Just in case... keep an eye on the weather later this week. We're stocked up on food, lighting and heating provisions in case of power failures.
Don't forget to check on the boat: make sure it's buttoned down and tied up.
Good news: Delta tides will not be extremely high this week. High tides will be about a foot lower than the tides that caused trouble with fetch during the New Year's storms of 2006.
Keep up to date with the National Weather Service for the latest information.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
201 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-011815-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
201 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007
...STORMY WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA..
A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SEND A
SERIES OF STORMS INTO CALIFORNIA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE INTERIOR VALLEY...AND HEAVY
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED. THE FIRST STORM WILL BEGIN TO
AFFECT THE REGION ON THURSDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATING IN THE MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND STORM
IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND...A COLDER THIRD STORM ON SUNDAY.
THESE STORMS WILL DROP SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL
VALLEY...AND HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A TOTAL OF ABOUT 10 FEET
OF SNOW MAY FALL OVER THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PASSES BY THE END OF
THE WEEKEND.
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AT TIMES IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS LATER THIS WEEK. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY
EXCEEDING 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EVEN
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. WEATHER FORECAST CHARTS
INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS...ALMOST TO THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE STORM ON DECEMBER 12, 1995. ..WHEN WIND GUSTS FROM
60 TO OVER 80 MPH STRUCK NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING PORTIONS
OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. THE STRONG WINDS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS
POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
DANGEROUS WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS OVER THE
SIERRA NEVADA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IN THE MOUNTAINS..
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
PLEASE MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS
FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. CHECK OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES.
Don't forget to check on the boat: make sure it's buttoned down and tied up.
Good news: Delta tides will not be extremely high this week. High tides will be about a foot lower than the tides that caused trouble with fetch during the New Year's storms of 2006.
Keep up to date with the National Weather Service for the latest information.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
201 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007
CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-011815-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
201 PM PST MON DEC 31 2007
...STORMY WEATHER EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA..
A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SEND A
SERIES OF STORMS INTO CALIFORNIA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE INTERIOR VALLEY...AND HEAVY
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED. THE FIRST STORM WILL BEGIN TO
AFFECT THE REGION ON THURSDAY...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATING IN THE MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND STORM
IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AND...A COLDER THIRD STORM ON SUNDAY.
THESE STORMS WILL DROP SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL
VALLEY...AND HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A TOTAL OF ABOUT 10 FEET
OF SNOW MAY FALL OVER THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PASSES BY THE END OF
THE WEEKEND.
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AT TIMES IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY AND MOUNTAINS LATER THIS WEEK. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY ON THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY
EXCEEDING 60 MPH OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. EVEN
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. WEATHER FORECAST CHARTS
INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS...ALMOST TO THE
MAGNITUDE OF THE STORM ON DECEMBER 12, 1995. ..WHEN WIND GUSTS FROM
60 TO OVER 80 MPH STRUCK NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING PORTIONS
OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY. THE STRONG WINDS RESULTED IN NUMEROUS
POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
DANGEROUS WINDS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS OVER THE
SIERRA NEVADA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS IN THE MOUNTAINS..
IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
PLEASE MONITOR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS
FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. CHECK OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/SACRAMENTO AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES.