High Wind in California, December 14, 2001

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
300 AM PST FRI DEC 14 2001

STILL AN ACTIVE NIGHT SO FAR EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT HAS PASSED
THROUGH THE AREA. ON TOP OF THAT A  CEM  MESSAGE WAS NEEDED FOR
MENDOCINO COUNTY FOR DISRUPTION OF 9-1-1 SERVICES. IN THE WEATHER ARENA
SAT LOOP SHOWS PLENTY OF COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH HAS NOW EXITED
THE CWA. COLD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR
TODAY...RESULTING IN SHRA ACTIVITY ACROSS THE AREA.  CAA WILL BRING
SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND 2000 FT THIS MORNING. WITH SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS THIS MORNING...DIMINISHING TO SCT THIS AFTERNOON. WE
SHOULD SEE MINIMAL SN ADVISORY CONDITIONS...WHICH SHOULDNT BE TOO
DIFFICULT SINCE WE ONLY NEED 2 AT THE 2000 FT LEVEL.

GOING INTO THIS WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OUT IN THE PAC AND
MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF NRN CA. MEANWHILE...A SFC LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
PAC NW DRAGGING WITH IT A WARM FRONT INTO NRN CA ON SAT. THE RIDGE
WILL THEN BREAK DOWN ON MONDAY ALLOWING A COUPLE OF WAVES TO QUICKLY
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. FIRST ONE EXPECTED IS ON MONDAY AND ANOTHER ONE
ON WEDNESDAY. TUESDAY LUKS TO BE THE DRIEST IN THE EXTENDED FOR RIGHT
NOW.

...PRELIM POPS...
POPS CEC/ACV/EKA 75734 UKI 52444

.EKA...GALE PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA OUT 60NM.
    ...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY REDWOOD AND MENDOCINO COAST.
    ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REDWOOD COAST...
    ...SNOW ADVISORY NORTH COAST INTERIOR ABOVE 2000 FEET.
    ...SNOW ADVISORY UPPER TRINITY RIVER 1500 TO 4500 FEET.