Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
127 PM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND
RIVERSIDE COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...

.A WEAK LOW PRESSURE PRESSURE TROUGH COULD BRING SMALL AMOUNTS OF SNOW
TO PORTIONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

A STRONG AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN
PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO THEN MOVE INLAND INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
FRIDAY...BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES FRIDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 5000 TO
5500 FEET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

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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...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD...PINE COVE
127 PM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* ELEVATION... ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...ABOVE 7000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT...LOWERING TO
AROUND 6000 FEET FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DOWN TO
BETWEEN 5000 AND 5500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ON HIGHER PEAKS...MAINLY ABOVE
7000 FEET.

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LOWER DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PINE COVE...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 60 MPH.

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

* IMPACTS...RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS INTO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. IF POSSIBLE...CARRY
CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA FOOD AND CLOTHING.

* OUTLOOK...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 5000 TO 5500
FEET FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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