Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Sacramento, CA

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 030643
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1043 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

...A SERIES OF STORMS EXPECTED TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF THREE STORMS IS FORECAST TO IMPACT
INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING. AN
EVEN MORE POWERFUL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH
HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. THE POWERFUL
WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY TO CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY
DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...THE WIND AND SNOW
WILL NOT ENTIRELY CEASE. A THIRD AND COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO
BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY.



CAZ013-014-063-031445-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T0800Z-080105T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
1043 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY
NIGHT TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT
TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SHASTA
COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND THE COASTAL RANGE.

THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORMS IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE
MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY AND INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE LATE
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND MORE POWERFUL STORM WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5000 TO 6000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AND THEN DROP TO AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET OF THE
SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE BETWEEN
THURSDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO
ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH
THE WARNING PERIOD...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY. IN
ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WIND
SPEED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 TO 85 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THESE TWO SYSTEMS. THE COMBINATION OF
HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING
AND SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 2000
FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. 

$$

CAZ068-069-031445-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
1043 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING LASSEN PARK AND
THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORMS IS FORECAST TO IMPACT WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. A SECOND MORE POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5000
TO 6000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THEN DROP TO AROUND
3000 TO 4000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO
5 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT
TIMES THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. WIND SPEED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THE THURSDAY NIGHT SYSTEM AND WIND SPEED GUSTS OF 100 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
POWERFUL WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT... IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES BETWEEN THURSDAY EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 2500 TO
3000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. 

$$
RCH/HSO

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 031413
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
613 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...A SERIES OF POWERFUL STORMS EXPECTED TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS IS FORECAST TO IMPACT
INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING
BRINGING RAIN...WIND AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. A SECOND EVEN MORE POWERFUL
STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WITH HEAVY SNOW AND
DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. THE POWERFUL WINDS AND HEAVY
SNOW ARE LIKELY TO CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS
AND SNOW MAY DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY MORNING...THE
WIND AND SNOW WILL NOT ENTIRELY CEASE. A THIRD AND COLDER STORM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY.

CAZ013-014-063-040030-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T0800Z-080105T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
613 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO
NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING BY THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COASTAL RANGE AND MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA
COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY HIGH INITIALLY AT AROUND
5000 FEET TO 6000 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THEN DROPPING TO
4000 TO 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL FRIDAY NIGHT DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 3000 TO 3500 FEET
BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR COASTAL
RANGE BETWEEN THUS EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING. INITIALLY...FEW
AREA ROADWAYS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HIGHER ELEVATION SNOWFALL
BUT BY SATURDAY MORNING MANY ROADWAYS MAY SEE SOME SNOW
ACCUMULATION. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ARE LIKELY TO SEE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS AT A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES
THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WHICH WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA. INCREASING
WIND SPEEDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED TODAY WITH WIND SPEED GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 TO 70 MPH EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80
MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL
WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. LIGHTER BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY
NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BE
VERY DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES BETWEEN FRIDAY EVENING
AND SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH 6 INCHES TO A FOOT OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO
AROUND 2000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

CAZ068-069-040030-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
613 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING LASSEN PARK.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING BY THIS EVENING OVER THE SIERRA
CASCADE RANGE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5000 TO 6000
FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THEN DROP TO AROUND 3000 TO 4000 FEET
BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 3 TO 5 FEET ARE
EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IS LIKELY
TO ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES
THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. WIND SPEED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THE SYSTEM TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE ON
FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL WIND WILL
LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER
PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES
BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 2500 TO
3000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 032240
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
240 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...A SERIES OF POWERFUL STORMS EXPECTED TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS IS MOVING INTO INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING RAIN...WIND AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. A
SECOND EVEN MORE POWERFUL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA WITH HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. THE
POWERFUL WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY TO CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...THE WIND AND SNOW WILL NOT ENTIRELY CEASE. A THIRD AND
COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY.

CAZ013-014-063-040645-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T0800Z-080105T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
240 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN FALLING OVER THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE AND
MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS ARE LOCALLY AS LOW AS
1500 TO 2000 IN SHASTA COUNTY AND COASTAL RANGE THIS EVENING. THESE
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 4000 FEET TO 5500 FEET
TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL FRIDAY NIGHT DROPPING TO AS LOW AS 2500 FEET BY
SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR
COASTAL RANGE BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING. ROADWAYS
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOWFALL TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ARE LIKELY TO SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AT
A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE WARNING
PERIOD WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO
THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL IMPACT
THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA. INCREASING WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
EXPERIENCED TODAY WITH WIND SPEED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 TO 70 MPH
EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE ON
FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL WINDS WILL
LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS. LESS STRONG BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT
AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT AT TIMES BETWEEN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH 6 INCHES TO A FOOT OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO 1500 TO 2000
FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

