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WWUS46 KLOX 280258
WSWLOX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
705 PM PST MON DEC 27 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A POWERFUL STORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS BRINGING STRONG
WINDS AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO MOUNTAINS. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET...WITH THE SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO AS LOW
AS 5000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW...STRONG WINDS...AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WILL MAKE
FOR VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
DURING THE PEAK OF THE STORM...SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS OVER 70 MPH. 

CAZ053-054-280615-
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MOUNTAINS EXCLUDING THE SANTA MONICA RANGE-
VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
705 PM PST MON DEC 27 2004

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY...

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL 
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH
THE LOWEST SNOW LEVELS ON THE INTERIOR SLOPES. BY TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY...THE SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 5000 FEET.
WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 
OVER 70 MPH. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS INTERSTATE 5 FROM CASTAIC
NORTHWARD TO THE GRAPEVINE.

SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 2
FEET...WITH UP TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

VISIBILITIES CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES DUE TO THE
COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...HEAVY SNOWFALL...BLOWING SNOW...AND
DENSE FOG.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...WATER...AND WARM
CLOTHING IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES.

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SOME WIND REPORTS AT 645PM
CHILIO.......................SOUTH 33 MPH GUSTS 47 MPH.
CAMP NINE....................SOUTHEAST 24 MPH GUSTS 52 MPH.
MILL CREEK...................SOUTH 24 MPH GUSTS 46 MPH.
SANDBERG.....................SOUTHEAST 25 MPH GUSTS 37 MPH.
CHEESEBORO...................SOUTHEAST 29 MPH GUSTS 49 MPH.

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RORKE