Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 4, 2016, 1:35 PM PST for Riverside County, San Bernardino County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jan 5, 2016, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 66 hr. 34 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2016, 1:35 PM PST (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2016, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
Counties Riverside County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, San Diego County, CA
The radar
The Santa Ana Mts radar (KSOX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 1 W Big Bear Lake, CA | 6-7 BIG BEAR LAKE COOP |
| Jan 6, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Big Bear Lake, CA | 6-7 BIG BEAR LAKE COOP |
| Jan 6, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 3 Nw Big Bear Lake, CA | FAWNSKIN 9 INS. |
| Jan 6, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 9 | 3 Wnw Big Bear Lake, CA | FAWNSKIN 9 INS. |
| Jan 6, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 12 | 2 S Big Bear Lake, CA | SNOW SUMMIT 10-12 |
| Jan 6, 2:34 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 1 S Lake Arrowhead, CA | 4-5 OF SNOW AT LAKE ARROWHEAD BETWEEN 12:30-2:30 PM. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 1 Ssw Big Bear City, CA | 12 INS. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 1 Ssw Big Bear City, CA | 12 OF SNOW AT BIG BEAR CITY. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 2 E Running Springs, CA | 12 OF SNOW AT ARROWBEAR LAKE. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 12 | 2 E Running Springs, CA | ARROWBEAR LAKE 12 INS. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 12 | S Big Bear City, CA | 12 INS. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 23 | 6 Nne Idyllwild-Pine Cov, CA | 23 OF SNOW AT LONG VALLEY. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 23 | 6 Nne Idyllwild-Pine Cov, CA | LONG VALLEY RS 23 INS. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 23 | Nw San Jacinto Peak, CA | LONG VALLEY RS 23 INS. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 24 | 1 Sse Big Bear Lake, CA | 24 OF SNOW AT SNOW SUMMIT. |
| Jan 6, 3:00 PM PST | SNOW 24 | 1 Sse Big Bear Lake, CA | SNOW SUMMIT 24 INS. |
| Jan 6, 7:20 PM PST | SNOW 24 | 3 Ne Running Springs, CA | 2 FEET OF SNOW AT GREEN VALLEY LAKE TODAY. |
| Jan 6, 7:32 PM PST | SNOW 23 | 2 N Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA | SAN JACINTO STATE PARK RECORDED 23 OF SNOW TODAY. |
| Jan 7, 5:00 AM PST | SNOW 0 | 3 Ene Yucca Valley, CA | A TRACE OF SNOW FELL BETWEEN 2 AND 5 AM AT THE YUCCA VALLEY CO-OP SITE AT 3249 FEET. ONE TO TWO INCHES WAS ESTIMATED ABOVE 3500 FEET IN YUCCA VALLEY BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS. |
| Jan 7, 6:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 9 Ssw Aguanga, CA | 7 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW REPORTED AT PALOMAR MOUNTAIN. |
| Jan 7, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 Sse Big Bear Lake, CA | 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN BARTON FLATS SINCE 630 AM ON JANUARY 6. |
| Jan 7, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 8 Ene Yucaipa, CA | 11 INCHES OF SNOW IN FOREST FALLS SINCE 630 AM JANUARY 6. |
| Jan 7, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 6 S Wrightwood, CA | 18 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE END OF MOUNT BALDY ROAD SINCE 630 AM ON JANUARY 6. 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN MOUNT BALDY VILLAGE DURING THAT TIME. |
| Jan 7, 7:46 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | 7 Ne Yucaipa, CA | REPORT OF OVER 2 FEET OF SNOW IN FOREST FALLS DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 38...WHICH RESULTED IN DOWNED TREES AND NO POWER. |
| Jan 7, 8:38 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 5 Ene Pine Valley, CA | STORM TOTAL OF 12-15 INCHES FROM MOUNT LAGUNA OBSERVATORY. |
| Jan 7, 8:38 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 5 E Pine Valley, CA | STORM TOTAL OF 12-15 INCHES FROM MOUNT LAGUNA OBSERVATORY. |
| Jan 7, 9:59 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 2 Ene Idyllwild-Pine Cov, CA | 15-16 INCHES OF SNOW AT FERN VALLEY IN IDYLLWILD. |
| Jan 7, 11:40 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Wrightwood, CA | 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW IN WRIGHTWOOD. |
| Jan 7, 12:51 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 1 Nw Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CA | 16 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW IN PINE COVE |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 E Pine Valley, CA | MOUNT LAGUNA CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 9 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW WITH 1.34 INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 1 Ese Idyllwild-Pine Cov, CA | IDYLLWILD CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED 14 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW...WITH 4.14 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 1 W Big Bear Lake, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOW AT BIG BEAR LAKE CO-OP SITE OF 17 INCHES...WITH 2.04 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | 1 W Big Bear Lake, CA | STORM TOTAL SNOW AT BIG BEAR LAKE COOP SITE OF 17 INCHES...WITH 2.04 LIQUID EQUIVALENT. |
| Jan 7, 4:38 PM PST | SNOW 7.5 | 1 Wnw Idyllwild-Pine Cov, CA | 7.5 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOW WITH SOME SMALL HAIL ON TOP. OBSERVER LOCATION PINE COVE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 145 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
936 WWUS46 KSGX 042135 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 135 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS FROM 4 AM PST TUESDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO NEXT WEEK WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. MODERATE SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-050545- /O.UPG.KSGX.WS.A.0001.160105T1200Z-160108T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WS.W.0001.160105T1200Z-160108T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD 135 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 6500 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET WEDNESDAY...AND 4000 TO 4500 FEET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO LOCALLY 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AREAS OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ058-050545- /O.NEW.KSGX.WS.A.0002.160106T1200Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 135 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY LIQUID PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TURNING TO SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RECUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN AN ADDITIONAL 8 INCHES TO 2 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
