TODAY'S SKIGOGG OF THE DAY

Friday's Western U.S. NWS Winter Weather Advisories And Warnings

SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND IN PARTS OF THE WESTERN U.S. FROM PARTS OF CA EASTWARD INTO PARTS OF THE ROCKIES.

CALIFORNIA

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR

309 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-

INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TENNANT

309 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS

MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS

MORNING BELOW 4500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL

8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BELOW 4500 FEET

REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS

MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED BELOW

4500 FEET AND 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA INCLUDE: TENNANT

* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDE: HIGHWAY 97.

* IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 97 INCLUDING GRASS

LAKE. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED

VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF

SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST

TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR

VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

324 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SNOW CONTINUES IN THE SIERRA TODAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE SIERRA TODAY WITH

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS

MORNING OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WITH ROADS IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON

AS SNOW DECREASES.

LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE

324 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS

AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM

PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WITH SNOW

  DECREASING TO SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES SOUTH OF HIGHWAY

  44...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES NEAR YUBA PASS. ALONG AND EAST OF

  HIGHWAY 395...UP TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG

  HIGHWAYS 36...44...70...89...AND OVER YUBA PASS THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...AND BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN CONTROLS

AND TRAVEL DELAYS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR

UPDATES.

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WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-

WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY

439 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS

EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET

  WITH UP TO A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000

  FEET.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING

  BECOMING SHOWERY THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE: CHESTER... QUINCY... GRASS

  VALLEY...POLLOCK PINES... TRANS-SIERRA ROADWAYS INCLUDING

  INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM HEAVY SNOW AND WIND CAUSING

  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND MEANS

SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT

AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST AND COMBINED WITH STRONG WIND WILL

MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL BE PREPARED FOR

HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA

300 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...A WINTER-LIKE STORM WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE

MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-

TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

300 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS

EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS

EVENING FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: RANGING FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES AT 4000 FEET

  TO TWO FEET OR MORE AT AND ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT

  AND 5 PM FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAMP NELSON...GIANT FOREST...JOHNSONDALE...

  LODGEPOLE...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60

  MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST.

* IMPACTS: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WINTER-LIKE DRIVING

  CONDITIONS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE

EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL

MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

324 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SNOW CONTINUES IN THE SIERRA TODAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE SIERRA TODAY WITH

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS

MORNING OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WITH ROADS IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON

AS SNOW DECREASES.

MONO-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES

324 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS

AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM

PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE

  SIERRA CREST.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 18 INCHES WEST OF HIGHWAY

  395...WITH UP TO 4 INCHES EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS NEAR 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON

  HIGHWAYS 203 AND 395 WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE ABOVE

  7000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...AND BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN CONTROLS

AND TRAVEL DELAYS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR

UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA

300 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...A WINTER-LIKE STORM WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER THE

MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

300 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT

SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY

FOR THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AT PASS LEVEL

  TO AS MUCH AS A FOOT ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AM FRIDAY TO

  5 AM SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ALTA SIERRA...LAKE ISABELLA...TEHACHAPI...

  CUDDY VALLEY...BEAR VALLEY SPRINGS...FRAZIER PARK.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH THE

  PASSES.

* IMPACTS: WINTER-LIKE DRIVING CONDITIONS...TRAVEL DELAYS AND

  POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES. HIGHWAYS AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE

  5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE AND HIGHWAY 58 THROUGH TEHACHAPI PASS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE

EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL

MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA

1215 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...A LATE SEASON STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE

MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...

...SNOW MAY CREATE TRAVEL HAZARDS ACROSS THE INTERSTATE

5 CORRIDOR FOR COMMUTERS THIS EVENING...

.A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO

THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN ACROSS

THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA AND VENTURA COUNTIES EARLY THIS

MORNING...AND WILL SOON DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY

MOUNTAINS. RAIN AND SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT

TIMES...ESPECIALLY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

STEADY RAIN AND SNOW WILL TURN TO SHOWERS TONIGHT. ISOLATED

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.

SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 5000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN

LOWER TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY TONIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING

SNOW WILL LIKELY AFFECT INTERSTATE 5 OVER THE GRAPEVINE DURING THE

BUSY EVENING COMMUTE.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF

25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. THE

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45

MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...

WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN THE

MOUNTAINS. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS AND IF YOU

MUST TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THROUGH

TONIGHT...CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS.

VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOCKWOOD VALLEY...MOUNT PINOS...ACTON...

MOUNT WILSON...SANDBERG

1215 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT

SATURDAY...

* TIMING...PRECIPITATION WILL OVERSPREAD THE MOUNTAINS THIS

  MORNING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...THEN TURN TO SHOWERS THIS

  EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO EARLY

  SATURDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL AVERAGE 4500 TO 5000 FEET THIS

  MORNING...THEN FALL TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET THIS EVENING

  THROUGH THE TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES

  ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5500 FEET...WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS AT

  LOWER ELEVATIONS.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH

  WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS

  EVENING...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE

  MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL LIKELY

  IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR BY THIS

  EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE

LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW

.SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU

MUST TRAVEL...CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS...AND KEEP AN EXTRA

FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN

EMERGENCY.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA

217 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...STRONG COLD STORM TO AFFECT MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA

THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING AND WILL SPREAD

SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS

AROUND 5000 FEET WILL LOWER TO 4000 FEET BY EVENING...POSSIBLY

LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY

SNOW IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING OVER SAN GABRIEL

MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE SAN BERNARDINO AND SAN

JACINTO MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY...REACHING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY

MOUNTAINS BY THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SAN

DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER TO

SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... REMAINING MOST

NUMEROUS IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO

ACCOMPANY SNOWFALL AND CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...

BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...

FAWNSKIN...FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...

I-15 AT 3500 FEET...LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...

TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...

IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...

VISTA GRANDE

217 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY

ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL

5 AM PDT SATURDAY.

* ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVELS...5000 FEET THIS MORNING LOWERING TO 4000 FEET THIS

  AFTERNOON AND DOWN TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES 3500 TO 4500 FEET...6 TO 12

  INCHES 4500 TO 6000 FEET...AND OVER 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET

  WITH UP TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE SAN GABRIEL

  MOUNTAINS...SPREADING EASTWARD BY LATE MORNING ACROSS THE SAN

  BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...AND ACROSS THE SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS AND

  MOUNTAINS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON. TAPERING OFF

  TO SCATTERED SHOW SHOWERS FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AGUANGA...ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...

  IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...PINYON PINES...

  VISTA GRANDE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS...

  BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...FAWNSKIN...

  FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...I-15 AT 3500 FEET...

  LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE... OAK

  GLEN...PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...

  SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

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

  SNOW.

* IMPACTS...SNOW ACCUMULATING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 NEAR THE CAJON

  SUMMIT FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  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.

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CALIFORNIA/NEVADA

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV

324 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SNOW CONTINUES IN THE SIERRA TODAY...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE SIERRA TODAY WITH

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS

MORNING OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WITH ROADS IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON

AS SNOW DECREASES.

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...

INCLINE VILLAGE

324 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS

AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM

PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS

  AFTERNOON.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES

  NEAR THE CREST.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE

  TAHOE BASIN AND ALPINE COUNTY WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY OVER THE

  PASSES THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...AND BE PREPARED FOR CHAIN CONTROLS

AND TRAVEL DELAYS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR

UPDATES.

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NEVADA/ARIZONA

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV

1104 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH

SATURDAY...RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS

SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AT

ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-

SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE...

THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON

1104 PM PDT THU APR 12 2012 /1104 PM MST THU APR 12 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM

MST/ FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM

8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY FOR THE

SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AND PORTIONS OF LINCOLN AND

MOHAVE COUNTIES.

* TIMING: A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A

  PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND

  NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 4500 FEET...

  WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000

  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS.

  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL

  DIFFICULT.

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.

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NEVADA

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV

239 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-

NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...

EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...

ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT

239 AM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 5500 FEET IN EFFECT

FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER

ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 5500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS

AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES VALLEYS...4 TO 8 INCHES MOUNTAINS.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY

  AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY

  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...

  CURRANT SUMMIT...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND

  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT

* TEMPERATURES: IN THE 30S.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE

EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS

AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE

LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

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UTAH

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT

421 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH

MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST THIS MORNING WILL

SETTLE INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING...THEN SLOWLY

MOVE EAST THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA OVER THE WEEKEND. WIDESPREAD

SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN AND

CENTRAL UTAH THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF AS

THE STORM MOVES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY.

CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE FORT...KOOSHAREM...FISH LAKE...

LOA...PANGUITCH...BRYCE CANYON

421 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT

SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM

NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER

IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA: THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF UTAH.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 15 TO 30 INCHES WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TURN

  HEAVY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD

  ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL CONTINUE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT

  DECREASE IN INTENSITY HEADING INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS MAY BECOME IMPAIRED DUE TO

  RAPID ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OF ROAD SURFACES AT THE HIGHER

  ELEVATIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE

EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE HAZARDOUS. USE

CAUTION. KEEP A WINTER STORM SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE

OF AN EMERGENCY.

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UTAH/COLORADO

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

258 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO...

.A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WORK INTO NORTHERN

CALIFORNIA TODAY THEN DEEPEN AS IT DIGS TO NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS

ON SATURDAY. DEEP MOISTURE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL STREAM OVER THE

REGION. WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW AVERAGE...SNOW MAY FALL AS

LOW AS 5000 FEET. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY

ABOVE 7000 FEET FAVORING THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE

SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO ON SUNDAY. MOISTURE

WILL STILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW SHIFTING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY

SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. LATE DAY EMBEDDED

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL.

ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-

WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-

UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-

NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-

EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-

LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO BLANCO...SKYWAY...CRESTED BUTTE...

TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...

LAKE CITY...SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...

MONTICELLO AND VICINITY

258 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO

MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT

TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO

LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND

  INTENSITY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW

  FALLING FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION... 8 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF UP

  TO TWO FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING TO MOUNTAINS BASES TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER

  EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY

  SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS

  ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE

  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT

WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM

APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA

OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE

EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO

POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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COLORADO

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

258 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SNOW RETURNS TO EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO...

