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PERIODS OF MODERATE OR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN COULD PRODUCE MUD AND
ROCKSLIDES AND LOCAL DEBRIS FLOW IN AND BELOW RECENT BURN AREAS AND
ONSTEEP TERRAIN. WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST
THURSDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVELDIFFICULTIES. BLOWING SNOWREDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE
AT TIMES. TRAVEL OVERMOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME A BIT MORE HAZARDOUS
LATE TONIGHT ANDTHURSDAY AS INTERMITTENT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ON
ROADWAYS BECOMESMORE LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO ALL HAZARDS NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR YOURLOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR UPDATES. UPTO A THIRD OF AN INCH OF
RAIN MAY ACCUMULATE IN THE HIGH DESERTS ANDABOUT A QUARTER INCH IN THE
LOW DESERTS.

PERIODS OFMODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED
THURSDAYBEFORE TAPERING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS THE
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION WINDS WILLINCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL
SACRAMENTO VALLEY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVELDIFFICULTIES.

THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUTCONDITIONS. WHERE THERE COULD BE 3 TO 4 HOURS
OF HEAVIER RAINFALLINTENSITIES.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS EXTENDED THE WINDADVISORY
UNTIL 6 PM AST THURSDAY.

THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE SOUTH WEDNESDAYNIGHT AND SPREAD
WINTRY PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA THURSDAYTHROUGH FRIDAY.

WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST THURSDAYFOR THOMPSON
PASS.

THERE WILL LIKELY BE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZEROAT TIMES
DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF DENSE FOG AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATION
LESS THAN 1INCH THROUGH 9 PM. A WARNING MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW IS ALREADY
OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVELERS PLANNING A TRIP TO THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINSDURING THE WATCH PERIOD SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
WINTRY WEATHERCONDITIONS. POSSIBLY SPREADING INTO VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELESCOUNTIES AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING.

WITH GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THEFRONT. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS
AND REMEMBER TO CARRYEXTRA FOOD.

WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 4 PM AST THURSDAY.

5 INCHES ACROSS COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED OR
OCCURRING.

LOCALLY WINDY WITH NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCALWEATHER
NEWS SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM.

LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH 9 PM. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT.

AND REACHING THE LOS ANGELES BASINBY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING.

SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISHTHROUGH THE
DAY THURSDAY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
ASTTHURSDAY THROUGH PASSES.

LOCALLY BREEZY WITH EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. FOR THE WHITE RIVER AT
CLARENDON. BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THURSDAY.
CLOUDY SKIES WITH SNOW. STRONGEST WINDS INEXPOSED AREAS. ESPECIALLYFOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TOWING TRAILERS.