Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

667 
WWUS46 KSTO 200411
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
811 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...TWO WINTER STORMS TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TWO WINTER STORMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN...ALONG
WITH STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRST STORM CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND LASSEN PARK AREAS WITH SNOW TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RANGE FROM AROUND 1500 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF REDDING TO
AROUND 3500 FEET IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RISE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA.

THE SECOND STORM IS MORE POWERFUL AND WILL HAVE A GREATER IMPACT
ON THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND LASSEN PARK AREAS. SNOW LEVELS WITH
THE SECOND STORM WILL BEGIN AROUND THE HIGH NORTHERN SIERRA PASS
LEVELS...THEN RAPIDLY DROP BELOW 6000 FEET DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY. PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING OVER THE
PASSES.

CAZ068-201200-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0003.120120T0411Z-120120T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.120121T0300Z-120122T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
811 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN VOLCANIC
NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST FRIDAY.THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A
WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
FRIDAY TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH
  OR TWO POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE
  MOUNTAINS. 2 TO 3 FEET OF  SNOW MAY FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET FRIDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 3500 TO 4500 FEET.
  HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK.

* WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. MUCH STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
  FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY ROADS AND
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ069-201200-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0003.120120T0411Z-120120T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.120121T0300Z-120122T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
811 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 6500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM FRIDAY
TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
  INCHES OVERNIGHT. 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW MAY FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET
  FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50
  OVER ECHO SUMMIT

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. MUCH STRONGER WINDS WILL
  BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DANGEROUS BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING 
  CONDITIONS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ013-201200-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120120T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0003.120120T0411Z-120120T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
811 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE
1500 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY ABOVE
1500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES ALONG INTERSTATE 5 FROM NORTH OF SHASTA LAKE TO DUNSMUIR.
  ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 1500 FEET.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF MAINLY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF SHASTA LAKE. 

* WINDS: GENERALLY LIGHT.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY ROADS.
  DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ014-200515-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T0400Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
811 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE BURNEY BASIN AND EASTERN
SHASTA COUNTY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

&&

$$

420 
WWUS46 KSTO 201141
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
341 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION LATE TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN...ALONG
WITH STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS STORM IS MORE POWERFUL THAN THE LAST AND
WILL HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND LASSEN PARK
AREAS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND THE HIGH NORTHERN SIERRA
PASS LEVELS...THEN RAPIDLY DROP BELOW 4500 FEET DURING THE DAY
SATURDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING OVER THE
HIGHER SIERRA.

CAZ068-069-202345-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.120121T0300Z-120122T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
341 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10
  INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET WHILE 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW MAY FALL ABOVE
  7000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: INITIAL SNOW LEVELS OF 6000 TO 6500 FEET THIS EVENING
  AND LOWERING TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. HEAVIEST
  SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN PARK...PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND
  HIGHWAY 50...THEN INCLUDING LOWER ELEVATIONS AS SNOW LEVEL DROPS.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH OVER EXPOSED
  RIDGES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING
  CONDITIONS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ013-202345-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0004.120121T0000Z-120121T1800Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
341 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW AND/OR BLOWING SNOW
...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY. THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
  INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES OVER
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ABOVE 2000 FEET ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY
  299 MAY EXPERIENCE A RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO
  2000 FEET. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
  HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING TO
  AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ABOVE 3500 FEET TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAY 299.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY ROADS. 
  DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
JCLAPP

748 
WWUS46 KSTO 210005
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
405 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...STRONGEST STORM OF THE SERIES TO MOVE ACROSS INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

.HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN
IN MOST LOCATIONS BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BEGIN AROUND THE HIGH NORTHERN SIERRA PASS LEVELS...THEN
RAPIDLY DROP BELOW 4500 FEET DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM LATE
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER SIERRA.

CAZ068-210815-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.120121T0300Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0004.120121T0300Z-120122T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
405 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
  ABOVE 3500 FEET. ABOVE 2000 FEET ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY
  299 MAY EXPERIENCE A RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET THEN LOWER
  AROUND MIDNIGHT. MOST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN IN MOST LOCATIONS THEN
  DEVELOP INTO SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATION
  WILL OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN PARK.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
  WET ROADS. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ069-210815-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.120121T0600Z-120122T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
405 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
  ABOVE 5000 FEET WHILE 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW MAY FALL ABOVE 7000
  FEET.

* ELEVATION: INITIAL SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ABOVE PASS LEVELS AND AS
  HIGH AS 8500 FEET THIS EVENING... THEN WILL LOWER TO AROUND
  4000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS HEAVY RAIN THEN DEVELOP INTO
  SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PASSES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 AS
  SNOW LEVEL DROPS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH OVER EXPOSED 
  RIDGES. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY ROADS AND 
  LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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

&&

$$

CAZ013-210815-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHASTA DAM 
405 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
  ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH UP TO 8 INCHES OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
  ABOVE 2000 FEET ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 299 MAY EXPERIENCE A
  RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS DOWN 
  TO 2000 FEET. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
  HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR LATE THIS EVENING TO
  AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ABOVE 3500 FEET TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 299. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO WET ROADS AND
  STRONG WINDS. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

KJ

725 
WWUS46 KSTO 210550
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
950 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

CAZ069-211300-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.120121T0600Z-120122T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
950 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14
  INCHES ALONG THE CREST WITH AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE DOWN TO
  AROUND 4000 FEET ON SATURDAY.

* ELEVATION: INITIAL SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ABOVE PASS LEVELS AND AS
  HIGH AS 8000 FEET THIS EVENING...LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY LATE
  SATURDAY.

* TIMING: HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE
  DECREASING SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50
  OVER ECHO SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS. SNOW WILL BEGIN
  TO ACCUMULATE AT THE PASS LEVELS BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH. STRONGER
  GUSTS OVER EXPOSED RIDGES. WINDS DECREASE SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION
  AND STRONG WINDS WITH LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DIFFICULT BACK
  COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ068-211300-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
950 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
SATURDAY FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN VOLCANIC
NATIONAL PARK.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6
  INCHES ABOVE 6500 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  POSSIBLE DOWN TO AROUND 4000 FEET ON SATURDAY.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6000 FEET LATE THIS EVENING WILL
  LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY LATE SATURDAY.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT
  AND SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
  HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

CAZ013-211300-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
950 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO
  AROUND 2000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

367 
WWUS46 KSTO 211110
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
310 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

CAZ069-220000-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KSTO.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
310 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...AND/OR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ALTHOUGH SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...THE
  MAIN FRONTAL BAND WILL PUSH QUICKLY EASTWARD EARLY THIS MORNING.
  ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE WITHIN ADVISORY
  CRITERIA OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH AN INCH OR TWO
  OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE DOWN BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY 6000 FEET AND
  ABOVE...LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING AND
  COULD GO AS LOW AS 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50
  OVER ECHO SUMMIT...HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE
  LOWER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 50 MPH AT HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH NEAR THE CREST.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND 
  HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING 
  CONDITIONS.

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

&&


$$

CAZ068-220000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
310 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...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: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
  INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
  POSSIBLE DOWN TO AROUND 4000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY ABOVE 6000 FEET...LOWERING
  TO AROUND 5000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING AND COULD GO AS LOW AS
  3500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND 
  HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING 
  CONDITIONS.

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

&&

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CAZ013-211800-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
310 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 
  4 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT BACK COUNTRY TRAVELING CONDITIONS.

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

&&

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