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...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.

* TIMING: NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE ON SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
MAINLY OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVELING HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY ON ICY ROADS CAUSED BY PREVIOUS SNOWFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.

WRAP AROUND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH WEST OF THE CREST
TONIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. AN
ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST
AMOUNTS EXPECTED SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW. THIS MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUDDENLY...AND MAKE
TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA DIFFICULT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.