major weather changes ahead

From the National Weather Service: WET AND WINDY WEATHER POSSIBLE FRIDAY INTO MONDAY... A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FRIDAY INTO MONDAY. PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY FROM THE FIRST STORM. A STRONGER STORM IS FORECAST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WARMER THAN THE LAST ONE WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6000 TO 7000 FT TO START BUT MAY FLUCTUATE AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 5000 FT SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THESE SYSTEMS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AROUND 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEY AND SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATION THROUGH MONDAY. THE DETAILS WILL BECOME CLEARER AS THE STORMS APPROACH...STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. OUTDOOR RECREATIONALISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THE CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE END OF THE WEEK. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL DUE TO WET AND SLICK ROADS AND WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. FALLEN LEAVES MAY CLOG DRAINS WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. PERIODS OF MODERATE PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH BREEZY WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND WEAKENED TREES POSSIBLY LEADING TO LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.