9 follow-up statements
759 WWUS46 KSGX 050454 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 854 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. LIGHT SNOWFALL WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-051300- /O.CAN.KSGX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160105T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.160105T1200Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...AND IDYLLWILD. 854 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 6500 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET WEDNESDAY...AND 4000 TO 4500 FEET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO LOCALLY 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AREAS OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. && $$ CAZ058-051300- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0002.160106T1200Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 854 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO AROUND 5500 FT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... AND BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY LIQUID PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TURNING TO SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN AN ADDITIONAL 8 INCHES TO 2 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ SS
736 WWUS46 KSGX 051115 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 315 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... .A PAIR OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-052130- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.160105T1200Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD 315 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 6500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT... LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET WEDNESDAY...AND 4000 TO 4500 FEET FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO LOCALLY 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...AREAS OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK..ANOTHER WEAKER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ058-052130- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.A.0002.160106T1200Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 315 AM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO AROUND 5500 FT FOR LATE TONIGHT... AND BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FT FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY LIQUID PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TURNING TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING...AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN AN ADDITIONAL 8 INCHES TO 2 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER WEAKER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX
708 WWUS46 KSGX 052141 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 141 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ058-060600- /O.UPG.KSGX.WS.A.0002.160106T1200Z-160108T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSGX.WS.W.0001.160107T0300Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 141 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO AROUND 4500. * TIMING...THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES 4500 TO 5000 FEET...8 INCHES TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...ANOTHER WEAKER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-060600- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD 141 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 TO 6500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT... LOWERING TO AROUND 5500 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND AROUND 4000 TO 4500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES 4500 TO 5500 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO LOCALLY 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK..ANOTHER WEAKER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ JJT
004 WWUS46 KSGX 060448 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 848 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... .A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ058-061400- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.160107T0300Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 848 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...LOWERING TO AROUND 4500. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES 4500 TO 5000 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEAKER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-061400- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD 848 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 6000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT... LOWERING TO AROUND 5500 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND AROUND 4000 TO 4500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES 4500 TO 5500 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO LOCALLY 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK..OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEAKER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ SS
073 WWUS46 KSGX 061200 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 400 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ058-062215- /O.EXT.KSGX.WS.W.0001.160106T2200Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 400 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...NEAR 4500 FEET...RISING TO 5000 FEET TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...ROUNDS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 4500 TO 5000 FEET... WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ055-056-062215- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 400 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 4500 FEET...RISING TO AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FOR LATE TONIGHT...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 4500 TO 5500 FEET...1 TO 2 FEET BETWEEN 5500 AND 7000 FEET...AND 2 TO LOCALLY 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK..OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ FOR A DETAILED MAP OF THE HAZARD: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=SGX 17
