HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 544 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009

Expires:200912101500;;
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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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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 420 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 500 PM PST WED DEC 09 2009

...COLD AND ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND...
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
NEVADA THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS WILL DROP TO
NEAR OR BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING EVEN IN LOWER ELEVATIONS.
A COUPLE OF WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY...BRINGING LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE SIERRA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. SLICK ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
HOWEVER...THE MAIN STORM OF CONCERN WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
AT THIS TIME...SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS FOR SNOW LEVELS WHICH WOULD
AFFECT CONDITIONS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...BUT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.
LOCAL OFFICIALS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
THIS UPCOMING WEEK SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECASTS AND
FURTHER STATEMENTS FOR THIS ACTIVE WINTER PATTERN.
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HARD FREEZE WATCH
Issue Date: 1118 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 900 AM PST WED DEC 09 2009

...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BELOW 2000 FEET...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING BELOW 2000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA FOR LOCATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET.
TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED
TO BE MOSTLY BE IN THE MID 20S...THOUGH THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR
COLDER LOCATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS TO DIP INTO THE UPPER TEENS.
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE
SIMILAR MORNING LOWS.
* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE HARMED. PETS AND
LIVESTOCK THAT MAY BE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD SHOULD BE BOUGHT
INTO PROTECTIVE AREAS.
* POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH
EXPOSED WATERLINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A LONGER DURATION. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL SENSITIVE
CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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