Wind Advisory 7, NWS Sacramento, CA

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WWUS76 KSTO 050450
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
850 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

...STRONG WINDS TO ACCOMPANY THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM...

STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE COASTAL
RANGE AND OVER THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. FOR THE SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND DELTA THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO ADVISORY
LEVELS LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AND BECOME WINDY PRIOR TO THE POSTED
ADVISORY TIMES AND REMAIN WINDY FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE
ADVISORY EXPIRES. THE POSTED ADVISORY TIMES ARE FOR WHEN THE
STRONGEST WINDS THAT MEET ADVISORY LEVEL ARE ANTICIPATED.

CAZ066-051300-
/O.EXA.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.060305T1200Z-060306T0200Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
850 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT REACHING ADVISORY
CRITERIA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS.

$$

CAZ067-051300-
/O.EXA.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.060305T1900Z-060306T0200Z/
MOTHERLODE-
850 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MOTHERLODE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6
PM PST SUNDAY.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING REACHING ADVISORY
CRITERIA BY MIDDAY. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT
BUT REMAIN BREEZY.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS.

$$

CAZ015-016-064-051300-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.060305T1200Z-060306T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
850 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM
PST SUNDAY.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT REACHING ADVISORY
CRITERIA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH AT TIMES WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS.

$$

CAZ017-018-051300-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.060305T1900Z-060306T0200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
850 PM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PST
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY AND DELTA FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING REACHING ADVISORY
CRITERIA BY MIDDAY. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT
BUT REMAIN BREEZY.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS.

$$

000 
WWUS76 KSTO 051255
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
455 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...

A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM IS MOVING ASHORE AND WILL BRING STRONG
GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING BUT
REMAIN LOCALLY BREEZY OVERNIGHT.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS.

CAZ015-016-064-066-052330-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060306T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
455 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TODAY FOR THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND SURROUNDING
FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30
MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MOST
AREAS BY THIS EVENING.


$$

CAZ017-018-067-052330-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.060305T1900Z-060306T0200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-MOTHERLODE-
455 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...DELTA
REGION AND MOTHERLODE...

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING REACHING ADVISORY
CRITERIA BY MIDDAY. EXPECT WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING BUT
REMAIN LOCALLY BREEZY OVERNIGHT.

$$

000 
WWUS76 KSTO 051937
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1137 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
INTO THIS EVENING...

A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM IS MOVING ASHORE AND WILL BRING GUSTY
WINDS TO INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN
LOCALLY BREEZY OVERNIGHT.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SECURE LOOSE
OBJECTS.

CAZ017-018-067-060200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060306T0200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-MOTHERLODE-
1137 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...DELTA
REGION AND MOTHERLODE...

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON 
FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...DELTA REGION AND MOTHERLODE

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHES REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT
WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING BUT REMAIN LOCALLY WINDY 
OVERNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

$$

CAZ015-016-064-066-060200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060306T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
1137 AM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND 
SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY...

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND 
SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON
AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MOST AREAS BY
THIS EVENING.

$$

RB

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WWUS76 KSTO 060145
NPWSTO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
545 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

CAZ015>018-064-066-067-060245-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060306T0200Z/
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
545 PM PST SUN MAR 5 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND ADJACENT SIERRA
NEVADA FOOTHILLS...DELTA...AND SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY THROUGH THE AREA.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1015 AM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

