[pct-l] A Little Bit Of Winter

[tom aterno]

Winter returns to the Sierra - if only briefly.  


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
841 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 CAZ089>099-260000-
WEST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-EAST CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
SOUTHWESTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-SOUTHEASTERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MARIPOSA MADERA AND FRESNO COUNTY FOOTHILLS-
TULARE COUNTY FOOTHILLS-KERN COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-
SOUTHEASTERN KERN COUNTY DESERT-
841 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...MUCH COOLER TODAY AND SATURDAY... BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE TEHACHAPI
MOUNTAINS...AND HIGH DESERT OF KERN COUNTY. AN ABNORMALLY COOL LOW PRESSURE AREA FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR
WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL
BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
TODAY...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SATURDAY...DECREASING SATURDAY NIGHT.
THE SNOW LEVEL TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE AROUND 6000 FEET...BUT
COULD BE LOCALLY LOWER IN HEAVIER SHOWERS. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN SUNDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
EAST OF THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO NEAR
NORMAL SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY.