SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER

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A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
815 PM PST TUE NOV 8 2005

CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-091200-
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
815 PM PST TUE NOV 8 2005

CORRECTED FIRST SENTENCE

...A SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

A VERY SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM 300 MILES WEST OF PT
CONCEPTION WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF
THE LOW CONTINUE TO DRAW SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. BUT THE STORM IS A LITTLE TOO FAR WEST TONIGHT...AND THE
BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER
WESTERN SECTIONS OF SAN DIEGO...ORANGE AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

ON THURSDAY THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS...AND THEN TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN BAJA THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL INCREASE OUR CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
REGION.

RAINFALL ESTIMATES ARE FOR ABOUT A HALF AN INCH IN THE COASTAL AND
VALLEY AREAS WITH UP TO ONE INCH IN THE MOUNTAINS. A QUARTER OF AN
INCH OF RAIN IS EXPECTED DESERTS. THERE COULD BE LOCAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE
7000 FEET.

GIVEN THE SCATTERED NATURE OF THE PRECIPITATION...RAINFALL AMOUNTS
WILL VARY QUITE A BIT. URBAN FLOODING OF POORLY DRAINED LOW LYING
AREAS IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MUD
SLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN AND BELOW RECENTLY
BURNED AREAS OR ON STEEP TERRAIN. PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN
BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS.

THE PRECIPITATION WILL END BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT MOVES OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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WHITLOW/MOEDE





EDIS-11-08-05 2048 PST