Replying to Beginning of miracle march?
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
505 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2006
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SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
505 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2006
...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA LATE THIS WEEKEND THROUGH NEXT WEEK..
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE A RETURN TO A VERY
WET WEATHER PATTERN FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
LOW PRESSURE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA IS FORECAST TO CARVE OUT A VERY
DEEP TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THIS WEEKEND. THE TROUGH WILL
TAP INTO WARM AND VERY MOIST SUBTROPICAL AIR THAT WILL SURGE
NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND INTO
MONDAY. ONE OF THE COMPUTER MODELS IS FORECASTING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
LIQUID PRECIPITATION OVER THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING
THIS TIME PERIOD...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA.
SNOW LEVELS MAY INITIALLY BE NEAR THE PASSES ON INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50. ..BUT ARE FORECAST TO LOWER TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET OVER THE
SIERRA NEVADA...AND TO AROUND 4000 FEET OVER THE SHASTA COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND COASTAL RANGE MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY EVENING. STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. RISES ON RIVERS AND
STREAMS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS WET...AND RELATIVELY MILD STORM.
RAIN...SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY AS THE
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. HOWEVER...A MUCH COLDER STORM IS
FORECAST TO DROP SOUTH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE INTERIOR
OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE WEDNESDAY...AND LINGER OVER THE AREA
INTO FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS STORM WILL NOT TAP AS MUCH SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE AS THE INITIAL STORM...IT WILL BE A SLOW MOVING STORM. THE
COLDER AIR WITH THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MUCH LOWER SNOW LEVELS..
POSSIBLY DOWN INTO THE LOWER FOOTHILLS. THE COLDER AIR WILL CAUSE A
FLUFFY...POWDERY SNOW WITH A HIGH LIQUID TO SNOW RATIO...AND THE
SNOW WILL PILE UP RAPIDLY.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR UPDATES
ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER PATTERN.
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