WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 351 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 400 PM PST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE INTERIOR OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
.STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER TONIGHT AND ARE
LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE WINDS WILL BE CAUSED BY STRONG
LOW PRESSURE MOVING SOUTH OF THE AREA...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
CAZ069-281400-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WI.Y.0019.091128T0900Z-091129T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
351 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
* TIMING: NORTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE ON SATURDAY.
* WINDS: NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
MAINLY OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH FAVORED CANYONS.
* IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVELING HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY ON ICY ROADS CAUSED BY PREVIOUS SNOWFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 657 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009 Expires:200911281500;;
FLUS46 KSTO 271457
HWOSTO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-281500-
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 FRI NOV 27 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY...BRINGING RAIN TO THE VALLEY. A BAND OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP
FROM REDDING TO CHICO EARLY THIS MORNING AND SHIFT SOUTH TO
VACAVILLE...SACRAMENTO AND OROVILLE BY LATE MORNING. A PERIOD OF
MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED IN THE AUBURN AND PLACERVILLE AREAS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL END BY LATE AFTERNOON IN MANY AREAS THOUGH
MORE SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP NEAR STOCKTON AND MODESTO THIS EVENING.
SNOW AND RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY 10 AM ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50 AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND SHIFT FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE CARSON
PASS AREA. SNOW LEVELS INITIALLY NEAR 5000 FEET WILL RISE TO 6000 TO
6500 FEET EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THEY FALL BACK TO 4500 FEET
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED OVER DONNER SUMMIT AND ECHO SUMMIT BY THIS EVENING. UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW MAY FALL OVER CARSON PASS ALONG HIGHWAY 88 BY EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS WILL CREATE
SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT.
* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
TONIGHT...GUSTY EAST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES
SATURDAY.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO THE REGION TOMORROW. NORTH
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS COULD
GUST UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY
TOMORROW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE EAST FOOTHILLS AND
MOTHERLODE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CANYONS.
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO 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
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