SPSSTO
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-031015-
WWUS86 KSTO 022205
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
305 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...MUCH COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK...
AN UNSEASONABLY COOL LATE-SEASON WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY BRINGING COOLER
TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION AND LOWERING
SNOW LEVELS. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY MONDAY.
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION. GUSTY WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS.
WHILE THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS STILL A FEW DAYS AWAY...CURRENT
FORECAST MODELS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE
OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AT THE
PASSES AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER. CAMPERS...HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR
ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN
THE WEATHER FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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RFWREV
CAZ273-031400-
WWUS85 KREV 022204
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120603T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.FW.A.0006.120604T1500Z-120605T0300Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
304 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE
COUNTIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
* MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
AND HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
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RFWVEF
CAZ226-NVZ460-031400-
WWUS85 KVEF 022157
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120604T1900Z-120605T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH-
257 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 460...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS
VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH.
* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY
AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45
MPH POSSIBLE. DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
ON THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AS WELL AS THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS.
* HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
&&
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SPSHNX
CAZ089>099-031100-
WWUS86 KHNX 022106
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-
206 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...AN UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM WILL IMPACT THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
INTERIOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...
A STORM SYSTEM POISED OFF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WILL TRACK
SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND BRING SUBSTANTIALLY
COOLER WEATHER TO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INTERIOR AFTER THE WEEKEND.
AS THE STORM MOVES INLAND ON MONDAY...IT WILL BRING AN INCREASE
IN CLOUDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF WET WEATHER FROM FRESNO COUNTY
NORTHWARD BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SHOWERS ACCOMPANYING THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL BE MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE SIERRA NORTH OF KINGS CANYON.
PRECIPITATION OVER THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA COULD END
AS A LITTLE SNOW TUESDAY MORNING.
THE STORM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY BLUSTERY WINDS MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...PARTICULARLY THROUGH AND BELOW THE MOUNTAIN PASSES
OF KERN COUNTY AND ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WHERE WINDS MAY GUST TO
55 MPH OR HIGHER. GUSTY WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY...ESPECIALLY TUESDAY...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ON THE WEST
SIDE.
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND MUCH COOLER THROUGH THE PERIOD...ENDING UP
CLOSE TO NORMAL MONDAY THEN AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
TUESDAY.
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AWWSFO
CAZ508-250400-
WWUS86 KMTR 022103
AIRPORT WEATHER WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
200 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...SFO AIRPORT WEATHER THROUGH 9 PM TONIGHT...
WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED FROM 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS FROM
35 TO 45 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM TONIGHT OR 03Z OVER THE
TERMINALS AND RUNWAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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SPSMFR
CAZ080>085-ORZ021>031-032100-
WWUS86 KMFR 022045
WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...
DORRIS...ALTURAS...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON...
PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...
DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...
CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...
STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND...CRATER LAKE...
CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...
SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...
CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
145PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR WILL MOVE IN SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL
DROP FURTHER MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH INLAND HIGHS ON TUESDAY 15 TO
20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD SUNDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR 4500 FEET TUESDAY MORNING. FROM SUNDAY
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...A HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS
POSSIBLE AT THE COAST AND OVER INLAND VALLEYS. OVER AN INCH OF
PRECIPITATION IS LIKELY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. IT WILL ALSO BE VERY
WINDY ON MOUNTAIN PEAKS ABOVE 7000 FEET MONDAY WITH GUSTS EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 40 MPH. ADDITIONALLY...THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM WEST SIDE VALLEYS TO AREAS EAST OF THE
CASCADES.
THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK SHOULD EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR MOUNTAIN
SNOWFALL LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
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NPWLOX
CAZ059-030400-
WWUS76 KLOX 022002
/O.CON.KLOX.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-120603T0400Z/
ANTELOPE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...PALMDALE
102 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 14 AND 138.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE
URGED TO USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS THE DESERT. EXPECT
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY CROSS WINDS WHICH CAN CAUSE VEHICLE
LOSS OF CONTROL.
&&
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NPWVEF
AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-030300-
WWUS75 KVEF 022002
/O.CON.KVEF.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120603T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...
SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
102 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /102 PM MST SAT JUN 2 2012/
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...
NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET.
* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT
102 TO 107 IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MESQUITE AND THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...AROUND 110 ALONG THE COLORADO
RIVER...AND AROUND 116 IN DEATH VALLEY.
* GREATEST IMPACTS: THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF DEATH
VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO BEAT THE HEAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST
TO REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS THAT WILL STRESS THE BODY IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 911.
&&
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RFWREV
CAZ273-030200-
WWUS85 KREV 021357
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.W.0009.120602T2000Z-120603T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.FW.A.0006.120604T1500Z-120605T0300Z/
MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
657 AM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND
EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR MONO AND EASTERN
ALPINE COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE ZONE 273 MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* HUMIDITY...8 TO 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
* MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
AND HUMIDITY 10 TO 15 PERCENT ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AGAIN ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR. CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES AND POSSIBLE RED
FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
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RFWVEF
CAZ226-NVZ460-022300-
WWUS85 KVEF 021150
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.A.0010.120604T1900Z-120605T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST-
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH-
450 AM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 226 AND 460...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN CALIFORNIA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 226 OWENS
VALLEY/SOUTHERN INYO FOREST. IN NEVADA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 460
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTY DESERTS/CNC DISPATCH.
* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON ON MONDAY
AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE. DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA.
* HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGITS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS THAT ARE FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.
&&
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SPSHNX
CAZ089>099-022315-
WWUS86 KHNX 012301
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-
401 PM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...BIG COOL DOWN ON THE WAY...
ANOTHER ABNORMALLY STRONG SYSTEM FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IS POISED
TO ENTER THE REGION ON MONDAY. THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE COOLER
TEMPERATURES...SLIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION...AND GUSTY WINDS. THE
SYSTEM WILL BRING TEMPERATURES THAT WILL BE RUNNING ABOUT 15 DEG
BELOW NORMAL. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN MONDAY. TUESDAY WILL
BRING HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOUT 25 DEGREES COOLER THAN THE RECENT
HOT WEATHER EXPERIENCED.
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION ESPECIALLY FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF FRESNO COUNTY. ANY
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AT THIS TIME.
THE REGION WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED WITH BREEZY TO GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES MONDAY AND TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE MOST LIKELY FOR THE
KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERT AREAS ON TUESDAY AS THE STORM
EXITS THE REGION.
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SPSSTO
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-022300-
WWUS86 KSTO 012215
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
315 PM PDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...MUCH COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER NEXT WEEK...
AN UNSEASONABLY COOL LATE-SEASON WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BRINGING MARKEDLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES...A GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
SIGNIFICANTLY...WITH HIGHS ON MONDAY FALLING BY 15 TO 20 DEGREES
FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY AND UP TO 30 DEGREES FROM THE HIGHEST
TEMPERATURES OF THIS WEEK. MOUNTAIN RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY...WITH
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. GUSTY WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.
WHILE THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS STILL SEVERAL DAYS AWAY...CURRENT
FORECAST MODELS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS
POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA...WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AT THE PASSES
AS SNOW LEVELS DROP. CAMPERS...HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR
ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A
DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA.
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