HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 657 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009 Expires:200911281500;;
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HWOSTO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST FRI NOV 27 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 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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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 437 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM PST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA LATER
TODAY...
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTH INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TODAY AND
SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE REGION BY EARLY TONIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL QUICKLY WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION.
ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE FORECAST OVER LASSEN COUNTY BY MID
MORNING...IN THE TAHOE BASIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND OVER WESTERN
NEVADA THIS EVENING.
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/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0016.091127T2000Z-091128T0800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
437 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER THE LAKE TAHOE AREA LATE THIS
MORNING AND INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL
FALL BETWEEN 2 PM AND 9 PM.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 6 TO
10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START AROUND 6000 FEET THIS
MORNING THEN QUICKLY FALL TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS BY NOON.
* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST
DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 312 AM PST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 400 PM PST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...RAIN SHOWERS TODAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GUSTY NORTH WINDS TOMORROW...
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 BY 8 AM AND SHIFT SOUTH TO
VACAVILLE...SACRAMENTO AND OROVILLE BY 10 AM. 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.
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.
THE GUSTY WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. WATCH FOR BLOWING LEAVES AND DEBRIS AS WELL.
WINDS WILL DECREASE TOMORROW EVENING.
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