SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 424 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 500 AM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...COLD AND ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER PATTERN TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND...
A VERY COLD AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING EVEN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS FROM
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
TEMPERATURES COULD DROP TO BELOW 15 DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY DROPPING BELOW ZERO ESPECIALLY
IN SNOW COVERED AREAS IF SKIES ARE ABLE TO CLEAR OUT.
PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE SIERRA BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE
REGION. WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO FORECAST EXACT SNOW AMOUNTS...THIS
SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS STRONG AS MONDAYS STORM.
HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EVEN IN LOWER
ELEVATIONS ON THURSDAY.
A STRONGER STORM MAY ARRIVE TO THE REGION BY FRIDAY NIGHT OR
SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE AIR MASS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AS
COLD SO PRECIPITATION IN LOWER ELEVATIONS COULD FALL AS RAIN...BUT
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA.
LOCAL OFFICIALS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
THIS UPCOMING WEEK SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECASTS AND
FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN.
$$
MJD
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 354 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009
Expiration: 700 PM PST MON DEC 07 2009

...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA 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.
NVZ003-070800-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.W.0007.091207T0300Z-091208T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
353 PM PST SUN DEC 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM PST MONDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN
  INCREASE AGAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
  MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLING BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND NOON MONDAY.
  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING LATE
  MONDAY LATE.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA
  VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS AND VIRGINIA RANGE.
* WINDS: 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 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.
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.
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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.
CAZ071-072-NVZ002-061300-
/O.EXT.KREV.WS.A.0005.091207T0600Z-091208T0600Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE
406 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW 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 10-20 INCHES ABOVE 5000
FEET SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 36 INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. UP TO
30 INCHES IS POSSIBLE 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 ACROSS ALL AREAS IN THE WATCH. VISIBILITY MAY BE
REDUCED BELOW A HALF MILE AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS.
$$