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.
The storms will start around the time of the morning commute on Wednesday and continue through the weekend, bringing winds of 40 to 50 mph and 1 to 3 inches of rain to most parts of the Bay Area, forecaster Steve Anderson said.n
"This is certainly the biggest storm of the season so far," Anderson said. "Typically, we get our big rain events in December and January."
The rainfall will be most intense in the North Bay, where 2 to 3 inches of rain is expected in low lands and as many at 8 inches in the hills, Anderson said.
"It's mostly going to be a North Bay event, the heaviest rainfall," Anderson said.
Smaller creeks in the North Bay are likely to fill to bank level, although the larger Russian and Napa rivers "don't seem to be getting too out of hand," he said.
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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