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WINTER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND WITH LOW SNOW LEVELS IMPACTING MOUNTAIN PASSES...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY AND LINGER THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...THEN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...SOME OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL.
SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 5000 FEET LATER ODAY...THEN TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE AT THOSE LEVELS INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS COULD OCCASIONALLY DROP TO BELOW 3500 FEET IN HEAVIER SHOWER ACTIVITY SUNDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT.
SNOW TOTALS WILL BE QUITE VARIABLE DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...ON AVERAGE...EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW BETWEEN 5000 AND 6500 FEET...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6500 FEET...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF VENTURA COUNTY.
PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SHOULD
CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE LATEST TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...POOR
VISIBILITIES...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET.
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DOWN AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 3500 FEET MAINLY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING AND SNOW LEVELS...SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET LATE TODAY...THEN TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET BY LATE TONIGHT...AND
CONTINUE AT THOSE LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COULD AFFECT TRAVEL ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

Instructions: BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.