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Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS San Diego, CA

December 11, 2012San Bernardino County, California

NWS San Diego, CA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 11, 2012, 1:13 PM PST for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 12, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2012, 1:13 PM PST (21:13 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 12, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 12, 2012, 3:25 AM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS San Diego, CA

County San Bernardino County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
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650 
WWUS46 KSGX 112113
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
113 PM PST TUE DEC 11 2012

...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE WINTRY WEATHER ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIG DOWN OVER CALIFORNIA LATE
WEDNESDAY AND MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY
LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...THE
MAJORITY OF SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS
WILL INITIALLY BE AT 7000-7500 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND
THEN FALLING TO 4500-5000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN
DOWN TO 4000-4500 FEET BY LATE THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOCALLY
DROP TO 3500 FEET. THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY TO SEE
THE MOST SNOWFALL...WITH TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS REACHING UP TO A FOOT
OVER THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS. MEANWHILE...THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY SEE TOTAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND 2 TO 6
INCHES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

CAZ055-120515-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WS.W.0009.121213T0000Z-121214T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...
FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...
RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD
113 PM PST TUE DEC 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO 4500
  FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY 
  THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...MAINLY WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A DUSTING TO 1 INCH AROUND 4000 FEET
  ELEVATION...TO 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 4500 TO 6000 FEET
  ELEVATION...TO 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET ELEVATION.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35
  MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
  MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
  CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD BE
  DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER
  ENOUGH TO IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE CAJON PASS. 

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING COMPLETELY BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME DISTURBANCES THAT MAY MOVE
  THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ058-120515-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WW.Y.0013.121213T0600Z-121214T1200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...
MOUNT LAGUNA
113 PM PST TUE DEC 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET...DROPPING TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A DUSTING TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000
  FEET ELEVATION...TO 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
  40 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
  HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
  CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ALWAYS CARRY
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO
  LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL
  LIGHT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME DISTURBANCES
  THAT MAY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-120515-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WW.Y.0013.121213T0600Z-121214T0000Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...
VISTA GRANDE
113 PM PST TUE DEC 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET...DROPPING TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A DUSTING TO 1 INCH FROM 4000 TO 5000
  FEET...TO 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...TO 4 TO 8
  INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOUT 6000 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO
  40 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 MPH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
  HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
  CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ALWAYS CARRY
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO
  LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL
  LIGHT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME DISTURBANCES
  THAT MAY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

HARRISON
2 follow-up statements
128 
WWUS46 KSGX 120455
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
855 PM PST TUE DEC 11 2012

...COLD PACIFIC STORM TO PRODUCE WINTRY WEATHER ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY...

.A COLD PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL DIG SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA
COAST ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THURSDAY EVENING AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
ALTHOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...THE MAJORITY OF SNOW WILL OCCUR
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...AS THE COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AT AND ABOVE
6500-7500 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY FALL TO BETWEEN
4000-4500 FEET AND HIGHER LATE THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOCALLY
LOWER DOWN TO 3500 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY TO SEE THE MOST SNOWFALL...WITH TOTAL SNOW
AMOUNTS REACHING UP TO A FOOT OVER THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS.
MEANWHILE...THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL
LIKELY SEE TOTAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND 2 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS.

CAZ055-121330-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0009.121213T0000Z-121214T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...
FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...LAKE ARROWHEAD...
MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...
RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD
855 PM PST TUE DEC 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...DROPPING TO 
  4500 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET 
  BY THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...2 TO 6
  INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND A DUSTING TO 1 INCH
  AROUND 4000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN 
  THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER 
  CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY 
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. THIS WEATHER COULD 
  BE DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS OR HIKERS. SNOW LEVELS MAY 
  LOWER ENOUGH TO IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG THE CAJON PASS.

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO 
  FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING COMPLETELY BY FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW 
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME DISTURBANCES THAT MAY 
  MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ058-121330-
/O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0013.121213T0600Z-121214T1200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...
MOUNT LAGUNA
855 PM PST TUE DEC 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET...DROPPING TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY THURSDAY 
  EVENING.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...AND A
  DUSTING TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED 
  TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ALWAYS 
  CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING IF YOU MUST 
  TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO 
  LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME 
  ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME 
  DISTURBANCES THAT MAY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-121330-
/O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0013.121213T0600Z-121214T0000Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...
VISTA GRANDE
855 PM PST TUE DEC 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET...DROPPING TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY THURSDAY 
  EVENING. 

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 
  EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...2 TO 4
  INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...AND A DUSTING TO 1 INCH DOWN
  TO 4000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 25 MPH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED 
  TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ALWAYS 
  CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING IF YOU MUST 
  TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO 
  LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME 
  ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME 
  DISTURBANCES THAT MAY MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

PALMER
063 
WWUS46 KSGX 121125
WSWSGX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
325 AM PST WED DEC 12 2012

...COLD PACIFIC STORM TO PRODUCE WINTRY WEATHER IN THE MOUNTAINS
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY...

.A COLD PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL DIG SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST
TODAY...BEFORE MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
THURSDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH SOME
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING...THE MAJORITY OF SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 6500-7500 FEET
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY FALL TO BETWEEN 4000-4500
FEET LATE THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOCALLY LOWER DOWN TO 3500
FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY
TO SEE THE MOST SNOWFALL...WITH TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8
INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. THE
RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY SEE TOTAL
SNOWFALL OF AROUND 2 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

CAZ055-122200-
/O.CAN.KSGX.WS.W.0009.121213T0000Z-121214T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSGX.WW.Y.0013.121213T0000Z-121214T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...
FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...
I-15 AT 3500 FEET...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...
MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD
325 AM PST WED DEC 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET...DROPPING TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND A
  DUSTING TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET. ISOLATED AMOUNTS
  TO AROUND 10 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  20 MPH OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW...AND FOG.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
  HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
  CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ALWAYS CARRY
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO LATE
  FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT
  SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME DISTURBANCES THAT MAY
  MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ058-122200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0013.121213T0600Z-121214T1200Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CUYAMACA...JULIAN...
MOUNT LAGUNA
325 AM PST WED DEC 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET...DROPPING TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...AND A  
  DUSTING TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
  MPH TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW...AND FOG.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
  HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
  CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ALWAYS CARRY
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO LATE
  FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT
  SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME DISTURBANCES THAT MAY
  MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ056-122200-
/O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0013.121213T0600Z-121214T0000Z/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...
VISTA GRANDE
325 AM PST WED DEC 12 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

* SNOW LEVELS...7000 FEET...DROPPING TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING...THEN DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY  
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES
  BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET...AND A DUSTING TO 1 INCH DOWN TO
  4000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  40 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 25
  MPH TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...LOCALLY DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW...BLOWING
  SNOW...AND FOG.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
  HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
  CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ALWAYS CARRY
  CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* OUTLOOK...SOME LINGERING LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO LATE
  FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT
  SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DUE TO SOME DISTURBANCES THAT MAY
  MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

&&

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SS

The office that day

Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 1:13 PM PSTWind AdvisorySGXSan Bernardino33 hr
Dec 11, 1:13 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySGXRiverside, San Bernardino, San Diego56 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012

Sources

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