Re: Special Weather Statement (possible 5 inches of snow)

Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to K (California)

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
402 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2009
CAZ089>099-091115-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
402 PM PDT THU OCT 8 2009

...UNSETTLED AND WET WEATHER POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

A TRANSITION TO A MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH
THE WEST COAST FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS
LIKELY TO BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND POSSIBLY SOME SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION DUE TO EMBEDDED MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF
RECENT SUPER TYPHOON MELOR APPROACHING CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE FORECAST AREA...INCLUDING MUCH OF THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY...THE SIERRA NEVADA...AND THE SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS MAINLY
NORTH OF TULARE COUNTY. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY
OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LINGERING SHOWERS ON
WEDNESDAY. IMPACTS FROM THIS RAINFALL COULD INCLUDE URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING WHERE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCUR.

THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN FAIRLY WARM WITH SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN HIGH...MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. WINDS FOR MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BREEZY WITH THIS SYSTEM...ALTHOUGH
THERE COULD BE STRONG WINDS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST.

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BSO
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

.LONG TERM (MON-THU)...THE LATEST GFS MODEL SHOWS A RATHER
IMPRESSIVE STORM AFFECTING A LARGE SWATH OF THE WEST COAST BY
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND DEPENDING ON INTER-OFFICE
COORDINATION...WOULD EXPECT TO INCREASE THE POPS FOR THIS PERIOD BY
THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN FOCUS OF THE FORECAST OCCURS DURING THE
EXTENDED PERIOD WHEN A LARGE TROUGH INTERACTS WITH A MOIST PLUME TO
BRING THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF RAIN FOR THE SEASON.
DEFINITELY SOME REAL POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT RAIN ON THE ORDER OF
1 TO 2 INCHES...HOWEVER THE STORM IS STILL 4 TO 6 DAYS AWAY AND
THERE IS A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY YET. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR EFFECTS ON
THE BURN AREAS. SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT BY THURSDAY.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
411 PM PDT FRI OCT 9 2009

CAZ089>099-101130-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
411 PM PDT FRI OCT 9 2009

...WET WEATHER OVER THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO A
WET WEATHER PATTERN NEXT WEEK. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE WEST COAST FROM THE WESTERN PACIFIC ON MONDAY. THIS
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION DUE TO EMBEDDED MOISTURE FROM THE
REMNANTS OF RECENT SUPER TYPHOON MELOR.

HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST
AREA...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...THE SIERRA
NEVADA...AND THE SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS MAINLY NORTH OF KINGS
CANYON. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY OCCUR MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LINGERING SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.

CURRENTLY...RAINFALL TOTALS ARE ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM 2 INCHES
OVER THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...TO NEAR 5 INCHES IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. IMPACTS
FROM THIS RAINFALL COULD INCLUDE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING...AND DEBRIS FLOWS ON RECENT WILDFIRE BURN SCARS WHERE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCUR.

THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN FAIRLY WARM WITH SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN HIGH...MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET. WINDS FOR MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BREEZY WITH THIS SYSTEM...ALTHOUGH
THERE COULD BE STRONG WINDS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST. TREES
WEAKENED FROM RECENT FIRES COULD ALSO BE DOWNED BY THESE WINDS.

OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...ESPECIALLY CLIMBERS AND PEOPLE IN THE BACK
COUNTRY...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGE TO WET AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
NEXT WEEK. MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
OVER HIGHER PASSES NEXT WEEK.

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MENDENHALL

Sounds like my trip to the East Sierra late next week is going to be REAL interesting....!!

B

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
406 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

CAZ089>099-112300-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
406 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

...WET WEATHER OVER THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO A
WET WEATHER PATTERN NEXT WEEK. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
THE WEST COAST ON MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION DUE
TO EMBEDDED MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF RECENT SUPER TYPHOON
MELOR.

HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST
AREA...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA...AND THE SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS MAINLY NORTH OF KINGS
CANYON. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT WITH LINGERING SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.

CURRENTLY...RAINFALL TOTALS ARE ESTIMATED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 1
INCH OVER THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...2 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...AND FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. IMPACTS
FROM THIS RAINFALL COULD INCLUDE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING...AND DEBRIS FLOWS ON RECENT WILDFIRE BURN SCARS WHERE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OCCUR.

THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FAIRLY WARM WITH SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN HIGH...MAINLY ABOVE 9000 FEET. WINDS FOR MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY WITH THIS
SYSTEM...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST.
TREES WEAKENED FROM RECENT FIRES COULD ALSO BE DOWNED BY THESE
WINDS.

OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...ESPECIALLY CLIMBERS AND PEOPLE IN THE BACK
COUNTRY...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE CHANGE TO WET AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS NEXT WEEK. MOTORISTS SHOULD CHECK ROAD
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER PASSES NEXT WEEK.



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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
559 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-120100-
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND CARMEL VALLEY-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
559 AM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009

...HEAVY RAIN AND POTENTIALLY HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY
A SIGNIFICANT STORM EXPECTED LATE MONDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...

A POTENT STORM SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY FOR OCTOBER...WILL MOVE
INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING LATE MONDAY AND
CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE A VERY DRAMATIC
CHANGE FROM THE TYPICAL LATE SUMMER PATTERN THE AREA HAS BEEN
EXPERIENCING. THE ORIGINS OF THIS STORM STEM FROM A WESTERN
PACIFIC TYPHOON NAMED MELOR THAT AFFECTED JAPAN LAST WEEK.

LIGHT RAIN COULD BEGIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AND WIND WILL
INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT. TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT SHOULD SEE THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND THE STRONGEST WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD
REACH 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE VALLEYS. IN THE
HILLS...RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. LOCAL
AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA
LUCIA RANGE. WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL INCREASE TO 20
TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE HILLS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN THE
NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN SANTA CLARA VALLEYS WITH THIS
STORM.

RAIN AND WIND WILL DECREASE WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES
TO THE EAST.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM INCLUDE:

* POSSIBLE MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS IN THE BURN SCAR AREAS FROM LAST
SUMMER AND THIS SUMMER. PERSONS LIVING NEAR THESE AREAS SHOULD
PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO UPDATED FORECASTS.
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND PONDING ON ROADWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.
* HIGH WINDS THAT CAN DOWN TREES AND THUS POWER LINES PRODUCING POWER
OUTAGES.
* HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO VERY SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS
FROM A BUILDUP OF OIL OVER THE SUMMER AND DEBRIS SUCH AS LEAVES
ACCUMULATING ON THE ROADS.

THIS IS A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. LOOK
FOR MORE DETAILED STATEMENTS TO BE ISSUED AS THE STORM GETS
CLOSER. CONTINUOUS WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR FROM THE
INTERNET AT: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO.

Thanks for the continual updates, eeek! We are all on the edge of our seats trying to second guess driving plans and meet up points!

B

Anyone know of the origin of "hunker down"

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Vince
Anyone know of the origin of "hunker down"

Possibly from Old Norse huka, which means to squat.