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Just a heads up, especially for us Mt residents
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
123 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008
CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-191200-
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-
123 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008
...STORMY WEATHER WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE FOR THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD FROM TUESDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY...
A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN APPEARS TO BE SHAPING
UP AS EARLY AS TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THE PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL SHIFT
FARTHER SOUTH...TAPPING INTO SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE. SNOW LEVELS
WILL RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET AS A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF PACIFIC
MOISTURE SLAMS INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THIS MAY
CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.
AS THE START OF THIS PATTERN CHANGE IS STILL FIVE DAYS AWAY...THERE
IS SOME FORECAST UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT A
PERIOD OF WARMER...VERY WET AND WINDY WEATHER WILL DEVELOP. IF
THIS OCCURS THERE WOULD BE A THREAT OF URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING...AS WELL AS MUD SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS OVER BURN
SCARRED AREAS FROM THIS PAST SUMMER`S FIRES. PERSONS IN MONTEREY AND
SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES WHO ARE NEAR THE BURN AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY
CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION SINCE IT APPEARS THAT
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN BOTH AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE
HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND HIGHER ELEVATION
LOCATIONS.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST...STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS WE APPROACH THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
123 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008
CAZ006-505>513-516>518-528>530-191200-
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-
123 PM PST THU DEC 18 2008
...STORMY WEATHER WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE FOR THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PERIOD FROM TUESDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY...
A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN APPEARS TO BE SHAPING
UP AS EARLY AS TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. THE PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL SHIFT
FARTHER SOUTH...TAPPING INTO SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE. SNOW LEVELS
WILL RISE TO OVER 6000 FEET AS A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF PACIFIC
MOISTURE SLAMS INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THIS MAY
CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.
AS THE START OF THIS PATTERN CHANGE IS STILL FIVE DAYS AWAY...THERE
IS SOME FORECAST UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF
THIS STORM SYSTEM. HOWEVER...THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT A
PERIOD OF WARMER...VERY WET AND WINDY WEATHER WILL DEVELOP. IF
THIS OCCURS THERE WOULD BE A THREAT OF URBAN AND SMALL STREAM
FLOODING...AS WELL AS MUD SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS OVER BURN
SCARRED AREAS FROM THIS PAST SUMMER`S FIRES. PERSONS IN MONTEREY AND
SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES WHO ARE NEAR THE BURN AREAS SHOULD PAY VERY
CLOSE ATTENTION TO THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION SINCE IT APPEARS THAT
HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN BOTH AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE
HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND HIGHER ELEVATION
LOCATIONS.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST...STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AS WE APPROACH THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD