Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008

Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

January 7, 2008

NWS Sacramento, CA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 7, 2008, 2:36 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2008, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 20 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
Jan 7, 2008, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 8, 2008, 2:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 8, 2008, 9:50 PM PST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Sacramento, CA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 072236
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
236 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008

...MORE WINTER STORMS HEADING FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE FROM OUR LAST SERIES OF WINTER WEATHER
SYSTEMS...THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL SEE MORE
STORMS MOVING INTO THE REGION. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL BRING FROM 2
TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS...TO THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE AND THE MOUNTAINS OF
SHASTA COUNTY STARTING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY. IN
ADDITION...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM
CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

THE SNOW WILL BE MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. FOR THE MOUNTAINS
OF WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK EXPECT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW...WITH A FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

THE FIRST HALF OF WEDNESDAY WILL SEE A SHORT BREAK IN THE WEATHER
UNTIL THE NEXT SYSTEM BEGINS THE PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN WITH
ANOTHER SYSTEM WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


CAZ068-080645-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WS.W.0002.080108T1600Z-080109T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
236 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING THE LASSEN PARK AREA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE
MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING THE LASSEN PARK AREA
TUESDAY MORNING BRINGING SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. 6
TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH A FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING INTO LATE TUESDAY
EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH
GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM. SNOW LEVELS
WILL START OFF BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN RISE TO
AROUND 4000 FEET TUESDAY.

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.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-080645-
/O.NEW.KSTO.SB.Y.0002.080108T1500Z-080109T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
236 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR THE INTERIOR COASTAL MOUNTAINS NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE AND
THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE
AND MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY INCLUDING THE BURNEY BASIN TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. SNOW WILL START FALLING TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE IN
INTENSITY AND AMOUNTS TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY. FROM 4 TO 
6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. IN ADDITION
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY WHICH WILL
CAUSE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN
1500 AND 2500 FEET TONIGHT...THEN RISE TO 3500 TO 4500 FEET ON
TUESDAY. 

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.

$$

CAZ069-080645-
/O.NEW.KSTO.SN.Y.0003.080108T1800Z-080109T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
236 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE WEST SLOPES OF
THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW
COULD FALL OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BUT ANY ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN
LIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH
6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...IS EXPECTED
FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SNOW. SNOW LEVELS ARE
FORECAST TO START OUT AROUND 5000 FEET...BUT LOWER TO 4000 FEET BY
TUESDAY 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.

$$

RCH
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS46 KSTO 080451
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
851 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008

CAZ013-014-063-081245-
/O.CAN.KSTO.SB.Y.0002.080108T1500Z-080109T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.SN.Y.0004.080108T0800Z-080109T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
851 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THE INTERIOR COAST RANGE NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE...THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY...AND THE BURNEY
BASIN BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM
PST TUESDAY.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL MOVE INLAND LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND
OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 5
TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATER TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 1500 TO 2000 FEET TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY MORNING...RISING SLIGHTLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL
WILL TAPER OFF BY LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

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.

$$

CAZ069-081245-
/O.UPG.KSTO.SN.Y.0003.080108T1800Z-080109T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0002.080108T1400Z-080109T1200Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
851 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL MOVE INLAND EARLY TUESDAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ON
TUESDAY. 1 TO 2 FEET OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4000 TO 5000 FEET
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATER TUESDAY
NIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

CAZ068-081245-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.080108T1000Z-080109T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
851 PM PST MON JAN 7 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY. 10 TO 20 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
START OUT AROUND 2500 FEET TONIGHT AND WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 3000
AND 4000 FEET ON TUESDAY. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KSTO 081213
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
413 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

CAZ013-014-063-082300-
/O.UPG.KSTO.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080109T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
413 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO NORTHERN INTERIOR 
CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING AND WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF 
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS. 4 TO 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET THIS MORNING...RISING SLIGHTLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SHOWERS BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OVER
RIDGETOPS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING SNOW.

