SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 232 PM PST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 300 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...NOT AS COLD WITH WET WEATHER RETURNING FOR THE END OF THE
WEEK...
THE VERY COLD AIRMASS ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL BEGIN TO
LESSEN ITS GRIP BEGINNING ON THURSDAY. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO
SEVERAL PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT WILL AFFECT CALIFORNIA
BEGINNING THURSDAY.
THE FIRST WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN AND BRING INCREASING CLOUDS
THURSDAY WITH SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION...WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM
QUICKLY FOLLOWING FRIDAY. A MUCH STRONGER LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL
ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY.
WHILE THESE LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL BRING AN END TO THE COLD SNAP
OF THE PAST FEW DAYS...RAIN AND SNOW AMOUNTS REMAIN HIGHLY
UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS MOST
LIKELY SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET
THURSDAY...AND GENERALLY REMAIN THERE UNTIL SUNDAY. IT DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE SNOW WILL FALL TO PASS LEVELS IN THE KERN COUNTY
MOUNTAINS UNTIL POSSIBLY LATE SUNDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
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