HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 557 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST SUN DEC 27 2009

Expires:200912271500;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST SAT DEC 26 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-
700 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY
A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING ONSHORE WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO THE SIERRA
CASCADE RANGE TONIGHT.
* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO FOR DETAILS *
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
ANOTHER WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
BRING LIGHT SNOWFALL TO THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER
ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA CASCADE PASSES
TUESDAY NIGHT AND 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
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 417 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2009
Expiration: 445 PM PST SAT DEC 26 2009

...SOME SNOW OVER THE SIERRA PASSES FOR RETURN HOLIDAY TRAVEL...
A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE THIS
EVENING WITH LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
START OUT AROUND 5000 FEET THIS EVENING THEN DROP TO AROUND 3500
TO 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...PASS LEVELS OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES WILL LIKELY SEE SOME
SNOWFALL SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH LARGE AMOUNTS OF
SNOWFALL ARE NOT EXPECTED...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL AT
PASS LEVELS BETWEEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EVENINGS. THIS COULD BE
ENOUGH SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE SOME MINOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR
THOSE TRAVELING OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA OR SOUTHERN CASCADES SATURDAY
NIGHT OR SUNDAY.
IF TRAVELING INTO THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT OR
SUNDAY...BE SURE AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS
BEFORE DEPARTURE.
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SMITH