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[pct-l] More Snow For The Sierra



Winter is not over for the Sierra. The National Weather Service is calling 
for a foot or more snow by Monday:

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1142 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2005

...LATE SEASON SNOW HEADING FOR THE SIERRA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT...

.AN UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST ON SUNDAY WILL
SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE SIERRA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS
INITIALLY BETWEEN 8000 AND 9000 FEET ON SUNDAY WILL DROP TO THE 6500
TO 7500 FOOT LEVEL BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET BY
MONDAY EVENING. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS BY MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL
PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES NEAR THE RIDGES.

PEOPLE TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT SHOULD CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.