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West Coast Weather Alert (WCWA) .. Wet stormy weather on the way
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| 12/12/02
| NWS
Posted on 12/12/2002 12:35:58 PM PST by 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.
TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; US: California; US: Oregon; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: alert; elnino; guam; nws; stormy; supertyphoon; weather; wet
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To: Grampa Dave
You evil conservative! You would saw up those tree gods when they are felled by Gaia or whatever just to drive past in your internal combustion engine? Yup, and I'll dig out plugged culverts too.
To: Grampa Dave
Remember the 86/87 floods. High tide and heavy rain. What a mess.
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posted on
12/12/2002 6:21:30 PM PST
by
willyone
To: willyone
Remember the 86/87 floods. High tide and heavy rain. What a mess. Yes. March '86, it seemed it would never stop coming down. The brown water on the American River(this river is never brown) was within five feet of the top of the levees near downtown Sacramento. Brush floating downstream appeared to be making about 30-35mph.
To: budwiesest
the wobble that sloshed the moisture bubble over Europe all summer just sloshed it back our way.
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posted on
12/12/2002 6:56:41 PM PST
by
gusopol3
To: NormsRevenge
God is punishing CA for voting for Davis, Boxer and Feinstein! LOL!
To: John Jorsett
It's what we call a sprinkle up here in Seattle.
To: willyone
I don't know about Hwy 29 cafe. I don't get down that way much. Red Hen is still there and I have to say it has the best margaritas ever.
To: gusopol3
the wobble that sloshed the moisture bubble over Europe all summer just sloshed it back our way. the road splits ahead, to the right you must stay.If you've decifered the code,just nod, and say "hey". Now that we're no longer speaking in code!
Couldn't help myself, your reply sounded like something from a spy movie.:^)
More on the 'wobble' when you have a chance, thanks....
To: willyone
If I'm not mistaken, we had high water on Valentine Day and then on Washington's birth day weekend we really had the flood gates open. Then in March we had another bad episode.
We found an underground dry creek under our house during that time period. That cost me a few bucks in fixing foundations and routing the water around.
To: NormsRevenge
WOW! Odd for California! Wonder if it will reach the central valley?
To: Grampa Dave
Morning update from the far Northcoast...The storm split at Cape Mendocino and Humboldt Bay got less than 1 inch with heavier amounts north and south.
The weather channel just showed the latest satellite moisture picture... MAN THE LIFE BOATS
To: tubebender
It started mild rain about 4:30 am this morning. Now we have wind swirling at gusts to 35/45 mph. Today is supposed the mild day of the next 3.
To: willyone
Is the HWY.29 Cafe still in business? That was one of the good things about going to Mare Island. The HWY 29. What a great place the diner was. Yes, the Hwy. 29 is still there, as great as ever.
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posted on
12/13/2002 10:19:48 AM PST
by
djreece
To: Grampa Dave
.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. We've had around three inches in the last 12 hours or so, and are getting pounded right now.
Time to pull out the hip boots!
To: Doomonyou
It has been raining steady since about 4:30 am.
The last 45 minutes, the steady has increased to a whole lot. It is now whipping in from the SE. Whenever that happens we get a lot of rain.
Fortunately, my wife bought me a new set of chest waders last month. Hipwaders may not be enough!
I had tentative plans of going up to the Kali/Oregon border to fish the Chetco and Smith Rivers this coming week. I will not be doing that. They are getting hammered up there.
To: NormsRevenge
Bring it on!
To: Grampa Dave
I had tentative plans of going up to the Kali/Oregon border to fish the Chetco and Smith Rivers this coming week. I will not be doing that. They are getting hammered up there. The Smith was probably fishable for about two hours. It's gotta look like a chocolate milkshake by now.
To: Doomonyou
It had been closed for low flows. Yesterday afternoon the Fish Game Gods reopened it to fishing above the estuary.
Now it is only open to those trying to earn a Darwin award. :)
To: Grampa Dave
This could have been you!
To: Doomonyou
That is a beauty/native steelhead!
Looks like a Spey Fly Rod behind the fisher! If I fished those waters, my 7 weight Spey rod would be left at home. Only my 10 and 9/10 rods would be with me.
Five years ago there was an incredible steelhead run on the American River in early January. The water was very high and where they were, we could not cast a fly rod. So I went up with my Steelhead Spinning Rod and cast hardware. I had the best day of my life. I caught and released 12 native steelheads from 8 to just under 12 pounds. I had at least 10 fish break off and just shred 12 pound test line.
I went back up two days later and one about the size in your picture struck and ran. I set the hook and just about lost my rod. My right should was so sore from the previous fishing, I had to pass my rod to the guy next to me. I would have lost the rod.
Hopefully this rain will send this year's fish back up but not until after Christmas.
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