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WWUS46 KMTR 180438
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
838 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
.COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS
ABOVE 3000 FEET IN THE SANTA LUCIA RANGE AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN
BENITO AND EASTERN SANTA CLARA COUNTIES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
RANGE FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST PEAKS REACHING
ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES. IF PLANNING TRAVEL TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL COAST AND EASTERN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, ALLOW
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.
CAZ514-190000-
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EASTERN SANTA CLARA HILLS-
838 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. ELEVATIONS
BELOW 3000 FEET WILL SEE NO ACCUMULATING SNOW TO A DUSTING. ABOVE
3000 FEET TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.
* WHERE...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE SANTA CLARA HILLS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SLICK, SNOW-COVERED ROADS, LIKE HWY 130, AND HIKING
TRAILS. HIKERS, OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS WINTER
CONDITIONS ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE
LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH ABOVE 2000 FEET. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
CAZ517-518-190000-
/O.CON.KMTR.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-260219T0000Z/
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-MOUNTAINS OF
SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-
838 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET. ELEVATIONS
BELOW 3000 FEET WILL SEE NO ACCUMULATING SNOW TO 3 INCHES. ABOVE
3000 FEET TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES AND THE
HIGHEST PEAKS 15 TO 25 INCHES.
* WHERE...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS
AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SLICK, SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND HIKING TRAILS. HIKERS,
CAMPERS, OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS WINTER
CONDITIONS ABOVE THE SNOW LEVEL. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE
LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ABOVE 2000 FEET. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
BKM
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