LEVEL WAS AROUND 2500 THIS MORNING AND WILL RISE TO 3000 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ037-038-051-059-181900- /O.CAN.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T2100Z/ SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY INTERIOR VALLEYS-CUYAMA VALLEY- SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-ANTELOPE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PASO ROBLES...ATASCADERO...CUYAMA... SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA...MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA... LANCASTER...PALMDALE 1050 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. BRIEF AND SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF AND BECOME ISOLATED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW LEVEL WAS AROUND 2500 THIS MORNING AND WILL RISE TO 3000 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ052-181900- /O.CAN.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120318T1800Z/ SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA...DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 1050 AM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. BRIEF AND SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS MORNING WILL TAPER OFF AND BECOME ISOLATED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW LEVEL WAS AROUND 2500 THIS MORNING AND WILL RISE TO 3000 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 16, 4:00 AM PDT | Gale Watch | LOX | 23 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:31 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | LOX | Santa Barbara | 44 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:37 PM PDT | Gale Warning | LOX | 54 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:37 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles | 68 hr |
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