HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 348 AM PST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 100 PM PST FRI DEC 04 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE WILL DEVELOP EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS UPCOMING
PATTERN CHANGE. PLEASE SEE
*** SFOSPSMTR OR WWUS86 KMTR *** FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
THE INITIAL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING COOL AND WET WEATHER TO OUR
REGION FROM LATE IN THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THIS TIME
IT APPEARS THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WITH THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL BE
MODERATE. HOWEVER...A WEATHER SYSTEM ARRIVING MIDWEEK HAS A GOOD
CHANCE OF BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TO OUR REGION WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY.
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS MEANT TO ACT AS A PRELIMINARY
NOTICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO CONSIDER
TAKING ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD INCLEMENT WEATHER
DEVELOP AS EXPECTED.
MORE RAIN...STRONG WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND THIS
OUTLOOK PERIOD...AT LEAST THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK AND
POSSIBLY INTO THE WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 12TH. STAY ABREAST OF THE
LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER BULLETINS REGARDING THIS EXPECTED
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 343 AM PST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 600 PM PST FRI DEC 04 2009
...WET AND WINDY WEATHER PATTERN DEVELOPING NEXT WEEK WITH A
SERIES OF SIGNIFICANT STORMS EXPECTED TO HIT THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE MONDAY WHICH WILL SET THE STAGE
FOR SHOWERY TYPE WEATHER WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS. A LIGHT COATING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
OF THE BAY AREA AND CENTRAL COAST ABOVE 2500 FEET. BY TUESDAY
MILDER AIR FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WILL LIFT FREEZING LEVELS.
A STRONGER STORM WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY WITH THE POSSIBLITY OF HEAVY
RAIN AND WIND. STORMY WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD LAST INTO THURSDAY.
ADDITIONALLY EXPECT LARGE WAVES NEAR THE COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THESE STORMS INCLUDE:
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING ALONG WITH POSSIBLE FLASH
FLOODING.
* HIGH WINDS THAT CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES PRODUCING POWER OUTAGES.
* HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO VERY SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.
* DANGEROUS NEAR SHORE CONDITIONS DUE TO HIGH SURF FROM LARGE WAVES.
THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. PLEASE
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER UPDATES ON
THIS STORM SYSTEM.
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