Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013
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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-
330 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER FOR MEMORIAL DAY...
* HIKERS...BACKPACKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED
TO BE PREPARED FOR THE MUCH COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER ON
MONDAY...POSSIBLY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
* CONDITIONS MAY BE QUITE WET AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH BUT SOME
ACCUMULATION MAY OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS.
* DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 16 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON
MEMORIAL DAY...GRADUALLY WARMING THROUGH THE WEEK BUT STILL
REMAINING BELOW NORMAL.
* SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE MOVING OVER THE AREA WILL BRING THE COOL
AND UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR
THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.
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JHM
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
200 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013
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WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY-CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY-
NORTHEAST SISKIYOU AND NORTHWEST MODOC COUNTIES-MODOC COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-JACKSON COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES-
SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES-KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ETNA...FORT JONES...GREENVIEW...YREKA...
WEED...MOUNT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD...TENNANT...TULELAKE...
DORRIS...ALTURAS...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...BANDON...
PORT ORFORD...COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH...
DRAIN...ELKTON...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...MYRTLE CREEK...
CANYONVILLE...GLENDALE...GRANTS PASS...CAVE JUNCTION...
STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND...CRATER LAKE...
CRESCENT LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK...HOWARD PRAIRIE...
SISKIYOU SUMMIT...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...BLY...
CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
200 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...A COLD AND WET START FOR THE CAMPING SEASON...
THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WILL BE A COOL AND WET ONE OVER SOUTHERN
OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH THE MOST
WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY OCCURRING SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER LAKE AND
MODOC COUNTIES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE LIGHT...LESS THAN 0.10 INCHES FOR THE MOST PART WITH MOST AREAS
RECEIVING JUST A FEW HUNDREDTHS. AMOUNTS WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS SHOWERS BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD.
LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE IN THE 40S OVER THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS
AND IN THE 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. THE
SATURDAY NIGHT LOWS WILL BE AROUND FIVE DEGREES WARMER THAN
FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 60S
OVER THE VALLEYS AND IN THE 50S OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS SUNDAY
WILL BE AROUND FIVE DEGREES COOLER THAN SATURDAY.
SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE MOST AREAS...ABOUT 6000 TO 8000 FEET
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...RISING TO 7000 TO 9000 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.
MONDAY WILL BE THE WETTEST DAY OF THE THREE DAY WEEKEND. A WARM
FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL FALL OVER THE COAST RANGE OF SOUTHWEST
OREGON...INCLUDING THE KALMIOPSIS WILDERNESS...AND WESTERN
SISKIYOU COUNTY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 40S TO
MIDDLE 50S OVER THE WEST SIDE VALLEYS AND IN THE MIDDLE 30S TO
MIDDLE 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS AND EAST OF THE CASCADES. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 50S TO MIDDLE 60S IN THE
VALLEYS AND IN THE MIDDLE 40S TO MIDDLE 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW
LEVELS WILL REMAIN IN THE 7000 TO 9000 FOOT RANGE.
THOSE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
COOL AND WET WEATHER.
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STOCKTON
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
113 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013
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SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
113 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER POSSIBLE LATE IN THE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND...
AN UNSEASONABLY COOL UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE TROUGH WILL BRING BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A FETCH OF
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE MAY ACCOMPANY THE TROUGH...INCREASING THE
THREAT OF UNSETTLED WEATHER AND PRECIPITATION OVER THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA INTERIOR. SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH
SIERRA WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TWO INCHES ABOVE 8500 FEET.
HIKERS...BACKPACKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO
BE PREPARED FOR THE MUCH COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK. MOTORIST SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WET AND SLICK
ROADS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER THE HIGH SIERRA COUNTRY.
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MV/CM
WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
500 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013
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ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
500 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
VERY DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW COULD RAISE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS SWEETWATER...SOUTHEAST FREMONT...AND NATRONA
COUNTIES AS WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME FAVORED AREAS
COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST. SOME STORMS
IN JOHNSON COUNTY AND THE BIGHORN BASIN COULD BE SEVERE.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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TEAM RIVERTON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
335 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013
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EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
335 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL TO THE LOW/MID 30S ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN AND MAGIC VALLEY
THIS MORNING. THE FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8AM.
THE POTENTIAL FOR A FROST OR FREEZE EXISTS AGAIN
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE 1-4 DEGREES WARMER. ANOTHER FROST
ADVISORY MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR THE SNAKE PLAIN AND MAGIC VALLEY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH MEMORIAL
DAY. THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ON HOW QUICKLY THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO. IT COULD BE AS EARLY AS SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR
AS MUCH AS 24 HOURS LATER. ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS SATURDAY WILL
BE IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SUNDAY AND/OR MONDAY WOULD BE THE
BEST CHANCE FOR EVERYONE. LIGHT SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE ON THE
HIGHEST PEAKS OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
ANOTHER SLOW MOVING SYSTEM FOR THE REST OF NEXT WEEK WILL KEEP A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.
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