Special Weather Statement

From the National Weather Service office in Sacramento: AN UNSEASONABLY COOL LATE-SEASON WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BRINGING MARKEDLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...A GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY...WITH HIGHS ON MONDAY FALLING BY 15 TO 20 DEGREES FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY AND UP TO 30 DEGREES FROM THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES OF THIS WEEK. MOUNTAIN RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY...WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WHILE THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS STILL SEVERAL DAYS AWAY...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA...WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AT THE PASSES AS SNOW LEVELS DROP. CAMPERS...HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA.