SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 420 AM PST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 500 PM PST WED DEC 09 2009
...COLD AND ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND...
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
NEVADA THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS WILL DROP TO
NEAR OR BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING EVEN IN LOWER ELEVATIONS.
A COUPLE OF WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY...BRINGING LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE SIERRA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. SLICK ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
HOWEVER...THE MAIN STORM OF CONCERN WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
AT THIS TIME...SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FOR SNOW LEVELS WHICH WOULD
AFFECT CONDITIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
LOCAL OFFICIALS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
THIS UPCOMING WEEK SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECASTS AND
FURTHER STATEMENTS FOR THIS ACTIVE WINTER PATTERN.
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