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000
SXUS45 KREV 060906
RECREV

RECREATION FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
206 AM PDT MON SEP 6 2010

WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS
AND DOWNWIND SHORES.  WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON
UPWIND SHORES.

CAZ072-NVZ002-070030-
LAKE TAHOE AT LAKE LEVEL-
206 AM PDT MON SEP 6 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...SUNNY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 70.
WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 3 FEET IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO LESS THAN
1 FOOT.
.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LIGHT WINDS. LOWS 49 TO 57. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN
1 FOOT.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 69. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 3 FEET.

$$

NVZ004-070030-
PYRAMID LAKE AT LAKE LEVEL-
206 AM PDT MON SEP 6 2010

.TODAY...SUNNY. LIGHT WINDS. HIGHS AROUND 74. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN
1 FOOT.
.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LIGHT WINDS. LOWS AROUND 56. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS
THAN 1 FOOT.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 80. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT INCREASING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

000
SXUS76 KSGX 060033
RERSGX

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
530 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

...LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON SEPT 5...

LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

OCEANSIDE HARBOR       65           67 IN 1999         SINCE 1914

000
SXUS45 KREV 052238
RECREV

RECREATION FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
338 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS
AND DOWNWIND SHORES.  WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON
UPWIND SHORES.

CAZ072-NVZ002-061215-
LAKE TAHOE AT LAKE LEVEL-
338 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT
MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...CLEAR. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
EVENING INCREASING TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. LOWS 47 TO 57. WAVE HEIGHTS
UP TO 2 FEET INCREASING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.LABOR DAY...SUNNY. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING DECREASING
TO UP TO 10 MPH. HIGHS AROUND 66. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE
MORNING DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LIGHT WINDS. LOWS 50 TO 60. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS
THAN 1 FOOT.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 68. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT INCREASING
TO 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

NVZ004-061215-
PYRAMID LAKE AT LAKE LEVEL-
338 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

.TONIGHT...CLEAR. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
THE EVENING. LOWS AROUND 55. WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 2 FEET.
.LABOR DAY...SUNNY. LIGHT WINDS. HIGHS AROUND 73. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS
THAN 1 FOOT.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LIGHT WINDS. LOWS AROUND 56. WAVE HEIGHTS
LESS THAN 1 FOOT.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT
WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 77. WAVE HEIGHTS LESS THAN 1 FOOT INCREASING
TO UP TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

000
SXUS46 KHNX 052057
RECHNX

RECREATION FORECAST FOR THE NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY - HANFORD CA
157 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

POINT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
ARE FOR TONIGHT...LABOR DAY...MONDAY NIGHT...AND TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURE RANGES ARE AVERAGES OVER THE PARK AREAS AND MAY NOT
REFLECT POINT FORECAST VALUES.

CAZ096-061100-
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...YOSEMITE VALLEY /4000 FT/ AND THE HIGH COUNTRY /8500 FT/
157 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 50 TO 60 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...33 TO 43 IN THE
HIGH COUNTRY.
.LABOR DAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 86 TO 94 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...63 TO 73 IN
THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 57 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...32 TO
42 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY...WINDY. HIGHS 81 TO 90 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...58 TO
68 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. LOWS 44 TO 53 IN YOSEMITE
VALLEY...30 TO 40 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE
EVENING.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. HIGHS 68 TO 78 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...46 TO 56 IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY. LOWS 41 TO 51 IN YOSEMITE VALLEY...27 TO 37 IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 41 TO 51 IN
YOSEMITE VALLEY...27 TO 37 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. HIGHS 72 TO 81 IN
YOSEMITE VALLEY...50 TO 60 IN THE HIGH COUNTRY.

&&
                          TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION
YOSEMITE VLY             57  93  54  88   /     0   0   0   0
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS         26  69  26  64   /     0   0   0   0
=

$$

CAZ096-061100-
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...CEDAR GROVE /4500 FT/ AND GRANT GROVE /6500 FT/
157 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 47 TO 52 AT CEDAR GROVE...34 TO 40 AT GRANT
GROVE.
.LABOR DAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 89 TO 98 AT CEDAR GROVE...76 TO 86 AT
GRANT GROVE.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 42 TO 47 AT CEDAR GROVE...32 TO 38 AT
GRANT GROVE.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 86 TO 94 AT CEDAR GROVE...73 TO 83 AT GRANT
GROVE.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS 40 TO 45 AT CEDAR
GROVE...29 TO 36 AT GRANT GROVE.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS. HIGHS 74 TO 84 AT CEDAR GROVE...64 TO 74 AT GRANT GROVE.
LOWS 34 TO 44 AT CEDAR GROVE...25 TO 35 AT GRANT GROVE.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35 TO 42 AT
CEDAR GROVE...26 TO 33 AT GRANT GROVE. HIGHS 76 TO 86 AT CEDAR
GROVE...65 TO 75 AT GRANT GROVE.

