Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Special Weather Statement - East,Central San Joaquin Valley (California)
Updated: Tue, 07-Sep-2010 2:27pm PDT
MUCH COOLER AND BREEZY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE ONTO THE
WEST COAST WEDNESDAY...THEN INLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL
USHER IN MUCH COOLER AIR THAN THAT OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND HIGH DESERTS OF KERN
COUNTY WILL FALL 10 TO 15 DEGREES BY THURSDAY. IN THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SOME 20 DEGREES OR MORE.
WHILE THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL NOT HAVE MUCH MOISTURE WITH
IT...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH FOR SOME SCATTERED LIGHT PRECIPITATION
IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO COULD OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS
AND ALONG THE CREST...HOWEVER THESE AMOUNTS WILL BE RATHER SPOTTY.
IN GENERAL THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AT OR ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET BUT
MAY LOWER TO 8 OR 9 THOUSAND TOWARD DAYBREAK THURSDAY.
WINDS MAY BECOME GUSTY AT TIMES THROUGH AND BELOW THE PASSES IN
THE KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. HOWEVER WIDESPREAD STRONG
WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED.
DRY WEATHER WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL BE THE RULE FOR
FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
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