Thursday, May 24, 2012

NOAA continues 'special weather' announcement 5-24-12

...COOLER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER FRIDAY...

A COLD LATE-SEASON WEATHER SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD THROUGH
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY BEFORE MOVING EAST ON SATURDAY.
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY AND BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE
FRIDAY...HOWEVER LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG THE SIERRA ARE EXPECTED
INTO SATURDAY.
 
 
 LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WITH BRIEF HEAVY SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE DURING
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. LIGHT TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL
COULD ACCUMULATE ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
SIERRA CREST...GENERALLY ABOVE 5500 FEET. MOST ROADWAYS WILL
NOT SEE AS MUCH SNOW ACCUMULATION DUE TO THE WARM SURFACE TEMPS WE
HAVE BEEN HAVING AND LONGER DAYLIGHT HOURS. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO
BRING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES THAT MEASURE ABOUT 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. CAMPERS...HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED
TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER FOR THE
NORTHERN SIERRA.