Snow on the way.
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2005 5:24 pm
WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
309 PM PST SAT DEC 24 2005
...TWO STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS CHRISTMAS WEEKEND..
.UNSETTLED WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS TWO
STORMS ARE POISED TO AFFECT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE FIRST ONE
WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
INITIALLY BE HIGH...FROM 7000 TO 8000 FEET. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE
IN SUNDAY...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET. A SECOND..
STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AHEAD OF THIS STORM. SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET WITH A COLD FRONT MONDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES
ON THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER.
CAZ068-069-251115-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0005.051225T1200Z-051226T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0006.051225T1400Z-051226T2000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
309 PM PST SAT DEC 24 2005
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 12 PM PST
MONDAY..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 12 PM PST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
6000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING...WHEN SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AS LOW AS 5000 FEET. 2 TO 3
FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH UP
TO A FOOT ABOVE 5000 FEET. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL
CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
Looks good for a White Christmas!
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
309 PM PST SAT DEC 24 2005
...TWO STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS CHRISTMAS WEEKEND..
.UNSETTLED WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AS TWO
STORMS ARE POISED TO AFFECT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE FIRST ONE
WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL
INITIALLY BE HIGH...FROM 7000 TO 8000 FEET. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE
IN SUNDAY...LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET. A SECOND..
STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AHEAD OF THIS STORM. SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET WITH A COLD FRONT MONDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES
ON THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER.
CAZ068-069-251115-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0005.051225T1200Z-051226T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0006.051225T1400Z-051226T2000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
309 PM PST SAT DEC 24 2005
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 12 PM PST
MONDAY..
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 12 PM PST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. RAIN WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO
SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
6000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
MORNING...WHEN SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AS LOW AS 5000 FEET. 2 TO 3
FEET OF SNOW IS LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH UP
TO A FOOT ABOVE 5000 FEET. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL
CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
Looks good for a White Christmas!