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WWUS46 KMTR 191219
WSWMTR
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
419 AM PST THU FEB 19 2026
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SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-MOUNTAINS OF
SAN BENITO COUNTY AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK-
419 AM PST THU FEB 19 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ELEVATIONS
BELOW 3000 FEET WILL SEE NO ACCUMULATING SNOW TO A WET SLUSHY INCH.
ABOVE 3500 FEET TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AND ABOVE
4500 FEET UP TO 9 INCHES.
* WHERE...INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY AND THE SANTA LUCIA RANGE, AND
MOST OF SAN BENITO COUNTY AND THE CHOLAME HILLS IN SOUTHEAST
MONTEREY COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY.
* 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 WITH BLIZZARD
LIKE CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHEST PEAKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.
SARMENT
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