Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
145 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011

...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS LATE MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING THE RETURN OF WINTRY WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE
SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY FALL FROM BETWEEN 4500
AND 5500 FEET MONDAY MORNING...TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 4500 FEET BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...TAPERING OFF LATE IN THE DAY. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN
BETWEEN AROUND 4000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...BUT MAY BE
LOCALLY LOWER DOWN TO 3000 FEET. THE GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
SHOULD BE ACROSS THE EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHWARD ACROSS MOUNT SAN JACINTO TO MOUNT LAGUNA IN THE SAN
DIEGO MOUNTAINS.

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...RUNNING SPRINGS...
TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...CUYAMACA...
MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA
145 PM PST SUN DEC 11 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 2 PM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 2 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET DURING
THE DAY ON MONDAY...AND HOLD STEADY THROUGH TUESDAY.

* LOCATION: THE GREATER POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS IN
THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH LESSER
POTENTIAL ELSEWHERE IN MOUNTAIN AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 20 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN
THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. FOR THE RIVERSIDE AND SAN DIEGO
MOUNTAINS...AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS
ABOVE 5000 FEET. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO
AROUND 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...TAPERING TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA...MOUNT LAGUNA...RANCHITA...
IDYLLWILD...PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY... RUNNING
SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD

* VISIBILITY: MAY BE LOCALLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS
IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG.

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

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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PALMER