=

$$

CAZ097-061100-
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING...FOOTHILLS /2500 FT/ GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE /6500 FT/
157 PM PDT SUN SEP 5 2010

.TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 57 TO 63 IN THE FOOTHILLS...42 TO 52 IN THE
GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.LABOR DAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 91 TO 97 IN THE FOOTHILLS...72 TO 82 IN
THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.MONDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 57 TO 62 IN THE FOOTHILLS...41 TO 51 IN
THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 87 TO 94 IN THE FOOTHILLS...68 TO 78 IN THE
GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS 53 TO 58 IN THE
FOOTHILLS...38 TO 46 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY. HIGHS 74 TO
82 IN THE FOOTHILLS...58 TO 68 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE
AREA. LOWS 48 TO 58 IN THE FOOTHILLS...34 TO 44 IN THE GIANT FOREST
AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48 TO 53 IN THE FOOTHILLS...
34 TO 42 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...CLEAR. HIGHS 75 TO 84 IN THE FOOTHILLS...
59 TO 69 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA. LOWS 48 TO 56 IN
THE FOOTHILLS...34 TO 44 IN THE GIANT FOREST AND LODGEPOLE AREA.

&&
                          TEMPERATURE     /    PRECIPITATION
ASH MTN ENTRY            55  96  55  93   /     0   0   0   0
LODGEPOLE                40  78  40  74   /     0   0   0   0
=

$$

WEATHER.GOV/HANFORD

000
SXUS76 KLOX 050107
RERLOX

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
600 PM PDT SAT SEP 04 2010

...PRELIMINARY RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES SET TODAY...

 A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES WAS SET AT SANTA
BARBARA AIRPORT TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 50 SET
IN 2005.

 A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 56 DEGREES WAS SET AT LOS
ANGELES AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58
DEGREES SET IN 1947.

$$

BILL

000
SXUS76 KSGX 050033
RERSGX

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
535 PM PDT SAT SEP 4 2010

...LOWEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON AUGUST 30...

LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

OCEANSIDE HARBOR       65           66 IN 1999         SINCE 1914

000
SXUS76 KSGX 040355
RERSGX

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
851 PM PDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS BROKEN OR TIED ON SEPT 3...

LOCATION           NEW RECORD       OLD RECORD      PERIOD OF RECORD

THERMAL               116          115 IN 2003         SINCE 1950
PALM SPRINGS          117  TIED    117 IN 1948         SINCE 1927

$$

EMI

000
SXUS76 KLOX 040112
RERLOX

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
611 PM PDT FRI SEP 03 2010

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT...

 A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 57 DEGREES WAS SET AT LOS ANGELES AIRPORT TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 58 SET IN 1989.

$$
STUART

000
NOUS46 KSGX 032140
PNSSGX

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
300 PM PDT FRI SEP 3 2010

...UNSEASONABLY COOL SUMMER WEATHER CONTINUES...

THE UNSEASONABLY COOL WEATHER CONTINUED IN AUGUST AS AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTED ALONG THE WEST COAST THROUGH MOST
OF THE MONTH. WHILE THERE WERE PERIODS OF WARM WEATHER...AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES REMAINED A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL OVER AND WEST OF
THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR NORMAL IN THE DESERTS. THE
PERSISTENT TROUGHING PATTERN AND ASSOCIATED NORTHWEST WINDS ALONG
THE COAST ALSO LED TO CONTINUED UPWELLING OF COOL WATER AT THE
BEACHES. NORMAL WATER TEMPERATURES AT THE BEACHES OF ORANGE AND SAN
DIEGO COUNTIES ARE BETWEEN 67 AND 69 DEGREES DURING THE MONTH OF
AUGUST. THIS AUGUST WATER TEMPERATURES FLUCTUATED BETWEEN THE UPPER
50S AND UPPER 60S...BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE MONTH THEY WERE 5-10
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS...MAINLY NEAR
THE COAST...WERE BROKEN OR TIED ON 18 DAYS IN AUGUST. THERE WERE
ALSO 4 DAYS WHEN RECORD HIGH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE BROKEN OR
TIED.

