FREEZING FOG ADVISORY
Issue Date: 254 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
PST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
TUESDAY.
* TIMING: FREEZING FOG WILL DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING AND
  IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT IN VALLEYS AND LOW
  LYING AREAS. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE GREATER RENO-SPARKS
  AREA...SUSANVILLE AND AREAS SOUTHEAST ALONG 395 THROUGH LASSEN
  COUNTY...AND VALLEY AREAS ACROSS CHURCHILL AND PERSHING
  COUNTIES.
* VISIBILITY: DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS: FREEZING FOG WILL DEPOSIT A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON AREA
  STREETS AND ROADS. THESE ICY SPOTS ALONG WITH LOWER VISIBILITY
  WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING
  COMMUTE. MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY
  OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE
WITH A LIGHT COATING OF ICE ON ROADS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE
YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
&&
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 238 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 400 PM PST WED DEC 16 2009

...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN
CASCADES AND FAR NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES AND FAR NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
CAZ068-151300-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0010.091215T1200Z-091217T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
237 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY
TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET MAINLY ABOVE 5500 FEET...LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS OF THE PEAKS.
* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW RATES OF AROUND 2 INCHES AN HOUR AT TIMES
  WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PEOPLE
  TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 89 AND INTERSTATE 70 WILL LIKELY FACE
  TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO OR
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
$$

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 534 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

Expires:200912151500;;
FLUS46 KSTO 141334
HWOSTO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-151500-
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-
700 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
ANOTHER POTENT WET STORM WILL START AFFECTING OUR CWA TONIGHT.
SHOWERS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
FOOTHILLS SURROUNDING THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. SHOWERS WILL
EXPAND SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT TOWARDS THE CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY.
HOWEVER...BRUNT OF STORM IS FORECAST TO AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS AROUND 4500 TO 5000 FEET.
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
HEAVIEST RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING AROUND AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION FOR THE VALLEY AND
MOUNTAINS. THIS WOULD TRANSLATE AS UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW FOR
ELEVATIONS NEAR 5000 FEET AND HIGHER. SNOW LEVELS LIFTING TO NEAR
6000 TO 7000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY.
* 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
$$

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 419 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 415 PM PST MON DEC 14 2009

...MORE STORMY WEATHER CONTINUES LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
SHOWERS LINGERING IN THE SIERRA TODAY WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW
AND RAIN TO THE WESTERN SLOPES.
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS IS FORECAST TO
IMPACT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE JET
STREAM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A WARMER
AND MOISTER AIRMASS THAN THE LAST FEW STORMS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN
IN THE 4000 TO 5000 FT RANGE MONDAY NIGHT AND GRADUALLY RISE TO
THE 6000 TO 7000 FT RANGE BY WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST
TO INITIALLY REMAIN PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 BEFORE
SPREADING SOUTHWARD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALL TOLD...UP TO AN
INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE VALLEY AND FOOTHILLS WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS TOWARDS THE NORTHERN END OF THE VALLEY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION TOTALS OF UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 6000 FT WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED NEAR LASSEN PARK.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
FOR UPDATES TO THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
$$