000 WWUS46 KSTO 041743 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 943 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 CAZ068-069-041845- /O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090304T1800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON 943 AM PST WED MAR 4 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA ALONG WITH THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK. SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE ON RADAR BUT HAVE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY IN AREAL COVERAGE. CHP HAS REPORTED THAT INTERSTATE 80 HAS BEEN RE-OPENED. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...LOCALLY MORE ACROSS HIGHER RIDGETOPS...BUT STILL BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. THUS...WILL LET THE WINTER STORM WARNING EXPIRE. $$ JBB