Sent: 13:51 PST on 01-15-2010
Effective: 13:51 PST on 01-15-2010
Expires: 06:00 PST on 01-16-2010
Event: Special Weather Statement
Alert: ...A VERY WET AND WINDY WEEK STILL ON TRACK FOR CALIFORNIA NEXT
WEEK...
THE LATEST FORECAST MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE THAT A SERIES OF STORMS WILL MOVE IN FROM THE PACIFIC AND IMPACT CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK.
AFTER A BRIEF DRY SPELL...THE STORM DOOR WILL BEGIN TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND WITH A WEAK FRONT BRINGING LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
THE FIRST OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS IS FORECAST TO SPREAD RAIN INTO OUR AREA STARTING LATE ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE UP TO 3 INCHES OF NEW RAINFALL FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS.
AFTER A BRIEF BREAK ON MONDAY NIGHT...THE NEXT IN THE SERIES OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD MORE RAIN INTO OUR AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS.
A SECOND BREAK IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE THE NEXT AND MOST POWERFUL SYSTEM OF THE WEEK APPROACHES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD LINGER WEILL INTO THURSDAY. RAIN TOTALS FOR THIS SYSTEM COULD REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES OR MORE FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS.
SHOWERS COULD PERSIST WELL INTO FRIDAY. ALSO OF NOTE...A VERY POWERFUL JET STREAM IS FORECAST TO BE OVER CALIFORNIA BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WHILE A DEEP SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST. THUS...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AROUND MIDWEEK AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED.
BY THE END OF THE WEEK AHEAD...TOTAL RAINFALL COULD REACH 10 TO 15 INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 20 INCHES IN THE WETTEST LOCATIONS. IN THE VALLEYS...4 TO 8 INCHES OFRAIN MAY ACCUMULATE.
ANYONE WITH TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS NEXT WEEK SHOULD TAKE THESE STORMS INTO CONSIDERATION AND BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING SNOW POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. STRONG WINDS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES.
MARINERS AND THOSE AT LOCAL BEACHES ARE ALSO ADVISED TO CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS OCEAN AND COASTAL CONDITIONS MOST OF THE WEEK DUE TO LARGE NORTHWESTERLY SWELLS THAT WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE WATER.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON
THIS SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER FOR CALIFORNIA.
Instructions:
Target Area:
San Francisco
Coastal North Bay Including Poin
North Bay Interior Valleys
North Bay Mountains
San Francisco Bay Shoreline
San Fransisco Peninsula Coast
East Bay Interior Valleys
East Bay Hills, the Diablo Ra
Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Clara Valley Including San
Southern Salinas Valley, Arroyo S
Santa Lucia Mountains, Los Pa
Mountains Of San Benito County
Northern Salinas Valley, Hollister and Carmel Valley
Northern Monterey Bay
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast
Forecast Office: NWS Monterey (The San Francisco area)
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