Winter Storm Warning

Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
522 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGHER ELEVATION SNOWFALL IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NEAR THE
CALIFORNIA/ARIZONA BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE MODERATE TO
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FT. ABOVE
4000 FEET ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES
ON THE DESERT SLOPES AND LESS THAN 2 INCHES ON THE COASTAL SLOPES.

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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
522 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW LEVELS: 3500 TO 4000 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES
BELOW 6000 FT WITH AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET...MAINLY ON THE DESERT SLOPES.

* TIMING: THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT
TIMES.

* VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN
SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR WINTRY CONDITIONS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
DUE TO SLICK ROADS. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA
FOOD AND CLOTHING. SOME ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE TOP
OF THE CAJON PASS.

* OUTLOOK: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT...TAPERING OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING.

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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SS/DIFULVIO