Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
315 AM PDT MON OCT 4 2010

CAZ073-050000-/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0027.101005T0300Z-101005T1800Z/MONO-315 AM PDT MON OCT 4 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 8500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 8500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* TIMING: HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL INCREASE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL SIERRA. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN THE HIGH SIERRA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS NEAR 11000 FEET WILL DROP TO NEAR 9000 FEET LATER TODAY AND FALL NEAR 8000 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL OVER TIOGA PASS...SONORA PASS AND HIGHWAY 203 NEAR MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN.

* SNOW MAY AFFECT THE HIGHER PASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 TONIGHT IN MONO COUNTY BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. MOTORISTSSHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE ATWEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ONTHIS SITUATION.

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