KLOX36406283 KLOX@nwws.oes.ca.gov 2010-02-09T03:02:34-08:00 Actual Update Public WWUS46 KLOX 091102 WSWLOX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE KLOX.WS.W.0004 Met Future Severe Possible 2010-02-10T15:00:00-08:00 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS .A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK JUST TO THE WEST OF THE REGION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY START OUT BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET TODAY...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR THE GRAPEVINE... AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE 14 FREEWAY THROUGH THE SOLEDAD CANYON. IF THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW TRACKS RIGHT OVER THE REGION... THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SNOW LEVELS COULD FALL AS LOW AS 2500 FEET TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD BRING SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS...INCLUDING THE CUYAMA AND ANTELOPE VALLEYS. ... WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND NOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL LIKELY BRING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY ON NORTH FACING SLOPES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET TODAY...THEN WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SNOW COULD FALL AS LOW AS 2500 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE MOUNTAINS. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN GABRIELS. * OTHER IMPACTS: WITH THE LOW SNOW LEVELS...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR NEAR THE GRAPEVINE AND THE HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR THROUGH SOLEDAD CANYON WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BY LATE TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS COULD CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. 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. P-VTEC /O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0004.100209T2000Z-100210T2300Z/ route ncsnorth.oes.ca.gov;capserverNorth VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... LOCKWOOD VALLEY... MOUNT PINOS... ACTON... MOUNT WILSON... SANDBERG 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 CAZ053-054-092015-