Thanks,...looks like some good wind around Sacramento....
Photo from down here that Fox40 has:
PHOTOS: Bracing for rain in Southern California's burn areas
Just updated with statement early this morning from NWS San Diego:
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
452 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009
CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-141300-
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-
452 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2009
...STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO BRING HIGH SURF...GUSTY WINDS...AND RAIN...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BRING SOME IMPACTS TO EXTREME
SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA.
THE STORM WILL GENERATE A LARGE WEST SWELL WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BRINGING HIGH SURF TO
EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES WITH SOME BREAKERS TO NEAR 10 FEET
POSSIBLE. THIS SURF WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. HIGHEST SURF
IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.
OTHER IMPACTS WILL EXTEND INTO PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE AS FAR SOUTH AS
THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS WITH LIGHTER RAINFALL TO THE SOUTH.
THERE WILL ALSO BE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS
AT TIMES INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS POSTED FOR THE SHEEP BURN AREA IN THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS FOR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLASH
FLOODING WITH MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN NORTHERN AREAS COULD RANGE FROM AROUND ONE INCH
AT THE COAST TO AROUND 2.5 TO 3.5 INCHES ON THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. FOR FAR SOUTHERN AREAS...AMOUNTS
COULD RANGE FROM ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS AT THE COAST TO ONE HALF
TO ONE INCH IN THE MOUNTAINS.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE FORM OF
RAIN...BUT A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING.
THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE EAST LATE WEDNESDAY WITH
FAIR...DRY...AND MUCH WARMER WEATHER FOR THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.