From NOAA discussion: “DISCUSSION…AS OF 3:00 AM PST MONDAY… EARLY MORNING SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A COMPACT AND COOL WEATHER SYSTEM SPINNING OFF THE COAST OF THE PAC NW. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND ALL DROP THIS SYSTEM TO THE SSE OVER THE NEXT
48 HOURS… THE AIRMASS WILL BECOME UNSTABLE ON TUESDAY. THE NAM FORECASTS SFC-BASED CAPE OF NEARLY 300 J/KG JUST OFF THE MONTEREY COUNTY COAST AT 18Z TUESDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE…AND SMALL HAIL IS LIKELY IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AS FORECAST BY THE CNRFC ARE IN THE ONE-TENTH TO HALF INCH RANGE…WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE SANTA CRUZ AND SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAIN RANGES….[and] A SNOW LEVEL OF BETWEEN 2000 AND 2500 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ABOVE 2500 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS FROM SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SOUTH ON TUESDAY.”

Woohoo! Looks like I might have snow on tomorrow!

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Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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