KSTO885181768 KSTO@nwws.oes.ca.gov 2010-03-11T15:44:38-08:00 Actual Alert Public WWUS46 KSTO 112344 RRA WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RETRANSMISSION KSTO.WS.W.0008 Met Future Severe Possible 2010-03-13T04:00:00-08:00 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA HEAVY SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING .AN INCOMING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL LINGER IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW AMOUNTS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER LEVELS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA WITH TWO TO FOUR INCHES LIKELY IN THE COASTAL AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY MIDDAY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND ELEVATION: A FOOT OR MORE ABOVE 5000 FEET... AND UP TO A COUPLE OF INCHES ACCUMULATING DOWN TO AROUND 3000 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING MIDDAY FRIDAY BECOMING HEAVY DURING THE EVENING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH... LOCALLY STRONGER THROUGH PASSES AND OVER RIDGES. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOUNTAIN ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80... HIGHWAY 50... AND HIGHWAY 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL BE COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES THAT WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP A FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... WATER... WARM CLOTHING... AND OTHER SURVIVAL ITEMS IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE YOU GET STUCK. CARRY CHAINS WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR WEATHER UPDATES. P-VTEC /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0008.100312T1800Z-100313T1200Z/ route ncsnorth.oes.ca.gov;capserverNorth WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-INCLUDING THE CITY OF... CHESTER 41.1751,-122.47001 41.183886,-121.331791 40.445367,-121.327826 40.446536,-121.061417 40.256418,-121.061495 40.191931,-120.928582 39.79952,-120.702835 39.668987,-120.662674 39.68907,-120.60243 39.68907,-120.60243 39.598705,-120.46187 39.41797,-120.361465 39.177,-120.24097 38.84565,-120.140564 38.785404,-120.01004 38.65488,-119.9498 38.433983,-119.65861 38.198858,-119.612671 38.082554,-119.72889 38.022312,-119.8795 37.881744,-119.81926 37.881744,-119.81926 37.755025,-119.807809 37.828808,-120.079508 37.726253,-120.34448 37.653668,-120.312572 37.683559,-120.391931 37.633264,-120.38667 37.399266,-120.98339 37.345682,-120.963223 37.157674,-121.225804 37.150135,-121.399019 37.380672,-121.409075 37.482829,-121.471198 37.8215,-121.53623 38.091967,-121.581295 38.07326,-122.337454 38.1428,-122.35900 38.155017,-122.19538 38.315713,-122.205982 38.315912,-122.064779 38.50427,-122.0985 38.839932,-122.287999 38.819245,-122.345056 38.702203,-122.46389 38.674957,-122.61058 38.85014,-122.821592 39.071994,-123.093013 39.279905,-123.019616 39.50354,-123.063183 39.565141,-122.88579 39.968131,-122.934013 40.232574,-122.975129 40.321636,-123.04233 40.361797,-123.03229 40.575337,-122.693077 40.673065,-122.74111 41.133346,-122.44599 41.1751,-122.47001 UGC CAZ068-069-121130-