Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
138 PM PST THU NOV 21 2013

...MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FT THIS
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OVER SW CA WILL CREATE PERIODS OF LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
LOWER TO 6500 FT LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO AROUND 5000 FT BY
FRIDAY. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
ON THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AS MOISTURE
WRAPS AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
DURING THIS PERIOD WILL HIGHLY DEPEND ON THE POSITION OF THE LOW
AND WHERE HEAVIER SHOWERS DEVELOP.

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE 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
138 PM PST THU NOV 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST SATURDAY.

* ELEVATION...ABOVE 5000 FT.

* SNOW LEVELS...6500 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO 5000 FT BY
FRIDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
16 INCHES.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: 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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
LATE FRI MORNING THROUGH SAT MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN SNOW...BLOWING
SNOW...AND FOG.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE
TO SLICK ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WEATHER COULD BE
DEADLY FOR UNPREPARED CAMPERS AND HIKERS.

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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JJT