...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. * WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EVENING...AND THEN DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY EARLY EVENING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80...BUT WILL STILL AFFECT MANY OF THE SKI RESORTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50. * SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 5000 TO 5500 FEET...BUT MAY LOWER TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY EVENING. * A TOTAL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES TONIGHT...GUSTY EAST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES ON SATURDAY.Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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