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WWUS46 KSTO 292223
WSWSAC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
320 PM PDT MON APR 29 2002

CAZ013-301200-
SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
320 PM PDT MON APR 29 2002

...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT 
TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT NEAR 5000 FEET BUT LOWER AROUND 
3500 FEET OVERNIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH 
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL TAPER IN 
INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER 
LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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CAZ063-301200-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
320 PM PDT MON APR 29 2002

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR 
TONIGHT...

RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT 
TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT NEAR 5000 FEET BUT LOWER AROUND 
3500 FEET OVERNIGHT. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH 
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL TAPER IN 
INTENSITY LATE TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER 
LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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CAZ069-300100-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
320 PM PDT MON APR 29 2002

...SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 6 PM TONIGHT...

SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME LOCALLY HEAVY AT 
TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 5000 FEET...BUT MAY LOWER TO 
AROUND 4000 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE 
IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES 
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED. IF TRAVELING INTO THE 
SIERRA TONIGHT BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AND CARRY 
CHAINS.
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