West Coast Weather Alert (WCWA) .. Wet stormy weather on the way

Yahoo! Weather ^ | 12/12/02 | NWS

[NormsRevenge]

Special weather statement 
National Weather Service San Francisco ca 
530 AM PST Thu Dec 12 2002 

...Wet stormy weather on the way...

A Major rain event is expected to hit the district over the next several days. There will be a series of Pacific storms rolling into the California coast...With the first rains expected to Reach mainly the North Bay region this evening. Rains will continue in the North on Friday...And will be spreading South over the entire san Francisco and Monterey bay region.

The strongest in the storm series is likely to occur Saturday and Saturday night...With very heavy rains...Strong gusty winds...High Surf conditions...Possible flooding and coastal flooding...And even a few thunderstorms. Copious amounts of rainfall are possible... especially in the North Bay where rainfall totals through Sunday May exceed a Foot in some areas. Urban and small stream flooding will be a definite threat. In addition...Strong winds of 40-50 mph are expected across the region...Especially on Saturday.

Rain will decrease Sunday but there will not be much of a break... as the next Strong storm in the series is forecast to arrive Sunday night and Monday. This will Increase the potential for additional flooding. Rains should taper off into Tuesday...With a possible break in the weather centered around Wednesday. One more storm is on the horizon to move into the Central coast from late Thursday into Saturday of next week.

Watches...Warnings and advisories for Strong winds...Gales...High Surf...Flooding and coastal flooding will likely be needed over the next few days...With the first of these issuances probably coming later today.

Persons planning travel or outdoor activities should Monitor weather conditions and forecasts...And plan for wet blustery weather in the San Francisco and Monterey bay areas this weekend and on into next week. Please stay tuned to noaa weather radio and other local Media for further details or updates.

[NormsRevenge]

Batten down the hatches and wax up the skies for the holidays!!! We gonna get some the next few days!

Eastern Pacific Satellite image , Click here.

[vbmoneyspender]

We are going to be getting some serious Aleutian juice. They are talking about Mavericks have 50+ waves.

[Chairman Fred]

During the rainfall year 7-1-2001 to 6-31-2002, San Diego set a record for the driest year with less than 3 inches total. We are currently already over 1 1/2 inches behind for the current year. Please send some of this our way, we need it.

[pbear8]

Ick! I don't look forward to this stormy weekend. I just went to Costco for food and stopped for milk before coming home. I hate the high winds.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Send some of it to the South land please!

[Inspectorette]

Well, I hope it waits until Saturday night to hit the Central Coast - we're planning to finish our outdoor Christmas decorating Saturday morning. After that's done, as AlBore would say, "Let 'er rip!"

[skeeter]

They are talking about Mavericks have 50+ waves.

Cowabunga!

[Flashman_at_the_charge]

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. :-)

[Grampa Dave]

First we have floods, then we have possible snow predicted the first 4 days of next week.

Due to winters like this, if I ever get rich, I will leave Kali about 1 Dec and go to Chili or New Zealand until about 1 March.

[reformed_dem]

Let's see how all the tax dollars that were poured into the flood abatement projects work!

[Grampa Dave]

When we have all these high tides that we started having a couple of weeks ago, some rains to fill in those settlement ponds , lakes or whatever down river like this week, we could have the formula for some very expensive flooding.

Throw in a couple of 12 inch rain days plus really high tides and no place for the water to go down stream and Shazam, we have floods again.

[Grampa Dave]

I just received this warning from My Cast Weather Service:

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David ,

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
330 PM PST THU DEC 12 2002

...FLOOD WATCH FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
HUMBOLDT...MENDOCINO AND DEL NORTE COUNTIES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR SMALL
STREAM AND STREET FLOODING STARTING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...AND FOR
RIVER FLOODING BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

MANY COASTAL CREEKS COULD FILL TO BANKFULL. THE STREAMS THAT COULD
FLOOD FRIDAY EVENING INCLUDE JACOBY AND FRESHWATER CREEKS NEAR
HUMBOLDT BAY...THE TALMAGE AREA NEAR UKIAH...AND FELIZ CREEK NEAR
HOPLAND. THE GARCIA RIVER AT HIGHWAY 1 IS ALSO A CONCERN.

HYDROLOGIC FORECAST MODELS CURRENTLY INDICATE THAT THE EEL...VAN
DUZEN...AND THE NAVARRO RIVERS WILL RISE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE
FLOODING. AREAS OF CONCERN ARE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE EEL RIVER
DELTA...ALONG THE LOWER PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 36...AND ALONG HIGHWAY
128 NEAR NAVARRO. ALL OTHER AREA RIVERS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL ALSO
RISE AND POSSIBLY EXPERIENCE FLOODING.

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[Grampa Dave]

Your area is under a severe warning watch now, and then more storms will be coming Friday through Tues/Wed..

Stay safe, dry and have plenty of food and dry fire wood and candles/lanterns if the power goes off in your area.

[.38sw]

Well. I guess I won't be going to the range this weekend. Looks like I'll just be trying to stay dry, and making sure the flashlights have fresh batteries.

[John Jorsett]

"Major Rain Event." Is that what in olden times we called a "storm?"

[John Jorsett]

making sure the flashlights have fresh batteries.

I've been hankering for one of those LED jobs, with the multi-hundred-hour battery life. Maybe Santa will bring me one.

[Grampa Dave]

I just received the following N. Kalifornia warning from My Cast:

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
330 PM PST THU DEC 12 2002

.A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS
WEEKEND. THE STORM WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
ENTIRE REGION...WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY.

SONOMA AND MARIN COUNTIES-NAPA COUNTY-SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY-
SAN MATEO COUNTY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES-
SANTA CLARA COUNTY-
330 PM PST THU DEC 12 2002

...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA ON SATURDAY...

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA THIS WEEKEND. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY OVER THE REGION FROM SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES NORTHWARD WITH STRONGER GUSTS LIKELY IN EXPOSED AREAS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WATER AND ON RIDGES.

PERSONS IN THE BAY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS OR BRING THEM INSIDE. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR A WET...WINDY WEEKEND...USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING...AND EXPECT DELAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS.

[reformed_dem]

And I thought re-routing the river and the new Third Street bridge was supposed to fix all that. ;-) All that Hwy 29/Trancas construction can't be helping either.

[Grampa Dave]

I got one of LL Bean's small LED that operates off 3 small hearing aid type batteries for my fly fishing pack.

The light this little less than 3 inches long and about .5 inches in diameter puts out is amazing.

I will be buying one of the ones that fits on your fishing hat. The light put out by one of these little guys is really great.

[.38sw]

I have a couple of the small LED flashlights. They work well. I'd like to have one the BIG ones though.