Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA
NWS Sacramento, CA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2007, 3:49 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2007, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 66 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2007, 3:49 AM PST (11:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2007, 9:38 AM PST
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sacramento, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS46 KSTO 081149 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 349 AM PST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM DRAGGING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE TODAY. ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF HIGH ELEVATION SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING HEAVIER PRECIPITATION. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL AS THIS STRONGER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SINCE THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE THAT THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS PERIOD. YOU ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-090000- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0002.070209T0000Z-070209T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0002.070209T0000Z-070209T2100Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 349 AM PST THU FEB 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING LASSEN PARK. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MAKE ITS WAY OVER THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY BRINGING HIGH ELEVATION SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND OVER RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 5000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK AREA TO 6500 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY COULD REACH 20 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS WITH A FOOT OF SNOW POSSIBLE DOWN TO 5500 FEET. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. $$
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000 WWUS46 KSTO 081647 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 847 AM PST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM DRAGGING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE TODAY. ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF HIGH ELEVATION SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING HEAVIER PRECIPITATION. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS WELL AS THIS STRONGER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SINCE THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE THAT THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... WITH ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION EXPECTED EARLY NEXT WEEK. SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS PERIOD. YOU ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-090000- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.070209T0000Z-070209T2100Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 847 AM PST THU FEB 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MAKE ITS WAY OVER THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY BRINGING HIGH ELEVATION SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND OVER RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 5000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK AREA TO 7000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET...WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN POSSIBLE DOWN TO 5000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY COULD REACH 20 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6000 FEET IN LASSEN PARK AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY. FROM INTERSTATE 80 SOUTH...UP TO 10 INCHES IS POSSIBLE AROUND 7000 FEET. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. $$
000 WWUS46 KSTO 082356 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 356 PM PST THU FEB 8 2007 ...SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SENDING A SERIES OF STRONG PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE FIRST MAJOR PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ONSHORE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS WELL AS THIS FIRST SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. SINCE THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER WITH THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A COUPLE OF WEAKER WAVES MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-091300- /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070210T1400Z-070211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.070209T0000Z-070209T2100Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 356 PM PST THU FEB 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LASSEN PARK...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN SIERRA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY. THE CURRENT PACIFIC STORM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ONSHORE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND OVER RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 6000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK AREA TO 7000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6500 FEET TO 7000 FEET...WITH A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN POSSIBLE DOWN TO 5500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MAY REACH UP TO TWO FEET AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6500 FEET IN LASSEN PARK AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY. FROM INTERSTATE 80 SOUTH...UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE AROUND 7000 FEET. THE NEXT STRONG AND COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO LASSEN PARK AND THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK REGION AND TO 5500 FEET ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA BY SATURDAY EVENING. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS WELL AS ON SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. $$ CAZ013-091300- /O.NEW.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070210T1400Z-070211T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 356 PM PST THU FEB 8 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH...WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 5500 FEET. THE NEXT STRONG AND COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET ON SATURDAY...AND LOWER TO NEAR 4500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ CP/EK/HSO
