Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sacramento, CA

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WWUS46 KSTO 061027
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
227 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTER WEATHER FOR TODAY...

.ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING
AND TODAY BRINGING MORE SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LOWER AND AS A RESULT MORE AREAS WILL BE IMPACTED.

CAZ068-070030-
/O.UPG.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.160106T1600Z-160107T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KSTO.WS.W.0002.160106T1600Z-160107T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
227 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH POSSIBLE 
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHWAYS 36 AND 44 NEAR LASSEN PARK.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE
  3500 FEET AND UP TO 18 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ013-063-070030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.160106T1100Z-160107T0300Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
227 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE
  3000 FEET WITH UP TO 18 INCHES AT HIGHEST PEAKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ069-070030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.160106T1600Z-160107T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
227 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER 
  ECHO SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 
  4000 FEET WITH UP TO 14 INCHES AT HIGHEST PEAKS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ014-070030-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.160106T1600Z-160107T0600Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURNEY
227 AM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES AROUND 
  3000 FEET WITH UP TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

659 
WWUS46 KSTO 070052
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
452 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016


CAZ013-063-070300-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T0300Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
452 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 
  3000 FEET WITH UP TO 18 INCHES AT HIGHEST PEAKS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ068-070600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
452 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

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

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH POSSIBLE 
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHWAYS 36 AND 44 NEAR LASSEN PARK.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 
  3500 FEET AND UP TO 18 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ069-070600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
452 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

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

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER 
  ECHO SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 
  4000 FEET WITH UP TO 14 INCHES AT HIGHEST PEAKS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ014-070600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURNEY
452 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

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

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES AROUND 
  3000 FEET WITH UP TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

718 
WWUS46 KSTO 070304
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
704 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

CAZ013-063-070415-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T0300Z/
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHASTA DAM ...ALDER SPRINGS
704 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE STORM HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT THAT MAY LEAD TO LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH.

$$

CAZ014-070415-
/O.CAN.KSTO.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BURNEY
704 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE STORM HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY OCCUR LATER
TONIGHT BUT ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ068-070600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
704 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

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

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH POSSIBLE 
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHWAYS 36 AND 44 NEAR LASSEN PARK.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 
  3500 FEET AND UP TO 18 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

&&

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ069-070600-
/O.CON.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
704 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

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

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
  TRAVEL DELAYS AND CHAIN CONTROLS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER 
  ECHO SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 
  4000 FEET WITH UP TO 14 INCHES AT HIGHEST PEAKS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

303 
WWUS46 KSTO 070552
WSWSTO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
952 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

CAZ068-071200-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0002.160107T0600Z-160107T1200Z/
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...QUINCY
952 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED SLIPPERY ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS.

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...HIGHWAYS 36 AND 44 NEAR LASSEN PARK.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITION ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES. 


&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO

$$

CAZ069-071200-
/O.EXP.KSTO.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160107T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSTO.WW.Y.0002.160107T0600Z-160107T1200Z/
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON
952 PM PST WED JAN 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW-COVERED SLIPPERY ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS.

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS...INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER PASS...HIGHWAY 50 OVER 
  ECHO SUMMIT AND HIGHWAY 88 OVER CARSON PASS. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES
  ABOVE 4000 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWS.SACRAMENTO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSSACRAMENTO


&&

$$

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
937 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

