Weather Alerts for California

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1. Avalanche Watch for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area

2. Avalanche Watch for: Mono

3. Beach Hazards Statement for: Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast

4. Coastal Flood Advisory for: Northern Monterey Bay; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast

5. Coastal Flood Advisory for: San Francisco; North Bay Interior Valleys; San Francisco Bay Shoreline

6. Flash Flood Warning for: Los Angeles, CA

7. Flash Flood Warning for: Los Angeles, CA

8. Flash Flood Warning for: Los Angeles, CA

9. Flash Flood Warning for: Los Angeles, CA

10. Flood Advisory for: Amador, CA; Calaveras, CA; El Dorado, CA; Placer, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Joaquin, CA; Stanislaus, CA; Yolo, CA

11. Flood Advisory for: Los Angeles, CA

12. Flood Advisory for: Los Angeles, CA

13. Flood Advisory for: Los Angeles, CA

14. Flood Advisory for: Orange, CA

15. Flood Advisory for: Orange, CA

16. Flood Advisory for: Orange, CA; Riverside, CA; San Bernardino, CA

17. Flood Advisory for: Orange, CA; Riverside, CA; San Bernardino, CA

18. Flood Advisory for: San Bernardino, CA

19. Flood Advisory for: San Luis Obispo, CA; Santa Barbara, CA

20. Flood Advisory for: Santa Barbara, CA; Ventura, CA

21. Flood Watch for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Santa Clarita Valley; Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Lake Casitas; Ojai Valley; Central Ventura County Valleys; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches; Palos Verdes Hills; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Northern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley; San Miguel and Santa Rosa Islands; Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands

22. High Surf Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal

23. High Surf Advisory for: San Luis Obispo County Beaches; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Malibu Coast; Los Angeles County Beaches

24. High Surf Advisory for: Ventura County Beaches

25. High Wind Warning for: Cuyama Valley; San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys; San Luis Obispo County Mountains; Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor; Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Western Antelope Valley Foothills; Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills

26. Special Weather Statement for: Los Banos - Dos Palos; Merced - Madera - Mendota; Planada - Le Grand - Snelling; Mariposa Madera Foothills; Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra

27. Special Weather Statement for: Merced - Madera - Mendota; Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma; Fresno-Clovis

28. Wind Advisory for: Apple and Lucerne Valleys

29. Wind Advisory for: Apple and Lucerne Valleys

30. Wind Advisory for: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands; Santa Clarita Valley; San Luis Obispo County Beaches; San Luis Obispo County Inland Central Coast; Santa Lucia Mountains; Southern Salinas Valley; Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches; Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast; Santa Ynez Valley; Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast; Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast; Santa Ynez Mountains Western Range; Santa Ynez Mountains Eastern Range; Ventura County Beaches; Ventura County Inland Coast; Lake Casitas; Ojai Valley; Central Ventura County Valleys; Los Angeles County Beaches; Palos Verdes Hills; Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles; Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area; Calabasas and Agoura Hills; Western San Fernando Valley; Eastern San Fernando Valley; Southeastern Ventura County Valleys; Santa Susana Mountains; Antelope Valley; Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley

31. Wind Advisory for: Imperial County Southwest

32. Wind Advisory for: Northern Sacramento Valley; Central Sacramento Valley; Southern Sacramento Valley

33. Wind Advisory for: Owens Valley; Death Valley National Park

34. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Diego County Inland Valleys; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland

35. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Coastal Areas; San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire; San Diego County Inland Valleys; Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills; Orange County Coastal; Orange County Inland

36. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Deserts

37. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Deserts

38. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Mountains

39. Wind Advisory for: San Diego County Mountains

40. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning

41. Wind Advisory for: San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning

42. Wind Advisory for: Southern Salinas Valley/Arroyo Seco and Lake San Antonio; Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park; Northern Salinas Valley/Hollister Valley and Carmel Valley; Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast

43. Wind Advisory for: West Side Mountains north of 198; West Side Mountains South of 198; Buena Vista; Indian Wells Valley; Mojave Desert Slopes; Mojave Desert

44. Winter Storm Warning for: Del Norte Interior; Northern Humboldt Interior; Southern Humboldt Interior

45. Winter Storm Warning for: Eastern Sierra Slopes of Inyo County

46. Winter Storm Warning for: Grapevine

47. Winter Storm Warning for: Greater Lake Tahoe Area; Greater Lake Tahoe Area

48. Winter Storm Warning for: Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties

49. Winter Storm Warning for: Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra; Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra; South End of the Lower Sierra; Yosemite NP outside of the valley; Yosemite Valley; San Joaquin River Canyon; Upper San Joaquin River; Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge; Kings Canyon NP; Grant Grove Area; Sequoia NP; South End of the Upper Sierra

50. Winter Storm Warning for: Mono

51. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Sacramento Valley

52. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Trinity; Southern Trinity

53. Winter Storm Warning for: Northern Ventura County Mountains; Eastern San Gabriel Mountains

54. Winter Storm Warning for: Northwestern Mendocino Interior; Northeastern Mendocino Interior; Northern Lake County; Southern Lake County

55. Winter Storm Warning for: Piute Walker Basin; Tehachapi; Frazier Mountain Communities

56. Winter Storm Warning for: San Bernardino County Mountains; Riverside County Mountains

57. Winter Storm Warning for: Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains; Southern Ventura County Mountains; Interstate 5 Corridor

58. Winter Storm Warning for: Shasta Lake Area / Northern Shasta County; Burney Basin / Eastern Shasta County; Mountains Southwestern Shasta County to Western Colusa County; Northeast Foothills/Sacramento Valley; Motherlode; Western Plumas County/Lassen Park; West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada

59. Winter Storm Warning for: South Central Siskiyou County; North Central and Southeast Siskiyou County

60. Winter Storm Warning for: Southwestern Humboldt

61. Winter Storm Warning for: Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor; Western Antelope Valley Foothills; Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills

62. Winter Storm Warning for: Western Siskiyou County

63. Winter Storm Warning for: White Mountains of Inyo County

64. Winter Storm Watch for: Owens Valley

65. Winter Weather Advisory for: Central Siskiyou County

66. Winter Weather Advisory for: Coastal Del Norte; Northern Humboldt Coast

67. Winter Weather Advisory for: Eastern Santa Clara Hills

68. Winter Weather Advisory for: Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties; Modoc County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Central and Eastern Lake County

69. Winter Weather Advisory for: Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest; Mountains Of San Benito County And Interior Monterey County Including Pinnacles National Park

70. Winter Weather Advisory for: Surprise Valley California

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Weather Topic: What are Stratus Clouds?

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Stratus clouds are similar to altostratus clouds, but form at a lower altitude and are identified by their fog-like appearance, lacking the distinguishing features of most clouds.

Stratus clouds are wider than most clouds, and their base has a smooth, uniform look which is lighter in color than a nimbostratus cloud. The presence of a stratus cloud indicates the possibility of minor precipitation, such as drizzle, but heavier precipitation does not typically arrive in the form of a stratus cloud.

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Weather Topic: What are Altocumulus Clouds?

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Similar to cirrocumulus clouds, altocumulus clouds are characterized by cloud patches. They are distinguished by larger cloudlets than cirrocumulus clouds but are still smaller than stratocumulus clouds.

Altocumulus clouds most commonly form in middle altitudes (between 2 and 5 km) and may resemble, at times, the shape of a flying saucer. These uncommon formations, called altocumulus lenticularis, are created by uplift in the atmosphere and are most often seen in close proximity to mountains.

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