786 WWUS46 KHNX 140333 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 833 PM PDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW AND THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER THE CRESTS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. CAZ096-141200- /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.A.0012.110515T0600Z-110516T0600Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 833 PM PDT FRI MAY 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL START LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY OCCUR ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE CRESTS. * IMPACTS: LATE SEASON WINTER WEATHER WITH SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PUT AWAY THEIR WINTER TRAVELING GEAR BECAUSE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN MUCH WARMER LATELY. BE AWARE THAT DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. THUNDERSNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE HAZARDOUS DURING THIS TIME. BACK COUNTRY AND RECREATIONAL TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DANGEROUS IN FRESH SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY SUNDAY EVENING. ICY ROADS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS IF YOU PLAN TO DRIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. CARRY CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHES AND BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE DEPARTING. && $$ BARLOW WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD  939 WWUS45 KREV 140955 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 255 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE SIERRA SUNDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE SIERRA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS ARE MOST LIKELY SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE SUN IS STILL LOW IN THE SKY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR LESS DURING THE DAY. CAZ072-NVZ002-142300- /O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0022.110515T1000Z-110515T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 255 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * IMPACTS: SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS VERY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO  248 WWUS46 KHNX 141152 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 452 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW AND THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER THE CRESTS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. CAZ096-142000- /O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0012.110515T0600Z-110516T0600Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 452 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL START LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY OCCUR ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE CRESTS. * IMPACTS: LATE SEASON WINTER WEATHER WITH SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PUT AWAY THEIR WINTER TRAVELING GEAR BECAUSE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN MUCH WARMER LATELY. BE AWARE THAT DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. THUNDERSNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE HAZARDOUS DURING THIS TIME. BACK COUNTRY AND RECREATIONAL TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DANGEROUS IN FRESH SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY SUNDAY EVENING. ICY ROADS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS IF YOU PLAN TO DRIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. CARRY CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHES AND BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE DEPARTING. && $$ DUDLEY WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD  534 WWUS46 KSTO 141155 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 455 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY... .AN UNUSUALLY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE HAZARDOUS DURING THIS TIME. BACK COUNTRY AND RECREATIONAL TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DANGEROUS IN FRESH SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY SUNDAY EVENING. ICY ROADS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS IF YOU PLAN TO DRIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. CARRY CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHES AND BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE DEPARTING. CAZ068-069-150000- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.A.0009.110515T1000Z-110516T0200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 455 AM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS:10 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW MAY FALL DOWN TO 3000 FEET DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. * ELEVATION:SNOW LEVELS NEAR 4500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY WILL DROP TO 3000 FEET IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. SNOW MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCUMULATING ON THE WARM ROADS AT FIRST...BUT WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO DO SO AS SUNDAY MORNING PROGRESSES. * TIMING:SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY IN STRONG WINDS IS POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...LASSEN PARK...YUBA PASS...INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50...HIGHWAY 88 AND ALL UPPER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN AREAS AND PASSES. * WINDS:SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS:LATE SEASON WINTER WEATHER WITH SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PUT AWAY THEIR WINTER TRAVELING GEAR BECAUSE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN MUCH WARMER LATELY. BE AWARE THAT DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. THUNDERSNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. && $$  930 WWUS46 KHNX 141949 WSWHNX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 1249 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS... .A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW AND THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER THE CRESTS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. CAZ096-150400- /O.UPG.KHNX.WS.A.0012.110515T0600Z-110516T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KHNX.WS.W.0009.110515T1200Z-110516T0600Z/ SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- 1249 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW WILL START EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW MAY OCCUR ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THUNDERSTORMS. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SHAVER LAKE...HUNTINGTON LAKE...WISHON DAM. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE CRESTS. * IMPACTS: LATE SEASON WINTER WEATHER WITH SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE PUT AWAY THEIR WINTER TRAVELING GEAR BECAUSE THE WEATHER HAS BEEN MUCH WARMER LATELY. BE AWARE THAT DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. THUNDERSNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. 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. TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE HAZARDOUS DURING THIS TIME. BACK COUNTRY AND RECREATIONAL TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DANGEROUS IN FRESH SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY SUNDAY EVENING. ICY ROADS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS IF YOU PLAN TO DRIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. CARRY CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHES AND BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE DEPARTING. && 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. && $$ BSO WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD  604 WWUS45 KREV 142157 WSWREV URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 257 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHEN THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE SUN IS STILL LOW IN THE SKY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR LESS DURING THE DAY. CAZ072-NVZ002-151200- /O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0022.110515T1000Z-110515T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 257 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THEN TAPER TO SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. * IMPACTS: SNOW IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE ON AREA ROADS VERY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO  567 WWUS46 KSTO 142214 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 314 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL IMPACT THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .AN UNUSUALLY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE SIERRA NEVADA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS MAY BE HAZARDOUS DURING THIS TIME. BACK COUNTRY AND RECREATIONAL TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DANGEROUS. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY SUNDAY EVENING. ICY ROADS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BE PREPARED FOR WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS IF YOU PLAN TO DRIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. CARRY CHAINS AND WARM CLOTHES AND BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR VEHICLE BEFORE DEPARTING. CAZ068-069-151300- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0009.110515T1000Z-110516T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0007.110515T0400Z-110516T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY 314 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...AND UP TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. SNOW MAY FALL DOWN TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. * ELEVATION: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY IN STRONG WINDS IS POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON...SKI RESORT AREAS AND LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * IMPACTS: LATE SEASON WINTER WEATHER WITH SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES. DANGEROUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN ICE AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. THUNDERSNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. CARRY WINTER SURVIVAL GEAR IF TRAVELING TO THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR WILL OCCUR. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ JHM