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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
348 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA ABOVE 5000 FEET.

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EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
348 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN LIKELY THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES.

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SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
348 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT SATURDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE SHEEP AND SPRING MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED...BUT THE MOST
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS LIKELY EARLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000
  FEET...AND 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS.
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MT TRUMBULL...PIOCHE
348 PM PDT FRI APR 13 2012 /348 PM MST FRI APR 13 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR PORTIONS OF MOHAVE
COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY STARTED AT MANY LOCATIONS... BUT
  THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000
  FEET...AND 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS.
  LOW VISIBILITIES AND SLUSHY ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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