CAZ068-069-040645-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
240 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

SNOW IS MOVING INTO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
RANGE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5000 TO 6000 FEET
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THEN DROP TO AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FEET BY
SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED
ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE AT
A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE WARNING
PERIOD...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO
THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WIND SPEED GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SYSTEM TONIGHT WITH WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF
HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO THE
HIGH WINDS AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW MAY CAUSE LARGE SNOW DRIFTS
TO FORM. TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY
DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND
SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 2500 TO
3000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

RCH

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 040113
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
513 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...A SERIES OF POWERFUL STORMS EXPECTED TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS IS MOVING INTO INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING RAIN...WIND AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. A
SECOND EVEN MORE POWERFUL STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA WITH HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. THE
POWERFUL WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY TO CREATE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY
MORNING...THE WIND AND SNOW WILL NOT ENTIRELY CEASE. A THIRD AND
COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY.

CAZ013-014-063-040915-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T0800Z-080105T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
513 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN FALLING OVER THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE
AND MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS ARE LOCALLY AS LOW AS
1500 TO 2000 IN SHASTA COUNTY AND COASTAL RANGE THIS EVENING.
THESE SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 4000 FEET TO
5500 FEET TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL FRIDAY NIGHT DROPPING TO AS LOW AS
2500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING.
ROADWAYS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE SNOWFALL TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ARE LIKELY TO SEE
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AT A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT
TIMES THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
EXPECTED FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA.
INCREASING WIND SPEEDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED TODAY WITH WIND SPEED
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 TO 70 MPH EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND POWERFUL WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. LESS STRONG BUT GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. TRAVEL OVER THE
HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES BETWEEN FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH 6 INCHES TO A FOOT OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO
1500 TO 2000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

CAZ068-069-040915-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
513 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

SNOW IS MOVING INTO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
RANGE. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 3500 TO 5000 FEET TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY AND THEN DROP TO AROUND 3000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET AND
UP TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF SEVERAL
INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD...THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WIND SPEED GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SYSTEM TONIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 100 MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY
SNOW AND POWERFUL WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO THE
HIGH WINDS AND COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW MAY CAUSE LARGE SNOW DRIFTS
TO FORM. TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...IF
NOT IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 2500 TO
3000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 040619
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1019 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...A SERIES OF POWERFUL STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HIT INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STRONG STORMS MOVED THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. A SECOND...MORE POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
WITH HEAVY SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. THE POWERFUL
WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY TO CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS
AND SNOW MAY DECREASE IN INTENSITY SATURDAY MORNING...THE WIND
AND SNOW WILL NOT ENTIRELY CEASE. A THIRD AND COLDER STORM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY.

CAZ013-014-063-041500-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T0800Z-080105T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
1019 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL RANGE.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
SNOW LEVELS HAVE INCREASED TO AROUND 4000 FEET TO 5000 FEET
TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN ABOUT THE SAME DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL START FALLING LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND DROP TO AS LOW
AS 2500 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 FEET
ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND
INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS ARE LIKELY TO SEE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AT A RATE OF
SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 70 MPH EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF
HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. LESS STRONG BUT GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY NIGHT AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. TRAVEL OVER THE
HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH 6 INCHES TO A FOOT OF
ADDITIONAL SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO
1500 TO 2000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

CAZ068-069-041500-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
1019 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST
SATURDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING LASSEN PARK.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 4000 TO 5500 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND
THEN ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 3000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM 2 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET AND
UP TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TO ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF SEVERAL
INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD...THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY
SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. WIND SPEED GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SYSTEM OVERNIGHT WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND
100 MPH POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND
POWERFUL WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND
COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW MAY CAUSE LARGE SNOW DRIFTS TO FORM.
TRAVEL OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF ADDITIONAL
SNOW POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND 2500 TO
3000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 041359
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
559 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...A SERIES OF POWERFUL STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO HIT INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH SUNDAY...

.THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVED THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW
TO INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A SECOND...MORE POWERFUL STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTH STATE TODAY BRINGING HEAVY SNOW AND
DANGEROUSLY HIGH WINDS. THE POWERFUL WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE
LIKELY TO CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING
THE DAY TODAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS AND SNOW MAY DECREASE IN
INTENSITY SATURDAY MORNING...THE WIND AND SNOW WILL NOT ENTIRELY
CEASE. A THIRD AND COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SNOW TO
THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY.

