Wind Advisory and Flood Watch posted for the area

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 1 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING DURING THE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHICO...REDDING...PARADISE

* IMPACTS: THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH SATURATED SOILS MAY
BLOW DOWN WEAK OR DISEASED TREES...CAUSING LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY...MOTHERLODE...AND THE
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS.

* FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT

* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH PERIODIC THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE STARTING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL FALL ON SATURATED
SOILS...CAUSING FLOODING.

* RAPID RISES ALONG AREA STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE POSSIBLE...WHICH
MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. STREET AND LOW LYING AREAS MAY FLOOD. DEBRIS
AND MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR FURTHER FLOOD
STATEMENTS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.