Expires:201212292145;Remove:201212292145;170797 FPUS76 KMTR 291543 NOWMTR SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA 743 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2012 CAZ517-518-292145- SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST- MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT- 743 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2012 .NOW...AS OF 7:30 AM ON SATURDAY...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED LIGHT SHOWERS OVER MONTEREY AND SAN BENITO COUNTIES. SNOW LEVELS DROPPED TO 2500 TO 3500 FEET OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING...WITH RAIN SHOWER BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS OVER THESE LOCATIONS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEREY OR SAN BENITO COUNTIES ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY. $$