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WWUS46 KLOX 181128
WSWLOX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
328 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
CAZ353-376-378-201500-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS-INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PYRAMID LAKE, SAN RAFAEL MOUNTAIN,
FIGUEROA MOUNTAIN, TOPATOPA MOUNTAINS, BIG PINE MOUNTAIN,
MATILIJA, TEJON PASS, ROSE VALLEY, AND GORMAN
328 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES FOR 3500 TO 4500 FEET ELEVATION INCLUDING THE GRAPEVINE OF
THE INTERSTATE-5 CORRIDOR POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6
TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET ELEVATION POSSIBLE. WIND GUSTS OF UP
TO 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, AND
AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS, AND SOUTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME TREACHEROUS.
VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR
CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
CAZ377-380-201500-
/O.CON.KLOX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260220T1500Z/
NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY MOUNTAINS-EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNT PINOS, WRIGHTWOOD, THE ANGELES
CREST HIGHWAY, LOCKWOOD VALLEY, MOUNT WILSON, MOUNT BALDY, AND
OZENA
328 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4
INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET, 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR 4500 TO 6000
FEET, AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, AND AGAIN
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN VENTURA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL LIKELY
BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BECOME TREACHEROUS.
VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR
CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. TRAVEL COULD
BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
CAZ379-381-382-201500-
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WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR-WESTERN
ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS-EASTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ACTON, VALYERMO, WARM SPRINGS, LAKE
PALMDALE, LLANO, MILL CREEK, ELIZABETH LAKE, AND PEARBLOSSOM
328 AM PST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES FOR 3500 TO 4500 FEET ELEVATION, AND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE
4500 FEET ELEVATION. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT, AND AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...EASTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY FOOTHILLS, WESTERN ANTELOPE VALLEY
FOOTHILLS, AND WESTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 14
CORRIDOR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EVENING
COMMUTES. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LOSANGELES
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