STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...MULTI-DAY RAIN...WIND...AND SNOW EVENT CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE
NORTHWEST...    

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES... WARNINGS... AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... COASTAL
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON... AND PORTIONS OF PUGET SOUND.

HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... EASTERN
OREGON... NEVADA... AND WESTERN MONTANA.

WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF WASHINGTON... OREGON... IDAHO... WESTERN MONTANA...
AND WESTERN WYOMING.  A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST UTAH.

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

AT 600 PM PST...AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 973 MB...28.72 INCHES...CENTERED OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC CONTINUES TO FEED MOISTURE INTO THE WESTERN U.S. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON... NORTHWEST OREGON... AND SOUTHERN IDAHO TO NORTHERN
UTAH. SOME LIGHTER AND MORE SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO
FALLING IN PARTS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND EASTERN NEVADA. THE
MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION IS FALLING IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
HOWEVER... SNOW WAS BEING RECORDED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS
THE REGION.       

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI NOV 30...

...CALIFORNIA...
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                      10.09                    
CAZADERO 6.9 WNW                      9.11                    
ST. HELENA 5 ESE                      8.82                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                   8.36                    
STIRLING CITY                         8.36                    
GREENFIELD 24 SW                      8.15                    
CLEAR CRK                             8.08                    
LUCIA 5 NNW                           8.03                    
VENADO                                8.00                    
BRANDY CRK                            7.76                    
OAK MOUNTAIN RAWS                     7.52                    
LEXINGTON HILLS 4 E                   7.44                    
WHISPERING PINES                      7.32                    
CRESCENT CITY 4.2 NE                  7.25                    
MC CLOUD 9 SSE                        7.07                    

...NEVADA...
RENO 5.6 WSW                          1.47                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 NE                  1.11                    

...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SW                           6.35                    
MERLIN 6 SW                           4.50                    
WILLIAMS 1 W                          4.09                    
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     3.86                    
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW                     3.55                    
APPLEGATE 5 NNW                       3.43                    
CENTRAL POINT 5.7 NW                  3.43                    
CAVE JUNCTION 3.7 E                   3.40                    
GRANTS PASS 4 N                       3.30                    
RIDDLE                                3.30                    
WILLIAMS 1 NW                         3.30                    
JACKSONVILLE 8.9 WSW                  3.23                    
SELMA 5 NNE                           3.23                    
TRAIL 2.3 NNW                         3.20                    

...WASHINGTON...
COPALIS CROSSING 2.1 NNW              2.29                    
BRINNON 3 SW                          2.10                    
TAHUYA 2.6 NE                         1.82                    
QUILLAYUTE                            1.42                    
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N                    1.34                    
ABERDEEN 0.7 WSW                      1.32                    
CHIMACUM 5.1 S                        1.24                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI NOV 30...

...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 WNW                  26.0                    
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT                  22.0                    
SIERRA AT TAHOE                      19.0                    
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT                12.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS                        9.0                    
CHARLOTTE LAKE                        8.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                  8.0                    
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU                      7.0                    
KAISER POINT                          7.0                    
SQUAW VALLEY                          6.0                    
VOLCANIC KNOB                         6.0                    

...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...
SANDBERG                              86                    
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW                     79                    
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSW                     78                    
REDDING 2 S                           71                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    67                    
MT. DIABLO RAWS                       67                    
BLUE CANYON                           66                    
DOYLE 3 N                             66                    
OXNARD AIRPORT                        66                    
DUNCAN PEAK RAWS                      64                    
SADDLEBACK RAWS                       63                    
REDDING                               61                    
CRESCENT MILLS 3 SW                   60                    
JANESVILLE                            60                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 4 NE              90                    
MOUNT MONTGOMERY 5 ENE                88                    
VIRGINIA CITY 4 NNW                   77                    
CARSON CITY 6 SW                      72                    
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW                    68                    
SILVER SPRINGS                        68                    
RENO 2 NE                             60                    
RENO/CANNON INTL ARPT                 59                    

...OREGON...
SPRAGUE RIVER 10 SSE                  60                    


THE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
MUCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF CALIFORNIA
THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL OF 12 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S...SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. ADDITIONALLY... STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST GIVEN THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHWEST U.S. AND THE LOW
PRESSURE OF THIS STORM.  

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

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