000 FPUS76 KSGX 211513 NOWSGX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA 715 AM PST MON FEB 21 2005 CAZ042-048-057-060-211800- ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE- SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS- APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS- 715 AM PST MON FEB 21 2005 .NOW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 10 AM. RAIN RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ROCK AND MUDSLIDES NEAR HILLSIDES OR STEEP TERRAIN. REDUCE SPEED IN HEAVY RAIN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. $$ CAZ055-056-211800- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 715 AM PST MON FEB 21 2005 .NOW... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 10 AM. RAIN RATES GREATER THAN AN INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS...MAINLY ON THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND ROADWAYS IS LIKELY. ROCK AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES LOCALLY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 6000 FEET WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION THROUGH 10 AM. $$ CAZ043-050-058-211800- SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS- SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS- 715 AM PST MON FEB 21 2005 .NOW... RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH 10 AM. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ROCK AND MUDSLIDES NEAR HILLSIDES OR STEEP TERRAIN. REDUCE SPEED IN HEAVY RAIN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. $$ CAZ061-062-211800- COACHELLA VALLEY- SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS- 715 AM PST MON FEB 21 2005 .NOW... RAIN WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH 10 AM. URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ROCK AND MUDSLIDES NEAR STEEP TERRAIN. MOTORISTS SHOULD REDUCE SPEED REDUCE SPEED IN HEAVY RAIN TO AVOID HYDROPLANING. $$ MOEDE