KLOX1406584500 KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov 2010-02-08T14:28:16-08:00 Actual Alert Public WWUS46 KLOX 082226 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE KLOX.WW.Y.0005 Met Future Severe Possible 2010-02-10T06:00:00-08:00 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO ALL THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY START OUT AROUND 4000 FEET EARLY ON TUESDAY... BUT WILL LOWER QUICKLY TO AROUND 3000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET ON TUESDAY NIGHT... POSSIBLY LOWER IN THUNDERSTORMS. THESE LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...INCLUDING THE CUYAMA AND ANTELOPE VALLEYS...AND ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED. THE VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MAJOR TRAFFIC CORRIDORS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF CASTAIC... AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH THE SOLEDAD CANYON. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AT 4000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING...BUT THEN QUICKLY LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA ON TUESDAY...TURNING TO THE NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW AND BREEZY WINDS COULD CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. P-VTEC /O.NEW.KLOX.WW.Y.0005.100209T1400Z-100210T1400Z/ route ncsnorth.oes.ca.gov;capserverNorth SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA... MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA... SAN MARCOS PASS... SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA... DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA 35.793274,-120.19697 35.61313,-120.19697 35.43693,-119.99854 34.911175,-119.472755 34.81932,-119.22686 34.81932,-119.22686 34.81932,-117.645604 34.289947,-117.645604 33.954013,-117.79389 33.943912,-117.936396 33.740577,-118.118946 33.664642,-118.2529 33.664642,-118.2529 33.73493,-118.41356 33.81525,-118.40352 33.81525,-118.40352 34.006023,-118.50393 34.006023,-118.78507 34.076305,-119.10638 34.156635,-119.21682 34.267086,-119.30718 34.387573,-119.51803 34.407654,-119.69877 34.397614,-119.85942 34.45786,-120.01004 34.43778,-120.44179 34.52814,-120.52211 34.578342,-120.63255 34.749035,-120.63255 34.749035,-120.63255 34.88961,-120.672714 34.88961,-120.672714 35.070343,-120.62251 35.14063,-120.743 35.14063,-120.743 35.23099,-120.893616 35.421764,-120.883575 35.421764,-120.883575 35.441845,-120.98398 35.6025,-121.13459 35.662746,-121.27517 35.793274,-121.32537 35.793274,-120.19697 UGC CAZ051-052-090600-