[MCD] SWOMCD

Mon Jan 2 01:20:55 UTC 2006

ACUS11 KWNS 020121
SWOMCD
SPC MCD 020121 
CAZ000-020615-

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0005
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0721 PM CST SUN JAN 01 2006

AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHERN SIERRA MOUNTAINS

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW 

VALID 020121Z - 020615Z

HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED TO STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA MOUNTAINS OF CA. SNOW RATES OF 2-3 IN/HR
WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 6500 FT.

PER SATELLITE IMAGERY/UPPER AIR DIAGNOSTICS...STRONG PACIFIC UPPER
JET/DPVA AND OROGRAPHIC LIFT COMBINED WITH DEEP MOISTURE PLUME WILL
BE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY WET SNOW ACROSS THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THE NIGHT. EARLY EVENING MESONET OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE SIERRA ARE
GENERALLY INDICATIVE OF SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6500-7000 FT...WITH
PERSISTENT WARM AIR ADVECTION REGIME LIKELY YIELDING LITTLE
APPRECIABLE CHANGE IN SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT. SNOW RATES OF 2-3 IN/HR
WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY COMMON THROUGH THE NIGHT.

..GUYER.. 01/02/2006

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...VEF...REV...HNX...STO...

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