SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 757 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 845 PM PST WED DEC 09 2009

...COLD WINTER WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...
VERY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS WILL DROP TO NEAR OR
BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
REMAINING BELOW FREEZING THURSDAY.
A WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. SLICK ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
A STRONGER SYSTEM SHOULD ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. AT THIS
TIME...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE SNOW POTENTIAL FOR THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA THIS
WEEKEND.
LOCAL OFFICIALS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
THIS WEEKEND IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SHOULD MONITOR
FORECASTS FOR THIS ACTIVE WINTER PATTERN.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 544 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
600 AM PST WED DEC 9 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-
600 AM PST WED DEC 9 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
TEMPERATURES THAT ARE WELL BELOW FREEZING WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING.
* FREEZE WARNING.............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS. A
SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION
BEGINNING AS EARLY AS LATE THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD.
* ZONE FORECAST..............SEE FPUS56 KSTO - ZFPSTO FOR DETAILS *
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
(LOWER CASE):  WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO
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