THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY. TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING…THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL  BEGIN AT 4000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING…BUT THEN QUICKLY LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON…BEFORE LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT.

MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. OTHER IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA ON TUESDAY…TURNING TO THE NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SNOW AND BREEZY WINDS COULD CREATE  BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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.

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
2″26 PM PST MON FEB 8, 2010

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS

A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY…BRINGING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO ALL THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY START OUT AROUND 4000 FEET EARLY ON TUESDAY…BUT WILL LOWER QUICKLY TO AROUND 3000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET ON TUESDAY NIGHT.. POSSIBLY LOWER IN THUNDERSTORMS. THESE LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER THE INTERIOR VALLEYS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY…INCLUDING THE CUYAMA AND ANTELOPE VALLEYS…AND ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED. THE VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MAJOR TRAFFIC CORRIDORS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…INCLUDING INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF CASTAIC…AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 14 THROUGH THE SOLEDAD CANYON.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SANTA LUCIA WILDERNESS AREA..
MACHESNA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AREA…SAN MARCOS PASS..
SAN RAFAEL WILDERNESS AREA…DICK SMITH WILDERNESS AREA
2:26 PM PST MON FEB 8, 2010

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOWFALL…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING…THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AT 4000 FEET TUESDAY MORNING…BUT THEN QUICKLY LOWER TO AROUND 3000 FEET LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON…BEFORE LOWERING TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. MAIN IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

OTHER IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL ALSO IMPACT THE AREA ON TUESDAY…TURNING TO THE NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE NOW AND BREEZY WINDS COULD CREATE BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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.