06-22-2013, 10:18 AM
Looks like we might be in for a lot of rain. I like that at this time of year, cuts down on the fire danger: http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.ph...cXWua7v5Rc
Excerpt: "...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY THROUGH LATE
MONDAY...
AN UNUSUALLY WET SERIES OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON WITH WIDESPREAD SOAKING RAINS
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE TIME PERIOD OF THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY TIME FRAME.
WHILE CONFIDENCE IN SPECIFIC RAINFALL AMOUNTS IS ONLY LOW TO
MODERATE AT THIS TIME...IT IS LIKELY THAT TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
DURING THE MENTIONED TIME PERIOD WILL BE CLOSE TO WHAT NORMALLY
FALLS DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE IN MANY AREAS. THE USUALLY
DRIER INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A HALF
INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE AREA SHOULD RECEIVE
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CURRY COUNTY.
TEMPERATURES DURING THIS VERY WET EPISODE WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL FOR DAYTIME HIGHS...IN THE 60S AND 70S IN THE
VALLEYS...AND IN THE 40S AND 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS. WHILE SNOW
LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE TEN THOUSAND FEET...PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL AND
CLOUD COVER CAN EASILY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA...ESPECIALLY ON OR NEAR
AREA WATERWAYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND
ACROSS THE EAST SIDE MONDAY.
THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT SHOULD CONSIDER EITHER CANCELING PLANS OR PREPARING WELL FOR
COOL...VERY WET...AND POSSIBLY WINDY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE IS
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA DURING THIS TIME PERIOD."
Excerpt: "...SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY THROUGH LATE
MONDAY...
AN UNUSUALLY WET SERIES OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON WITH WIDESPREAD SOAKING RAINS
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE TIME PERIOD OF THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY TIME FRAME.
WHILE CONFIDENCE IN SPECIFIC RAINFALL AMOUNTS IS ONLY LOW TO
MODERATE AT THIS TIME...IT IS LIKELY THAT TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
DURING THE MENTIONED TIME PERIOD WILL BE CLOSE TO WHAT NORMALLY
FALLS DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE IN MANY AREAS. THE USUALLY
DRIER INTERIOR VALLEY LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE A HALF
INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN. OTHER PORTIONS OF THE AREA SHOULD RECEIVE
ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF CURRY COUNTY.
TEMPERATURES DURING THIS VERY WET EPISODE WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL FOR DAYTIME HIGHS...IN THE 60S AND 70S IN THE
VALLEYS...AND IN THE 40S AND 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS. WHILE SNOW
LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE TEN THOUSAND FEET...PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE RAINFALL AND
CLOUD COVER CAN EASILY LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA...ESPECIALLY ON OR NEAR
AREA WATERWAYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS.
IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AND
ACROSS THE EAST SIDE MONDAY.
THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT SHOULD CONSIDER EITHER CANCELING PLANS OR PREPARING WELL FOR
COOL...VERY WET...AND POSSIBLY WINDY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE IS
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA DURING THIS TIME PERIOD."
