The weather is "special" again...
...COLDER WEATHER WITH RAIN AND SNOW LATER THIS WEEKEND INTO
EARLY NEXT WEEK FOLLOWED BY MORE STORMY WEATHER MID WEEK...
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY MONDAY
NIGHT...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY LOWER TO BELOW 1000 FEET
EARLY MONDAY AROUND REDDING...AND WILL RANGE FROM 1000 TO 2000
FEET IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...AND AROUND
2000 TO 2500 FEET ALONG THE COASTAL RANGE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ESTIMATED AT 5 TO 10 INCHES FOR FOOTHILLS AND 2 FEET OR MORE ALONG
THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR THE COASTAL RANGE. BLOWING
SNOW COULD LOWER VISIBILITIES NEAR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SIERRA AS WINDS ARE FORECAST AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH. THE
HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE WESTERN SIERRA SLOPES SHOULD BE
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 70 INCLUDING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FOR
COMMUNITIES SUCH AS PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...AND PLACERVILLE.
THERE IS A REMOTE CHANCE THAT LOCALIZED AREAS IN THE VALLEY MAY
GET LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION DUE TO LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS.
OTHERWISE...RAIN ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEY ESTIMATED FROM A FEW
HUNDREDTHS TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH IN THE NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY INCLUDING BURNEY BASIN...UP TO AN INCH FOR THE SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS.
THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR MONDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS SKIES CLEAR BEHIND THE WEATHER
SYSTEM AS IT EXITS TO OUR EAST. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
TO MID 20S WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS...WITH READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS
WIDESPREAD IN THE MOUNTAINS.
A SOMEWHAT MILDER SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL ARRIVE AROUND
WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK.
THESE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIER RAINFALL IN THE VALLEY
AND LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
THERE REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK AND THE
AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION WITH THESE SYSTEMS.
PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST FOR
UPDATES TO THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
302 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHICO...OROVILLE...
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CITY ...SACRAMENTO ...FAIRFIELD/SUISUN ...
STOCKTON...MODESTO...LAKEPORT...PARADISE...GRASS VALLEY...JACKSON
302 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST SUNDAY.
A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE COLDER AND RANGE
FROM THE LOWER 20S FOR THE COLDER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS TO THE MID TO
UPPER 20S FOR MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS: SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE HARMED. PETS AND
LIVESTOCK THAT MAY BE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD SHOULD BE BOUGHT
INTO PROTECTIVE AREAS.
* LOCALLY THERE EXIST THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LOCATIONS TO
EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH WATERLINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE
KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A LONGER DURATION. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL SENSITIVE
CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
In other news, the Kaiser at Morse Avenue only offers the clunky, cumbersome and inconvenient machines for sleep apnea testing. The person running it tried to BS Neil about how much "better" their machines were than the ones offered by South Sacramento, but Neil wasn't having any.
Whilst Neil was at Kaiser, I drove over for the tail-end of the Skywarn event. I saw a couple of people from last night. Some people apparently spent the night out in the NWS parking lot. Maybe I lose "geek credibility," but that's a BIG "no, thanks."
We did some shopping at the Roseville Galleria, as well as some returning. I started to feel dizzy and faint, so we had to quit. Must be that non-existent heart condition I don't have. We found sub-lingual b12 at Wal-Mart for four dollars, which compared to some other places is an excellent find.
I am not sure what supper will be yet, but it will include fresh pea soup.
Namarië