.A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL WORK INTO NORTHERN

CALIFORNIA TODAY THEN DEEPEN AS IT DIGS TO NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS

ON SATURDAY. DEEP MOISTURE IN SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL STREAM OVER THE

REGION. WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW AVERAGE...SNOW MAY FALL AS

LOW AS 5000 FEET. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY

ABOVE 7000 FEET FAVORING THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE LOW PRESSURE

SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST COLORADO ON SUNDAY. MOISTURE

WILL STILL WRAP AROUND THE LOW SHIFTING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY

SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. LATE DAY EMBEDDED

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL.

ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-

GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-FLATTOPS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...ASPEN...VAIL...

SNOWMASS...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE

258 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT

MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON

SATURDAY TO 6 AM MDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER

IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL FALL FROM

  SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF

  OVER TWO FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS OVER HIGHER

  EXPOSED TERRAIN AND IN THE VICINITY OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS.

  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO NORTH ON SUNDAY.

* VISIBILITY...UNDER ONE MILE AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY

  SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS...TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS

  ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE

  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR OR TRAVEL PLANS THIS WEEKEND KEEP CURRENT

WITH THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THE STORM

APPROACHES. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA

OUTLETS...AND WEATHER.GOV/GJT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE

EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO

POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO

335 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-

EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-

LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-

EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-

INCLUDING...CLIMAX...INDEPENDENCE PASS...MT ELBERT...MT MASSIVE...

NORTH PASS...CUMBRES PASS...WOLF CREEK PASS

335 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING

THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATION...THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...

  THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET...THE EASTERN SAWATCH

  MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET AND THE WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE

  ABOVE 11000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES WOLF CREEK...CUMBRES AND

  INDEPENDENCE PASSES.

* CAUSE AND TIMING...A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE WESTERN U.S.

  WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS COLORADO OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING A

  PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS

  ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BY

  LATE SUNDAY EVENING...WITH TOTALS OVER HIGHER WEST FACING

  SLOPES APPROACHING 2 FEET.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO

  40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE WIND WILL CREATE AREAS OF

  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER EXPOSED

  TERRAIN.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS OVER THE

  HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND CUMBRES

  PASSES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR

SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.

WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO

HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER

8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO

TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...LISTEN TO

THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER

TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE

WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH...TAKE ALONG A WINTER

SURVIVAL KIT.

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO

335 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SPRING STORM HEADING TO COLORADO...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL BEGIN PUSHING INTO COLORADO FRIDAY

NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START IN THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS

FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

HEAVIER SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH THIS AS IT MOVES

EASTWARD ACROSS COLORADO INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. WINTER DRIVING

CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS.

WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-

SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/

NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/

GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE

9000 FEET-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...

EAST SLOPES PARK AND NORTHERN GORE RANGES...GORE PASS...

RABBIT EARS PASS...CAMERON PASS...

LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...

BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...

EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...

INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...

WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK

335 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH

SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM

WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY

AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING MORE

  WIDESPREAD BY LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW

  IS POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY

  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY

  LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST-NORTHWESTERLY AT 10 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOWPACKED AND ICY SO DRIVING WILL

  BECOME TREACHEROUS BY SATURDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED DUE TO SNOW

AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONSIDER DELAYING

TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP EXTRA

FOOD...WATER...A FLASHLIGHT...AND DRY CLOTHING IN YOUR VEHICLE.

IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO

ARRIVE.

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WYOMING

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY

431 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...SNOWY...COLD AND WINDY WEATHER WILL AFFECT MUCH OF SOUTHEAST

WYOMING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND

ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE STORM WILL

PRODUCE COLDER TEMPERATURES...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW AND

STRONG WINDS DURING THAT TIME MAINLY OVER AREAS NEAR THE

COLORADO BORDER.

LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-

CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LARAMIE...VEDAUWOO...BUFORD...

PUMPKIN VINE...HORSE CREEK...HARRIMAN...WHITAKER...CHEYENNE...

BURNS...CARPENTER...ALBIN...PINE BLUFFS

431 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WINTER

STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY

MORNING.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH 7 TO 12 INCHES

  OVER THE SOUTHERN LARAMIE RANGE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITIES...NORTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH

  AS 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING

  SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE SNOW AND

  BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...THE STORM WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR

  CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. YOUNG OR WEAK LIVESTOCK

  MAY BECOME STRESSED DUE THE WET...WINDY AND COLD CONDITIONS.

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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ARIZONA

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ

414 AM MST FRI APR 13 2012

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KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-

COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-

CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-

LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-

LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-

LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-

WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-

NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-

OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-

NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-

414 AM MST FRI APR 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...NORTHERN

GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ARIZONA FROM TODAY

INTO THE WEEKEND. INITIALLY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG

TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY...AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN

EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. THEN...AS THE STORM NEARS AND

MOVES ACROSS THE STATE...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP

LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY

SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET

FROM THE KAIBAB PLATEAU DOWN THROUGH MOGOLLON RIM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL PERSIST FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. HOWEVER...THE MAIN

THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL END BY SATURDAY EVENING.