864 WWUS46 KSGX 062130 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 130 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ055-056-070600- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 130 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET...AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK..OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ058-070600- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.160106T2200Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 130 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY...THEN LOWERING TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * TIMING...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET...AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF POSSIBLE... CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER STORM IS POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HARRISON
458 WWUS46 KSGX 070559 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 959 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION CAZ055-056-071400- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 959 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...4000 TO 4500 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SCATTERED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...AND LOCALLY OVER 1 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ058-071400- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T1200Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 959 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW LEVELS...4000 TO 4500 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. * TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SCATTERED LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...AND LOCALLY OVER 1 FEET ABOVE 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW LATE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MAXWELL
584 WWUS46 KSGX 071137 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 337 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY WITH SHOWERS DECREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY. CAZ055-056-072000- /O.EXT.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T2000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 337 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... * SNOW LEVELS...4000 TO 4500 FEET. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST INTO THE MORNING...THEN DECREASE DURING THE DAY.HT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH NOON TODAY OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO FRIDAY. 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. && $$ CAZ058-072315- /O.EXT.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 337 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... * SNOW LEVELS...4000 TO 4500 FEET. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING...WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE INTO EARLY SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ 17
039 WWUS46 KSGX 071958 WSWSGX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 1158 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4500 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY WITH SHOWERS DECREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST DURING THE DAY. HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY DISSIPATING LATER IN THE NIGHT. CAZ056-080600- /O.EXP.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KSGX.WW.Y.0002.160107T2000Z-160108T0600Z/ RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 1158 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS...4000 TO 4500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...SOME HEAVY...WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING AND MOSTLY DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. 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. && $$ CAZ055-072100- /O.EXP.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T2000Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY... BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...LAKE ARROWHEAD...RUNNING SPRINGS... WRIGHTWOOD 1158 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BE MOSTLY LIGHT AND ISOLATED...AND HEAVY SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ CAZ058-080600- /O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160108T0600Z/ SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PINE VALLEY 1158 AM PST THU JAN 7 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW LEVELS...4000 TO 4500 FEET. * TIMING...NUMEROUS MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH SHOWERS AND SNOWFALL BECOMING LIGHTER OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH THIS EVENING OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW...AND FOG. * IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING. * OUTLOOK...SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. 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. && $$ HARRISON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 4, 1:35 PM PST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 1:35 PM PST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
135 PM PST MON JAN 4 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG LOW LATITUDE PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL BRING A SERIES OF
STORMS INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEK WITH
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION AT TIMES...PERIODS OF
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND HIGH SURF AT THE BEACHES.
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...
MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDELY SCT LIGHT
SHOWERS...MOSTLY IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THE PATTERN ACROSS THE PACIFIC FOR THE PREDICTABLE FUTURE IS NOW
MORE TYPICAL OF PATTERNS ACROSS THE PACIFIC FOR JANUARY THROUGH
MARCH DURING STRONGER EL NINO EPISODES...WITH A STRONG NEARLY-
ZONAL JET STREAM AT LOW LATITUDES ACROSS THE PACIFIC BRINGING A
SERIES OF STORMS TO THE WEST COAST.
