Expires:200911210315;Remove:200911210315;094636 FPUS76 KSTO 210001 NOWSTO SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 401 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009 CAZ019-067-069-210315- NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-MOTHERLODE- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 401 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009 .NOW... THE AREA OF STEADY RAIN AND SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET WILL BE ENDING OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA THIS EVENING. RADAR SHOWS THE BACK EDGE OF THE PRECIPITATION FROM BLUE CANYON...TO FIDDLETOWN...TO EAST OF STOCKTON AT 4 PM. BY 7 PM...THE BACK EDGE IS FORECAST TO BE FROM NEAR LAKE TAHOE...TO CALAVERAS BIG TREES TO SONORA. BEHIND THIS STEADY AREA OF PRECIPITATION...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET IN SHOWERS THIS EVENING. $$ JHM