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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Issued Zones: Kern County Mountains Above 1,500 FT … Gorman Pass
Site: Southern California Weather Force has issued a Winter Weather Watch effective Friday into Saturday …
Date: 1/17/18 at 3:45pm PT
Forecast: Snow will start to fall across the Gorman to Frazier/Cuddy/PMC areas by later Friday with a snow level starting right on the Gorman Pass. By later evening we should be having a dusting of snow up there, as high as 1″. However that isn’t the focus of this warning.
The focus will be on Friday night with the strong northwest flow that will bunch the dynamics against the mountains there and squeeze out every single bit of moisture like ringing out a wet sponge. With the snow level below 3,000 FT during that time-frame, snowfall ratios will be high above 4,000 and 5,000 FT and thus the snow will pile fast.
Sleet is possible down to 1,000 FT on the Kern County side of the base of the pass.
As for the Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and San Diego County Mountains you’ll see the front move through later Friday afternoon and evening, with residual showers overnight. The short duration of the moisture above 7,000 FT suggests that it will be hard to even get to 4″ in the primary Big Bear Lake area. Snow level will be down to 4,000 FT with a possible dusting as far down as Anza in the Riverside County Mountains. It will all depend on the track of this system and how much back-side moisture available for the Los Angeles and San Bernardino Mountains to squeeze out more snowfall on Friday night. Final products will be issued over the day on Friday if needed.
A winter weather advisory will be issued ahead of the system, however this watch is for you to know what to expect in detail in terms of snowfall rates and timing …
10 mile rule: These alerts issued on this site means that within your zone and 10 miles from you will see the event forecast for. You may or may not see the event but it means you are in the zone or 10 miles from where someone will.
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