SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 414 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 500 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009

...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN LIKELY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK...
A SERIES OF COLD STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD AIR MASS...BRINGING
SNOW TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM TONIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA WHICH
COULD PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MONDAY
COMMUTES. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA WITH THIS SYSTEM.
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH FREEZING EVERYWHERE.
LOW TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS HAVE THE POTENTIAL
TO BE QUITE COLD...TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO UP TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
ZERO. THESE WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.
A SECOND STORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN THE FIRST. BUT WITH PLENTY OF COLD AIR
TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS...THE STORM WILL BEGIN AS SNOW...POSSIBLY
CHANGING OVER TO A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN BELOW 5000 FEET LATE IN
THE EVENT. THERE REMAINS SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WITH THIS SECOND SYSTEM.
LOCAL OFFICIALS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
THIS UPCOMING WEEK SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECASTS AND
FURTHER STATEMENTS FOR BOTH THESE STORMS.
$$
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 410 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO
GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY MORNING...
AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD
PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE
MONDAY EVENING.
NVZ003-070100-
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/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0600Z-091208T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
409 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING BECOMING
  MODERATE AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH
  MONDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA
  VALLEYS WITH 6-12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA RANGE.
* WINDS: 10 TO 15 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES THROUGH THE
  GREATER RENO/SPARKS/CARSON CITY AREA WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY
  IMPACTED. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE
  SNOW.
&&
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
&&
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 409 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 400 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO
GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY MORNING...
AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD
PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE
MONDAY EVENING.
CAZ070-NVZ005-070100-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0017.091207T0600Z-091208T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
409 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST MONDAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING BECOMING
MODERATE AT TIMES. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO
6 INCHES.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE
SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST
DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
$$
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 409 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO
GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY MORNING...
AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD
PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE
MONDAY EVENING.
CAZ071-072-NVZ002-070100-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0005.091207T0600Z-091208T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0300Z-091208T0300Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE
409 AM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
PST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING BECOMING MODERATE TO
HEAVY AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10-20 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. UP TO 30 INCHES ABOVE
7000 FEET. UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN LASSEN
COUNTY.
* WINDS: 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE
GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT
TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE
ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES IN THE HIGH SIERRA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY DURING WINTER STORMS...SLOW
DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.  CARRY TIRE CHAINS...
FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
$$

LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 356 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH BY LATE MORNING.
* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE EAST AND NORTHEAST SHORES
FROM GLENBROOK TO CRYSTAL BAY.
* SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF
LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
$$
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 406 PM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO
GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY MORNING...
AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD TEMPERATURES
WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE RATHER RAPIDLY AND COULD
PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATE
MONDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO.
CAZ073-NVZ003-061300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0005.091207T0600Z-091208T0600Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS
406 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY EVENING BECOMING
MODERATE AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGHOUT
THE DAY MONDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: POTENTIALLY UP TO 6 INCHES THROUGH
WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WITH 4-9 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF
WESTERN NEVADA AND MONO COUNTY VALLEYS. UP TO 30 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET IN MONO COUNTY.
* WINDS: 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE
GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL AREAS IN THE WATCH. THE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON COMMUTES THROUGH THE GREATER RENO/SPARKS/CARSON CITY
AREA MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO
HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS.
$$
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 421 AM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 700 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH PACIFIC MOISTURE TO
GENERATE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
THIS WILL CREATE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR TRAVEL MONDAY
MORNING...AND POSSIBLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY MONDAY AS THE COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT ALLOW FOR THE SNOW TO MELT. SNOW RATIOS WILL
BE IMPRESSIVE...ABOUT 25 TO 1 THROUGHOUT THE EVENT...SO THE POWDER
WILL PILE UP QUICKLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO.
CAZ071-072-NVZ002-060000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0005.091207T0300Z-091208T0300Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE
421 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY EVENING BECOMING MODERATE
TO HEAVY AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH THE
DAY MONDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: POTENTIALLY 8-16 INCHES ABOVE 5000
FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. UP TO 2
FEET IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN
AND EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY.
* WINDS: 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. RIDGES WILL BE
GUSTING UP TO 70 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL AREAS IN THE WATCH. VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS.
$$