Sunday, January 15, 2012

stormy for the end of the week

From the National Weather Service:

AFTER A PROLONGED DRY PERIOD TO BEGIN THE RAINY SEASON...FORECAST
CHARTS ARE SHOWING A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN THAT WOULD GIVE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BENEFICIAL RAIN AND SNOW.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTHWARD OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
TODAY INTO EARLY MONDAY WILL ONLY GIVE THE REGION A GLANCING
BLOW. THIS WILL BRING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN TO NEAR OR
BELOW NORMAL FOR TODAY AND MONDAY. ONLY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY MONDAY.

HOWEVER...A MORE SUBSTANTIAL PATTERN CHANGE MAY DEVELOP TOWARD
THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK BRINGING A SERIES OF WET
STORMS INTO INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE JET STREAM MAY BRING
SYSTEMS INTO INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALONG WITH A MOISTURE
PLUME FOR POSSIBLE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FOR LATE IN THE WEEK.

ALTHOUGH THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE WEATHER PATTERN ARE
STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY AND PROJECTIONS CAN CHANGE...THERE IS NOW A
HIGH DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT THIS TRANSITION TO A MORE WINTER
LIKE WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR BRINGING RAIN...MOUNTAIN
SNOW...COOLER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS.

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