THE FIRST IN THIS SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS TO AFFECT CALIFORNIA
CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA. RAINFALL TOTALS SO FAR
RANGE FROM A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH IN ORANGE COUNTY AND THE
INLAND EMPIRE TO OVER ONE THIRD OF AN INCH IN SOUTHER SAN DIEGO
COUNTY. WIDELY SCT SHOWERS COULD BRING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS
THROUGH TONIGHT RANGING FROM LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH TO ONE
HALF INCH IN FAVORED LOCATIONS ALONG THE COASTAL MTN SLOPES. THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 6000 FT THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN SOME AREAS.
A SECOND...AND STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A THIRD STORM
EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND A FOURTH
STORM THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.
FOR TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
TO RANGE FROM AROUND 3 INCHES NEAR THE COAST TO BETWEEN 5 AND 8
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH IN THE DESERTS.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN LATE TUE MORNING THROUGH
TUE NIGHT. AS THE GROUND BECOMES SATURATED...THE POTENTIAL FOR
FLOODING...MUD SLIDES...AND DEBRIS FLOWS WILL INCREASE. AS COLDER
AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NW TUE NIGHT...ISOLATED TSTMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN NEAR 6000 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
BEFORE LOWERING TO AROUND 5000 FEET WEDNESDAY...AND 4000 TO 4500
FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO
TUESDAY EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO THE SAN DIEGO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
SHOWERS COULD LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MOSTLY LIGHT ADDITIONAL
PRECIP.
STRONG AND GUSTY WEST NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE MTNS AND
DESERTS FOR WED THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF VERY
LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE MTNS ABOVE THE
SNOW LINE.
THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF LESS ACTIVE WEATHER ON SAT BEFORE
ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVE IN FOR SUN INTO TUE. DUE TO INCONSISTENCIES
IN THE NUMERICAL MODEL SOLUTIONS...THERE IS SIGNIFICANT
UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING AND INTENSITY OF THESE SYSTEMS.
&&
.AVIATION...
042115Z...CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE ENTIRE REGION WITH BASES AROUND 3500-
4500 FEET MSL AND SCATTERED -SHRA MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME CIGS MAY LOWER TO AROUND 2500-3000 FEET THIS
EVENING DURING PERIODS OF SHOWERS. LOCAL TERRAIN OBSCURED BRIEFLY IN
HEAVIER SHOWERS AND LOWER CLOUDS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH LOWERING OF CLOUD BASES AS
WELL.
&&
.MARINE... 115 PM...SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SO THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. A WESTERLY SWELL WILL INCREASE TODAY
AND A VERY LARGE REINFORCING SWELL WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...PEAK THURSDAY...THEN DECREASE FRIDAY. THE WINDS AND SWELLS
WILL CREATE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
&&
.BEACHES...
115 PM...A SERIES OF STRONG PACIFIC STORMS WILL GENERATE LARGE
WESTERLY SWELLS...WHICH WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF. THE FIRST SWELL WILL
ARRIVE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A MUCH BIGGER SWELL
WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND PEAK THURSDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE
SURF CAPABLE OF DAMAGING COASTAL STRUCTURES AS WELL AS COASTAL
FLOODING...BEACH EROSION...AND VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS. SWELL AND
SURF WILL DECREASE FRIDAY. FOR DETAILS CHECK THE HIGH SURF
ADVISORY...LAXCFWSGX.
&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR ORANGE COUNTY INLAND AREAS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN BERNARDINO
AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN DIEGO
COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN GORGONIO PASS NEAR BANNING-SANTA ANA
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR RIVERSIDE
COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR ORANGE COUNTY
COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS.
PZ...NONE.
&&
PUBLIC...PG
AVIATION/MARINE/BEACHES...TSThe office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 6:20 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 64 hr |
| Jan 4, 4:20 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SGX | Riverside, San Bernardino | 17 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:35 PM PST | Flash Flood Watch | SGX | Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego | 39 hr |
| Jan 4, 1:35 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SGX | San Diego | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.