Hazardous weather outlook
National weather service san joaquin valley - hanford ca
119 pm pst mon nov 15 2010
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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-
119 pm pst mon nov 15 2010
...Large changes to take place this travel weekend...
This hazardous weather outlook is for all of interior central
California.
.Day one...This afternoon and tonight
Hazardous weather is not expected.
.Days two through seven...Tuesday through sunday
A pacific storm is forecast to develop late wednesday and
Into thursday off of the pacific northwest coast. This system will
Gradually move south along the west coast...Reaching northern
California sunday.
A cold front ahead of the main low pressure area will swing
Through central california saturday. Periods of rain and mountain
Snow are expected to begin over northern portions of central
California mid day friday...Then spread south over the rest of the
Region friday night.
A brief break in the precipitation may occur sometime
Saturday...But it will increase again late saturday or early
Sunday ahead of the main low pressure area.
While it is still too early to say how much rain and snow will
Occur with this system...Significant amounts will be possible over
The 3 day period from late friday through monday.
Temperatures will drop sharply friday then remain below normal
Through the weekend. This will be the coldest system of the
Season thus far over central california. Present indications are
For the snow level to drop to 3500 to 4500 feet saturday...Then
Remain near 3500 feet sunday into monday.
This could cause some problems for early holiday travelers over
Mountain passes. If you have travel plans this coming weekend you
Should begin to monitor the latest forecasts for this developing
Winter weather system.
.Spotter information statement...
Skywarn spotter activation is not needed at this time.
Weather spotters are encouraged to report any significant or
Unusual conditions to the national weather service.
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