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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
422 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009

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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-
422 AM PST TUE JAN 20 2009

...CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN ON THE WAY FOR THE INTERIOR OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

AFTER NEARLY TWO WEEKS OF UNSEASONABLY DRY AND MILD WEATHER ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...THE WEATHER PATTERN OVER THE REGION IS
CHANGING. A WEAKENING WEATHER SYSTEM OFF THE COAST WILL BEGIN TO
SPREAD INCREASING AMOUNTS OF HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA LATER
TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT APPROACHES...HOWEVER THESE HIGH CLOUDS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO HAMPER ONE LAST DAY OF UNSEASONABLY MILD
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY.

CLOUDIER AND COOLER WEATHER IS FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AS THE
OFFSHORE WEATHER SYSTEM NEARS THE COAST. A FEW SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE
AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A BETTER CHANCE OF
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
BE GENERALLY LIGHT AND SNOW LEVELS RELATIVELY HIGH...LOWERING TO
AROUND 6500 TO 7000 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY. A FEW INCHES OF
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
THURSDAY.

OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS AND ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION
LATER THIS WEEK IS ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS CHANGE IN THE
WEATHER. STAY IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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