000 WWUS46 KSTO 091239 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 439 AM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SENDING A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ONSHORE TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. SINCE THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER SLIGHTLY WITH THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A COUPLE OF WEAKER WAVES MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-092100- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070209T2100Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070210T1400Z-070211T1200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 439 AM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE ABOVE 6000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE ABOVE THE 5000 F00T LEVEL. A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM DRAGGING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL BRING BREEZY WINDS AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW TO THE WARNING AREA. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND OVER RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 6000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK AREA TO AROUND 6500 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE BETWEEN 6500 FEET TO 7000 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED TODAY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE NEXT STRONG AND COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO LASSEN PARK AND THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK REGION AND TO 5500 FEET ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA BY SATURDAY EVENING. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE TODAY AS WELL AS ON SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. $$ CAZ013-100000- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070210T1400Z-070211T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 439 AM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET . A SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TODAY BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH AND SNOW WILL ONLY ACCUMULATED AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. THE NEXT STRONG AND COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET ON SATURDAY...AND LOWER TO NEAR 4500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KSTO 092100 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 100 PM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SERIES OF MOISTURE RICH PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SENDING A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS KEEPING A MOISTURE RICH PLUME AIMED AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ONE PACIFIC STORM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER GRADUALLY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH THE NEXT APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE. VERY LITTLE IF ANY BREAK WILL OCCUR BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A COUPLE OF WEAKER WAVES MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-100600- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070210T1400Z-070211T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T1200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 100 PM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PRECIPITATION...BREEZY WINDS...AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND OVER RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 6000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK AREA TO AROUND 7000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE BETWEEN 7000 FEET TO 7500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE NEXT COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND MORE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO LASSEN PARK AND THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO NEAR 5000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK REGION AND TO 5500 FEET ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA BY SATURDAY EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...RESULTING IN STORM TOTALS UP TO THREE FEET BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ABOVE 6000 FEET...UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE TODAY AS WELL AS ON SATURDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ CAZ013-100600- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070210T1400Z-070211T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 100 PM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TODAY BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH AND SNOW WILL ONLY ACCUMULATED AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. THE NEXT STRONG AND COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 5000 FEET ON SATURDAY...AND LOWER TO NEAR 4500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. THEREFORE...A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ CP
000 WWUS46 KSTO 100558 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 958 PM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...SERIES OF MOISTURE RICH PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...SENDING A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS KEEPING A MOISTURE RICH PLUME AIMED AT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ONE PACIFIC STORM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER GRADUALLY SATURDAY NIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A COUPLE OF WEAKER WAVES MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-101330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T1200Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 958 PM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION MAY BE LIGHTER THIS EVENING BETWEEN SYSTEMS BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER AROUND SUNRISE WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PASSES AND OVER RIDGES. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 6000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK AREA TO AROUND 7000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WILL RANGE BETWEEN 7000 FEET TO 7500 FEET. AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TO NEAR 5000 FEET IN THE LASSEN PARK REGION AND TO 5500 FEET ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA SATURDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TOMORROW...RESULTING IN STORM TOTALS AROUND THREE FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE SHOWERY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE THIS WEEKEND. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT TRAVEL. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ CAZ013-101330- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070210T1400Z-070211T1200Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 958 PM PST FRI FEB 9 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY BE LIGHT THIS EVENING BETWEEN SYSTEMS BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 5000 FEET SATURDAY AND DROP DOWN TO AROUND 3500 FEET SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES WITH THIS SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON SATURDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BY SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ HSO
000 WWUS46 KSTO 101200 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 400 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...SERIES OF MOISTURE RICH PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND SENDING A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS KEEPING A MOISTURE RICH PLUME AIMED AT THE GOLDEN STATE. ONE PACIFIC STORM IS SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER GRADUALLY SATURDAY NIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS A COUPLE OF WEAKER WAVES MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-102000- /O.EXB.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T0600Z-070211T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T0600Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 400 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH TO THE LASSEN PARK AREA. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SAME AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WIL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY WITH A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 6500 TO 7500 FEET TODAY AND DROP DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FEET SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES WITH THIS SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TODAY...WITH ANOTHER FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST SLOPES TONIGHT. UNSTABLE AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM COULD ALSO BRING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA BY THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ CAZ013-102000- /O.NEW.KSTO.SN.Y.0003.070210T1200Z-070211T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T0600Z-070211T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 400 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY IN THE SOUTHERN CASCADES INCLUDING THE SHASTA LAKE AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SAME AREA. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT IS NOW MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET TODAY AND DROP DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES WITH THIS SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON TODAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT. UNSTABLE AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL BY THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ RCH
000 WWUS46 KSTO 101301 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 501 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...SERIES OF MOISTURE RICH PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST IS SENDING A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS KEEPING A MOISTURE RICH PLUME AIMED AT THE GOLDEN STATE. ONE PACIFIC STORM IS SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER GRADUALLY TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... AS A COUPLE OF WEAKER WAVES MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOU ARE URGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-102115- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T0600Z-070211T1800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 501 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION WIL BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY WITH A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 6500 TO 7500 FEET TODAY AND DROP DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FEET SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES WITH THIS SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TODAY...WITH ANOTHER FOOT POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHEST SLOPES TONIGHT. UNSTABLE AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM COULD ALSO BRING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SIERRA BY THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ CAZ013-102115- /O.CON.KSTO.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070211T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T0600Z-070211T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 501 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVIER AND MORE WIDESPREAD TODAY WITH THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT IS NOW MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET TODAY AND DROP DOWN TO AROUND 4500 FEET SUNDAY. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES WITH THIS SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BY LATE TONIGHT. UNSTABLE AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM COULD BRING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS WELL BY THIS EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KSTO 101640 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 840 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...A COUPLE OF PACIFIC STORMS TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE CURRENT PACIFIC STORM IS SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCAL HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION... BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER GRADUALLY TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE INTO SUNDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS ANOTHER WEAKER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ013-101745- /O.CAN.KSTO.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070211T0600Z/ /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T0600Z-070211T1800Z/ SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- 840 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AND ONLY LOWER TO AROUND 4500 HUNDRED FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ONLY SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE AROUND THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL THROUGH SUNDAY...THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY AND WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ068-069-110100- /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T1200Z-070211T1800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 840 AM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL CONTINUE DUE TO A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6500 NEAR LASSEN PARK TO 7500 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND 45OO NEAR LASSEN PARK TO NEAR 5000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES WITH THIS SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY INTO TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS TODAY...WITH ANOTHER 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ BARUFFALDI
000 WWUS46 KSTO 102215 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 215 PM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY. THE CURRENT PACIFIC STORM IS SLOWLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION INTO SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE PRECIPITATION...BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER GRADUALLY TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE INTO SUNDAY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS ANOTHER WEAKER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-110600- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T1200Z-070211T1800Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 215 PM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4500 NEAR LASSEN PARK TO NEAR 5000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATION RIDGES WITH THIS SYSTEM. PRECIPITATION MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KSTO 110556 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 956 PM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY. THE CURRENT PACIFIC STORM IS BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT. THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLDER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SHOWERY WEATHER TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE INTO NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-111330- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T1200Z-070211T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T2000Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 956 PM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 12 NOON PST SUNDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY...INCLUDING LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4500 NEAR LASSEN PARK TO NEAR 5000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH THIS STORM. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ JHM
