Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

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WWUS46 KSTO 150427
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
827 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND...

.A POWERFUL STORM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE SLOWLY
INLAND THROUGH MONDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG
GUSTY WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AT TIMES. FOUR FEET OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL
IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

CAZ013-014-063-151400-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.090215T0427Z-090217T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS
827 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY
FOR THE COASTAL RANGE...THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND THE BURNEY
BASIN.

SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL THIS EVENING OVER THE COASTAL RANGE...THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...AND THE BURNEY BASIN...AND WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND ON SUNDAY. SOME COLDER AIR
REMAINS TRAPPED IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS...WITH SNOW LEVELS LOCALLY
AROUND 1500 FEET. HOWEVER...SOME WARMER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THESE
VALLEYS AHEAD AND ALONG THE FRONT...WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO
AROUND 2500 FEET DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND THIS HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT. AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS
OF 60 MPH TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. TWO
TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ068-151400-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.090215T0800Z-090217T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
827 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 4 PM PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
4 PM PST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT 
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF
MONDAY NIGHT. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IS EXPECTED
LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. TWO TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE
5000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000
FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ069-151400-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.090215T1500Z-090217T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
827 PM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO
4 PM PST MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM
PST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND
BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS AT TIMES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A SECOND UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL SHIFT OVER THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.

TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA WILL BE STRONGLY IMPACTED OVER THE NEXT
TWO DAYS. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING AS ROAD CLOSURES
MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY LATER ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. 2 TO
4 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...
WITH UP TO 2 FEET ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO
4000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS LATE MONDAY...HOWEVER TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO REMAIN
DIFFICULT WELL INTO TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 151200
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
400 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

CAZ069-160030-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.090215T1200Z-090217T0000Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
400 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG
SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CAUSE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE HIGH NORTHERN SIERRA PASSES.

SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 4000 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE
LOWERING SLIGHTLY TO AROUND 3000 FEET ON MONDAY. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000
FEET BY LATER MONDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE AT
THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA WILL BE STRONGLY IMPACTED OVER THE NEXT
TWO DAYS. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING AS ROAD CLOSURES
MAY OCCUR. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE MONDAY...
HOWEVER TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO REMAIN DIFFICULT INTO TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-068-160030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090217T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS...
CHESTER...QUINCY
400 AM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE INTERIOR COAST RANGE NORTH OF
CLEAR LAKE...THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA
COUNTY...BURNEY BASIN...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK
AREA.

SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SNOW LEVELS WILL
GENERALLY BE AROUND 2500 TO 3500 FEET...BUT MAY BE LOWER AT TIMES
TODAY NORTH OF REDDING. 

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...BEFORE
TAPERING OFF MONDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON
WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 152306
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
306 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

CAZ014-068-069-161300-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
306 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG STORM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY
INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH
SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL
INCREASE AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER. VERY HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE SIERRA...LASSEN
PARK AREA AND EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS.  

2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY...WITH OVER 4 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW COULD ALSO FALL IN THE BURNEY BASIN DURING THIS PERIOD. 

DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY AS THIS STORM
SYSTEM FINALLY SHIFTS EAST OF OUR AREA.  

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ013-063-161300-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
306 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ABUNDANT MOISTURE INTO
THE REGION TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 2000
TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY RISING TO 3000 FEET DURING THE
DAY MONDAY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL
CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER
LOCALLY TO 1500 FEET TONIGHT.  

4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH OVER ONE
FOOT ABOVE 3000 FEET BY MONDAY NIGHT. OVER THREE FEET OF SNOW IS
LIKELY TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY BEFORE DRIER
WEATHER DEVELOPS WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY.  

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ066-067-161300-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0006.090215T2306Z-090217T0000Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON
306 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER A LOW ELEVATION SNOWPACK WILL KEEP SNOW
LEVELS NEAR 2500 FEET TONIGHT. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
TONIGHT...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO MONDAY AS SNOW LEVELS
SLOWLY RISE TO 3000 FEET BY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY. 

WINDS WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY AS
SNOW LEVELS RISE. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

SG

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 160551
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
951 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

CAZ014-068-069-161400-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURNEY...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
951 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

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

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

A STRONG STORM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE VERY SLOWLY
INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH
SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH OVER THE RIDGETOPS THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM NEAR 2500 NEAR
BURNEY BASIN TO AROUND 3500 FEET OVER WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND
THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.

WHILE LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AT TIMES WILL FALL OVERNIGHT IN THE
BURNEY BASIN FURTHER SOUTH THE SNOW IS LIGHTENING UP ALONG THE
WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. SNOWFALL ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPE WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY EVENING ALONG THE SIERRA...LASSEN PARK AREA AND EASTERN
SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

2 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY...WITH OVER 4 FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. UP TO 1 FOOT 
OF SNOW COULD ALSO FALL IN THE BURNEY BASIN DURING THIS PERIOD.

DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY AS THIS STORM
SYSTEM FINALLY SHIFTS EAST OF OUR AREA.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ013-063-161400-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
951 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

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

RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT AND
MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 2000 TO 2500 FEET TONIGHT
OVER WESTERN SHASTA COUNTY BEFORE SLOWLY RISING TO NEAR 
3000 FEET DURING THE DAY MONDAY. FURTHER SOUTH THE SNOW LEVEL WILL
BE NEAR 3000 FEET. LOCAL SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL
CREATE LOCAL SPOTS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET.

4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH OVER ONE
FOOT ABOVE 3000 FEET BY MONDAY NIGHT. OVER THREE FEET OF SNOW IS
LIKELY TO FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR 3000 FEET LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY BEFORE DRIER
WEATHER DEVELOPS WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

$$

CAZ064-161400-
/O.EXB.KSTO.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEPORT
951 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY
ABOVE 3000 FEET WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY.

3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING NEAR 
THE 3000 FOOT ELEVATION LEVEL WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE PEAKS.
LOCALLY SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH COULD CREATE AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY MORNING.

WINDS WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWESTERLY MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY. 
MORE SNOW COULD RETURN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED 
WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CAZ066-067-161400-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090217T0000Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON
951 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
MONDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS AND MOTHERLODE. 

SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO NEAR 3500 FEET THIS EVENING. THERE WILL
BE A BREAK IN THE RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH ONLY SCATTERED
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OCCURRING AT TIMES. THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED
TO DROP MONDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON TO NEAR 2500 FEET. 1 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET.

SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE A LITTLE LATE MONDAY AND EARLY
MONDAY EVENING BEFORE LOWERING AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. THE SNOW LEVELS COULD DROP TO AROUND 2000 FEET BRINGING
MORE SNOW TO THE FOOTHILLS. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
INTO FRIDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

BARUFFALDI

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 161137
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
337 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

CAZ014-170030-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.090216T1137Z-090218T0000Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURNEY
337 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY FOR THE BURNEY BASIN. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CAZ066-067-161245-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090217T0000Z/
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON
337 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE ABOVE 3000 FEET TODAY...
THOUGH LOCAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO MAY OCCUR
DOWN TO 2500 FEET.

$$

CAZ064-161245-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-090216T1800Z/
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAKEPORT
337 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY. 

SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3000 FEET WITH LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

CAZ013-063-170030-
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.090217T0600Z-090218T0000Z/
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
337 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE INTERIOR COAST RANGE NORTH OF
CLEAR LAKE AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY. A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM AROUND 2500 FEET NORTH OF REDDING
TO AROUND 3000 FEET ACROSS THE COAST RANGE. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH
ANOTHER 6 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO 30 MPH
MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED
VISIBILITY.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS.

$$

CAZ068-069-170030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
337 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK
AREA.

SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA BECOMING
HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE
ANOTHER BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT BEFORE SNOW INCREASES
AGAIN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
5 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET.

DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY AS THIS
STORM SYSTEM FINALLY SHIFTS EAST OF OUR AREA.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 162319
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
319 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009

CAZ013-063-171300-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090217T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.090216T2319Z-090218T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
319 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY WHICH IS NOW IN AFFECT UNTIL 4
PM PST TUESDAY.

PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A COLD
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE NORTH STATE.
SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM AROUND 3000 FEET OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY TO AROUND 3500 FEET ACROSS THE COAST
RANGE. LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH
ANOTHER FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. GUSTY
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD BRING LIMITED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CAZ068-069-171300-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
319 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH STATE. PERIODS OF
SNOW WITH ONLY BRIEF BREAKS WITH BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET
OF SNOWFALL TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE TONIGHT
AND TUESDAY. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY.

SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET BUT WILL
VARY LOWER AS HEAVIER SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH. THE SNOWFALL WILL
DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A CLEARING TREND EXPECTED BY
WEDNESDAY. 

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS IF TRAVELING THROUGH
THE SIERRA NEVADA. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ014-171300-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURNEY
319 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST TUESDAY FOR THE BURNEY BASIN AND EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY.

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
HEAVIER SHOWERS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 170615
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1015 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009

CAZ068-069-171415-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
1015 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH STATE. PERIODS OF SNOW WITH
ONLY BRIEF BREAKS WITH BRING AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOWFALL
TO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA CASCADE RANGE THROUGH TUESDAY.
INTERMITTENT SLEET SHOWERS WILL LIKELY MIX WITH SNOW NEAR THE 3000
FOOT ELEVATION LEVEL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
UP TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH
LIMITED VISIBILITY.

SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET BUT WILL
VARY LOWER AS HEAVIER SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH. THE SNOWFALL WILL
DECREASE TUESDAY NIGHT WITH A CLEARING TREND EXPECTED BY
WEDNESDAY.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS IF TRAVELING
THROUGH THE SIERRA NEVADA. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR
WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-171415-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS
1015 PM PST MON FEB 16 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A COLD
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE NORTH STATE.
SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM AROUND 3000 FEET OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF SHASTA COUNTY TO AROUND 3500 FEET ACROSS THE COAST
RANGE. LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER FEW INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE
ON TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD
BRING LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 171150
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
350 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

CAZ068-069-180000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
350 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

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

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

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 3000 FEET.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

DRIER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO FINALLY RETURN TO THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS IF TRAVELING
THROUGH THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE
PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-180000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS
350 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE INTERIOR COAST RANGE NORTH OF CLEAR
LAKE...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY AND THE BURNEY
BASIN.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AS
A COLD AS A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH
THE NORTH STATE. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2500 FEET
NORTH OF REDDING TO AROUND 3000 FEET ELSEWHERE. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY.
LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS SNOW
SHOWERS GRADUALLY TAPER OFF.

IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 171635
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
835 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

CAZ068-069-180000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
835 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

...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. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
UP TO A FOOT WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER
OFF THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO AROUND 3000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

DRIER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO FINALLY RETURN TO THE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS IF TRAVELING
THROUGH THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE
PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ013-014-063-180000-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T0000Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY...ALDER SPRINGS
835 AM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND
COASTAL RANGE AS A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH THE NORTH STATE. SOME COLDER AIR REMAINS TRAPPED IN THESE
NORTHERN VALLEYS AND FOOTHILLS...LOCALLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS TO
AROUND 1000 FEET THIS MORNING...WITH A RAIN SNOW MIX REPORTED AS
LOW AS 700 FEET. EXPECT THESE SNOW LEVELS TO RISE TO AROUND 2500
FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...MAY STAY LOCALLY LOWER AS THE
CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH UP TO
A COUPLE INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. LIGHTER
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS SNOW SHOWERS
GRADUALLY TAPER OFF.

IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

PALMER

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 172304
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
304 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

CAZ068-069-181200-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
304 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

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

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA AS WELL AS
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND LASSEN PARK.

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THIS
EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 8 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY
CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AT TIMES ACROSS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

DRIER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO FINALLY RETURN TO THE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY LATE WEDNESDAY.

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS IF TRAVELING
THROUGH THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE
PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ063-180600-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS
304 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING OVER THE INTERIOR COASTAL RANGE.

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THIS
EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING AND DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 3000
FEET...AND MAY LOCALLY BE LOWER IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.

IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

CAZ013-014-181200-
/O.EXT.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY
304 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

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

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THIS
EVENING...BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
AROUND 2000 FEET...AND MAY LOCALLY BE LOWER IN HEAVIER SHOWERS.
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

IMPROVING CONDITIONS WITH A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE
WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 180611
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1011 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

CAZ063-180715-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T0600Z/
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALDER SPRINGS
1011 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR
THE COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS.

SNOW HAS DECREASED IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

CAZ068-069-181200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
1011 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

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

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA...AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT.

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A COUPLE OF INCHES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH ABOUT 4 AM. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LINGERING SNOW
SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.  

ABOUT 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL AT BLUE CANYON SINCE EARLY THIS
MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM SKI RESORTS WILL BE
AVAILABLE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

DRIER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO FINALLY RETURN TO THE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA AND WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY LATE WEDNESDAY OR
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS IF TRAVELING
THROUGH THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. CARRY TIRE CHAINS AND BE
PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ013-014-181200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY
1011 PM PST TUE FEB 17 2009

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

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS. 

SNOW SHOWERS ARE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF...BUT WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR
TWO ARE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 2000 FEET...BUT MAY
BE LOCALLY LOWER AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. 

A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
JHM

000 
WWUS46 KSTO 181145
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
345 AM PST WED FEB 18 2009

CAZ068-069-181245-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY...BLUE CANYON
345 AM PST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA...WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND THE LASSEN PARK AREA WILL
EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING.

A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT LITTLE IF ANY
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING OVER
THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THIS MORNING.

$$

CAZ013-014-181245-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090218T1200Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...BURNEY
345 AM PST WED FEB 18 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN SHASTA
COUNTY AND THE BURNEY BASIN WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING.

A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS
MORNING...BUT LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED.

CHECK AHEAD FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING
THROUGH THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
955 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT WAVE TROF MOVING NORTH AND EAST OF FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING
BUT SOME LIGHT SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SHOWERS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT TODAY AS WEAK SHORT WAVE RIDGING MOVES
THROUGH TODAY. AS A RESULT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY DROPPED FOR
FOOTHILL AND MOUNTAIN ZONES. PRECIP BEGINS TO INCREASE OVER THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS INCREASING WAA AND
ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT BEGINS TO EXTEND INTO THE AREA.

LOOKING UPSTREAM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING POTENT SHORTWAVE
VICINITY OF 38N 138W DROPPING INTO LONG WAVE TROF AND RESULTING IN
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD TOP COOLING ALONG BAROCLINIC ZONE. TPW VALUES FROM
SATELLITE IMAGERY NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE ALONG THE FRONT WITH AVERAGE
VALUES AROUND .8 INCH. A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PW PLUME EXISTS
FARTHER SOUTH BUT MODELS SUGGEST LITTLE TAP INTO IT ATTM. SYSTEM
UNDERGOES CYCLOGENESIS NEXT 24 HOURS WITH INVADING SHORT WAVE AS
SURFACE LOW DEEPENS FROM 1002 MB TO 994 MB BY SUNDAY MORNING AND LOW
APPROACHES THE NORTHWEST COAST. BOTH GFS/NAM SUGGESTS A SLOWER ONSET
OF PRECIP EAST AND SOUTH INTO INTERIOR NORCAL AND WITH DEVELOPING
SYSTEM...HAVE SLOWED TIMING OF CURRENT WATCHES. PRECIP SPREADS OVER
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY AND CONTINUES INTO MONDAY AS SYSTEM
BECOMES VERTICALLY STACKED AND IS SLOW TO PROGRESS. MAIN BRUNT OF
PRECIP PROGGED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AND ALSO
INTO THE SHASTA AND COASTAL MOUNTAIN AREA UNDER STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW.
LESS FAVORABLE OROGRAPHICS INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA AS FLOW MAINTAINS
A STRONG SOUTHERLY COMPONENT...HOWEVER BUFKIT PROFILES SUGGEST LOWER
END WARNING CRITERIA. RISING SNOW LEVELS...GENERALLY ABOVE THE
FOOTHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY UNDER INCREASING SOUTHERLY
FLOW. AS A RESULT...PRECIP FORECAST TO REMAIN MAINLY LIQUID IN THE
FOOTHILLS THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM AND THUS WATCHES FOR
THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN DROPPED. SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT NORCAL
INTO TUESDAY THEN PROGGED TO WEAKEN AND PROGRESS ONSHORE.

PCH

&&

.EXTENDED DISCUSSION (WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)...NUMERICAL
MODELS HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD OVER THE
LAST FEW MODEL RUNS. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF NOW TRY TO BUILD A
SHORTWAVE RIDGE INTO CALIFORNIA IN THE WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY
TIMEFRAME. HAVE BOUGHT INTO THIS SOLUTION GIVEN THE RELATIVE
AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY. THIS WOULD LIKELY BRING PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES THAN WE HAVE SEEN THE LAST SEVERAL
DAYS ALTHOUGH PROBABLY SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN AVERAGE. LONGER RANGE
MODELS ARE BRINGING YET ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM INTO THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. DANG

&&

.AVIATION...
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST MOVES VERY SLOWLY TOWARD NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. INCREASING S-SW FLOW ALOFT.
WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS IN ISOLD -SHRA TODAY FOR CENTRAL VALLEYS WITH
LIMITED IFR CONDS IN FG. IN THE MOUNTAINS WIDELY SCT -SHSN SNOW
LEVELS 030 MVFR. SOUTHERLY 925MB WINDS INCREASE TO 35KTS IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW APPROACHES
NORCAL. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES 08Z-15Z
TOMORROW. A BAND OF HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ONTO THE CENTRAL COAST BY
09Z AND PUSH INLAND THRU 15Z SUN. WIDESPREAD IFR/LIFR SN HYR TRRN
OBSCD FOR ALL NORCAL MTNS BY 15Z SUN. WDSPRD MVFR -RA WITH GUSTY SSE
WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AT ALL TAF SITES. SG

&&

.STO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
FOR BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA
COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO
VALLEY-SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-WESTERN PLUMAS
COUNTY/LASSEN PARK.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-CLEAR
LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
645 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-151500-
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-
645 AM PST SAT FEB 14 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SHOWERS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
ANOTHER STRONGER STORM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING AND
INCREASE IN WIND AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION.

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

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY....SEE WWUS46 KSTO - WSWSTO FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS STORM
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING MUCH MORE SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS TO
THE REGION THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...AND MAY LEAD TO TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

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

* WIND ADVISORY..............SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO 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