Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
534 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

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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-
534 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...POTENTIAL FOR WET WEATHER ACROSS CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK WITH A
MAJOR SNOW STORM POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY...

A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE FORECAST TO AFFECT CALIFORNIA NEXT
WEEK. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS WILL BRING RAIN...WIND AND SNOW TO THE
REGION MAINLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THIS WILL BE A COLD
STORM AND WILL LIKELY LOWER SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 4000 FEET OR LOWER.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH A FOOT OR
MORE LIKELY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY IN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

A SECOND STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS STORM WILL BE WARMER AND WILL DRAW
TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE WEST PACIFIC. THIS STORM COULD BRING
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL...THOUGH THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE MUCH
HIGHER AS THIS WILL BE A STORM OF PACIFIC ORIGIN.

LARGE SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH EACH OF THESE STORMS ALONG WITH
DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.