Flooding and High Wind in California, December 14 to 15, 2002

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
848 PM PST FRI DEC 13 2002

ANOTHER FRONT WAS APPROACH THE COAST THIS EVENING. AREAL COVERAGE OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS INCREASING IN ADVANCE OF IT. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
RAIN FELL IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE EEL AND RUSSIAN BASINS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. MAIN STEM RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE STILL
QUITE LOW. HOWEVER...SHARP OR MODERATE RISES ON MAIN STEM STREAMS AND
RIVERS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED SAT THROUGH SAT EVENING AS WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL INCREASES LATER TONIGHT AND SAT IN ADVANCE OF
THE APPROACHING FRONT. WE WILL MAINTAIN THE FLOOD WATCH FOR ALL
ZONES THROUGH SAT AND SUN AND THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MENDOCINO
COUNTY TONIGHT THROUGH SAT. SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WIND WARNINGS AND
ADVISORIES WILL BE MADE FOR AT LEAST THIS EVENING. HILL TOP RAWS SITES
WERE RECORDING WIND GUSTS OF 45 AND 55 MPH THIS EVENING...YET LITTLE TO
NONE OF THAT POTENTIAL WAS SHOWING UP NEAR MEAN SEA LEVEL.

.EKA...GALE WARNING PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA OUT 60NM.
    ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY PZZ450-455 AND CAZ001-002.
    ...FLOOD WATCH CAZ001>003-076.
    ...FLOOD ADVISORY CAZ076.
    ...HIGH WIND WARNING CAZ001>003.
    ...WIND ADVISORY CAZ076.

CAZ001>004-076-141300-
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
545 AM PST FRI DEC 13 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REDWOOD
COAST AND MENDOCINO COAST AND ADJACENT WATERS. SEE SFOMWSEKA AND
SFOCWFEKA FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FOR THE REDWOOD
COAST...MENDOCINO COAST AND NORTH COAST INTERIOR. SEE SFONPWEKA FOR
DETAILS.

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MOST
OF THE WFO EUREKA COUNTY WARNING AREA INCLUDING THE REDWOOD
COAST...MENDOCINO COAST...NORTH COAST INTERIOR AND INTERIOR
MENDOCINO. SEE SFOFFAEKA FOR DETAILS.

A SERIES OF STRONG FRONTS WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL ARE
EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...NORTH COAST
RIVERS WILL BE ON THE RISE.

.INSTRUCTIONS TO SPOTTERS...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MJV