Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
448 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

CAZ055-192100-
/O.NEW.KSGX.WS.W.0005.110320T1300Z-110321T1300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...
BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD
448 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PDT
MONDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY.


* ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS: 5500 TO 6000 FEET SUNDAY...LOWERING TO AROUND 5000
FEET BY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH LOCAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON
FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN...FOREST
FALLS...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

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

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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