West Coast Weather Alert - Part DeuX

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[NormsRevenge]

Another powerful storm is expected to hit Northern California on Thursday, the National Weather Service forecasts.

The upcoming storm will produce strong winds and significant rains and mountain snow.

Winds are forecast to increase along the coastal range late Wednesday night. Winds will continue to increase over the interior Thursday as the storm moves inland.

[NormsRevenge]

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA 900 PM PST TUE DEC 17 2002

...ANOTHER STRONG STORM DUE IN ON THURSDAY...

ANOTHER POWERFUL STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON THURSDAY...BRINGING A NEW ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT AREAS SOUTH OF SAN FRANCISCO WILL RECEIVE THE MOST RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM BUT THE ENTIRE REGION WILL GET SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION.

RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...REACHING THE COAST ON A BROAD FRONT FROM MONTEREY BAY NORTH. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL THEN SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH MONTEREY COUNTY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD BE HEAVIEST IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS WHERE 3 INCHES OR MORE ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. OTHER PARTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS SHOULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES.

WITH THE WATERSHEDS SATURATED THROUGHOUT THE REGION...RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL RISE RAPIDLY AFTER HEAVY RAIN BEGINS. MUDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL.

PERSONS IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND...AND POSSIBLE FLOODING ON THURSDAY. MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND UPDATED FORECASTS.

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MARKKANEN

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Looks like a big one!

[NormsRevenge]

Can you Ping this one out? Thanks. Lots of folks won;t be thrilled to see it but... I have to go empty my rain guage. It is almost full from the first salvo of storms. That's 5 inches which for this location is a lot!!

[ErnBatavia]

Surf's up! Kowabunga dooooodes! We actually got a tenth of an inch of that last momma out in the Salton Sea area; better a little than none, I guess.

Great satellite shot, BTW!!

[JennysCool]

Here we go again!

Thanks for the post!

[NormsRevenge]

Yup,, Here we go again!

For a page full of links for Satellite Imagery, etc., you can find all kinds of stuff at http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/satellite/index_e.html

[GOP_Raider]

"STRONG WIND"...great. I dont think my home has recovered from the 80 MPH winds from the last storm. If I wanted to endure hurricane/blizzards I would have stayed in Wyoming.

And if any environmentalist wacko drones on about a freakin' drought, I'm going to slap 'em!

[BenLurkin]

Guess it'll take down more of my fencing. Maybe time to put in that slough stone when its all over.

[Chairman Fred]

The last one left .40 of an inch in San Diego. We'll take it. Will you let us have another half-inch?

Water hogs. (;-)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Norm - thanks for that link!

ErnBatavia -- I borrowed that from Norm!
He knows where the good stuff is!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I'll use the Calgov2002 list I guess!

Storm coming!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I love this picture:

[NormsRevenge]

I think the 7 day Jetstream Forecast has it swinging southward which should get you SoCal guys and gals good and wet.

[CARepubGal]

Pleeeease can we San Diegans have some rain?

[Carry_Okie]

Good! This will water in my transplants!

[NormsRevenge]

Current Jetstream Position

[JustAmy]

"And if any environmentalist wacko drones on about a freakin' drought, I'm going to slap 'em! "

LOL
I know just how you feel!!

[ALinArleta]

Just had to cut down my large tree in my front yard due to spliting of the trunk by the wind last week. Time for pay back.
"Dear Lord! Please pee on Barbara Strisands house till it washes into the ocean and she has to move to France! Amen".

[SierraWasp]

He's got the whole world... in his monitor,
He's got the whole wide whirled... in his monitor,
He's got the whoooole wurled... in his monitor,
An he's clicken it with his mouse!
(everybody sing it now!)

[American Preservative]

Thanks Norm. : ) Good thread.

Surf's up-ping! : )