THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 16 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST MON DEC 03 2012

...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GETS A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
TODAY BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND ARRIVES BY TUESDAY...   

FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS A SMALL AREA IN
WESTERN WASHINGTON.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF EXTREME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON...PARTS OF
COASTAL WASHINGTON AND OREGON...AS WELL AS PARTS OF NORTHERN
ROCKIES.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
OREGON...WASHINGTON...IDAHO AND MONTANA.

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

AT 600 AM PST...THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD
HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS TO THE WEST COAST YESTERDAY HAD
MOVED RAPIDLY EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND OUT INTO THE
PLAINS STATES. MEANWHILE...AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH
A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 980 MB...28.94 INCHES...REMAINED NEARLY
STATIONARY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
CONTINUING TO IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN
OREGON. FARTHER SOUTH...FROM SOUTHERN OREGON INTO
CALIFORNIA...PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE MOMENT IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM NOW OVER THE ROCKIES. FARTHER INLAND...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
IDAHO AND MONTANA.                            

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 AM PST MON DEC 03...

...CALIFORNIA...
BRANDY CREEK (SHASTA)                23.48                    
STERLING CITY (FEATHER)              21.24                    
SIMS                                 17.90                    
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                      17.50                    
NORTH COAST CAMP SIX                 16.64                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                  15.72                    
OAK MOUNTAIN                         15.16                    
MIRANDA 4.1 SW                       14.98                    
CAZADERO 6.9 WNW                     14.45                    
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW                     14.37                    
LOS GATOS 6.1 S                      13.89                    
BLUE CANYON                          13.41                    
REDWAY 1.8 WSW                       13.39                    
BRANDY CRK                           12.60                    
SECRET TOWN                          12.55                    
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE                  9.55                    
SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT            4.09                    

...IDAHO...
MULLAN PASS                           3.67                    
YELLOW PINE 0.2 SSW                   3.17                    
MCCALL 9.3 SSE                        3.16                    
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW                  2.86                    
DOVER 0.4 SW                          1.95                    
SAGLE 1.8 NNE                         1.79                    
SANDPOINT 13.3 NE                     1.77                    
ST. MARIES 2.8 S                      1.57                    
ATHOL 1.5 ENE                         1.52                    
CLARK FORK 3.5 SE                     1.50                    

...MONTANA...
NOXON 9.1 NNW                         1.64                    
LIBBY 28.0 SSW                        1.24                    

...NEVADA...
RENO 5.6 WSW                          3.29                    
GARDNERVILLE 3.9 S                    2.17                    
CARSON CITY 2.3 NNE                   1.67                    
SPARKS 6.7 N                          1.13                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 NE                  1.12                    

...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SW                          12.35                    
FOSS                                  8.47                    
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     8.28                    
MEDFORD 5.0 SSW                       7.83                    
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW                     6.85                    
CAVE JUNCTION 3.7 E                   6.65                    
GRANTS PASS 6.1 SSE                   6.54                    
CENTRAL POINT 5.7 NW                  6.53                    
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E                     6.49                    
WILLIAMS 1 NW                         6.34                    
ASHLAND 1.4 ESE                       6.29                    
SHADY COVE 0.2 S                      5.90                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         5.29                    

...WASHINGTON...
WYNOOCHEE LAKE                       10.72                    
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                       8.71                    
TRACYTON 2.3 WSW                      5.54                    
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT               5.32                    
QUILLAYUTE                            4.71                    
MONTESANO 4.5 SW                      4.53                    
GRAYS RIVER 0.9 SSE                   4.52                    
BREMERTON 2.9 NNE                     4.34                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT              4.33                    
PORT LUDLOW 1.1 SSE                   3.97                    
CHIMACUM 5.1 S                        3.94                    
SILVERDALE 5.5 NNW                    3.87                    
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N                    3.83                    
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD                  3.06                    
OLYMPIA AIRPORT                       2.12                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 AM PST MON DEC 03...

...CALIFORNIA...
MT ROSE SKI                          45.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 WNW                  26.0                    
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT                  22.0                    
SIERRA AT TAHOE                      19.0                    
KAISER POINT SNOTEL                  18.0                    
MITCHELL MEADOW SNOTEL               15.0                    
VOLCANIC KNOB SNOTEL                 14.0                    
BISHOP PASS SNOTEL                   12.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                 12.0                    
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT                12.0                    
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU SNOTEL              10.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS                        9.0                    
CHARLOTTE LAKE SNOTEL                 8.0                    
TUNNEL GUARD STATION                  8.0                    
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU                      7.0                    
KAISER POINT                          7.0                    

...IDAHO...
DEADWOOD SUMMIT 1 W                  46.0                    
GROUSE 16 WNW                        43.0                    
KETCHUM 16 WSW                       42.0                    
ISLAND PARK 4 WSW                    34.0                    
CHALLIS 13 WSW                       28.0                    
KETCHUM 22 NW                        25.4                    
JAMES CREEK SUMMIT 1 ESE             24.0                    
N TRINITY LAKES                      20.0                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                     14.9                    
MACKAY 17 SW                         14.7                    
ARCO 33 WNW                          12.5                    
STANLEY 28 NE                        10.0                    

...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 10 S                16.0                    
BIG SKY 22 S                          9.0                    
EAST PORTAL 5 NNW                     8.0                    
LAKEVIEW 1 SW                         7.0                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  23.0                    
DAGGET PASS                           8.0                    

...OREGON...
ASHLAND 8 S                          10.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
WINTHROP 6.8 NNW                      5.0                    
PLAIN 0.8 NW                          4.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN                     150                    
WARD MOUNTAIN                        139                    
LAKE CITY 3 E                         90                    
SANDBERG                              86                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    81                    
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW                     79                    
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSW                     78                    
DUNCAN PEAK RAWS                      77                    
REDDING 2 S                           71                    
MT. DIABLO RAWS                       67                    
BLUE CANYON                           66                    
RIVERSIDE                             63                    
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT               50                    

...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW                      77                    
NYE 5 SW                              76                    
EMIGRANT 3 SSE                        67                    
MCALLISTER 4 NNE                      67                    
BOULDER                               61                    

...NEVADA...
WARD MOUNTAIN                        139                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI ARE  4 NE              95                    
RENO 2 SSE                            95                    
LAKE CITY  3 E                        90                    
MOUNT MONTGOMERY 5 ENE                88                    
WASHOE CITY 1 S                       84                    
JARBIDGE 9 E                          83                    
WALTER LAKE                           80                    
VIRGINIA CITY 4 NNW                   77                    
KYLE CANYON RAWS                      73                    
CARSON CITY 6 SW                      72                    
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW                    68                    
SILVER SPRINGS                        68                    

...OREGON...
NEWPORT                               74                    
SPRAGUE RIVER 10 SSE                  60                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 1 N                           59                    

...UTAH...
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS                113                    
ALTA                                  85                    
SNOWBASIN                             72                    
BRIGHTON                              71                    
PARK CITY                             71                    

...WYOMING...
SHERIDAN                              68                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 5 W                      59                    
ARLINGTON                             54                    


AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE STRONG COLD
FRONT...CALIFORNIA WILL GET A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
TODAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE WEST COAST
BY TUESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS
WELL AS WESTERN OREGON/WASHINGTON. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHERE
SNOW IS FALLING...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHERN
CASCADES...AND INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST. ALSO...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIKELY.   

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 952 AM EST MON DEC 03 2012