Weather Nov. 20 and 21

The weather conditions are becoming foggy (see photo to right) and damp. About .19 inches of rain has fallen at Keenwild Ranger Station since 3 a.m.

The National Weather Service forecast calls for more rain and snow sunday.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 409 AM PST SAT NOV 20 2010

RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... PINE COVE

409 AM PST SAT NOV 20 2010 ..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SYNOPSIS: A LARGE STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY NIGHT.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS: 7000 FEET TODAY...LOWERING TO NEAR 4500 FEET BY LATE SUNDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 6000 FEET AND 7000 FEET WITH A FOOT OR TWO ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PINE COVE...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE... BARTON FLATS...BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...FAWNSKIN... FOREST FALLS...RUNNING SPRINGS...WRIGHTWOOD

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO MPH NEAR THE RIDGES.

* VISIBILITY: LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DENSE FOG.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. .OUTLOOK: LIGHTER SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY.

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

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 840 AM PST SAT NOV 20 2010

RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-

840 AM PST SAT NOV 20 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ALL OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. .

DAY ONE...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT A LARGE PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WET...COOL AND WINDY WEATHER. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL MOUNTAIN AND DESERT AREAS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE INNER AND OUTER WATERS.