000 WWUS46 KSTO 110622 AAA WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1022 PM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY. THE CURRENT PACIFIC STORM IS BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TONIGHT. THIS IS A RATHER WARM STORM SYSTEM...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLDER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SHOWERY WEATHER TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM SHOULD MOVE INTO NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THE RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-111330- /O.UPG.KSTO.WS.A.0003.070211T1200Z-070211T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T2000Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 956 PM PST SAT FEB 10 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 12 NOON PST SUNDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY...INCLUDING LASSEN NATIONAL PARK. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4500 NEAR LASSEN PARK TO NEAR 5000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH THIS STORM. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS, SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE WINTER SAFETY RULES, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ JHM
000 WWUS46 KSTO 111200 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 400 AM PST SUN FEB 11 2007 ...UNSETTLED WEATHER CONTINUES... .A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY CONTINUES TO PUMP MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. THE CURRENT PACIFIC STORM IS BRINGING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS ARE LOWERING TODAY AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE SHOWERY WEATHER TO THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH NOON TODAY... HOWEVER...IT SHOULD MOVE INTO NEVADA LATE TODAY AND THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES ON THIS PERIOD OF WET WEATHER. CAZ068-069-112000- /O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T2000Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 400 AM PST SUN FEB 11 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH TO THE LASSEN PARK AREA. WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH THIS STORM. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS... SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE WINTER SAFETY RULES... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ RCH
000 WWUS46 KSTO 111738 WSWSTO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 938 AM PST SUN FEB 11 2007 CAZ068-069-111845- /O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070211T2000Z/ WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 938 AM PST SUN FEB 11 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS PASSED THROUGH THE REGION WITH RESIDUAL SHOWER ACTIVITY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ONLY LOCAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 5500 TO 6500 FEET...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OVERNIGHT THE SUMMIT ON I-80 RECEIVED 13 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL SO PERSONS TRAVELING INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CARRY CHAINS. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL CAL-TRANS AT 1-800-427-7623. $$ RB
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sacramento, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 7, 9:40 PM PST, 6 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 7, 9:40 PM PST, 6 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 940 PM PST WED FEB 7 2007 .UPDATE DISCUSSION... A VORT MAX IS BRINGING A NICE OF RAIN SHOWERS FROM TO THE NRN SIERRA TO SRN SAC VLY. THE 00Z GFS PUSHES THE VORT MAX INTO OREGON AND NRN NEVADA BETWEEN 06-12Z. SHOULD EXPECT THE VORT TO PUSH OUT OF THE CWA BETWEEN 07-08Z. IN THE MEANTIME...EXPECT SOME AREAS OF MODERATE SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. WE WILL ALLOW THE SNOW ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A WEAK TRANSITORY RIDGE WILL MOVE IN OVERNIGHT AFTER THIS VORT PROGRESSES THROUGH THE CWA. TOMORROW AFTERNOON THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH STRONGER DYNAMICS AND MORE TROPICAL TPW. JCLAPP .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION 240 PM PST... WATER VAPOR SHOWS CLOSED LOW OFF THE OREGON COAST DRIFTING NORTHWARD WITH SHORTWAVE ROTATING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ANOTHER UPPER LOW NORTH OF HAWAII IS ALSO VISIBLE...WITH A LARGE PLUME OF PACIFIC MOISTURE. A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. PREFRONTAL PRECIPITATION CONTINUES OVER THE FORECAST AREA...WITH LIGHT RAIN FALLING OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND COASTAL RANGE. SNOW IS FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND THE SOUTHERN CASCADE MOUNTAINS. THIS SNOW WILL FALL INTO THE EVENING...ACCUMULATING FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE. WILL CONTINUE WITH A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH TO THE LASSEN PARK AREA THROUGH 10 PM PST TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASES TONIGHT...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH PASSES AND OVER RIDGES THE TIMING OF PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY IS THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE. GFS IS FAIRLY QUICK TO MOVE THE SYSTEM NORTH OF HAWAII EASTWARD...BRINGING RENEWED PRECIPITATION TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. NAM ALSO BRINGS THIS SYSTEM IN...BUT LATER IN THE DAY WITH SOME SHORTWAVE RIDGING AND DRYER WEATHER EARLY ON. PW WITH THIS SYSTEM COULD BE SIGNIFICANT...ESPECIALLY IF IT TAPS INTO A MOISTURE PLUME SOUTH OF HAWAII. FOR NOW WILL KEEP CATEGORICAL POPS FOR THE DAYTIME TOMORROW OVER THE SIERRA AND COASTAL RANGE...WITH A CHANCE IN THE SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL COME IN LATER IN THE DAY. HAVE ADDED A WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH TO THE LASSEN PARK AREA...WHERE CONSIDERABLE SNOW COULD FALL IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. MODELS HAVE A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER LOW AND IMPACTING THE AREA....BRINGING RAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. && .AVIATION... PACIFIC SURFACE FRONT MOVED INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND IS LOCATED FROM NEAR MT SHASTA CITY TO JUST NORTH OF THE SFO BAY AREA. PREFRONTAL RAIN...SNOW LEVEL 065...CONTINUES TO SPREAD EWD INTO THE SIERNEV WITH WDSPRD MVFR CIGS AND VSBY WITH LCL IFR CONDS OVER RTES IN PCPN. LOCALLY GUSTY SLY WNDS 20-30 KTS PSBL OVER SIERNEV PEAKS AND RIDGES INCRSG TO 40 KTS POST FRONTAL. CONDS IMPROVING WEST OF THE FRONT FROM 06Z-12Z THU...WITH BRIEF BREAK IN PCPN UNTIL NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS TO IMPACT AREA AROUND 18Z THU. && .STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA NORTH TO THE LASSEN PARK AREA. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 7, 9:50 PM PST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 950 PM PST WED FEB 7 2007 CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-081500- 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- 950 PM PST WED FEB 7 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING SNOW TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ADDITIONAL STORM SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING VALLEY RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN SNOW. ADDITIONAL WINTER STORM PRODUCTS MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. * 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sacramento, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 3:56 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | STO | 54 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.