Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 170515
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
914 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006

...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ON TAP FOR THE SIERRA TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY....

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA TUESDAY AND INTO 
WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA NEVADA 
MOUNTAINS WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE PASSES. THE COMBINATION
OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
OVER THE COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SHASTA
COUNTY. 

RESIDENTS AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY
TIRE CHAINS AND BE READY FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DELAYS AND
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES WITH THIS STORM. WIND AND SNOW WILL
DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

CAZ068-069-171315-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
914 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY. 

SNOW AND RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AND WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE
SIERRA NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES BY TOMORROW EVENING. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE- OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER MOUNTAIN
PASSES BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE COLD FRONT HANGS UP ALONG THE SIERRA. WIND AND SNOW WILL
DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
3 FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH
6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL FALL AS LOW AS
4000 FEET AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

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

$$

CAZ063-171315-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.060117T1800Z-060118T0600Z/
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
914 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN
LAKE COUNTY. 

THE SAME STORM THAT WILL BE BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE SIERRA NEVADA ON TUESDAY WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS TO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. 

RAIN AND SNOW ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS
BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 3000 TO
4000 FEET...BUT SHOULD RISE TO AROUND 5000 FEET ON TUESDAY.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT OVER THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN. LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CAZ013-171315-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.060117T1800Z-060118T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
914 PM PST MON JAN 16 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY. 

THE SAME STORM THAT WILL BE BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE SIERRA NEVADA ON TUESDAY WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY.

RAIN AND SNOW ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY
LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL
HOVER AROUND 3000 FEET...BUT SHOULD RISE TO AROUND 4000 FEET ON
TUESDAY THEN LOWER SLIGHTLY TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM
4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. LOCAL
WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
JHM

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 171254
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
454 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ON TAP FOR THE SIERRA TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY....

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA TODAY AND INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA NEVADA
MOUNTAINS WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE PASSES. THE COMBINATION
OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
OVER THE COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SHASTA
COUNTY.

RESIDENTS AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY
TIRE CHAINS AND BE READY FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DELAYS AND
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES WITH THIS STORM. WIND AND SNOW WILL
DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

CAZ068-069-180100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
454 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

SNOW AND RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AND WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE
SIERRA NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES BY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES BY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES BY THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE COLD FRONT HANGS UP ALONG THE SIERRA. WIND AND SNOW WILL
DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3
FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH 6 TO
12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL FALL AS LOW AS 4000 FEET AS
THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

$$

CAZ063-180100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.060117T1800Z-060118T0600Z/
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
454 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

THE SAME STORM THAT WILL BE BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
TO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.

RAIN AND SNOW ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS
BY MIDDAY TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO AROUND 5000 FEET TODAY.SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH
THIS EVENING WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT OVER THE HIGHEST
TERRAIN. LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CAZ013-180100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.060117T1800Z-060118T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
454 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

THE SAME STORM THAT WILL BE BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY.

RAIN AND SNOW ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
TO AROUND 4000 FEET AND THEN LOWER SLIGHTLY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT OVER THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN. LOCAL WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 171550
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
745 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS ON TAP FOR THE SIERRA LATE TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY....

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA TODAY AND INTO
WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA NEVADA
MOUNTAINS WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS OVER THE PASSES. THE COMBINATION
OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS
AT TIMES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
OVER THE COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SHASTA
COUNTY.

RESIDENTS AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY
TIRE CHAINS AND BE READY FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC DELAYS AND
POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES WITH THIS STORM. WIND AND SNOW WILL
DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

CAZ068-069-180100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.060118T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
745 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA... 
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK. 

SNOW AND RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY AND WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE
SIERRA NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES BY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES BY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE-
OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES BY THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE COLD FRONT HANGS UP ALONG THE SIERRA. WIND AND SNOW WILL
DECREASE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3
FEET ARE LIKELY ABOVE 7000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH 6 TO
12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW WILL FALL AS LOW AS 4000 FEET AS
THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

$$

CAZ063-180100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.060117T1800Z-060118T0600Z/
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
745 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING 
TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA 
COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY. 

THE SAME STORM THAT WILL BE BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
TO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.

RAIN AND SNOW ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS BY 
MIDDAY TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO AROUND 5000 FEET 
TODAY.SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 
FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT OVER THE 
HIGHEST TERRAIN. LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO EXPECTED 
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CAZ013-180100-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.060117T1800Z-060118T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
745 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING 
TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY. 

THE SAME STORM THAT WILL BE BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
TO THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY.

RAIN AND SNOW ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE OVER WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY
LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
TO AROUND 4000 FEET AND THEN LOWER SLIGHTLY TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND A FOOT OVER THE
HIGHEST TERRAIN. LOCAL WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 180039
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
439 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET TONIGHT. VERY
STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH
HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN TO 2500 FEET IN SHASTA COUNTY. INTERSTATE
5 NORTH OF REDDING WILL EXPERIENCE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY WILL REMAIN UNDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE IN SHASTA AND NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES TONIGHT.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
RESIDENTS AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY TIRE
CHAINS AND BE READY FOR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS.  

