STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR WESTERN U.S. STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 
7 AM PST MON JAN 2 2006

...CENTRAL CALIFORNIA HEAVY RAINS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...

CURRENTLY... NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IS SHOWING A
LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA...EXTENDING NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA.  
THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS THE
STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY 350 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE WEST OF LOS ANGELES NEAR
34.2N 125.2W AT 4 AM PST.  THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARIES ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH EASTWARD INTO
CALIFORNIA TODAY.  THIS WILL CONTINE TO BRING AN ABUNDANCE OF
PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO CALIFORNIA WITH THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL
HEAVY TO FLOODING RAINS FOR CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
HEAVY SNOWS INLAND THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
CALIFORNIA...NEVADA..OREGON...IDAHO AND UTAH.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRNTLY IN EFFECT
FOR MOST OF CALIFORNIA...WESTERN NEVADA AND SOUTHWESTERN OREGON.
IN ADDITION...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND
OREGON AREA.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS IN CALIFORNIA...THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA...EASTERN OREGON...CENTRAL UTAH...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IDAHO. 


...SELECTED 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...


CALIFORNIA...

NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...

VENADO.........................3.84  INCHES  400 AM PST
MAMMOTH PASS...................3.08  INCHES  400 AM PST
LA PORTE.......................3.01  INCHES  400 AM PST
WOLVERTON......................2.62  INCHES  400 AM PST
BRUSH CREEK....................2.56  INCHES  400 AM PST
SHASTA DAM.....................2.56  INCHES  400 AM PST
CHILKOOT MEADOW................2.52  INCHES  400 AM PST
SHADE QUARTER MOUNTAIN.........2.51  INCHES  400 AM PST
HUYSINK........................2.44  INCHES  400 AM PST
HONEYDEW.......................2.36  INCHES  400 AM PST
GIRARD.........................2.32  INCHES  400 AM PST
YORKVILLE......................2.20  INCHES  400 AM PST
SACRAMENTO.....................0.59  INCHES  400 AM PST 
OAKLAND AIRPORT................0.31  INCHES  400 AM PST 
SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT..........0.13  INCHES  400 AM PST


SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...

SAN MARCOS PASS................5.18  INCHES  400 AM PST
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN...............4.93  INCHES  400 AM PST
REFUGIO........................4.32  INCHES  400 AM PST
UPPER MATILIJA CANYON..........4.30  INCHES  400 AM PST
ALISAL RESERVOIR...............4.22  INCHES  400 AM PST
SANTA MARGARITA................3.92  INCHES  400 AM PST
NORDHOFF RIDGE.................3.83  INCHES  400 AM PST
THREE PEAKS....................3.82  INCHES  400 AM PST
NIPOMA.........................3.61  INCHES  400 AM PST
BLACK MOUNTAIN.................3.56  INCHES  400 AM PST
BIG SUR........................3.19  INCHES  400 AM PST
LA CUMBRE PEAK.................3.15  INCHES  400 AM PST
SAN LUIS OBISPO AIRPORT........3.10  INCHES  400 AM PST
CHEWS RIDGE....................2.44  INCHES  400 AM PST
OXNARD.........................1.03  INCHES  400 AM PST  
LOS ANGELES AIRPORT............0.56  INCHES  400 AM PST

NEVADA...

MOUNT ROSE.....................2.63  INCHES  400 AM PST
CARSON CITY....................1.79  INCHES  400 AM PST
GALENA.........................1.34  INCHES  400 AM PST

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 1 PM 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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