Winter Weather Advisory in effect for mountain areas above 4500 feet

A cold Pacific storm system will bring periods of snow to mountain areas above 4500 feet through Wednesday afternoon. Accumulations could reach 7 inches.

Light rain and snow will continue through Wednesday morning, with a second round of precipitation later this afternoon. Snow levels were around 4900 feet early Wednesday morning, and will quickly drop to 4500 feet as the morning continues. Breezy winds and snow will make driving difficult in the mountain areas.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 5 pm Wednesday afternoon.

The full text warning has been copied below.

Winter Weather Advisory

…SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY…

.A COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 4000 FEET IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO
4500 FEET IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. UP TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL THIS MORNING…BUT COLD
UNSTABLE AIR ALOFT WILL PRODUCE QUICK BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
DURING THE DAY. GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE RIDGES WILL RESULT IN
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES BRIEFLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL END THIS EVENING.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…ANGELUS OAKS…BALDWIN LAKE…
BARTON FLATS…BIG BEAR CITY…BIG BEAR LAKE…CRESTLINE…
FAWNSKIN…FOREST FALLS…LAKE ARROWHEAD…MOUNT BALDY…
MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE…RUNNING SPRINGS…TWIN PEAKS…
WRIGHTWOOD…GARNER VALLEY…IDYLLWILD…PINE COVE…
VISTA GRANDE…CUYAMACA…MOUNT LAGUNA…RANCHITA
321 AM PDT WED APR 2 2014

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON…

* SNOW LEVELS…4000 TO 4500 FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET.

* TIMING…TODAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CUYAMACA…MOUNT LAGUNA…RANCHITA… GARNER
VALLEY…IDYLLWILD…PINE COVE…VISTA GRANDE… ANGELUS
OAKS…BALDWIN LAKE…BARTON FLATS…BIG BEAR CITY… BIG BEAR
LAKE…CRESTLINE…FAWNSKIN…FOREST FALLS…LAKE ARROWHEAD…
MOUNT BALDY…MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE…RUNNING SPRINGS…TWIN
PEAKS…WRIGHTWOOD.

* WINDS…AREAS OF WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW…MAINLY NEAR THE CRESTS.

* VISIBILITY…LOCALLY AND BRIEFLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN
BLOWING SNOW AND FOG.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SNOW
COVERED ROADWAYS AND POOR VISIBILITIES TODAY. CHAINS MAY BE
NEEDED IN SOME AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.