Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007

Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

February 8, 2007

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

The counties it named.

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...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...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. 

$$
13 follow-up statements
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 3:56 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchSTO54 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in California, 2007Every winter storm warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.