SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 422 PM PST WED DEC 30 2009
Expiration: 530 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009
...ANOTHER STORM TO BRING VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FOR THE
NEW YEAR...
THE NEXT IN A LINE OF STORM SYSTEMS IS CURRENTLY OFF THE WEST
COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING PRECIPITATION INTO INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS WILL
BEGIN TO SEE RAIN AND SNOW AS EARLY AS LATE TONIGHT AND SPREAD
SOUTHWARD THURSDAY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN NORTH OF THE I-80 CORRIDOR THURSDAY...THOUGH CANT RULE OUT
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE SACRAMENTO METRO AREA. BY FRIDAY THE
SYSTEM WILL PUSH FURTHER SOUTHWARD BRINGING PRECIPITATION INTO THE
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. THIS SYSTEM CARRIES MORE MOISTURE AND
MOST AREAS WILL SEE MORE PRECIPITATION THAN WITH THE PREVIOUS
STORM.
SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START OUT LOW...IN THE 2500 FT TO 3500
FT RANGE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND IN THE 4000 FT TO 5000
FT RANGE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN SIERRA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING IN
ABUNDANT WARM AIR...SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO ABOVE 5000 FT TOWARDS
THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND ABOVE 6000 FT TOWARDS THE NORTHERN
SIERRA ON FRIDAY. ALL TOLD THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FT...AND MORE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ABOVE 7000 FT.
IF TRAVELING INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA OR SOUTHERN CASCADE RANGE
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 700 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION TO WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY...LASSEN PARK AND THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA MOUNTAINS. THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING
EASTWARD AND SHOULD EXIT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.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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