...HEAVY RAINS FORECAST OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

.THE AREAL FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXPANDED INTO SHASTA COUNTY TO
INCLUDE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINS IN URBAN AREAS AND PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION, THE AREAL FLOOD WATCH ALSO
INCLUDES POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SMALL RIVERS, STREAMS AND CREEKS
WITHIN THE CARR, DELTA AND HIRZ BURN SCAR AREAS.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA...CENTRAL SACRAMENTO
VALLEY...CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY...MOTHERLODE...
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY...
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY...NORTHERN SACRAMENTO
VALLEY...NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY...SHASTA LAKE AREA /
NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY AND SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY.

* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY, AND UP TO 5 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE COASTAL RANGE
MOUNTAINS, AND 3 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE WEST SLOPE OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS, RISES ON SMALL RIVERS AND
CREEKS, AND MUD SLIDES OR DEBRIS FLOWS OVER RECENT BURN SCAR
AREAS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

* THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT OVER THE MENDOCINO WILDFIRE COMPLEX AND THE CAMP WILDFIRE
BURN SCAR AREAS LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR DEBRIS FLOWS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES, DOWNED TREES, DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH, OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

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