4-1-13.
. PACIFIC STORM MOVES THROUGH THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...
IMPACTS:
* SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE POSSIBLE TRAVEL DELAYS AND
CHAIN REQUIREMENTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA.
* SLICK ROADWAYS COULD LEAD TO INCREASED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.
NEXT PACIFIC STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FORECAST AREA THURSDAY MORNING... TURNING SHOWERY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL
DIMINISH BY EARLY FRIDAY AND THEN BE CONFINED TO MAINLY THE
NORTHERN INTERIOR MOUNTAINS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY LOOK TO RANGE FROM AROUND A
THIRD OF AN INCH OR LESS WITH A FEW TENTHS TO UPWARDS OF AN INCH
IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS.
SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 7000 TO 8000 FEET THURSDAY
MORNING BUT WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING AS
THE STORM IS WINDING DOWN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.
LOCALLY BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY.
LONGER RANGE FORECAST MODELS ARE SHOWING VARYING SOLUTIONS BUT THE
POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE WEEKEND.
