SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 213 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND LOW SNOW LEVELS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
WITH MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK...
A STORM ARRIVING FROM CENTRAL CANADA WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AS MUCH COLDER AIR FILTERS IN THE
REGION. THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA AS EARLY
AS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL HOLD OFF
UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT. IT REMAINS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN AS TO THE AMOUNT
OF MOISTURE THE SYSTEM WILL TAP INTO...BUT IN GENERAL
PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT WITH FEW IF ANY AREAS RECEIVING MORE
THAN A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP TO BETWEEN
500 AND 1000 FEET BY SUNRISE MONDAY.
AFTER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER ON TUESDAY...A SIGNIFICANT
PATTERN CHANGE TOWARDS WETTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO UNFOLD FOR
THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK. WHILE SUBSTANTIAL UNCERTAINTY
REMAINS WITH RESPECT TO THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THESE
SUBSEQUENT SYSTEMS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST
THE END OF THE NEXT WEEK. REMNANT COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL IN VALLEY LOCATIONS FOR THE MIDDLE
AND END OF THE WEEK.
PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR
UPDATES ON THE CHANGING WEATHER PATTERN AND ASSOCIATED
CONDITIONS.
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