Expires:201305150030;Remove:201305150030;167603 FPUS76 KSTO 142234 NOWSTO SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 334 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013 CAZ067-069-150030- MOTHERLODE-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 334 PM PDT TUE MAY 14 2013 .NOW... SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA SINCE 2 PM. AT 330 PM...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM THE TAHOE AREA...SOUTHWARD TO YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK...WITH THE STRONGEST CELLS FROM HOMEWOOD...TO NEAR SIERRA AT TAHOE...TO KIRKWOOD. POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE CELLS...AFFECTING THE SIERRA CREST AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 88. THESE CELLS WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE BY 5 PM OR 6 PM. FARTHER SOUTH...SHOWERS NEAR THE CREST HAD SPREAD WESTWARD TO CALAVERAS BIG TREES AND LONG BARN...AND WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS SAN ANDREAS...ANGELS CAMP AND GROVELAND THROUGH 5 PM. $$ JHM