SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
356 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

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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-
356 AM PST SAT DEC 22 2012

...PAIR OF WEAKENING WEATHER SYSTEMS THROUGH MONDAY...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE WEST COAST WILL BRING INCREASINGLY
MOIST ONSHORE SOUTHWEST FLOW THROUGH EARLY MONDAY WITH ONE WEAK LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND THROUGH SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY AND A SECOND FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY.

FOR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE
ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS FOR ORANGE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES WITH LIGHT TO LOCALLY MODERATE PRECIPITATION
ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS.

* RAINFALL TOTALS FOR TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY...FOR ORANGE AND
SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES AMOUNTS RANGING FROM ONE
TENTH INCH OR LESS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO AROUND AROUND ONE
QUARTER TO LOCALLY ONE THIRD INCH ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES.

* RAINFALL TOTALS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...FOR ORANGE AND
SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES AMOUNTS RANGING FROM ONE
TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH AT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO AROUND ONE HALF
INCH ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES. FOR SAN DIEGO AND WESTERN
RIVERSIDE COUNTIES...AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND ONE
TENTH INCH NEAR THE COAST TO AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH IN THE
MOUNTAINS. FOR THE UPPER DESERTS...AMOUNTS OF LESS THEN ONE TENTH
INCH WITH LITTLE OR NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FOR THE LOWER
DESERTS.

* SNOWFALL...FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY AND AGAIN SUNDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO AROUND 6000 FEET
WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 TO 7000 FEET.

* WINDS FOR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH NEAR THE MOUNTAIN
RIDGE TOPS...ALONG DESERT MOUNTAIN SLOPES INTO ADJACENT DESERT
AREAS.

* OUTLOOK FOR LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...A COLDER LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST MAY BRING MODERATE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS TO AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MOUNTAINS
WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 3500 T0 4000 FEET.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO...OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES.

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