IN SAN DIEGO...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR AUGUST WAS 72.8
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 68.0 DEGREES...BOTH THE
LOWEST SINCE 1999. FOR THE SUMMER SO FAR...JUNE 21ST THROUGH AUGUST
31ST...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN SAN DIEGO WAS 70.6 DEGREES.
THIS IS TIED FOR THE 9TH LOWEST ON RECORD AND THE LOWEST SINCE 1933
WHEN IT WAS 70.0 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE SUMMER SO
FAR WAS 66.5 DEGREES...TIED FOR THE 15TH LOWEST ON RECORD AND THE
LOWEST SINCE 1933. TEMPERATURE RECORDS FOR SAN DIEGO BEGAN IN 1875.

AUGUST AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

                         NORMAL             NORMAL          NORMAL
LOCATION       AVG MAX     MAX    AVG MIN    MIN      AVG    AVG

SAN DIEGO       72.8      77.5     63.2      67.4    68.0   72.5
RAMONA          89.3      90.8     54.7      56.8    72.0   73.9
FULLERTON       83.1      85.6     61.6      63.4    72.4   74.5
ONTARIO         92.2      94.4     62.5      62.9    77.3   79.0
PALM SPRINGS   106.2     106.9     76.5      74.0    91.3   91.5

THESE VALUES REPRESENT THE AVERAGE DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES FOR AUGUST 2010. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS THE AVERAGE
OF THE AVERAGE MAX AND AVERAGE MIN TEMPERATURES. NORMAL VALUES ARE
BASED ON THE 30 YEAR AVERAGE FROM 1971 TO 2000.

$$

SS

000
NOUS46 KSGX 031724
PNSSGX
CAZ042-043-082130-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1000 AM PDT FRI SEP 3 2010

TO:       FAMILY OF SERVICE /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...NOAA
          WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...EMERGENCY
          MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
          SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/
          CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...AND NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:     PAUL WHITMORE
          GEOPHYSICIST-IN-CHARGE
WEST COAST / ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER

AND

JIM PURPURA
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE SGX

SUBJECT:  TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST SEPTEMBER 15 2010

EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 2010 AT APPROXIMMATELY 1015 A.M.
PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME /PDT/... 915 A.M. ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME
/ADT/... 1715 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/... THE WEST COAST AND
ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER /WCATWC/ WILL CONDUCT A TSUNAMI
WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS TEST IS TO
EVALUATE COMMUNICATIONS FOR USE IN DISSEMINATION OF TSUNAMI
WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES.

THE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFO/ ALONG THE U.S. WEST COAST LISTED
IN TABLE 1 WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS TEST...BY DISSEMINATING A
REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST MESSAGE WITH SPECIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE
TEST..IN COASTAL AREAS VIA NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THROUGH OTHER
LOCAL WARNING SYSTEMS TO EMERGENCY OFFICIALS... THE MEDIA... AND THE
PUBLIC.  WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES PARTICIPATING IN THE TEST ARE
LISTED IN TABLE 1.

TABLE 1 - WFOS PARTICIPATING IN TSUNAMI WARNING COMMUNICATIONS TEST.

SAN DIEGO CA
LOS ANGELES CA
MONTEREY CA
MEDFORD OR
PORTLAND OR

SEATTLE WA

THE TSUNAMI WARNING PRODUCT IDENTIFIER TO BE USED IN THIS TEST IS
WEPA41 PAAQ...AND THE AWIPS ID IS TSUWCA.

PARTICIPATING WFOS WILL CONDUCT A FOLLOW UP SERVICE EVALUATION. IN
ADDITION TO REVIEWING THE EFFICIENCY OF THEIR OFFICE
OPERATIONS...THEY WILL CONTACT AND INTERVIEW PRINCIPLE PARTNERS.
THIS INCLUDES THE MEDIA...EMERGENCY MANAGERS...AND IF POSSIBLE THE
GENERAL PUBLIC. POST-TEST FEEDBACK CAN BE PROVIDED AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TEST (ALL LOWER CASE)

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS... PLEASE CONTACT

     JIM PURPURA
METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE
PHONE: 858-675-8700
EMAIL: JIM.PURPURA@NOAA.GOV

$$

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