Tuesday, February 15, 2011

RAIN'S A-COMIN'

Time to cover the woodpile and shelter in the tractor.  Looks like we're in for some wet weather over the next few days. Here's the Special Statement from the National Weather Service issued today (Tuesday):

PATCHY LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED TODAY AND THE LIGHT RAIN WILL EXPAND TONIGHT. A STEADIER RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL RATES ARE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW LEVELS 6000 TO 7000 FEET ON WEDNESDAY WILL LOWER TO NEAR 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. 
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ONE QUARTER TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND VALLEYS WITH LOCALLY UP TO 1 INCH. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER RAIN BANDS AND FAVORED MOUNTAIN SLOPES.
WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS THE HIGH COUNTRY AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. A BREAK IN THE WEATHER WILL OCCUR FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THIS SLOWER MOVING STORM SYSTEM COULD BRING SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS INTO SUNDAY.

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