Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
743 AM PST THU JAN 12 2017

...WINTER STORM TO BRING HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN SNOW TODAY...

.A WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET
TODAY...MOST WIDESPREAD BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM. SNOW COMBINED WITH
DENSE FOG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SNOW WILL
TRANSITION TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BIG BEAR CITY...
BIG BEAR LAKE...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD
743 AM PST THU JAN 12 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW LEVELS...6000 FEET TODAY...5000 FEET THIS EVENING...AND
4000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW DURING THE DAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW
DECREASING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 1 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000
FEET. 5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FEET. 10 TO 15
INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* VISIBILITY...BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVY SNOW AND DENSE FOG.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS ABOVE THE SNOW LINE WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND THE SAN
JACINTO MOUNTAINS. CHAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS. LOW VISIBILITY IN DENSE FOG.

* OUTLOOK...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS TONIGHT. SCATTERED
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

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.

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MOEDE