NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
...STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING...
.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AS A DEEPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES FAR NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. SOUTHERLY WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY BEFORE DECREASING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...STRONGEST TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH.
* IMPACTS...TREE DAMAGE WITH POWER OUTAGES PROBABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING ...WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...
* THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
* A WEAKER AND COLDER ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL BRING ANOTHER PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 5000 FEET.
* RAINFALL TOTALS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COASTAL AND SHASTA MOUNTAINS, AND 4 TO 9 INCHES IN THE NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS, MOTHERLODE, WESTERN PLUMAS MOUNTAINS AND SIERRA NEVADA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
