WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 353 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

.A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
BEFORE A DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW MOVES IN SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
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ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
353 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL
NYE COUNTY.
SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH LOCAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL
DEVELOP ABOVE 5000 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WHICH
WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY
SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 549 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 900 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009

/649 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION
TO THE REGION SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF
SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE 5000-6000 FEET.
AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY BUT COULD CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON SOME
ROADS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM A QUARTER TO HALF-AN-INCH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER,
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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