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WOUS45 KVEF 031441
AVWVEF
CAZ519-042200-

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
641 AM PST SUN FEB 3 2019

THE EASTERN SIERRA AVALANCHE CENTER IN MAMMOTH LAKES
HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS: NWS RENO NV CA-073 (EASTERN SIERRA IN
MONO COUNTY)...NWS LAS VEGAS NV CA-519 (EASTERN
SIERRA IN INYO COUNTY)

* TIMING...IN EFFECT FROM SAT 07:00 PST TO TUE 18:00 PST.

* AFFECTED AREA...THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA
  MOUNTAIN RANGE BETWEEN VIRGINIA LAKES ON THE NORTH
  TO BISHOP CREEK ON THE SOUTH.

* AVALANCHE DANGER...HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER WILL EXIST THROUGH
  TUESDAY. 

* REASON/IMPACTS...RECENT HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH
  WIND WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD AVALANCHING.

* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...VERY DANGEROUS
  AVALANCHE CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN
  IS NOT RECOMMENDED. AVALANCHES MAY RUN LONG
  DISTANCES AND CAN RUN INTO MATURE FORESTS, VALLEY
  FLOORS, OR FLAT TERRAIN.

CONSULT HTTP://WWW.ESAVALANCHE.ORG OR
WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION

SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS
OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA OF THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE
CENTER.

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