Posted on 03/21/2009 12:12:28 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BRINGING SHOWERS...WITH SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES
WELL BELOW NORMAL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
WITH THE COLD FRONTAL RAIN BAND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.
AROUND 1/4 TO 1/2 AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE COASTAL AND
VALLEY AREAS...UP TO ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND UP TO 1/10 OF AN INCH OF RAIN IN THE DESERTS. SNOW
ABOVE 6000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT...LOWERING TO 4500 FEET SUNDAY. UP TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE RESORTS AROUND 6000 FEET.
SUNDAY WILL BE WINDY AND COLD. HIGHS SUNDAY WILL ONLY REACH THE 50S
IN THE COASTAL AND VALLEY AREAS...THE 40S IN THE UPPER DESERTS...THE
60S IN THE LOWER DESERTS...AND THE 30S TO LOW 40S MOUNTAIN AREAS.
VERY STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL GUST OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES IN
THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW SHOWERS...STRONG
WINDS AND SHARPLY COLDER WEATHER COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
MAY BE REQUIRED.
THE STORM WILL MOVE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY DRY...WARMER
WEATHER NEXT WEEK.
PEOPLE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND SHOULD MONITOR THE
LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM.
(Excerpt) Read more at accuweather.com ...
Snow level to 4500 feet? I was going to plant some flowers tomorrow...
Of course, it did snow over Memorial Day Weekend last year.
Of course I spent much time in Santa Fe ....which is 7000+
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
559 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY..
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WITH STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH DEVELOPING BY MIDDAY... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COASTLINE.
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