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Forecast
As of 3:30 PM PST on March 10, 2010
Tonight...Mostly clear. Lows 12 to 22 higher elevations...22 to 32 lower elevations.
Thursday...Mostly sunny. Not as cool. Highs 41 to 51 higher elevations...51 to 61 lower elevations.
Thursday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 24 to 34 higher elevations...31 to 39 lower elevations. Local southeast wind gusts to around 25 mph after midnight.
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Winter Storm Watch
Issued by the National Weather Service at 5:08 PM PST on March 10, 2010
... Winter Storm Watch in effect from Friday morning through late
Friday night above 3500 feet...
The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Winter
Storm Watch above 3500 feet... which is in effect from Friday
morning through late Friday night for the mountains of western
Plumas County... Lassen park... and the northern Sierra.
* Snow accumulations: a foot or more over higher elevations.
* Elevation: 4500 feet dropping to 3500 feet by late Friday night.
* Timing: snow beginning Friday morning then becoming heavy during
the day and continuing overnight.
* Locations include: Chester
* winds: southerly gusts exceeding 50 mph.
* Impacts: hazardous driving conditions for mountain roads such as
Interstate 80... Highway 50... and Highway 70.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant
snow... sleet... or ice accumulations that may impact travel.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
Ek
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