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April 13th, 2012
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
AZZ004>018-037>040-140300-
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.
