SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 317 PM PST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

...LIGHT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW LIKELY FOR FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS...
A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ON FRIDAY BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE VALLEY
AND SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY
MORNING OVER AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...SO MORNING HOLIDAY
SHOPPERS COULD BE MET WITH SOME LIGHT RAINFALL.
IN THE MOUNTAINS...SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO
LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY...TO
4500 TO 5000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA PASSES DURING
THE DAY ON FRIDAY. LATEST FORECAST GUIDANCE SUGGESTS A RELATIVELY
NARROW BAND OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE OVER PORTIONS
OF THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF
THE INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDOR.
THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA LATER FRIDAY
NIGHT BUT SOME LIGHT SHOWERS MAY LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA ON SATURDAY. CLEARING SKIES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND. WIND GUSTS
TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEST SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO
VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
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JHM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 436 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009

Expires:200911271500;;
FLUS46 KSTO 261235
HWOSTO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
435 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-271500-
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-
435 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOSTLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING ACROSS THE FAR NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE STATE TONIGHT AND FURTHER SOUTH TO THE SACRAMENTO
AREA DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SOME TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR MOTORISTS
TRAVELLING OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA ON I-80 AND HIGHWAY 50 WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE SYSTEM WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT WITH COOL AND BREEZY
NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO FOR DETAILS *
THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
(LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO
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