Expires:No;;244374 FPUS76 KSTO 241330 NOWSTO SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 630 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 CAZ0017-19-67>069-241615- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK CA- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA CA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CA- MOTHERLODE CA- 630 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 .NOW... AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY WITH MORE WIDESPREAD LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS THE WEST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND FOOTHILLS SOUTHWARD OF HIGHWAY 70. SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN TO AROUND 5000 FEET IN THE CENTRAL SIERRA...A LITTLE SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED. BLUE CANYON IS ALREADY AT 31 DEGREES WITH LIGHT SNOW. WE EXPECT ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES MORE SHOWERY. $$ JCLAPP