But my trimmed rose bushes are ready...ground has been loosened and fertilizer applied....
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY...
...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL ARRIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THAT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AND TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. LOCAL STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WEATHER SYSTEM.
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND DYNAMIC FORCING FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WATERSPOUTS AND FUNNEL CLOUDS MAY ALSO DEVELOP.
ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR THE COAST AND VALLEYS...2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND 0.25 TO 1 INCH IN THE DESERTS. THERE COULD BE ISOLATED LARGER AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WITH THE HIGHER RAINFALL RATES THIS EVENING...LOCALIZED FLOODING IS PROBABLE IN THE AREAS WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS BELOW THE SNOW LEVEL.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START AT ABOUT 5500 FEET...LOWER TO ABOUT 4000 FEET SATURDAY MORNING...AND DOWN TO 3300 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. TOP SNOWFALLS WILL EXCEED TWO FEET AT THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS...AND BETWEEN HALF A FOOT TO 18 INCHES IS LIKELY AT THE RESORT LEVELS. THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS COULD EVENTUALLY GET ABOUT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE HIGH DESERTS AND SANTA ANA MOUNTAIN PEAKS COULD ALSO GET LIGHT SNOW.