URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1252 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008

...HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER DESERT AREAS THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.THE WINTER STORM IS NOT MOVING EAST AS RAPIDLY AS EARLIER
FORECAST. AS A RESULT THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE BEYOND
THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER FROM WEST TO
EAST...STARTING OVER THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT AND
TAPER OFF OVER THE HIGH DESERTS AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM...AND TAPER OFF OVER THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AROUND 4 AM.

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1252 PM PST WED DEC 17 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY.

HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. OVER A FOOT OF NEW SNOW HAS
BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAST 12 TO 24 HOURS. ANOTHER 12 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AND EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL IS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET. VISIBILITY
WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW.

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.
IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING.

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




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