HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 700 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
ANOTHER POTENT WET STORM WILL START AFFECTING OUR CWA TONIGHT.
SHOWERS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS SURROUNDING THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. SHOWERS WILL
EXPAND SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT TOWARDS THE CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY.
HOWEVER...BRUNT OF STORM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 4500 TO 5000 FEET.
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
HEAVIEST RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING AROUND AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION FOR THE VALLEY AND
MOUNTAINS. THIS WOULD TRANSLATE AS UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW FOR
ELEVATIONS NEAR 5000 FEET AND HIGHER. SNOW LEVELS LIFTING TO NEAR
6000 TO 7000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY.
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO FOR DETAILS *
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 419 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 415 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009
...MORE STORMY WEATHER CONTINUES LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
SHOWERS LINGERING IN THE SIERRA TODAY WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW
AND RAIN TO THE WESTERN SLOPES.
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS IS FORECAST TO
IMPACT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE JET
STREAM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WARMER
AND MOISTER AIRMASS THAN THE LAST FEW STORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN
IN THE 4000 TO 5000 FT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT AND GRADUALLY RISE TO
THE 6000 TO 7000 FT RANGE BY WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST
TO INITIALLY REMAIN PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BEFORE
SPREADING SOUTHWARD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALL TOLD...UP TO AN
INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS TOWARDS THE NORTHERN END OF THE VALLEY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION TOTALS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 6000 FT WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED NEAR LASSEN PARK.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
FOR UPDATES TO THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
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