STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 1 FOR WESTERN U.S. STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
7 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2006

...PACIFIC MOISTURE IS ONCE AGAIN CAUSING HEAVY RAINS ALONG THE
WEST COAST...

CURRENTLY... NOAA RADAR IS SHOWING A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION
THAT COVERS MOST OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE LATEST SURFACE
ANALYSIS SHOWS A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER TO THE NORTHWEST OF
SEATTLE WASHINGTON. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL FALL ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE WEST
COAST AND PROGRESS EASTWARD OVER TIME. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...AND WASHINGTON. 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS IN
CALIFORNIA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. HEAVY SNOW
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IDAHO. SNOW ADVISORIES
ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...EASTERN
AND SOUTHERN OREGON...NORTHERN WASHINGTON...AND WESTERN IDAHO. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN IDAHO AND
UTAH. 


...SELECTED 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...


CALIFORNIA...

VENADO.........................3.60  INCHES  500 PM PST
BEALE AFB......................2.90  INCHES  400 PM PST
GIRARD.........................2.04  INCHES  500 PM PST
YORKVILLE......................1.96  INCHES  500 PM PST
SHASTA DAM.....................1.68  INCHES  500 PM PST
HONEYDEW.......................1.36  INCHES  500 PM PST
SANTA ROSA.....................1.30  INCHES  400 PM PST
VANDENBURG.....................1.27  INCHES  500 PM PST
CHEW RIDGE.....................1.24  INCHES  500 PM PST


THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 1 AM PST BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER.  REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION.


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