STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR WEST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST FRI FEB 06 2015

...HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WEST
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND... 

FLOOD WATCHES...FLOOD ADVISORIES AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL AS OVER NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHWESTERN OREGON.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...AROUND MOUNT RAINIER IN
WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION.

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

AT 600 PM PST...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE U.S.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 
MEANWHILE...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
AND EASTERN WASHINGTON AND INTO NORTHERN IDAHO. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
04 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI FEB 06...

...CALIFORNIA...
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                       7.99                    
SHELTER COVE 1.2 ENE                  7.11                    
SIMS 2 NW                             7.00                    
LAYTONVILLE 10 N                      6.70                    
MIRANDA 4.1 SW                        6.45                    
ETTERSBURG                            6.01                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                   5.73                    
REDWAY 1.8 WSW                        5.18                    
GARBERVILLE 2.9 SW                    4.62                    
MT SHASTA                             3.96                    
BRIDGEVILLE 10 S                      3.46                    
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD         3.26                    
MCCLOUD 3 S                           3.20                    
UKIAH MUNI ARPT                       2.59                    
ARCATA AIRPORT                        2.37                    
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO. ARP             1.89                    

...OREGON...
O'BRIEN 2 SW                          5.70                    
KERBY                                 5.13                    
SELMA 5 NNE                           5.08                    
OBRIEN 2 WSW                          4.50                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         4.05                    
GRANTS PASS 9.5 W                     3.88                    
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE                    3.85                    
HARBOR 1 NNW                          3.51                    
BROOKINGS 1 SE                        3.50                    
WILDERVILLE 5 NNW                     3.43                    
BROOKINGS 1 ENE                       3.41                    
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT                  2.63                    
RIDDLE 1 S                            2.36                    
SCAPPOOSE                             2.27                    
POWERS 7 NNE                          2.20                    
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT               1.89                    
NORTH BEND 2 ENE                      1.05                    

...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW                     8.06                    
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                       7.47                    
SEABECK 3.7 SSW                       4.50                    
SKOKOMISH                             3.88                    
QUILLAYUTE                            3.63                    
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT               3.36                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          3.36                    
PORT ANGELES INTL AIRPORT             2.43                    
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT              2.04                    
KENT                                  1.50                    
STAIRCASE RAPIDS                      1.50                    
JEFFERSON CREEK RAWS                  1.47                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
EL DORADO                             64                    
FALL RIVER MILLS                      52                    

...MONTANA...
FAIRFIELD 7 NE                        72                    
ROSCOE 1 S                            70                    
PINE CREEK                            66                    
JUDITH GAP                            59                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     58                    
MCALLISTER 4 NNE                      58                    

...NEVADA...
RENO 16 SSW (TOP OF SLIDE MTN)       134                    
GARDNERVILLE                          70                    
WASHOE                                66                    

...OREGON...
GARIBALDI 1 SW                        61                    

...WYOMING...
ARLINGTON 5 NW                        58                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     58                    


A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND FRONTS IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SYSTEMS IS FORECAST TO
BRING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN INTO THE WESTERN U.S. ESPECIALLY THE
WIND-FACING SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGES SUCH AS THE
CASCADES AND THE SIERRA NEVADA.  AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE COASTAL REGION
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY WITH OVER 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA!  THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND DANGEROUS MUDSLIDES.  IN
ADDITION...HIGH WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGION FROM TIME TO TIME.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER 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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