CAZ068-069-180600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
439 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

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

SNOW AND RAIN WILL INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE
SIERRA NEVADA AND WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY
TONIGHT. LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THE AREA OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 80. HOWEVER...RAIN AND SNOW ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD
SOUTH TOWARDS YOSEMITE BY LATE EVENING.

SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 4000 IN PLUMAS COUNTY...TO 5000 FEET
ALONG INTERSTATE 80 TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40
MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. WIND GUSTS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER RIDGES AND THROUGH
PASSES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL DROP. THEY WILL BE AS LOW AS 2500 FEET IN PLUMAS
COUNTY...TO 3500 FEET ALONG INTERSTATE 80 BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE. SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

$$

CAZ063-180600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060118T0600Z/
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
439 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS AS LOW AS 2500
FEET WILL RISE TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS DROP AGAIN.
FOUR TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET TONIGHT...
WITH UP TO A FOOT OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS. VERY GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CAZ013-180600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060118T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
439 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN TO 2500 FEET AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
SNOW MAY FALL ALONG INTERSTATE 5 NORTH OF REDDING BEFORE SNOW
LEVELS RISE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL AGAIN TOWARDS MORNING
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. FOUR TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET TONIGHT...WITH UP TO A FOOT OVER
THE HIGHER PEAKS. VERY GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45
MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WEDNESDAY
MORNING.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...
SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE
PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
SG

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 180629
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OUT OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA AND PERIODS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA
TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RATHER LOW...RANGING FROM NEAR 3500
FEET OVER WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY TO NEAR 5000 FEET OVER THE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.  

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. RESIDENTS
AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER
FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY TIRE CHAINS
AND BE READY FOR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS.

CAZ013-180730-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060118T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY. SNOW
HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA
COUNTY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH 4 AM.

COLDER AIR ALOFT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER SHASTA COUNTY AFTER 4 AM
AND IS EXPECTED TO TRIGGER ADDITIONAL SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
BE LOW...AROUND 2500 FEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

CAZ063-180730-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060118T0600Z/
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
RANGE MOUNTAINS. SNOW HAS DECREASED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. 

COLDER AIR ALOFT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE COASTAL RANGE AFTER
4 AM AND IS EXPECTED TO TRIGGER ADDITIONAL SHOWERS. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BE LOW...AROUND 3500 FEET. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

CAZ068-069-181430-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
1029 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2006

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY. 

A COLD FRONT HAS STALLED OUT OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA AND PERIODS
OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA
TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RATHER LOW...RANGING FROM NEAR 3500
FEET OVER WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY TO NEAR 5000 FEET OVER THE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 INCHES TO NEARLY A FOOT ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM 50 TO 75 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND HIGHER TERRAIN. THESE WINDS
CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OR WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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.

$$
JHM

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 181332
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
532 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006

...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA TODAY...

.AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH EASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS
MORNING...NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
TODAY. SHOWERS IN COLD UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL BE
MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE TODAY. THE COLD AIR
WILL BRING LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TODAY. SNOW LEVELS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AS LOW AS 2500
FEET AND COULD DROP LOCALLY LOWER IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. A FEW TO
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BELOW THE 3000 FOOT LEVEL
TODAY IN THIS AREA. AIR BEING LIFTED OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA WILL CONTINUE THE SNOWFALL THERE TODAY AS WELL WITH
GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS OVER
THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA WILL LIKELY DROP TO AS LOW AS
3500 FEET WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE HERE TODAY. THE
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY THIS EVENING AS THE AIRMASS
BECOMES MORE STABLE.

RESIDENTS AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY TIRE
CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN
TRAVEL IF TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. 

CAZ068-069-190000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
532 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY...LASSEN PARK AREA AND THE
WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TODAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL START OUT THIS MORNING RANGING FROM AROUND 3500 FEET
OVER WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY TO ABOUT 4500 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES
OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. BY THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW LEVELS COULD DROP
DOWN TO 3000 TO 3500 FEET. 

ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE
EXPECTED TODAY ABOVE THE 3000 FOOT LEVEL. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOWFALL...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES WITH WIND GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER POSSIBLE.

RESIDENTS AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY TIRE
CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN
TRAVEL IF TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY.  

$$

CAZ013-014-063-190000-
/O.NEW.KSTO.SN.Y.0004.060118T1332Z-060119T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
532 AM PST WED JAN 18 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY AND INTERIOR COASTAL MOUNTAINS
SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY. 

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR TODAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL START OUT THIS MORNING AT AROUND 3500 FEET BUT THEN
DROP DURING THE DAY. BY THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW LEVELS COULD DROP
DOWN TO 2500 FEET AND POSSIBLY DOWN TO 2000 FEET UNDER HEAVIER
SHOWERS.

SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY
ABOVE THE 3000 FOOT LEVEL WITH TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE
DOWN TO THE 2500 FOOT LEVEL. 

RESIDENTS AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY TIRE
CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN
TRAVEL IF TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. 


$$

SMITH

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 182308
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
308 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006

CAZ068-190015-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
308 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

SNOW HAS BECOME MORE SHOWERY AND THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM
WARNING IS CANCELLED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO
CONTINUE THIS EVENING...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. 

$$

CAZ013-014-063-190015-
/O.CAN.KSTO.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060119T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
308 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

SNOW HAS BECOME MORE SHOWERY AND THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY IS
CANCELLED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING
BEFORE ENDING TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE LIGHT. 

$$

CAZ069-190600-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
308 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.
GUSTY WINDS TO NEARLY 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HAZARDOUS
TRAVELING CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW LEVELS HAVE
FALLEN TO NEAR 3000 FEET IN A VERY COLD AIR MASS. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY TONIGHT ABOVE 5000
FEET...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO MAY
FALL AS LOW AS 3500 FEET.  

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT.   
RESIDENTS AND MOUNTAIN TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER UPDATES. MOTORISTS SHOULD CARRY TIRE
CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. BE
PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OR SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN
TRAVEL IF TRAVELING OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.

$$

SG

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 190215
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
615 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006


CAZ069-190315-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060119T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
615 PM PST WED JAN 18 2006

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
SIERRA NEVADA BEFORE ENDING. ONLY LOCAL ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MOTORISTS CAN STILL EXPECT SLIPPERY ROADS WHEN
TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE
FOLLOWING DISTANCES.

$$

RB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...COR DATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1000 AM PST MON JAN 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...

.UPDATE...
LIGHT WARM AIR ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS FALLING AT BLUE CANYON AND IN
THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.  STILL SNOWING AT KLAMATH FALLS AND ALTURAS.
EXPECT THE SHOWERS TO BE LIMITED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN.  THESE MAY
CONTINUE ALL DAY IN THE SHASTA-TRINITY MOUNTAINS.  PRECIPITATION
INCREASES UP THERE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ONTO THE OREGON
COAST.  BUFKIT DATA SPREADS SHOWERS INTO THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY AROUND 4 AM TONIGHT BUT THE PRECIPITATION MAY BE SLOWER TO
SPREAD FARTHER SOUTH UNTIL THE STALLING FRONT MOVES INLAND TOMORROW
NIGHT.  OROGRAPHIC SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN THE SIERRA TOMORROW.
SNOW LEVELS LIKELY TO BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET AND LOWER SLIGHTLY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  THEY WILL DROP TO NEAR 5000 FEET TOMORROW
NIGHT.  AS IT APPEARS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW OVER THE PASSES IS
ON TAP...WILL PROBABLY ISSUE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AFTERNOON
PACKAGE PENDING COORDINATION.  COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL
VALLEYS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY TRIGGERING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS.  INSTABILITY SHOWERS CONTINUE WEDNESDAY.  EXPECT UP
TO 3 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE SIERRA WITH MORE IN
OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED AREAS.  IN THE VALLEYS...PERHAPS 0.75 INCHES
OF RAIN SACRAMENTO / MODESTO TO WELL OVER AN INCH AT REDDING WITH
FAVORABLE CONVERGENCE TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT.  WILL KEEP AN EYE
ON THE RIVERS AND STREAMS.  THIS STORM WILL HAVE GOOD JET SUPPORT
AND EXCELLENT OROGRAPHICS IN THE MOUNTAINS.  SSMI SHOWS A CONNECTION
TO A TWO INCH PRECIPITABLE WATER PLUME WELL OUT TO THE DATE LINE.
THEREFORE THE MODELS ARE PROBABLY UNDERPLAYING THE QPF.
HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM DEFINITELY HAS MORE COLD AIR THAN THE WARM WET
STORMS EARLIER IN THE MONTH.  CURRENT FORECAST COVERS TRENDS
WELL...WILL JUST ISSUE A MINOR UPDATE FOR THE WAA SHOWERS THIS
MORNING.  SG

&&

.AVIATION...
BASICALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL ROUTES TODAY UNDER A
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE.  SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IS MOVING OVER
THE TOP OF THE RIDGE AND LIGHT RAIN IS FALLING IN PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY ON INTO AREAS OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, WITH LIGHT SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET. CEILINGS
IN THE VALLEY SHOULD BE 4000 & ABOVE, HOWEVER, ISOLATED LOCATIONS
IN THE SIERRA WILL HAVE BASES BELOW 3000 FEET WITH THE LIGHT SNOW
OFF AND ON TODAY. RCH

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WEST SLOPES WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN
PARK AREA AND THE WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST MON JAN 16 2006

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-171500-
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 MON JAN 16 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES.

* 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