Smoke Call Status:

Daily @ 1300 hrs PST (except holidays)

Issued:

12:30 PM   Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Discussion - Thursday & Friday

A massive clean out event is underway as the first in a series of strong weather disturbances brings moderate to heavy rain into the north state.  This Atmospheric River is providing strong SE-S-SW winds across many areas of the state with gusts upwards of 25-35 mph along with higher gusts of 45-60 mph along high elevation ridges and passes.    A brief break may occur later today but will be followed with another band of rain and snow to all areas Thursday and Friday.  Total rain amounts through Friday will range from 6-10 inches across the Coast and Coastal Interior areas, N Sac Vly and Sierra...and 3-6 inches on the periphery of those areas.  Snow levels will range from 4-6 k ft today but rise toward Fri with abundant snow accumulations expected.

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Thursday Afternoon

Thursday Afternoon

Thursday Night

Thursday Night

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Friday Afternoon

Friday Afternoon

Extended Outlook

Saturday - Monday

A brief break in the relentless precip is expected Saturday but will be followed by another wave on Sunday into Monday. The moderate to heavy rain will add at least another 4-8 inches of precip to the region except for areas South of N Sacramento and Far Eastside.  The gusty and strong winds will continue as well.   Snow levels will fluctuate between 5-7 k ft with heavy accumulations above these levels.  With all the precip and air movement air quality will remain excellent during this 3 day period.

Helpful Resources:

Air Resources Board

San Joaquin Air Quality

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

North Zone Predictive Services Weather Page

South Zone Predictive Services Weather Page

NWS California Fire Weather Page

NWS Spot Forecast Request

This Product was developed by the Predictive Services group, located at the North Zone Coordination Center in Redding, California