A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS

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A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 PM PST THU APR 1 2004

...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH 900 AM FRIDAY...

.A LARGE AREA OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY EARLY TONIGHT. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...AND WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS SLOPES. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 6000 FEET...EXCEPT POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 5000 FEET ACROSS THE NORTHERN SLOPES.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO IN SOME AREAS...CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWER ACTIVITY MAY DEVELOP IN OR SPREAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS DURING FRIDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON NORTHERN SLOPES.

PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS...AND KEEP IN MIND THAT CHAINS MAY BECOME A REQUIREMENT. REMEMBER TO CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-600 PM PST THU APR 1 2004

...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 900 AM FRIDAY...

FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST ON NORTHERN SLOPES. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW. SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

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