TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK…
A COUPLE OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST
CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK. THE FIRST WEAK UPPER LOW WILL ONLY BRING LIGHT
SHOWERS…AT MOST…WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. A SECOND STRONGER
STORM WILL LIKELY BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.
RAINFALL TOTALS WITH THE FIRST WEAK SYSTEM…IF ANY…SHOULD BE A
TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AN
INCH OF SNOW COULD FALL IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6500 FEET. THERE COULD BE A PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND DESERTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE SECOND STRONGER STORM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL LIKELY
BRING RAIN…MOUNTAIN SNOW AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. PRELIMINARY RAINFALL
TOTALS SHOULD BE ONE-HALF TO ONE INCH IN THE COASTAL AND VALLEY
AREAS…NEAR TWO INCHES ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND LESS THAN
HALF AN INCH IN THE DESERTS. HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN
ORANGE AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES THAN IN SAN DIEGO OR
WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. THE RAIN COULD CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING OF
POORLY DRAINED STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEMS…ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS…DESERTS AND COASTAL WATERS. THE SURF WILL ALSO INCREASE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER TO NEAR 5000 FEET WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS
TO ABOUT A FOOT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW…BLOWING SNOW AND
DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS AT
TIMES FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
PEOPLE SHOULD STAY INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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ATKIN/MAXWELL
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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