SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 944 AM PST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 300 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009
...MUCH COOLER AND BREEZY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN TUESDAY. AS IT DOES...A WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT...WITH MAINLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION. GUSTY WINDS
WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT TUESDAY WITH A FEW LINGERING MOUNTAIN
SHOWERS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A TENTH OR LESS ARE ABOUT ALL THAN CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WITH UP TO A HALF INCH IN
THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET EARLY TUESDAY.
SNOWFALL IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL BE A HALF FOOT OR LESS...AND
MAINLY ONLY AN INCH OR TWO. A DUSTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE KERN COUNTY PASSES TUESDAY...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEY TUESDAY AS COLDER AIR
ARRIVES...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE
ALSO LIKELY ACROSS THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND HIGH DESERTS.
IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...MONITOR NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS
CHANGING WEATHER.
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