Gee, that’s me! Guess I’m not going anywhere tomorrow! Guess it is time to stock up my wood box, and make sure the windows are up in the Jeep … Oh, and better charge the batteries on my camera, too!
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS AND LOS
PADRES NATIONAL FOREST ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR THURSDAY…
.A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE COLD AIRMASS WILL INTERACT WITH AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE…BRINGING OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
HILLS…MAINLY ABOVE 1500 FEET. THE GREATEST CHANCE OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW ON THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS
AND LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST ABOVE 2000 FEET WHERE 2 TO 3 INCHES
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY.
* TIMING: THURSDAY FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET. 1 INCH
POSSIBLE DOWN TO 1500 FEET.
* IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS WITH AREAS OF SNOW ON HIGHER
ELEVATION ROADS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. PERSONS PLANNING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR COLD TEMPERATURES.
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
242 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013
…SEVERAL DAYS OF COLD WEATHER FOR OUR AREA…
…ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE
SANTA LUCIA RANGE IN MONTEREY COUNTY….
.DISCUSSION…AS OF 2:30 PM PST WEDNESDAY…SATL IMAGERY IS INDC
THAT A COLD FRONT IS POISED JUST NORTH OF THE DISTRICT. IR IMAGERY
IS INDC PLENTY OF COLD CU BEHIND THE FRONT.
THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE DISTRICT…IN
FACT…SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPS OF THE WINTER IS ON TAP LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING AND LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY
MORNING. EVEN THOUGH THOUGH THERE IS NOT MUCH MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM…THE VERY COLD AIRMASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
RESULT IN UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY…WITH THE LOW LEVEL NW
FLOW THERE WILL BE DECENT UPSLOPE…IN PARTICULAR IN THE SANTA
LUCIA RANGE. THEREFORE…HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET IN THE SANTA LUCIA MOUNTAINS…WHERE 2 TO 3
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE (PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SANFRANCISCO
FOR DETAILS). THERE COULD LOCALLY BE 1 INCH DOWN TO 1500 FEET IN
SOME OF THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. THERE COULD BE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW
IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS AS WELL…BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN
ADVISORY.
And I thought we were starting to warm up for summer. Central coast’s chiefest blessing is that whatever happens it doesn’t last long. One month of winter is a good thing. Stay cozy, Kate et al.
Stay warm, Angel
Ah, you are so sweet! I am actually a tad too warm. I banked the fire, after putting on an all-nighter log, got into my Jammie’s, and am watching TV, sorta … the signal keeps coming in and out, so I have a book for back-up. Just put new batteries in my weather station, and it is a toasty 39 outside, so no worries, here. Snow is actually a good insulator, so hoping that will help. Chew’s Ridge, which is higher than my mountain, is down to 38 degrees and dropping. The real cold will hit about 4 am, according to NOAA, NWS. bigsurkate, on a mountain top in Big Sur
Getting cold here at the Hermitage. Hope to see snow in the morning. Putting an extra log in the fire tonight.