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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...MORE WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG THE
WEST COAST AND BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT
THE SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA...WITH LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS IN
WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
412 AM PST THU FEB 17 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING
AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. 2
TO 4 FEET WEST OF HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF TIOGA PASS.
UP TO 6 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WINDS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT MAINLY THE PASSES. WIND
SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT MAY GUST
AS HIGH AS 40 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.
THERE MAY BE ROAD CLOSURES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.