Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
434 AM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

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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-
434 AM PST TUE FEB 25 2014

...STRONG PACIFIC STORM FOR FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

A LARGE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
MOVE SLOWLY INLAND THROUGH CALIFORNIA FOR FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
WIDESPREAD HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* RAINFALL...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THROUGH
SUNDAY...RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES AT
THE COAST TO 3 TO 5 INCHES ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES...WITH
ONE HALF TO ONE IN THE DESERTS. LOCAL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 7
INCHES ON SOUTH FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING AND MUD AND DEBRIS FLOWS NEAR RECENT BURN AREAS AS
WELL AS URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

* SNOWFALL...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 6000 FEET FOR FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AND 5000 TO 5500 FEET FOR SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10
INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET ON HIGHER PEAKS...MAINLY ABOVE 7000 FEET.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY.

* WINDS...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS AND AROUND 40 MPH IN
THE COAST AND VALLEYS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS INTO SUNDAY...BUT NOT
AS STRONG AS ON FRIDAY.

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

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