WINTER STORM WARNING Issue Date: 810 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009 Expiration: 600 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
TUESDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY.
* TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE ANTICIPATED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE
FOUND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
* THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START OUT AROUND 1000 FEET AND RISE TO
AROUND 2000 FT TONIGHT...THEN RISE TO AROUND 4500 TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
* GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THOSE AREAS EXPOSED TO SOUTH
WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP
FLASHLIGHTS...FOOD...WATER...AND BLANKETS IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.
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$$ AVALANCHE WARNING Issue Date: 1125 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009 Expiration: 1200 PM PST SUN DEC 20 2009 ...AVALANCHE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...
COLD WEATHER THE PAST WEEK GENERALLY CREATED WEAK SURFACE SNOW
LAYERS. A FRONT SHOULD CAUSE INCREASING STRONG WINDS...INCREASING
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WARMING TEMPERATURES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT. THIS SHOULD BUILD INCREASING DEEP UNSTABLE LAYERS ON SOME
SLOPES. NATURAL OR TRIGGERED AVALANCHES SHOULD BECOME LIKELY MONDAY
NIGHT AND TO PERSIST TUESDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER FRONT IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO CAUSE RENEWED HIGH AVALANCHE
DANGER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. PLEASE VISIT
WWW.NWAC.US FOR DETAILS.
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