For the time being Caltrans has removed the "For the Winter" statement. That's not to say that it isn't though !!

The forecast at the moment is changing all the time and certainly keeping the forecasters on their toes ! As of a few minutes ago there is the possibility of seeing 12 inches of new snow settle tonight and tomorrow [Sunday] before a break in the weather again Monday and Tuesday, before another system sweeps through.

On a side note, if anyone is travelling in the region on Thanksgiving you need to keep an eye on the travel conditions, especially over the Grapevine and Tehachapi passes as there is a Special weather Statement in place..

WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
857 PM PST SAT NOV 19 2011

...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL IMPACT THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRAVEL...

AFTER A DRY AND RELATIVELY MILD START TO NEXT WEEK...THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY AND DESERT RAINS NEXT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. EXTENDED FORECAST CHARTS SUGGEST A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NEXT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN TO THE
VALLEY AND HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW LEVELS MAY
BE LOW ENOUGH TO IMPACT TRAVEL THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE AND THE
TEHACHAPI PASSES ON THANKSGIVING DAY AND MAY RESULT IN TRAVEL
DELAYS OR DIFFICULTIES.