CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
328 AM PST FRI FEB 19 2010
CAZ042-043-048-050-055>058-060>062-200000-
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-
328 AM PST FRI FEB 19 2010
…PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY…
A PACIFIC SYSTEM OF MODERATE INTENSITY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. THERE WILL
ALSO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH SURF WILL BE POSSIBLE
AT THE COAST OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOSTLY BE MODERATE IN INTENSITY WITH
AVERAGE AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE-THIRD AND ONE-HALF INCH NEAR THE COAST
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY…WITH UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE ON
SOUTHWEST-FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD BRING A SHORT PERIOD OF HEAVY SHOWERS. THIS
COULD RESULT IN LOCAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS…ESPECIALLY ON
STREETS. IF THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR IN RECENT BURN AREAS…DEBRIS FLOWS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 5500 FEET…AND
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET. LOCAL
WIND GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE…MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND ADJACENT DESERTS.
HIGH SURF…WITH OCCASIONAL SETS OF 8 FEET OR MORE…WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT THE BEACHES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DUE TO A WEST SWELL
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM.
ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD IMPACT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH MORE
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW POSSIBLE.
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MAXWELL/ATKIN
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