Hail in California, September 4, 2003

NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
320 PM PDT THU SEP 04 2003

RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN TRINITY COUNTY.
CURRENTLY THE PRECIPITATION IS FROM PEANUT TO HAYFORK TO NEAR BIG
BAR.  A LARGE EDDY IS EVIDENT IN THE VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY OF
THE CALIFORNIA/OREGON COAST.  THIS EDDY IS KEEPING THE WINDS
SOUTHERLY AT CRESCENT CITY (180/12KT 2:00PM AND 160/13KT AT
3:00PM).  THIS HAS PREVENTED THE LOW CLOUDS FORM DISSIPATING. IN THE
EUREKA AREA THE CEILINGS ARE SLOWLY RISING AND THE STRATUS WILL
RETREAT TO THE COAST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CWA ON FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME
LINGERING SHOWERS IN THE TRINITY ALPS FRIDAY MORNING...OTHERWISE THE
INLAND AREAS OF THE CWA WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY AND WARM.  THE COASTAL
AREAS WILL AGAIN HAVE LOW OVERCAST STRATUS UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.

WITH THE APPROACH OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM FROM THE
NORTHWEST...INCREASING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.  RAIN WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SPREADING SOUTHEASTWARD ON SUNDAY. THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF
THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG A LINE FROM SADDLE CAMP TO COVELO TO
ROCKPORT. SOME MORNING SHOWERS ON MONDAY AS A WEAK SURFACE HIGH
MOVES OVER THE AREA.  ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON
TUESDAY AGAIN BRINGING RAIN TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA.
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY RIDGING MOVES OVER THE AREA.

INLAND TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD THROUGH SATURDAY...COOLING ON
SUNDAY...THEN WILL REBOUND SLIGHTLY FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THEN A
WARMING TREND BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY.

EXTENDED... WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER
THE NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.  INLAND AREAS WILL BE WARM AND
DAY

.EKA...NONE

KENNEDY

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
530 AM PDT THU SEP 4 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THOUGH THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE
REDWOOD COAST.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

FRIDAY...ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS OVER THE TRINITY ALPS.

SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE STARTING EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA
WITH THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH PASSAGE LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER
WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSES ON MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THESE SYSTEMS
WILL BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS TO ALL AREAS. A FINAL WARM
FRONT GRAZING THE OREGON BORDER LATE TUESDAY AND THE THREAT OF RAIN
WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE EXTREME NORTH.

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

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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