SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
249 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

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SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
249 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

A SIGNIFICANT STORM EVENT APPEARS TO BE SETTING UP EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA OVER THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. SINCE THE ONSET OF THIS WEATHER EVENT IS STILL
FOUR DAYS AWAY...THERE IS SOME FORECAST UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THERE IS
INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT A PERIOD OF WET AND WINDY WEATHER WILL
DEVELOP. IF THIS STORM EVENT OCCURS THERE WOULD BE A THREAT OF
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING...AS WELL AS MUD SLIDES AND DEBRIS
FLOWS OVER BURN SCARRED AREAS FROM THIS PAST SUMMER`S FIRES.
PERSONS IN MONTEREY AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES WHO ARE NEAR THE BURN
AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION
SINCE IT APPEARS THAT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN BOTH
AREAS.