Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
845 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

CAZ098-099-101200-
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
845 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE ON THE DESERT FLOOR TONIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY...

A PACIFIC STORM IS MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. COLD
AIR WITH THE STORM MAY BRING SOME SNOW TONIGHT TO THE HIGH DESERT
AT AND ABOVE 3500 FEET. RAIN MAY MIX WITH...OR CHANGE TO SNOW AT
TIMES DOWN TO 2500 FEET.

SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY
SURFACES. HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS HEADING INTO
THE TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF
OVERNIGHT AND END WEDNESDAY MORNING.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE HIGH DESERTS TONIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY...CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST AND ROAD CONDITIONS.

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MOLINA

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
908 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-110000-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
908 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A COLD AND VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA
TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...

A COLD...COMPACT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTHWARD JUST OFF
THE CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY...MOVING INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN BAJA
EARLY WEDNESDAY.

THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING PRECIPITATION TODAY WITH SNOW
LEVELS NEAR 4500 TO 5000 FEET.

THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS
CONTINUING OVERNIGHT AND DECREASING WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH
SMALL HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING AND 3000
FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.

SNOW LEVELS THIS LOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE UPPER DESERTS AND IMPACT
TRAVEL MOST MOUNTAIN PASSES. SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED
ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH LOCALLY GREATER AMOUNTS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ARE EXPECTED AT 4000 FEET AT SEVERAL MOUNTAIN PASSES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM NEAR 1 INCH AT THE COAST
TO 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS TO 3.5 INCHES. AMOUNTS IN THE DESERTS WILL REACH ONE QUARTER
TO ONE HALF INCH.

PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY FROM THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVIER SHOWERS WHICH COULD
INCREASE THE RUNOFF AND FLOODING POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY FOR NORTHERN
AREAS NEARLY SATURATED FROM RAINFALL FROM LAST WEEKEND. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH IS POSTED FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT. IN AREAS
WHICH HAVE SEEN FIRES IN RECENT YEARS...DEBRIS FLOWS WILL BE A
THREAT DURING HEAVY RAINS.

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MM/BALFOUR