High Wind in California, November 28, 2001

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
902 AM PST WED NOV 28 2001

STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING COAST THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 KT
CURRENTLY BEING REPORTED AT THE BUOYS. NEW MODELS CONSISTENT ON
GRADIENTS DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AFTER FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. WIND
ADVISORY MENDOCINO COAST LOOKS MARGINAL AT BEST WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT
AROUND PT ARENA. GOING WIND WARNING ZONE 1 AND WIND ADVISORY ZONE 3
LOOKS ON TARGET WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 KT. BULK OF PRECP WILL ARRIVE AFTER
18Z WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES LIKELY IN THE BASINS. OVER-RUNNING PRECIP
OVERNIGHT BROUGHT 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW DOWN TO 2500 FEET IN ZONE 4.
SEVERAL RAWS SITES THIS MORNING NEAR 2500 FEET AROUND TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
FREEZING. SOUTHERLY FLOW AND WARM AIR ADVECTION SHOULD PUMP UP SNOW
LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON TO ABOVE 3000 OR 3500 FEET. UPDATED FORECASTS TO
MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO SNOW LEVELS AND SNOW AMOUNTS ZONE 4.

CEC +9734 EKA/ACV +9633 UKI 89732

.EKA...HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET CAZ004 TDY AND TNT.
    ...SNOW ADVISORY 2500 TO 3500 FEET CAZ004 TDY.
    ...HIGH WIND WARNING CAZ001 TDY.
    ...WIND ADVISORY CAZ002 AND CAZ003 TDY.
    ...STORM WARNING PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 60 NM.
    ...GALE WARNING CAPE MENDOCINO TO PT ARENA OUT 60 NM.
    ...HEAVY SURF ADVISORY PZZ450-455 AND CAZ001-002.

DJB