CAZ013-014-063-068-069-050130-
/O.CON.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
559 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF
SHASTA COUNTY SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL START OUT TODAY RANGING FROM 4000 FEET OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY TO AROUND 6000 FEET OVER THE WEST SLOPES
OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS WILL START FALLING LATE TODAY AND
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
CONTINUING BUT LIGHTER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY
SATURDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO AS LOW AS 2500 FEET OVER
THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND 3500 FEET OVER THE SIERRA WEST
SLOPES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000
FEET IN THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE BY
SATURDAY MORNING WITH 3 TO 6 FEET OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE DURING THE SAME TIME
PERIOD. THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ARE LIKELY TO SEE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS AT A RATE OF SEVERAL INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES
THROUGH THE WARNING PERIOD WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWFALL...STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH GUSTS GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 80 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY EXPOSED AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF
HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. LESS STRONG BUT GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. TRAVEL
OVER THE HIGHER PASSES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

THE WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. A THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE
AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ADDITIONAL SNOW
POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO
2000 TO 2500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.  IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND...HAVE A WINTER
SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU...CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND CHECK THE LATEST
ROAD AND WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. 

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 050102
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
502 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...STORM NUMBER 2 EXITING THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS
EVENING TO BE FOLLOWED BY STORM NUMBER 3 LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...

.A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH STORM NUMBER 2 WILL BE MOVING OVER
THE SIERRA NEVADA FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY
EVENING CAUSING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW. BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4500 FEET.

STORM NUMBER 3 IS FORECAST TO BRING MORE RAIN...HEAVY SNOW AND
GUSTY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY. 

CAZ068-069-051200-
/O.CAN.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0001.080105T0102Z-080105T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
502 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INCLUDING WESTERN PLUMAS
COUNTY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 3500 TO 4500
BEHIND THE FRONT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 12
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 18 INCHES OVER THE HIGHEST
PEAKS IN PLUMAS COUNTY. OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 

WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. LOCAL WIND
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 

WIND AND SNOW MAY DECREASE BY MID DAY SATURDAY...BUT WILL NOT
ENTIRELY END. THE THIRD...COLDER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER
THE AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY WITH 1 TO 2 FEET ADDITIONAL
SNOW POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED
TO LOWER TO 2000 TO 2500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.

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

$$

CAZ013-014-063-051200-
/O.CAN.KSTO.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.SB.Y.0001.080105T0102Z-080105T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
502 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SATURDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE
COUNTY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

STEADY RAIN AND SNOW HAS DECREASED OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND SHASTA
COUNTY AND THE COASTAL RANGE...AND HAS TURNED TO SHOWERS. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3000 FEET AND LOCALLY LOWER AT TIMES
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED FROM EARLIER TODAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO BE
BRISK AT TIMES. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 

GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY WITH A
THIRD...COLDER STORM FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO 1500 TO 2000 FEET LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON OR EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO
2 FEET WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 

A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE
LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

$$
JHM/CKP

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
900 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

.DISCUSSION...
THE HALCYON DAYS WEVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DURING THIS NEW YEAR WILL
CONTINUE FOR TODAY BEFORE THEY TAKE A TURN FOR THE TURBULENT. HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SHIFT EAST AS A
LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN THE GULF OF ALASKA DIGS A TROUGH SOUTH OVER
THE REGION AND BRINGS IN A SERIES OF WINTER WEATHER SYSTEMS.  THIS
MORNING THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER STORY WOULD BE THE PATCHY FOG
WHICH IS CURRENTLY LOCALLY DENSE OVER NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
THE MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDS THAT ARE DRIFTING OVER THAT AREA SHOULD
KEEP IT FROM BECOMING WIDESPREAD...SO WILL HANDLE IT WITH A SHORT-
TERM FORECAST RATHER THAN AN ADVISORY FOR NOW.  TEMPERATURES TODAY
SHOULD BE FAIRLY SEASONAL. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE
SOUTH TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST WINTER WEATHER STORM WHICHS
PROGGED TO HIT OUR NORTHERN MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. QUICK
LOOK AT THE FORECAST PACKAGE DOESNT INDICATE ANY NEED FOR UPDATES
AT THIS TIME.  WILL FRESHEN SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND WSW WITH
THE AFTERNOON FORECAST. RANDY HARTLEY

