SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
626 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010

.A COUPLE OF FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL BRING A PERIOD
OF UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND AGAIN
TUESDAY NIGHT. NEITHER OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL HAVE MUCH MOISTURE
WITH THEM...HOWEVER THEY WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES. ANY SNOW
THAT FALLS WILL BE AT VERY LOW ELEVATIONS.


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MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
626 AM PST MON MAR 8 2010

...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR 1500 FEET TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...THERE IS VERY LITTLE MOISTURE WITH THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. WHILE THIS WILL MEAN LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR SO COULD FALL IN A FEW PLACES. TRAVEL
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE FOOTHILLS COULD BE A LITTLE ICY
DEPENDING ON IF AND WHERE ANY SNOW FALLS OVERNIGHT.

ANOTHER FAST MOVING SYSTEM TUESDAY NIGHT COULD BRING SOME
ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY AS WELL.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
226 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

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SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
226 PM PST WED MAR 10 2010

...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY SPREADING INCREASED
MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS
A RESULT...PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA DURING THIS PERIOD WITH SNOW LEVELS RANGING FROM
5500 FEET NEAR YOSEMITE PARK TO 6500 FEET ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN
TULARE AND KERN COUNTIES. AT THIS TIME...5 TO 9 INCHES OF NEW
SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 6500 FEET FROM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK SOUTHWARD TO KINGS
CANYON AND SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARKS BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TURNS
TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY MORNING THEN TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR
FORECAST UPDATES AND PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER DRIVING
CONDITIONS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS
SOURCE...FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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