WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 940 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH
MONDAY...
.A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING HEAVY
SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. LOW SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED...LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FEET
MONDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCAL SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN
THE CENTRAL VALLEY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY BETWEEN MARYSVILLE AND
STOCKTON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF IN THE NORTH
MONDAY MORNING AND IN THE SOUTH MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY
EVENING.
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SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SACRAMENTO ...FAIRFIELD/SUISUN ...
STOCKTON...MODESTO
940 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST
MONDAY...
* TIMING: SNOW IS POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING UNTIL MIDDAY.
* SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO NEAR SEA LEVEL EARLY MONDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY. LOCAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTIONS
  TO THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MAY OCCUR.
MOST AREAS LIKELY TO SEE A RAIN SNOW MIX IN THE MORNING WITH
LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION...HOWEVER LOCAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
THE BEST AREA FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN MARYSVILLE
AND STOCKTON.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY.
$$

HARD FREEZE WATCH
Issue Date: 1118 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BELOW 2000 FEET...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING BELOW 2000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA FOR LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET.
TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED
TO BE MOSTLY BE IN THE MID 20S...THOUGH THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
COLDER LOCATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS TO DIP INTO THE UPPER TEENS.
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE
SIMILAR MORNING LOWS.
* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE HARMED. PETS AND
LIVESTOCK THAT MAY BE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD SHOULD BE BOUGHT
INTO PROTECTIVE AREAS.
* POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH
EXPOSED WATERLINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A LONGER DURATION. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL SENSITIVE
CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$
BARUFFALDI

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 513 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009

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HWOSTO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
512 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
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SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-
EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
512 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
VERY COLD EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF FROST.
AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BEGIN TO BRING SNOWFALL TO
THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS EARLY AS THIS EVENING.
* WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* FROST ADVISORY.............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS MONDAY.
THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW ON MONDAY IN THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE VERY LOW...LESS THAN 1000 FEET.
A MILDER SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGION
THURSDAY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE
STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.
* WINTER STORM WATCH.........SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* HARD FREEZE WATCH..........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
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY...
.A WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD
AND GATHER STRENGTH TODAY BEFORE BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. LOW SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED...LOWERING TO BELOW 1000 FEET
MONDAY. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY...MAINLY FROM THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO TAPER OFF FROM THE NORTH BY MONDAY EVENING.
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SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SACRAMENTO ...FAIRFIELD/SUISUN ...
STOCKTON...MODESTO
400 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...DELTA AND
NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSSIBLY BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF IN THE EVENING.
* SNOW LEVEL: LOWERING TO NEAR SEA LEVEL EARLY MONDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT: PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY DURING THE MIDDAY HOURS MONDAY.
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES MAY OCCUR WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS.
SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTIONS TO THE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION NETWORK MAY
OCCUR.
* OTHER IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES RESULTING
FROM BROKEN TREE BRANCHES.
THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER
SITUATION. IT DOES APPEAR THAT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A BAND OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO OCCUR IN THE VALLEY ALONG A COLD FRONT MONDAY
IN THE AREA BETWEEN SACRAMENTO AND SOUTH OF STOCKTON. IT IS STILL
TOO EARLY TO FORECAST PRECISELY WHERE THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL
SETUP...SO FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY WITH
REFINEMENTS TO THE LOCATION AND AMOUNTS OF POTENTIAL SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$

HARD FREEZE WATCH
Issue Date: 922 AM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST SUNDAY. A
HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURE: TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 20S IN
THE COLDER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S
THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE COLDER AND RANGE
FROM THE LOWER 20S FOR THE COLDER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS TO THE MID
TO UPPER 20S FOR MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE HARMED. PETS AND LIVESTOCK
THAT MAY BE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD SHOULD BE BOUGHT INTO PROTECTIVE
AREAS.
* LOCALLY THERE EXIST THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO EXPERIENCE
PROBLEMS WITH WATERLINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE
KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A LONGER DURATION. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL SENSITIVE CROPS
AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
$$
BARUFFALDI