SFOHWOSTO (11/22/08 0639)

FLUS46 KSTO 221442
HWOSTO

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
700 AM PST SAT NOV 22 2008

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SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-MOTHERLODE-
EAST FOOTHILLS/NORTH SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
700 AM PST SAT NOV 22 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO AND NORTHERN 
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEYS THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO ONE 
QUARTER MILE OR LESS. THIS WILL IMPACT THE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 
99 CORRIDOR...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SACRAMENTO...STOCKTON AND 
MODESTO. LOCALLY DENSE FOG IS ALSO EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE 
SACRAMENTO DELTA.

* DENSE FOG ADVISORY.........SEE WWUS76 KSTO - NPWSTO FOR DETAILS *

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

PATCHY FOG IS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. LOCALLY 
DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS. 
SEVERAL STORMS SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA NEXT WEEK BRINGING THE 
POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION AND COOLER WEATHER. THE FIRST SYSTEM 
ARRIVES MONDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS WILL BRING CHANCES OF 
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THROUGH THE WEEK...WHICH COULD AFFECT 
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY TRAVEL. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT 
THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER 
CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. 

THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT
(LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/STO