107777186621955 NWS_LOX@edis.oes.ca.gov 2004-02-25T21:03:00-08:00 Actual Alert Public en-US Met EDIS message regarding Met from NWS_LOX Expected Unknown Unknown 2004-002-26T03:04:26-08:00 NWS_LOX A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH ... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA 900 PM PST WED FEB 25 2004 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES... .A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING WILL KEEP THE SNOW LEVEL AT OR ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND DROP THE SNOW LEVEL TO AROUND 6000 FEET. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS WHEN 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES FALLING DOWN TO 6000 FEET LATER TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING...LIMITING THE COVERAGE OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL. HOWEVER...UNSETTLED...SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW LIKELY ABOVE 4500 OR 5000 FEET. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY PERIODICALLY AS SHOWERS FORM AND PASS THROUGH. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH FRIDAY WILL BE 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE TONIGHT BUT CONTINUE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE END OF THIS WEEK SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTRY WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS...AND KEEP IN MIND THAT CHAINS MAY BECOME A REQUIREMENT. REMEMBER TO CARRY EXTRA FOOD...WATER...AND WARM CLOTHING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION. LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE- VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 900 PM PST WED FEB 25 2004 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... FOR TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TONIGHT. $$ SOME WEATHER REPORTS AS OF 9 PM... MILL CREEK...SOUTH WIND 27 MPH GUSTING TO 53 MPH. CHILAO...SOUTHEAST WIND 28 MPH GUSTING TO 47 MPH. BIG BEAR...JUST STARTED SNOWING...TEMPERATURE 28 DEGREES. MOUNTAIN HIGH...LIGHT SNOW SINCE 5 PM. $$ JACOBSON/ASR [WSWLOX / WWUS46 KLOX 1077771806] Los Angeles Area 34.1933,-119.5032 34.9883,-119.5032 34.8683,-117.6 33.9233,-117.6366 33.6533,-117.3621 33.3233,-117.5268 33.2333,-118.5516 34.1933,-119.5032 edis=1b