Foggy start to stormy weather week

OAKLAND, Calif. ?

A heavy blanket of fog draped over the Bay Area early Monday, triggering flight delays at San Francisco International Airport and treacherous driving conditions for the morning commute.

The foggy start to the work week was just the first of what was predicted to be a busy weather week for Northern California, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory until around 9 a.m. predicting visibility would be ? mile or less in the North Bay valleys, along the 101 corridor and on the major bridges. The California Highway Patrol urged drivers to be cautious and give themselves extra time during the morning commute.

The duty manager at San Francisco International Airport expected delays of at least an hour to begin at 8 a.m. and last until early afternoon.

The fog was a prelude to two storm fronts descending upon the Bay Area from the Gulf of Alaska and expected to be fueled by moisture steaming north in the Pacific from the Topics.

Forecasters predicted the first storm front would roll into the Bay Area early Wednesday. While the storm was not expected to generate a large amount of rain, it will be accompanied by extremely strong winds, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service predicted sustained winds of 30 mph or greater with gusts in excess of 35 mph.

Brief periods of heavy rain and wind were expected for the Wednesday morning commute, but the system was predicted to quickly move through the region.

The major weather system was predicted to hit the Bay Area sometime Thursday and last through much of the weekend, forecasters said.

While it?s too early to project exact rain totals, the weather service said, they did issue a warning for North Bay residents to expect plenty of moisture.

According the weather service, one computer model predicted as much as 15 inches in the Russian River Basin before the showers come to an end on Sunday.

All the other computer models forewarned of rain four to eight inches of rain.

While the storms will make for treacherous driving, they will bring a heavy dose of snow to the Sierra ski resorts with some projections calling for several feet of new powder.

Source: http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/local/foggy-start-stormy-weather-week/nTFqS/

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