SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 254 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 500 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
...COLDER WEATHER WITH RAIN AND SNOW LATER THIS WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK FOLLOWED BY MORE STORMY WEATHER MID WEEK...
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY MONDAY
NIGHT...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO BELOW 1000 FEET
EARLY MONDAY AROUND REDDING...AND WILL RANGE FROM 1000 TO 2000
FEET IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...AND AROUND
2000 TO 2500 FEET ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ESTIMATED AT 5 TO 10 INCHES FOR FOOTHILLS AND 2 FEET OR MORE ALONG
THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE COASTAL RANGE. BLOWING
SNOW COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES NEAR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SIERRA AS WINDS ARE FORECAST AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH. THE
HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SIERRA SLOPES SHOULD BE
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 70 INCLUDING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR
COMMUNITIES SUCH AS PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...AND PLACERVILLE.
THERE IS A REMOTE CHANCE THAT LOCALIZED AREAS IN THE VALLEY MAY
GET LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION DUE TO LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS.
OTHERWISE...RAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEY ESTIMATED FROM A FEW
HUNDREDTHS TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY INCLUDING BURNEY BASIN...UP TO AN INCH FOR THE SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS.
THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MONDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS SKIES CLEAR BEHIND THE WEATHER
SYSTEM AS IT EXITS TO OUR EAST. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
TO MID 20S WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS...WITH READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
WIDESPREAD IN THE MOUNTAINS.
A SOMEWHAT MILDER SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL ARRIVE AROUND
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK.
THESE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL IN THE VALLEY
AND LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
THERE REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND THE
AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION WITH THESE SYSTEMS.
PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR
UPDATES TO THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1154 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION IS HELPING TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN END OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FOR MOST VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS WILL
DROP BELOW FREEZING. FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO THE PRODUCTS
LISTED BELOW.
* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM THE
NORTH AND BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY EVENING AND SPREAD
SOUTHWARD MONDAY WITH RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP TO 1000 TO
2000 FEET ON MONDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS. A MILDER
SYSTEM WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE EXTENDED
PERIOD. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
* FREEZE WARNING.............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO 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
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