SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA133 PM PST FRI FEB 15 2013ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-...COLD STORM COMING TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIATUESDAY BRINGING MUCH COLDER WEATHER...RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW...ANDSTRONG WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. THE STORM WILL MOVEOUT LATE WEDNESDAY.
- RAINFALL...PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES RANGE FROM ONE QUARTER TO
THREE QUARTER INCH IN THE COASTAL AREAS AND VALLEYS...THREE
QUARTERS TO LOCALLY ONE AND A QUARTER INCH IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND A QUARTER INCH OR LESS IN THE DESERTS.
- SNOWFALL...UP TO TWELVE INCHES OR LOCALLY GREATER IN THE
MOUNTAINS. UP TO THREE INCHES IN THE HIGH DESERT AND VALLEY
FOOTHILLS. SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO AROUND 2500 FEET TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
- THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH SMALL HAIL OR GRAUPEL
POSSIBLE. WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS.
- WINDS...STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS...DESERTS AND COASTAL
WATERS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
- IMPACTS...ANY COMBINATION RAIN...SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND LOW
VISIBILITIES WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THE DETAILS OF THIS STORM HAVE YET TO BE DETERMINED. THESERAINFALL AND SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND WIND SPEEDS ARE PRELIMINARYESTIMATES. UPDATES WILL BE MADE AS THESE DETAILS COME INTO GREATERFOCUS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/SANDIEGO...AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES.
