Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
950 AM PST MON JAN 25 2010

CAZ095>097-252330-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
950 AM PST MON JAN 25 2010

...LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND TEHACHAPI
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TUESDAY...

SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY OVER THE CREST OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7500 FEET. 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
LATE TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000
FEET. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL ONLY BE 2 TO 4 INCHES AND MAINLY CONFINED
TO THE CREST OVER YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ACROSS KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK TONIGHT.

ANOTHER STORM MAY DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY
AND POSSIBLY IMPACT THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
THERE IS UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THIS
STORM AND SUBSEQUENTLY HOW MUCH SNOW THE AREA RECEIVES. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 6000 FEET ON TUESDAY AND
INTO TUESDAY NIGHT OVER THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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SANGER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
1109 PM PST MON JAN 25 2010

CAZ095>097-261300-
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1109 PM PST MON JAN 25 2010

...SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND TEHACHAPI
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW
LEVELS CURRENTLY FROM 5500 TO 6000 FEET WILL LOWER TO NEAR 5000
FEET LATE TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT IN THE SIERRA...BUT
MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY OCCUR IN THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS
TUESDAY ABOVE 5500 FEET.

TRAVEL SHOULD NOT BE HAMPERED UNTIL POSSIBLY LATER TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING OVER THE GRAPEVINE...DEPENDING ON THE TRACK
OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA APPROACHING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A TRACK
CLOSE TO THE COAST COULD BRING SNOW TO PASS LEVELS LATE TUESDAY
BUT A TRACK FARTHER OFF OF THE COAST WILL KEEP RAIN ON THE PASSES.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE GRAPEVINE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
OR EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE
DEPARTING.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.


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BINGHAM