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California faces a double weather threat: Huge coastal waves and heavy mountain snow

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California is bracing for a wild end to the week with a Pacific storm system poised to slam the state with strong winds, rough surf, and heavy rain. The Sierra Nevada is expected to be blasted by blizzard conditions. Weather in the West will deteriorate dramatically by Friday. Thursday will be dry and unseasonably warm, with records possibly falling for some portions in the Northwest and Great Basin, but a Pacific storm will move ashore on Friday, fueled by abundant subtropical moisture. California's coast will bear the brunt of the storm's impacts on Friday as strong winds churn up huge waves. "Hazardous beach conditions are forecast for the Pacific coast through the next couple of days with dangerous conditions expected to develop over the weekend," noted the San Francisco National Weather Service office in its forecast discussion early Thursday. Friday's storm will be the first in a series of systems that will batter California into next week.

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