Winter Storm Watch

Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
123 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS AND UPPER DESERTS FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY EVENING...

.A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST
THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY
SNOWFALL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE MOST
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOWFALL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...LOCALLY LOWER IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.

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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
123 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET WITH 12 TO 22
INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET.

* TIMING: FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. GREATEST
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: 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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
AND FOG.

* IMPACTS: SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE LOCAL
VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 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. SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY
IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 15 THROUGH THE CAJON PASS FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG WILL CAUSE LOCAL VISIBILITY
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 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.

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