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

$$

CAZ069-082300-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.080108T1600Z-080109T1200Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
413 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL MOVE INLAND EARLY TUESDAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ON
TUESDAY. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000
FEET. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

CAZ068-082300-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
413 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

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

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL
TO WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY. 8 TO 17 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
START OUT AROUND 3000 FEET THIS MORNING...LOCALLY DOWN TO AROUND
2500 FEET AND WILL RISE TO AROUND 3500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH OVER RIDGETOPS WILL LEAD TO AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

$$

RB/CKP
000 
WWUS46 KSTO 081728
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
928 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

CAZ013-014-063-090000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
928 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS. 4 TO 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 1000 TO
2000 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SHOWERS BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OVER
RIDGETOPS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING SNOW.

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

$$

CAZ068-090130-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
928 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING LASSEN PARK.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. 8 TO 17 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT
AROUND 2500 FEET THIS MORNING...LOCALLY DOWN TO AROUND 2000 FEET.
SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH OVER RIDGETOPS WILL LEAD TO AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

$$

CAZ069-090130-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
928 AM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 10 TO 18 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW
LEVELS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER
OFF LATE TONIGHT.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 40 TO 55 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

HSO
000 
WWUS46 KSTO 082051
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

CAZ068-090500-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING THE LASSEN PARK AREA. 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. 8 TO 17 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF
LATE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS OUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO OF 40 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

$$

CAZ069-090500-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 10 TO
18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 3000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH OUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-090000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR COASTAL MOUNTAINS NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE
AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF
INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 14
INCHES OF WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS
ARE WILL REMAIN BETWEEN AROUND 1000 TO 2000 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL
TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH OUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OVER
RIDGETOPS UP TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW.

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

$$

CAZ066-090500-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.080108T2051Z-080109T0600Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING AROUND 2000 FEET.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES OF
SLUSH AT 2000 FEET...TO AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES AT THE 3000 FOOT
LEVEL. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO GENERATE SOME
BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS CAUSING TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
JJ
000 
WWUS46 KSTO 082107 CCA
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

CAZ068-090500-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY INCLUDING THE LASSEN PARK AREA. 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. 8 TO 17 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF
LATE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS OUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS UP TO OF 40 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

$$

CAZ069-090500-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. 10 TO
18 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 3000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH OUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-090000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR COASTAL MOUNTAINS NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE
AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF
INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 14 
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE  
REMAIN BETWEEN AROUND 1000 TO 2000 FEET. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF TO 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS 
THROUGH OUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OVER
RIDGETOPS UP TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW.

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

$$

CAZ066-090500-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.080108T2051Z-080109T0600Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
1251 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING AROUND 2000 FEET.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES OF
SLUSH AT 2000 FEET...TO AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES AT THE 3000 FOOT
LEVEL. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO GENERATE SOME
BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS CAUSING TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
JJ
000 
WWUS46 KSTO 090013
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
413 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

CAZ013-014-063-090115-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
413 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR TWO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE SHOWERS TAPER OFF LATER THIS
EVENING. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD
REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING.

$$

CAZ068-090600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
413 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

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

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO WESTERN
PLUMAS COUNTY INTO THIS EVENING. 8 TO 17 INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL
BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATE
THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS OUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO OF 40 MPH OVER RIDGES WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AT
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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.

$$

CAZ069-090815-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
413 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA INTO TONIGHT. 10 TO 18
INCHES OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 3000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH OUR AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH OVER THE RIDGES WILL LEAD TO AREAS
OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

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.

$$

CAZ066-090600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
413 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

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

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

A COLD PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS
THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING AROUND 2000 FEET.
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES OF
SLUSH AT 2000 FEET...TO AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES AT THE 3000 FOOT
LEVEL. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY ALSO GENERATE SOME
BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW OR MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS CAUSING TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KSTO 090550
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
950 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

CAZ068-090700-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
950 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK
AREA.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING.

$$

CAZ069-090700-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
950 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH OR TWO WILL BE POSSIBLE.

CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING.

$$

CAZ066-090700-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0600Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
950 PM PST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF BY MIDNIGHT. LOCAL ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING.

$$

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 Jan 7, 9:00 AM PST, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 9:00 AM PST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
900 AM PST MON JAN 7 2008

.DISCUSSION...
AS LAST NIGHTS SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST...DRIER WEATHER WILL
DOMINATE THE VALLEY TODAY WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE
WESTERN SIERRA SLOPES. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPED IN THE NORTHERN SAC
VALLEY THIS MORNING BUT IS QUICKLY DISSIPATING.

TWO ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THIS WEEK THOUGH
NOTHING NEAR THE MAGNITUDE OF LAST FRIDAY. A SHORT WAVE MOVING
INLAND LATE TONIGHT WILL START TO BRING LIGHT SHOWERS INTO REDDING
AROUND MIDNIGHT SPREADING SOUTHWARD AND REACHING THE SAC METRO AREA
BY LATE MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL INITIALLY
BRING WAA OVERNIGHT WITH THE COLD FRONT PUSHING INLAND IN THE
MORNING BRINGING HEAVIER RAIN AND BREEZY WINDS. TUESDAY WILL BE A
SOGGY DAY WITH PRECIP ESTIMATES UP TO A HALF INCH IN THE VALLEY AND
AN INCH OR MORE TO THE NORTH AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. DESPITE THE
WAA...COLDER AIR WILL LIKELY BE TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS ALLOWING
LOWER SNOW LEVELS IN THE NORTHERN SAC VALLEY AND EASTERN FOOTHILLS
BEFORE RISING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NORTH AND
IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD APPROACH THE SNOW ADVISORY THRESHOLD AND WILL
DETERMINE THAT IN THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. ALSO CONSIDERING A WIND
ADVISORY PRECEDING THE COLD FRONT...THOUGH CONDITIONS LOOK MARGINAL
AND LIMITED TO THE NORTHERN SAC VALLEY.

DRIER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY UNTIL THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INLAND
WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY. MOST OF THE SHOWERS SHOULD STAY TO
THE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 3500
FEET...LIKELY HIGHER. JBB

.PREVIOUS EXTENDED (THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)...THE UNSETTLED AND WET
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.  HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD
OVER THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...ALLOWING DRIER
CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.  EXTENDED MODELS ARE IN SURPRISINGLY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH KEEPING THIS RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...AND ANY MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST TO OUR NORTH.
THEREFORE...WILL DRY OUT THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY.  HOWEVER WITH
A BUILDING RIDGE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...FOG WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
IN THE VALLEY AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN VALLEYS DURING THE OVERNIGHT
AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.  OTHERWISE...EXPECT TEMPERATURES NEAR TO
ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
SOME LIGHT PATCHES OF MARGINAL VFR FOG AND STRATUS IN PORTIONS OF
THE VALLEY THIS MORNING WILL LIFT BETWEEN 18 AND 20UTC.  RESIDUAL
SHOWERS MAY OCCUR IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS
THROUGH MID-DAY WITH SOME CEILINGS AROUND 3000 FEET MSL EXCEPT IN
LOCAL AREAS OF THE SIERRA SOME IFR IN LIGHT SNOW AND FREEZING FOG
...HOWEVER VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OTHERWISE. ANOTHER WEATHER
SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE THE REGION AFTER 08UTC. R.C.H.

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 7:00 AM PST, 7 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST MON JAN 7 2008

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-
700 AM PST MON JAN 7 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...WITH AREAS
OF DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. CHAIN CONTROLS MAY REMAIN POSTED OVER
MOUNTAIN PASSES INTO THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A WEAKER STORM WILL SPREAD MORE RAIN ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND SNOW IN
THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY. VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY TUESDAY IN
THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY...BUT NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. AN EVEN WEAKER STORM WILL SPREAD MORE SHOWERS ACROSS THE
REGION LATE WEDNESDAY.

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
Jan 7, 2:36 PM PSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisorySTO6 hr
Jan 7, 2:36 PM PSTSnow AdvisorySTO6 hr
Jan 7, 3:22 PM PSTWind AdvisorySTO25 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.