...SHOWERS IMPACTING FAR NORTHERN AREAS FRI AND SAT...
...UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES ON TAP FOR NEXT WEEK...

.METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (THU AM - WED AM)...

A high pressure cell sits off the CA coast this morning...while
zonal flow takes aim along 50N at southern BC and the Pacific
Northwest. An area of moisture is starting to once again advect
northward from near Hawaii...reaching the mid-latitudes and arching
toward the east generally along 45N. This setup will keep precip
focused north of the area with dry and warm conditions over CA and
NV. For Friday into Saturday...s/wv trof making its way inland near
the Canada/US border will allow the westerly flow to temporarily sag
southward dragging a weakening cold front to areas near the CA/OR
border. Look for mainly light precip to develop over the upper
Klamath River basin and Smith River basin with amounts anywhere from
a few hundredths of an inch to 0.33-inch (best over the crest of the
southern OR Cascades).

This will slow the overall warming trend...but once this system
shifts southeast toward the central Rockies...the strong high
pressure ridge is expected to build just off the CA coast and then
shift slowly inland for the upcoming week. At 500-mb...heights over
CA will peak near the core of the high pressure cell at 5900-meters
or even more. This will bring a widespread area of afternoon
temperature anomalies from plus 15- to plus 30-degF from Monday
March 16 through Friday March 20. Highest anomalies will be over
eastern and southern portions of the area with the potential for
some all-time record March temperatures being set. High elevation
basins at 8000-feet will reach above 60-degF during the afternoon
hours...while overnight lows will most likely stay above the
freezing mark.

Please Note: This product may NOT be routinely updated.
Please refer to the following product issued by the CNRFC
www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/Daily-Briefing for a graphical summary of
weather and hydrologic conditions.