A potent winter storm is developing across the Northern Rockies today and will be with us through the weekend.  Heavy rain, winds and inches of snow will pile up across a big chunk of the country.  Extreme winds will be a danger for parts of California, and the Southwest.  Red flag warnings are up for much of California as the fire danger increases.  For a complete look at all of the watches and warnings, you can head here: http://www.weather.gov/

The rest of the country looks pretty quiet…a lovely weekend for many folks across the eastern half of the country!  Meantime, in the Pacific, we’re still keeping an eye on Norbert - a minimal hurricane that is making a bee-line for Baja California tomorrow.  And there’s also Odile - southeast of Acapulco.  that will hug the coast with strong winds, heavy rain and high surf (and also move very close to Baja over the next 5 days)    Here’s a look at both storms’ tracks:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Hope everyone is having a GREAT Friday so far.  I will post an open blog for the weekend in a few minutes…

jd