Sunday, October 2, 2011

very latest update on the approaching wet weather

From the National Weather Service in Sacramento, updated as of 5 am this morning:

WET...WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER NEXT WEEK...

TWO COLD FRONTS WILL SWEEP ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK.
RAIN SHOWERS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHT ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY DROP TO AROUND 8500 FEET
INCLUDING HIGHER SIERRA PASSES AND LASSEN PEAK BY MONDAY NIGHT.
ONLY EXPECT A LIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW.

A STRONGER COLD FRONT MAY SPREAD PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. EXPECT GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND TEMPERATURES TO DROP 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL.

* IMPACTS...SNOW LEVELS MAY DROP TO BELOW 6000 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY
INTO THURSDAY WITH SNOWFALL NEAR SIERRA PASS LEVELS.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS RANGE FROM FOUR TENTHS TO THREE QUARTERS
OF AN INCH IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. THE MOUNTAINS RANGE FROM 1 TO
3 INCHES WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION AROUND ONE AND A
HALF TO TWO INCHES AND DRAPED ACROSS THE WEST SLOPE OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA. EXPECT SOME WINTER TRAVELING CONDITIONS OVER ALL
SIERRA PASSES WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF BLOWING SNOWFALL.
POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEY AND LOWER
FOOTHILLS AND 45 TO 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS DUE TO THE FIRST RAIN
OF THE SEASON ALONG WITH ACCUMULATED OIL ON THE ROADWAYS. BE
PREPARED FOR SNOW AND WIND ACROSS THE SIERRA. GUSTY WINDS COULD
LEAD TO FALLEN LEAVES AND DEBRIS CLOGGING UP STORM DRAINS CAUSING
LOCALIZED STREET FLOODING. SOME POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR SHOULD
BRANCHES OR SMALL TREES FALL AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. SMALL STREAM
AND URBAN FLOODING MAY ALSO OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD IMPACT ROAD TRAVEL.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING UNSETTLED WEATHER.

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