Winter Weather Advisory for Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon, CA
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.
HAZARD TYPE... SNOW
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... UP TO 4 INCHES.
TIMING... SNOW WILL BE MORE CONVECTIVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE A LULL AFTER SUNSET AND PICK UP AGAIN FRIDAY BEFORE ENDING ON FRIDAY EVENING.
IMPACTS... BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE FOR TIOGA PASS AND TRAVELERS USING THIS HIGHWAY. ALSO FOR BACK COUNTRY CAMPERS AND HIKERS THAT COULD SEE RAPID CHANGES IN THE WEATHER.
TEMPERATURES... TEMPERATURES CAN RAPIDLY FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AS THE STORM MOVES IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.