STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...HEAVY RAIN...HIGH WINDS...AND HEAVY SNOW BATTER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES...

HEAVY SNOW AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES...INCLUDING THE WASATCH AND SIERRA NEVADA
RANGES. HIGH SURF WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO WESTERN WASHINGTON.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

A SERIES OF UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES IMBEDDED WITHIN A STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
RAIN...SHOWERS...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY MONDAY.  THE POWERFUL
WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY RAINS...HIGH WINDS...AND SEVERAL
FEET OF SNOW TO THE SIERRA HAS MOVED INLAND AND
WEAKENED....ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR AREAS OF RAIN AND
SNOW FROM ARIZONA AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO NORTHWARD INTO
UTAH...COLORADO...WYOMING...IDAHO AND MONTANA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 0100 AM
PST JAN 4 THROUGH 0300 PM PST SAT JAN 5...

...CALIFORNIA...
BLACKCAP BASIN SNOTEL		    71.3 EST
VOLCANIC KNOB SNOTEL		    61.1 EST
MAMMOTH LAKES 2W		    60.0
UPPER BURNT CORRAL		    57.0 EST
CHARLOTTE LAKE SNOTEL		    56.2 EST
OSTRANDER LAKE SNOTEL		    50.2 EST
TENAYA LAKE SNOTEL		    48.2 EST
TUNNEL GUARD STATION		    40.8 EST
SQUAW VALLEY			    36.0
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU SNOTEL		    34.0 EST
NORTHSTAR			    32.0
KAISER POINT SNOTEL		    31.2 EST
ASPENDELL			    16.0       FELL IN 4 HOURS

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA		    48.0 ESTIMATED
INCLINE VILLAGE 1E		    48.0
SPOONER SUMMIT			    36.0
DAGGET PASS			    19.0
STEAD				    15.0
NINE MILES WEST OF RENO             12.0       AS OF 0600 PST
FOUR MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MINDEN 11.0       AS OF 0800 PST
SPARKS				    10.0
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY		    10.0
MOUNT CHARLESTON		    10.0

...IDAHO...
DOLLAR HIDE SNOTEL		    31.5
MAGIC MOUNTAIN SNOTEL		    30.0
VIENNA MINE SNOTEL		    30.0
GALENA SUMMIT SNOTEL		    25.5
SMILEY MIN SNOTEL		    24.0
LOST WOOD SNOTEL		    22.5
KETCHUM				    20.0
SWEDE PEAK SNOTEL		    19.0
MILL CREEK SUMMIT SNOTEL	    14.5
CRAB CREEK SNOTEL		    13.0


...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 0100 AM PST JAN 4
THROUGH 0400 AM PST SAT JAN 5 EXCEPT WHERE NOTED...

...CALIFORNIA...
LOMA PRIETA 2200 FT		   10.00
WAWONA                              9.35      AS OF 0500 PST
SAN MARCOS PASS                     8.98
BRANDY CREEK                        8.92  
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE                8.84
OPIDS CAMP                          8.02      AS OF 0625 PST
VENADO                              8.00
BEN LOMOND			    7.99
WHITE LEDGE PEAK                    7.99
MONTECITO                           7.91
NORDHOFF RIDGE                      7.60
SAN FRANCISCO ARPT		    2.33

...UTAH...
ALTA COLLINS                        2.79
SOLITUDE 8300 FT ELEVATION          2.44
DEER VALLEY DALY WEST               2.37      AS OF 0500 PST
THAYNES CANYON                      2.20
BRIGHTON                            2.10
SNOWBIRD                            1.90
LITTLE GRASSY                       1.80
MIDWAY VALLEY CEDAR BREAKS          1.60

...OREGON...
RIDDLE 2 SE			    2.69
WILLIAMS 1 N                        2.34  
BANDON 11.4 S                       2.27  
COOS BAY 2.5 W                      2.06  
SELMA 5 NNE                         2.14 

...NEVADA...
NINE MILES WEST OF RENO             4.25     AS OF 0600 PST
FOUR MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MINDEN 4.11     AS OF 0800 PST
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY		    3.20
N JOHNSON LANE			    3.00 EST
ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF CARSON CITY   2.94     AS OF 0900 PST
TWO MILES EAST OF SPARKS            2.67     AS OF 0515 PST
COLD SPRINGS			    3.20
RENO ARPT			    1.93


...SELECTED RECENT WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR...

...CALIFORNIA...
TAHOE CITY 2W             163 MOUNTAIN CREST
WILEY RIDGE                63
MILL CREEK                 61
BIG PINES                  61
CHILAO                     61
ACTON                      58
WEST COVINA 5 NNW	   57

...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN 3 WNW	  104
GRASS VALLEY 4 SSE	  104
TONOPAH 46 E		   84
PARADISE VALLEY		   75
ELKO			   66


...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK                105
SNOWBASINE STRAW TOP      105
SOUTHERN WASATCH PEAKS    101
DEER VALLEY EMPIRE PEAK    89
SOUTH MOUNTAIN TOOELE      85

RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AT 1245 PM PST SHOW SCATTERED AREAS
OF PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WITH THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OVER NORTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WHERE
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW CONTINUES. HEAVY
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PEAKS OF THE
WEST...INCLUDING THE SIERRA...THE CASCADES...THE BITTEROOTS...AND
THE WASATCH...THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT. 

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