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST U.S. KEEPING FORECAST AREA DRY FOR
NOW WITH JUST SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS BEING PULLED OVER THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTH. CLEAREST AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT HAS BEEN NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY AND AS A RESULT...FOG HAS FORMED HERE WITH LIGHTER FOG IN THE
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY. VISIBILITY DROPPED TO BELOW 1/4 MILE IN
MODESTO BUT IS NOW BACK UP TO 1/4. IR SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS A THICKER
BAND OF CIRRUS MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST SO BELIEVE WIDESPREAD
DENSE FOG WILL NOT BECOME AN ISSUE THIS MORNING. WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM
NOW JUST OFF THE COAST WILL BE HELD UP ON THE SOUTHWEST U.S. RIDGE SO
HIGH CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS WILL MAKE FOR A PARTLY CLOUDY
DAY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MAJOR CHANGE STILL IN STORE STARTING
LATE THURSDAY WITH LOW OVER ALASKA PIVOTING A SERIES OF STRONG WEATHER
SYSTEMS THROUGH NORCAL THROUGH THE COMING WEEKEND. MODELS HAVE SLOWED
THE FIRST SYSTEM A BIT AND IS NOW NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN DROPPING PRECIP
OVER THE FORECAST AREA UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. MODELS CONSISTENT WITH
THIS SLOWING IDEA AND GFS HAS KEPT SLOWER TIMING FOR TWO RUNS NOW SO
CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO BACK OFF ON PRECIP THREAT FOR THURSDAY. HAVE ALSO
DELAYED ONSET OF WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN AFFECT FOR THE SIERRA
CASCADE RANGE UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT WITH FIRST IN SERIES OF FRONTAL
SYSTEMS NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. THIS FIRST SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BE A MODERATE PRECIP PRODUCER WITH A HALF AN INCH TO AN
INCH IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND ONE TO 2 INCHES MAX OVER THE SIERRA BY
FRIDAY MORNING. DECENT OROGRAPHICS WITH THIS FIRST SYSTEM WITH A 10 TO
12 MB SURFACE GRADIENT FROM SAC TO MFR SO LIKELY TO SEE SOME FAIRLY
BREEZY OR WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS
MODERATELY HIGH WITH THIS SYSTEM AT GENERALLY ABOVE THE 4000 TO 5000
FOOT MARK. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE A WARM UP FOR MORE POWERFUL SYSTEM
EXPECTED TO MOVE RAPIDLY INTO NORCAL BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON SO EXPECT
LITTLE IN THE WAY OF A BREAK. HEAVIER PRECIP...STRONGER WINDS AND
BETTER OROGRAPHICS ARE ON TAP WITH THIS SYSTEM WHICH GFS INDICATES WILL
HAVE 80 PLUS MPH WINDS AT THE 700 MB LEVEL. A 12 MB SURFACE GRADIENT
FROM MFR TO SAC WILL MAKE FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE VALLEY AS
WELL. SEVERAL FEET OF ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS FROM THIS MODERATELY COOL SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID DAY SATURDAY BUT STILL A THIRD
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE RAPIDLY INTO THE NORTH STATE BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON SO AGAIN LITTLE IN THE WAY OF A PRECIP BREAK WILL BE
EXPERIENCED. ALTHOUGH SATURDAYS SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BRING AS MUCH
WIND OR PRECIP...IT WILL BE A COOLER SYSTEM WITH SNOW LEVELS POSSIBLY
DROPPING BELOW 3000 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WET PATTERN CONTINUES
INTO SUNDAY WITH MORE...COOLER SHORTWAVE FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH
NORCAL. THIS COOLER ORIGIN AIR WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN INTO THE
FOOTHILLS SUNDAY. UPPER RIDGE PUSHES UP OVER THE WEST COAST BEGINNING
MONDAY. CURRENTLY...GFS KEEPS OVERRUNNING PRECIP OVER NORTHERN PORTION
OF CWA THROUGH TUESDAY WITH YET ANOTHER FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND
WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. LATEST GFS FINALLY BRINGS MORE PERMANENT RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WEST COAST TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK FOR MORE
EXTENDED DRYING PERIOD. SMITH

&&

.AVIATION...
LIFR FOG DWELLING IN THE NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY THIS MORNING
SHOULD BEGIN LIFTING BY 18Z IMPROVING TO VFR LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
AREAS OF MVFR/IFR FOG IN THE SAC METRO VICINITY WILL IMPROVE MORE
QUICKLY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL REGION-WIDE THIS AFTERNOON AS
BROKEN-OVERCAST HIGH CLOUDS MOVE OVER CA ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEAK
FRONT CURRENTLY OFFSHORE. SURFACE VALLEY WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
LIGHT SOUTHERLY BECOMING MORE MODERATE TOMORROW. WINDS ALOFT
SOUTHWESTERLY 30-40 KTS NEAR 700 MB. JBB

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
...WINTER STORM WATCH...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
 FOR WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN
 PARK AREA.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-031500-
SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-
EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
700 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SERIES OF POWERFUL STORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEGINNING
THURSDAY EVENING...AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HEAVY RAIN IN THE
VALLEYS.  IT APPEARS SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 4500-5500 FEET
THURSDAY NIGHT THEN RAISE A LITTLE HIGHER FRIDAY...THEN DOWN TO 4000
TO 5000 FEET ON SATURDAY. SEVERAL FEET OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER
THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS AT TIMES IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AT TIMES BETWEEN
THURSDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE VALLEY WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS.

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

* SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT..SEE WWUS86 KSTO - SPSSTO 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