HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 700 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY...BRINGING RAIN TO THE VALLEY. A BAND OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP
FROM REDDING TO CHICO EARLY THIS MORNING AND SHIFT SOUTH TO
VACAVILLE...SACRAMENTO AND OROVILLE BY LATE MORNING. A PERIOD OF
MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE AUBURN AND PLACERVILLE AREAS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON IN MANY AREAS THOUGH
MORE SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP NEAR STOCKTON AND MODESTO THIS EVENING.
SNOW AND RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY 10 AM ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50 AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND SHIFT FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE CARSON
PASS AREA. SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY NEAR 5000 FEET WILL RISE TO 6000 TO
6500 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THEY FALL BACK TO 4500 FEET
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED OVER DONNER SUMMIT AND ECHO SUMMIT BY THIS EVENING. UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW MAY FALL OVER CARSON PASS ALONG HIGHWAY 88 BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS WILL CREATE
SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT.
* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
TONIGHT...GUSTY EAST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES
SATURDAY.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO THE REGION TOMORROW. NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS COULD
GUST UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY
TOMORROW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE EAST FOOTHILLS AND
MOTHERLODE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CANYONS.
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO FOR DETAILS *
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
(LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 324 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 400 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
...RAIN SHOWERS TODAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GUSTY NORTH WINDS TOMORROW...
A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY...BRINGING RAIN TO THE VALLEY. A BAND OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP
FROM REDDING TO CHICO EARLY THIS MORNING AND SHIFT SOUTH TO
VACAVILLE...SACRAMENTO AND OROVILLE BY LATE MORNING. A PERIOD OF
MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE AUBURN AND PLACERVILLE AREAS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON IN MANY AREAS THOUGH
MORE SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP NEAR STOCKTON AND MODESTO THIS EVENING.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO THE REGION TOMORROW. NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
COULD GUST UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY
TOMORROW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE EAST FOOTHILLS AND
MOTHERLODE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CANYONS.
THE GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BLOWING LEAVES AND DEBRIS AS WELL.
WINDS WILL DECREASE TOMORROW EVENING.
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