Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Sacramento, CA

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 280635
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1035 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

CAZ015-066-281400-
/O.UPG.KSTO.SN.Y.0006.051128T1500Z-051128T2100Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0003.051128T2000Z-051129T0500Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
1035 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM PST MONDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND MAY
INITIALLY BEGIN AS RAIN BEFORE SWITCHING OVER TO SNOW AROUND
MIDDAY. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...EVEN BELOW 1000 FEET...
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO SLEET
AND EVENTUALLY RAIN BY LATE MONDAY EVENING.

AT THIS TIME...IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN WHETHER THE
REDDING AREA WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AS THIS
WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON HOW MUCH COLD AND DRY AIR IS TRAPPED IN THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY EARLY MONDAY BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES
IN. IT APPEARS THAT THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS AT THE NORTH END OF
THE VALLEY WILL LIKELY SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS EXCEEDING A FOOT POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
THE REDDING AREA MAY SEE ACCUMULATIONS SIMILAR TO THE DECEMBER
2003 STORM WHICH DROPPED OVER A FOOT OF SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE REDDING AREA.

STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS,
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-281400-
/O.UPG.KSTO.SN.Y.0006.051128T1200Z-051129T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KSTO.WS.W.0003.051128T1700Z-051129T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
1035 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS INCLUDING THE INTERIOR COAST
RANGE NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE...THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY...AND
THE BURNEY BASIN...

THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY TUESDAY.
SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE BELOW 1000 FEET BUT WILL GRADUALLY
RISE TO OVER 5000 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN
SHASTA COUNTY...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF REDDING.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST
SHASTA COUNTY AND THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LEADING TO AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS,
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ068-069-281400-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0003.051128T2000Z-051130T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
1035 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM MONDAY TO 4 PM
PST TUESDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA...

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING AND WILL INCREASE IN
INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES AND
CONTINUING MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE
QUITE LOW DUE TO THE COOL AND DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE
REGION...RANGING FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET MONDAY MORNING...BUT WILL
RISE TO OVER 7000 FEET MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR AS LOW AS 3000 FEET IN PLUMAS COUNTY ON
MONDAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA ABOVE 7000 FEET.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
20 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS LEADING TO
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 281404
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
604 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

CAZ013-014-063-282215-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.051128T1700Z-051129T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
604 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY...

SNOW AND RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS MORNING. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE AS LOW AS 2000 FEET INITIALLY...WITH POCKETS OF
COLDER AIR RESULTING IN EVEN LOWER SNOW LEVELS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
RISE TO 5500 FEET BY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3
FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY AND THE
BURNEY BASIN. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ALONG INTERSTATE 5
NORTH OF REDDING AND THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING.  

$$

CAZ068-069-282215-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.051128T2000Z-051130T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
604 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM
PST TUESDAY...

LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL MIX WITH RAIN AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS LATER THIS MORNING...AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AS LOW AS 2000 FEET INITIALLY IN PLUMAS
COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL STEADILY RISE TO NEAR 6500 FEET TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW. 2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW
AS 3000 FEET IN PLUMAS COUNTY TODAY BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE THIS
AFTERNOON.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PASSES.  

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. 

$$

CAZ015-066-282215-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.051128T2000Z-051129T0500Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
604 AM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR
2000 FEET INITIALLY. COLDER AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL WORK INTO THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY BY THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING SNOW
LEVELS BELOW 1000 FEET. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
RAIN...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT BEFORE
PRECIPITATION TURNS TO RAIN IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS OF THE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY ABOVE 2000 FEET TONIGHT.  

4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET BY 9 PM TONIGHT.
IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS...UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED ABOVE 1000 FEET WITH ACCUMULATIONS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE
REDDING AREA. FREEZING RAIN WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS TODAY.  

AT THIS TIME...IT IS DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN WHETHER THE REDDING
AREA WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AS THIS WILL
DEPEND GREATLY ON HOW MUCH COLD AND DRY AIR IS TRAPPED IN THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY EARLY TODAY. CURRENTLY IT APPEARS
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHER IN THE HILLS SURROUNDING REDDING.  
HOWEVER...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE REDDING AREA MAY SEE
HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS THIS WEATHER PATTERN RESEMBLES THAT
OF DECEMBER 2003. THAT STORM DROPPED OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN THE
REDDING AREA.   

STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES THIS AFTERNOON. 

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 282150
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
150 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

CAZ068-069-290600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051130T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
150 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL STEADILY RISE TO NEAR 6500 FEET TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. 3 TO 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 3000
FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE THIS EVENING.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
 SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-290600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
150 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO 5500 FEET LATER TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SHASTA COUNTY AND THE BURNEY BASIN. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
FALL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF REDDING AND THE INTERIOR COASTAL
RANGE.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

CAZ015-066-290500-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T0500Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
150 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS...UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE BELOW 2000 FEET. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE CREATING
VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 282233 CCA
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
225 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

CAZ068-069-290645-
/O.COR.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051130T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
225 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL STEADILY RISE TO 5000 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. 6 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 3000
FEET BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE THIS EVENING.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-290645-
/O.COR.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
225 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO 3500 FEET LATER TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SHASTA COUNTY AND THE BURNEY BASIN. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL
FALL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF REDDING AND THE INTERIOR COASTAL
RANGE.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR
WINTER SAFETY RULES. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER
IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY.

