Thursday, October 12, 2006
FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON
Orange county coastal areas-san Diego county coastal areas-
san Bernardino and riverside county valleys-the inland empire-
san Diego county valleys-san Bernardino county mountains-
riverside county mountains-Santa Ana mountains and foothills-
san Diego county mountains-apple and Lucerne valleys-
Coachella valley-san Diego county deserts-
540 am pdt thu OCT. 12 2006
...showers and thunderstorms possible Friday and Saturday...
A low pressure system moving slowly southward today off the central
and southern coast of California...is expected to move slowly
eastward Friday...moving inland across southwest California Friday
night. On its current track...this system would bring the first
widespread measurable precipitation to southwest California this
fall season.
While there is still some uncertainty on the timing and track of
this system...the center of this system is currently expected to
track across southwest California Friday night bringing a period of
showers and thunderstorms. Precipitation is possible as early as
during the day Friday...but the most likely period for precipitation
will be from late Friday afternoon through early Saturday. The
showers are expected to decrease Saturday afternoon and end Saturday
night or early Sunday as the system moves east into Arizona.
Preliminary rainfall amounts are for one quarter to one half inch.
However...given the convective nature of the precipitation...amounts
are expected to be highly variable with locally greater amounts
possible. Snow levels will be high in advance of the system...above
10000 feet...but may lower briefly to 7000 or 7500 feet late Friday
night and early Saturday with snowfall of a few inches possible on
the highest peaks. In advance of the system through Friday...winds
may gust to around 25 mph at times in the mountains.
$$
MARTIN
EDIS-10-12-06 0543 PDT
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san Bernardino and riverside county valleys-the inland empire-
san Diego county valleys-san Bernardino county mountains-
riverside county mountains-Santa Ana mountains and foothills-
san Diego county mountains-apple and Lucerne valleys-
Coachella valley-san Diego county deserts-
540 am pdt thu OCT. 12 2006
...showers and thunderstorms possible Friday and Saturday...
A low pressure system moving slowly southward today off the central
and southern coast of California...is expected to move slowly
eastward Friday...moving inland across southwest California Friday
night. On its current track...this system would bring the first
widespread measurable precipitation to southwest California this
fall season.
While there is still some uncertainty on the timing and track of
this system...the center of this system is currently expected to
track across southwest California Friday night bringing a period of
showers and thunderstorms. Precipitation is possible as early as
during the day Friday...but the most likely period for precipitation
will be from late Friday afternoon through early Saturday. The
showers are expected to decrease Saturday afternoon and end Saturday
night or early Sunday as the system moves east into Arizona.
Preliminary rainfall amounts are for one quarter to one half inch.
However...given the convective nature of the precipitation...amounts
are expected to be highly variable with locally greater amounts
possible. Snow levels will be high in advance of the system...above
10000 feet...but may lower briefly to 7000 or 7500 feet late Friday
night and early Saturday with snowfall of a few inches possible on
the highest peaks. In advance of the system through Friday...winds
may gust to around 25 mph at times in the mountains.
$$
MARTIN
EDIS-10-12-06 0543 PDT
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