.DISCUSSION...
QUIET DAY TODAY BEFORE THE NEXT STORM HITS NORCAL. IN THE SHORT TERM
FORECAST...SELY LOW LEVEL FLOW ENOUGH TO LIFT MOISTURE INTO A SC
DECK ACROSS THE LEE SIDE OF THE COASTAL RANGE IN WRN SHASTA CO/WRN
GLENN/WRN TEHAMA CO. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS MAY RESULT...BUT MODELS
INDICATE LITTLE IF ANY UVM IN THIS AREA TODAY. OTHERWISE WAA CLOUDS
JUST OFF THE COAST AND AHEAD OF THE NEXT UPPER LOW VCNTY 45N/135W
WILL PUSH EWD ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA BY 00Z SUN. GFS 310K ISENTROPIC
CHART SUGGESTS WAA PCPN WILL SPREAD BACK INTO NORCAL TONITE AS WAA
TAPS A 1.0 TO 1.10 IN TPW PLUME THAT IS ORIENTED W-E OVER THE ERN
PAC AND TAKING AIM AT NORCAL. MODEL QPF FORECASTS SUGGEST PCPN WILL
BE LIGHT...UP TO .20 IN OR SO OVER THE COASTAL RANGE AND SHASTA CO
AND CONFINED TO AREAS N OF I-80 THRU 12Z SUN. HEAVIEST BAND OF
PCPN...ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT...SPREADS SEWD ACROSS NORCAL FROM
MIDDAY SUN TO MIDDAY MON...MOVING THRU SAC AREA IN THE 03Z-09Z TIME
FRAME. HEAVIEST BAND OF PCPN FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE 80/50
CORRIDOR IN THE SIERNEV MORE IN THE SUN NITE/MON MORNING PERIOD.
THIS IS A LITTLE SLOWER THAN YESTERDAY...AND LIKELY THE RESULT OF
THE TROF FORECAST TO SPLIT OFFSHORE. QPFS WARRANT UPGRADING WATCHES
TO WARNINGS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

THERE IS ALSO THE LIKELIHOOD/POTENTIAL FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
AGAIN. STRONG 700 MBS OF 50-60 KTS FORECAST FOR SUN PROVIDING
EXCELLENT OROGRAPHICS AHEAD OF THE UPPER LOW AND VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS FOR RIDGE/MTN TOPS...ESP FOR SHASTA/FEATHER DRAINAGES ON
SUN...MORE LIKE SUN NITE FOR THE AMERICAN DRAINAGE. CORE OF 45-50
KTS 850 MBS WINDS ALSO FORECAST RIGHT UP THE VLY ON SUN AUGMENTING
PCPN FOR SHASTA. THIS CREATES POTENTIAL FOR WIND ADVSRY CONDITIONS
IN THE VLY DUE TO PRESSURE FALLS IN THE VLY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.
GFS 6 HR PRESSURE FALLS FORECASTS A 4 MBS CHANGE BY 12Z SUN...SO
WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUN. THE
STRONG WINDS/WAA SHOULD RAISE SNOW LEVELS OVER NORCAL.

SPLITTING TROF FORECAST TO MOVE THRU NORCAL BY 00Z TUE AND BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT...AIR MASS WILL BE QUITE UNSTABLE...WITH SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS ON MON. STILL ANOTHER WAVE IS FORECAST TO DIG
FROM THE GOA SWD ALONG THE W COAST RIGHT OVER THE BAY AREA ON TUE.
MORE COLD AND UNSETTLED WX EXPECTED WITH THIS PATTERN. IN THE WAKE
OF THIS FEATURE...THERE WILL BE SOME CLEARING LATE TUE...WITH DRY WX
EXTENDING INTO WED. A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD AIR FROM THE GOA
MOVES INTO NORCAL LATE WED AND INTO THU. COLD NW FLOW CONTINUES INTO
NEXT WEEKEND AS THE SERIES OF DIGGING COLD LOWS RESULTS IN A HIGHLY
AMPLIFIED PATTERN OVER NOAM AND THE ERN PAC.    JHM

&&

.AVIATION...
AREAS MVFR CIGS OVR NRN SACRAMENTO VLY TROUGH ABOUT 22Z. EXPECT
MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS DURING THE DAY.
SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH LCL CIGS BKN020 EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
MTNS. CSTL MTNS BECOMING OBSCD AFT 06Z TONIGHT THEN CONDITIONS
SPREADING TO NRN SIERRA NEVADA BY 12Z SUNDAY MORNING. WDSPRD MVFR IN
VLY WITH LCL IFR CONDS AND STG SE-S SFC WNDS WITH ASSOCD CDFNT
DEVELOPING AFT 12Z SUN.

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-051500-
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-
700 AM PST SAT MAR 4 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SLICK ROADS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING IN
THE WAKE OF HEAVY SNOW YESTERDAY.  PATCHY FOG IS LIKELY IN THE
VALLEYS THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
RAIN AND SNOW TO THE NORTH STATE AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY
TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

* WINTER STORM WATCH.......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

SG