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS TUESDAY MORNING.

$$

CAZ015-066-290500-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T0500Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
225 PM PST MON NOV 28 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO FOOTHILLS...UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE BELOW 2000 FEET. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE CREATING
VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 291216
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
416 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

CAZ013-015-063-291330-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
416 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

SNOW LEVELS HAVE CLIMBED TO NEAR 4000 FEET OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE STATE AND PRECIPITATION HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
SHASTA COUNTY...SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...AND FOR THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST THIS MORNING.

$$

CAZ014-068-291330-
/O.EXP.KSTO.SN.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051129T1200Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
416 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY
AND OVER WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING LASSEN PARK. THEREFORE...THE
SNOW ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

CAZ069-300000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051130T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
416 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE THE
6000 FOOT LEVEL. 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OVER THE
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND ALTHOUGH SNOW LEVELS
ARE CLIMBING...SNOWFALL IS STILL EXPECTED NEAR THE PASS LEVELS
TODAY. SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS CONDITIONS
BECOME MORE UNSTABLE WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING BETWEEN ABOUT 6000
TO 7000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY.

IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. THE
WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. CARRY TIRE
CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE
DEPARTING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 300006
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
406 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...ONE STORM ENDING BUT ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY...

.WHILE ONE SNOW STORM COMES TO AN END...ANOTHER STORM IS
DEVELOPING OVER THE PACIFIC AND IS FORECAST TO HIT THE INTERIOR
OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS NEXT STORM IS FORECAST TO BE STRONGER
THAN THE PREVIOUS STORM. IT WILL ALSO HAVE AN AMPLE SUPPLY OF
MOISTURE...BUT WILL ALSO BE WARMER AND PACK MORE WIND.

PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS ON THIS NEXT 
POTENTIALLY POWERFUL WINTER STORM. 

CAZ069-300815-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-051130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051202T1800Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
406 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO HIT THE WEST SLOPE OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW IS
FORECAST TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVY
SNOW CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. TWO TO
3 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO BE NEAR 6500 FEET...WELL BELOW THE
PASSES ON INTERSTAGE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. 

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-064-068-300815-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051202T1800Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
406 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA
COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY INCLUDING THE BURNEY BASIN...AND
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. 

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO HIT THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW IS
FORECAST TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVY
SNOW CONTINUING THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW
IS FORECAST TO TAPER OFF OVER THE COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY
EVENING... AND BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY AND
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY.

SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM ONE TO TWO FEET ARE FORECAST OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...AND 2 TO 3
FEET FORECAST OVER WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
JHM/EAM

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 300650
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1050 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...ONE STORM ENDS BUT ANOTHER ONE IS ON THE WAY...

.ANOTHER STORM IS DEVELOPING OVER THE PACIFIC AND IS FORECAST TO
HIT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND LASTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS NEXT STORM IS FORECAST TO BE
STRONGER THAN THE PREVIOUS STORM. IT WILL ALSO HAVE AN AMPLE
SUPPLY OF MOISTURE...BUT WILL ALSO BE WARMER AND PACK MORE WIND.

PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS ON THIS NEXT
POTENTIALLY POWERFUL WINTER STORM.

CAZ013-014-063-064-068-069-301315-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051202T1800Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
1050 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS FORECAST TO HIT THE INTERIOR MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW IS
FORECAST TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH HEAVY
SNOW CONTINUING THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW
IS FORECAST TO TAPER OFF OVER THE COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS
THURSDAY EVENING...AND BY FRIDAY MORNING OVER EASTERN SHASTA
COUNTY AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY.

SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO START OUT BETWEEN 4500 TO 6000
FEET...AND THEN RISE TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET ON THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM ONE TO TWO FEET ARE FORECAST OVER THE MOUNTAINS
OF SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET OVER
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA. 

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
JHM

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 301344
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
544 AM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...STRONG WINTER STORM HEADED FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS FORECAST
TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING THIS EVENING
THEN DRAG SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTH STATE THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS. THE ORIGIN OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM
WITHIN A WARMER AIRMASS WILL MEAN FAIRLY HIGH SNOW LEVELS. ONCE
THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BUT
THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS ON THIS POTENTIALLY
POWERFUL WINTER STORM.

CAZ064-301445-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051202T1800Z/
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
544 AM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR CLEAR LAKE AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. 

SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS EVENING
AND THEREFORE BE ABOVE THE ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY.
THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. STRONG
WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE STILL EXPECTED TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY OVER SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY.  

$$

CAZ013-014-063-010045-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051201T2000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
544 AM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SHASTA COUNTY AND ALONG THE
COASTAL RANGE SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY.

LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE COASTAL RANGE OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING
THE NIGHT. UP TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING DOWN TO THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB TO
ABOVE 6000 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING SO SNOW SHOULD SWITCH TO RAIN
MOST AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH
MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

$$

CAZ068-069-010045-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051202T1800Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
544 AM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING
LASSEN PARK AND FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN CASCADES AND NORTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE
IN INTENSITY DURING THE NIGHT. UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL WITH ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW
POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY
NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM AROUND 6000 FEET IN
THE LASSEN PARK AREA TO AROUND 7000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA. 

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. IF TRAVELING INTO THE
SOUTHERN CASCADES OR NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY...CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND OTHER SUPPLIES AND BE SURE AND
CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. 

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 302338
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
338 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...STRONG WINTER STORM HEADED FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC IS FORECAST
TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING THIS EVENING
THEN DRAG SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTH STATE THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS. THE ORIGIN OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM
WITHIN A WARMER AIRMASS WILL MEAN FAIRLY HIGH SNOW LEVELS. ONCE
THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL
BUT THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE
FRONT.

PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR WEATHER FORECASTS ON THIS
POTENTIALLY POWERFUL WINTER STORM.

CAZ063-010045-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051201T2000Z/
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
338 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WATCH DUE TO RISING SNOW LEVELS. 

$$

CAZ013-014-010745-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051201T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0004.051201T0200Z-051202T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
338 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE COASTAL RANGE OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING
THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BY THURSDAY EVENING...MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB
TO ABOVE 5000 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING SO SNOW SHOULD SWITCH TO
RAIN MOST AREAS.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
40 MPH MAY CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.


$$

CAZ068-069-010745-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0003.051201T0400Z-051202T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0004.051201T0400Z-051202T0300Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
338 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN CASCADES AND NORTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING THEN INCREASE
IN INTENSITY DURING THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM
14 TO 28 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 7000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS
WILL RANGE FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK AREA TO 7000
TO 8000 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH WILL CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. IF TRAVELING INTO THE
SOUTHERN CASCADES OR NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...
CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND OTHER SUPPLIES AND BE SURE AND CHECK THE
LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE.



$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING
LATE TONIGHT AND ON MONDAY. DUE TO THE COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE THERE
IS THE STRONG POTENTIAL FOR LOW SNOW LEVELS MONDAY MORNING AROUND
REDDING. I WILL ISSUE A SNOW ADVISORY FOR NORTH END OF THE VALLEY
AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SIERRA
NEVADA. THE NAM MODEL IS INDICATING THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW MONDAY
MORNING AROUND REDDING AND EVEN DOWN TO RED BLUFF AND QUIT A BIT OF
SNOW FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA ON MONDAY. BOTH THE
NAM AND GFS KEEP A COLD POOL OF AIR AT THE 850 MB LEVEL OVER THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM
DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A HUGH RAIN EVENT FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY BUT
STILL A DECENT EVENT...GENERALLY 3/4 OF AN INCH OR LESS EXPECTED
WITH AN INCH OR SO FOR THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY...MODERATE TO
STRONG WEST FLOW THAT DEVELOPS WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH OROGRAPHICS FOR
THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE
WESTERN SLOPES WILL BE POSSIBLE...AND OVER A FOOT OF SNOW FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.

THE NAM MODEL IS OF GREAT CONCERN AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN
INDICATING SNOW OVER THE NORTH END OF THE VALLEY AND QUIT A BIT AT
THAT. WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS SYSTEM DEVELOP VERY CLOSELY AS SNOW
COULD LAST LONGER AND BE MUCH HEAVIER IF THIS MODEL VERIFIES. THE
NAM MODEL BRINGS SNOW BACK TO REDDING MONDAY NIGHT...BUT BY THEN I
EXPECT THE WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL RAISE THE SNOW LEVELS AND THE GFS
WILL BEGIN TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE SNOW LEVELS.

FURTHER OUT THIS WEEK THE MODELS STILL INDICATE A SYSTEM TAPPING
INTO THE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE...BUT THE GFS IS NOW ABOUT A DAY
FASTER THAN BEFORE. MOIST FLOW THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WILL KEEP
UNSETTLED WEATHER AROUND THE REGION ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS. A
LOT OF UNSETTLED WEATHER THIS WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS TODAY. HIGH AND MIDDLE CLOUDS INCREASING THIS
AFTERNOON. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY BECOME SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT.
LIGHT PRECIPITATION LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING SOUTHEAST AND BECOMING
HEAVIER MONDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR ON MONDAY WITH INITIALLY LOW FREEZING
LEVELS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW OVER THE NORTH END OF THE
VALLEY.

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND NORTHERN
FOOTHILLS MONDAY 7 AM TO 1 AM...
...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ZONES 13...14...63 FROM
4 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 4
AM TUESDAY MORNING...

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-281500-
SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-
EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
330 PM PST SUN NOV 27 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL CREATE LOW SNOW LEVELS MONDAY
MORNING...SNOW IS LIKELY AROUND REDDING MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT SOME
HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE PACIFIC. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BEGIN TO RISE IN THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE
MONDAY NIGHT TO AROUND PASS LEVEL IN THE SIERRA NEVADA. MORE WET
WEATHER WITH HIGH ELEVATION SNOW FROM ANOTHER FRONT IS POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

* WINTER STORM WARNING.......SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

* SNOW ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
(LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO