another overhyped storm?

Once again, I'm thinking this storm was made out to be a bigger monster than it really is. There is still a Wind Advisory up until 10 pm this evening for wind gusts to 40 mph, but I don't think that will happen. The highest wind gust so far in Chico today has been from the southeast at 23 mph. Those gusts have been fairly sustained over the past few hours. I simply don't expect the winds to gust much higher than that. Frankly, I'm quite surprised the advisory hasn't been cancelled. It has not been very stormy in Chico today. The National Weather Service also overestimated the rainfall amounts, saying over an inch of rain for Chico. So far, barely half an inch has fallen. There is a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast for this evening, bringing the possibility of localized heavy downpours. However, the widespread forecasts of an inch or more were grossly overestimated. My complaint is the NWS always does this- making these storms to be stronger than they really are. This gets my hopes up (because I love stormy weather, which makes me weird), then I become disappointed when the storms don't deliver on the expectations. Sigh. Anyway, once again I'm disappointed. Perhaps the next storm will not be a disappointment. Here's the specific forecast for Chico from the NWS:

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 45. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 22 to 25 mph decreasing to between 9 and 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northeast.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.