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Thanks for the heads up, Eric.
Laney

Eric Drew wrote:
>     Get your supplies ready and animals taken care of before it hits. 
>     Santa Cruz Mts are going to take the brunt of this one
>
>
>      
>
>
>     Special Weather Statement
>
>
> SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
> 223 PM PST TUE JAN 1 2008
>
> CAZ006-505>518-021300-
> SAN FRANCISCO-
> COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
> NORTH BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-NORTH BAY MOUNTAINS-
> SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
> EAST BAY INTERIOR VALLEYS-EAST BAY HILLS AND DIABLO RANGE-
> SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS-SANTA CLARA VALLEY...INCLUDING SAN JOSE-
> MONTEREY BAY...NORTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...HOLLISTER VALLEY...AND
> CARMEL VALLEY-BIG SUR COAST-
> SOUTHERN SALINAS VALLEY...ARROYO SECO...AND LAKE SAN ANTONIO-
> SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST-
> MOUNTAINS OF SAN BENITO AND INTERIOR MONTEREY COUNTY INCLUDING
> PINNACLES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
> 223 PM PST TUE JAN 1 2008
>
> ...RAIN AND WIND EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE SAN
> FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY AREAS..
>
> A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE IN
> THE EASTERN PACIFIC STARTING THURSDAY. STRONG ZONAL FLOW IS EXPECTED
> TO BRING A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS INTO THE REGION...WITH THE
> POTENTIAL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND
> STRONG WINDS.
>
> THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING MODERATE TO
> LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY BAY
> AREAS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY WITH
> THIS FIRST SYSTEM...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND
> IN THE MOUNTAINS.
>
> A SECOND AND VERY POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY
> RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
> CALIFORNIA FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS GUSTING TO AS
> HIGH AS 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN
> THE MOUNTAINS. DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL
> FLOW WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM...THERE WILL LIKELY BE SIGNIFICANT
> OROGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST
> FACING MOUNTAIN AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY
> HIGH RAINFALL RATES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HILLS WILL BRING THE
> POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING.
>
> A THIRD WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER THREAT OF
> SIGNIFICANT RAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT
> APPEARS THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL BE COLDER WITH LESS MOISTURE. SNOW
> LEVELS COULD LOWER TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET...WITH SNOW POSSIBLE ON
> THE BAY AREA HILLS.
>
> PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS LOOK TO BE QUITE IMPRESSIVE FOR THE
> ENTIRE EVENT FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AT THIS
> TIME...COASTAL AND VALLEY LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT BETWEEN 2 TO 5
> INCHES OF RAIN...WITH MOUNTAINS RECEIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 INCHES
> OF RAIN. THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AND THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS
> COULD RECEIVE IN EXCESS OF 10 INCHES OF RAIN BY THE END OF THE
> WEEKEND. AGAIN...ALL THESE ARE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS AND CAN BE
> EXPECTED TO CHANGE AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
>
> THESE STRONG PACIFIC STORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BRING A LARGE
> WESTERLY SWELL INTO THE COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY THROUGH
> SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ACROSS
> ALL WEST FACING BEACHES.
>
> PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS
> AND STATEMENTS AS THIS WEATHER SITUATION DEVELOPS
>
>  
>  
> Eric Drew
> eidrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:eidrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  
>  


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