HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 724 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expiration: 415 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009 Expires:200912071215;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
720 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT
30 NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO
60 NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
720 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA AND PZ.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT...BRINGING...
* RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS
FLOWS IN AND BELOW BURN AREAS...AND LOCAL URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING.
* A LOT OF MOUNTAIN SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH A WINTER STORM
WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
* STRONG SOUTH TO WEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT MONDAY
EVENING.
* HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS FOR POSSIBLE GALE FORCE WINDS AND
STEEP SEAS IN THE INNER AND OUTER WATERS FROM MID MORNING MONDAY
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
* ABOVE NORMAL SURF AT THE BEACHES LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH SOME SETS WELL OVER 6 FEET.
A WARMER STORM COULD BRING MODERATE AMOUNTS OF RAIN ON THURSDAY OR
THURSDAY NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SKYWARN WEATHER ACTIVATION IS NOT
REQUESTED FOR THIS AREA TONIGHT BUT MAY BE NEEDED ON MONDAY.
$$ FLASH FLOOD WATCH Issue Date: 709 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expiration: 800 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009 ...FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS POSSIBLE IN AND BELOW RECENTLY
BURNED AREAS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE
POOMACHA BURN OF 2007 FROM NOON MONDAY UNTIL 8 PM MONDAY EVENING....
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DIVE SOUTH
OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY. AHEAD OF THE STORM...A RIBBON OF SUB-
TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAINFALL WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE ON
THE COASTAL SLOPES DURING THE DAY. STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW WILL
COMBINE WITH A COLD FRONT LATER IN THE DAY AND COULD RESULT IN
INCREASED RAINFALL RATES OF ONE-HALF TO LOCALLY ONE INCH PER HOUR
FOR A TIME. THESE RATES ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEBRIS FLOWS IN
AND BELOW BURN AREAS.
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SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
709 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS...
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS...SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE...SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS
AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS.
* FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
* ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES POSSIBLE AHEAD OF
A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON. THESE RAINFALL
INTENSITIES MEET OR EXCEED USGS DEBRIS FLOW THRESHOLDS FOR
RECENT BURNS AND THE POOMACHA BURN OF 2007.
* AREAS BELOW THE SHEEP...OAK GLEN...AND PENDLETON FIRES IN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...THE COTTONWOOD FIRE IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY...
AS WELL AS THE OLDER POOMACHA BURN AREA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING AND DEBRIS FLOWS. FLASH FLOODING AND LARGE DEBRIS
FLOWS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
$$ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT Issue Date: 411 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expiration: 430 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009 /411 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009/
|...RAIN IS EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT
RAINFALL IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...
...FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS AND NORMALLY DRY WASHES AND CREEK BEDS IS
POSSIBLE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA ESPECIALLY NORTH AND EAST OF
PHOENIX LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
A WET PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A
LIKELIHOOD OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING FROM SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TO SOUTH
CENTRAL ARIZONA MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
ONE HALF INCH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL
PARK...AND FROM LA PAZ COUNTY EAST ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA
INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM ABOUT THE GREATER
PHOENIX AREA NORTH AND EASTWARD. CLOSE TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...ESPECIALLY THE
NORTH AND EAST PORTIONS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND ISOLATED
AMOUNTS OVER 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPSLOPE AREAS NORTH AND
EAST OF PHOENIX ACROSS NORTHEAST MARICOPA COUNTY...NORTHEAST PINAL
COUNTY AND SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY. SOME FLOODING OF LOW SPOTS AND
NORMALLY DRY WASHES IS EXPECTED AT LEAST IN PORTIONS OF THAT AREA AND
AT LEAST A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE ISSUED.
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO END FROM THE WEST IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA INCLUDING EL CENTRO AND YUMA LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA INCLUDING THE
GREATER PHOENIX AREA TUESDAY.
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE QUITE HIGH IN OUR AREA...
ABOVE 65 HUNDRED OR 7 THOUSAND FEET WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. THE SNOW
LEVEL COULD BRIEFLY START OUT AT 45 HUNDRED FEET IN JOSHUA TREE
NATIONAL PARK LATE TONIGHT...BUT THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THAT EARLY. ALSO...THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR
5 THOUSAND FEET IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH AND EAST OF PHOENIX
TUESDAY. HOWEVER...THE SHOWERS WILL BE TAPERING OFF AT THAT TIME.
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY
EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE ISSUED. IT WILL BE COOLER MONDAY AND EVEN
COOLER TUESDAY WITH WELL BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR EARLY
DECEMBER.
STAY UP-TO-DATE ON THIS UPCOMING STORM BY LISTENING TO
WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. MORE DETAILED INFORMATION
WILL BE AVAILABLE AS THIS WET PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
$$
ELLIS WINTER STORM WARNING Issue Date: 1227 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expiration: 300 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY
MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A STRONG WINTER STORM ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD FRONT WILL GENERATE
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHILE 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND A FOOT
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE...WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND COULD RESULT IN BLIZZARD
LIKE CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT ALONG PARTS OF
HIGHWAYS 18 AND 38 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND 243 IN RIVERSIDE
COUNTY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT...AND RISE FROM 4500 FEET EARLY MONDAY TO OVER 6000 FEET
MONDAY AFTERNOON...THEN FALL TO 3000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
MAXWELL HIGH WIND WATCH Issue Date: 1116 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expiration: 1200 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...STRONG WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THE WINTER STORM MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM WITH A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL
BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY
MONDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF OVER 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...WITH WIND GUSTS OF OVER 65 MPH POSSIBLE
IN WINDIEST MOUNTAIN AND DESERT LOCATIONS. THE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT...EXCEPT ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE DESERTS WHERE THEY MAY LINGER
UNTIL ALMOST SUNRISE TUESDAY.
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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-
1116 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.
WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 60 MPH IN A FEW LOCATIONS...MAINLY MONDAY
EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WHEN THE WINDS SWITCH
FROM A SOUTHERLY TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE
25 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...COMMUNICATIONS
TOWERS AND OTHER EXPOSED OBJECTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
&&
$$ WINTER STORM WATCH Issue Date: 105 PM PST SAT DEC 05 2009 Expiration: 300 AM PST TUE DEC 08 2009 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE
COUNTY MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM...ORIGINATING FROM WESTERN CANADA...WILL
BRING PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...TO THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY
AND MONDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...WHICH
WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
INITIALLY BE AROUND 4000 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN RISE TO
AROUND 6000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING BACK TO 4000 FEET
OR LOWER LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE 6000
FEET...INCLUDING AT THE RESORTS IN THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.
ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 6000 FEET WILL DEPEND ON EXACTLY HOW HIGH THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND
6000 FEET.
THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE MONDAY NIGHT...WITH ANY ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT TUESDAY.
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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
105 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE 6000
FEET MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WHILE 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH
POSSIBLE...WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND COULD
RESULT IN BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT
ALONG PARTS OF HIGHWAYS 18 AND 38 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND 243
IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
MAXWELL
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