Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Weather Statment from the National Weather Service

WINTER-LIKE WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING WET AND BREEZY WEATHER MID
WEEK...

A STRONG FOR THE SEASON COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. EXPECT GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 15 TO 25 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.


* RAINFALL TOTALS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM ONE QUARTER INCH TO THREE
  QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVER THE VALLEY AND ONE TO 2 INCHES OVER THE
  WEST SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.

* WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEY AND LOWER
  FOOTHILLS WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR HIGHER OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN
  ELEVATIONS.

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE
  CENTRAL VALLEY.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLICK ROADS DUE TO THE FIRST
SIGNIFICANT RAIN OF THE SEASON ALONG WITH ACCUMULATED OIL ON THE
ROADWAYS. SOME POWER OUTAGES COULD OCCUR SHOULD BRANCHES OR SMALL
TREES FALL AND DAMAGE POWER LINES. CLOGGED STORM DRAINS COULD
CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND MINOR URBAN FLOODING MAY
ALSO OCCUR DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD
IMPACT ROAD TRAVEL.

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