.SYNOPSIS...
ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES TO IMPACT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS WEEK. ANOTHER ROUND OF BREEZY WINDS, MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
VALLEY RAIN FOR WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. STILL LOOKS LIKE FRIDAY WILL BE
OUR DRIEST DAY SO PLAN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ACCORDINGLY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
The second system will move in late tonight and Wednesday. This
system looks colder with windy conditions and should bring lower
snow levels down to between 3000 to 4000 ft...lowest in the north.
The convective nature of this system may bring some local lower
snow levels at times. The system will move along the coastal range
later tonight and move through the valley during the morning. Some
heavy rain looks possible along the front for an hour or so that
could cause some street flooding and burn scar issues as it moves
through. Timing looks slightly faster so have upped the timing of
the onset a little. The coastal range up through Western Shasta
County should see good rainfall rates late tonight and early
Wednesday morning that will translate to lots of snow over the
peaks. We will be issuing a Winter Storm Warning for that
area...Winter Weather Advisory for the Burney Basin and Plumas
County...and Winter Storm Warning for the west slopes of the
Sierra. The winds look like it will be decreasing in the afternoon
and precipitation will be decreasing during the evening hours for
most locations.

The center of the low will start to drop southward Wednesday night
and may help to enhance some activity along the coastal range and
over Shasta County Wednesday night into Thursday. Chances of
showers will persist on Thursday with the better chances over the
mountains. As the low moves over the area Thursday night showers
may persist with isolated thunderstorms. The low continues to drop
southward on Friday and the interior should be drying out during
the daytime.

There may be another system that moves into the region late
Friday night into Saturday to bring some more rain but that system
does not look to be that strong at this time.

&&
.EXTENDED DISCUSSION (Saturday THROUGH Tuesday)

Model consensus in the EFP is the only relatively dry day will be
Sun...with the GFS suggesting a drier pattern for Norcal due to a
persistent and amplified ridge along the W Coast early next week.
Difference in model details leads to low confidence in the
EFP...beginning with Sat. A more glancing blow is offered by the
GFS as the short wave tracks along the coast...while the ECMWF
pushes the short wave through the amplified W Coast ridge developing
in the wake of the longer wave trof this week. Some weakening of the
short wave is anticipated when encountering the amplified ridge...so
we lean towards the GFS...but not with both feet.

After which...another trof/closed low encounters the W Coast ridge
Mon and Tue and encounters a similar fate...either staying offshore
and weakening as it approaches the coast per the GFS...or making it
inland but weakening as it moves inland per the ECMWF. Our PoPs
reflect the uncertainty of these scenarios and obviously the details
will need to be sorted out in later forecasts.    JHM

&&

.AVIATION...

Relative lull in weather across Northern California this evening,
with isolated showers and VFR/MVFR conditions. Some patchy
MVFR/IFR fog may develop tonight ahead of the next system.

Next weather system will move inland after 12z Wednesday, with
MVFR/IFR conditions continuing. Showers will continue in the
afternoon and evening. SE winds will increase to 15-25 kt with
gusts to 35-40 kt, strongest near Sacramento and Stockton TAF
sites. Winds will decrease during the late afternoon and evening.

Aviation Weather Warning Has Been Issued For The Stockton Airport
Between 6am and 1pm Wednesday for Sustained Winds Greater Than 24
Knots, and Wind Gusts Greater Than 35 Knots.

Dang

&&

.STO Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
Winter Weather Advisory from 8 AM to 10 PM PST Wednesday for
Western Plumas County/Lassen Park.

Winter Weather Advisory from 8 AM to 10 PM PST Wednesday for
Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County.

Winter Storm Warning from 8 AM to 10 PM PST Wednesday for West
Slope Northern Sierra Nevada.

Winter Storm Warning from 3 AM to 7 PM PST Wednesday for
Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Northern Lake County-
Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County.

Flash Flood Watch from 3 AM PST Wednesday through Wednesday
morning for Clear Lake/Southern Lake County.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE BUTTE BURN AREA.

Wind Advisory from 4 AM to 2 PM PST Wednesday for Carquinez
Strait and Delta-Central Sacramento Valley-Northern San Joaquin
Valley-Southern Sacramento Valley.

&&

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
705 PM PST TUE JAN 5 2016

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 PM     SNOW             2 E PINECREST           38.19N 119.96W
01/05/2016  M13.0 INCH       TUOLUMNE           CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 13 INCHES. STILL SNOWING
            LIGHTLY.

&&

TGD