WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 300 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009

...SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A STRONGER
STORM TO FOLLOW ON SATURDAY...
.A DISTURBANCE OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO
THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA THURSDAY NIGHT
SPREADING INTO WESTERN NEVADA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS
MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MORNING COMMUTE.
A SECOND...MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY. HEAVY
SNOWFALL COULD FALL ACROSS THE SIERRA FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
WEEKEND TRAVEL.
NVZ003-111300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0018.091211T0600Z-091211T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
259 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE TONIGHT LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY
  MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SECOND SYSTEM ARRIVES.
  THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THROUGH LATE
  SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FIRST SYSTEM: UP TO 4 INCHES WITH THE
  HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES
  THROUGH THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS.
* WINDS: FIRST SYSTEM: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SECOND SYSTEM: SOUTH
  TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW HALF A MILE IN
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. THIS WILL HAVE A
  SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE AND WEEKEND
  TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME
SLICK...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
&&
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 259 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A STRONGER
STORM TO FOLLOW ON SATURDAY...
.A DISTURBANCE OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO
THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA THURSDAY NIGHT
SPREADING INTO WESTERN NEVADA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS
MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE MORNING COMMUTE.
A SECOND...MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY. HEAVY
SNOWFALL COULD FALL ACROSS THE SIERRA FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
WEEKEND TRAVEL.
NVZ003-111300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0018.091211T0600Z-091211T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
259 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST FRIDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE TONIGHT LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SECOND SYSTEM ARRIVES.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: FIRST SYSTEM: UP TO 4 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES
THROUGH THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS.
* WINDS: FIRST SYSTEM: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SECOND SYSTEM: SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW HALF A MILE IN
SNOW...ESPECIALLY WITH THE SECOND SYSTEM. THIS WILL HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE AND WEEKEND
TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. ROADS WILL BECOME
SLICK...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
$$

AIR QUALITY ALERT
Issue Date: 1037 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 1045 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1037 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
NVZ003-111845-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
1037 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
THE WASHOE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A STAGE ONE AIR
POLLUTION ALERT FOR THE RENO-SPARKS AREA. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX
HAS INCREASED ABOVE 100...WHICH IS CONSIDERED UNHEALTHFUL.
ALL RESIDENTIAL...COMMERCIAL AND OPEN BURNING IS PROHIBITED IN THE
RENO-SPARKS AREA UNTIL AIR QUALITY IMPROVES. FOR MORE INFORMATION
CALL THE WASHOE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECORDED AIR QUALITY
MESSAGE AT 775-785-4110.
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 446 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...STRONG STORM EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...
.A DISTURBANCE OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO
THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. A LIGHT
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA AND OUT INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY
FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
A SECOND...MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. THERE ARE STILL SIGNIFICANT MODEL DIFFERENCES AS TO
LOCATION AND AMOUNT OF SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOWFALL
COULD FALL FOR PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA FROM FRIDAY NIGHT TO
SATURDAY NIGHT.
CAZ071>073-NVZ002-110115-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
INCLINE VILLAGE
446 AM PST THU DEC 10 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS IN THE SIERRA ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY
FRIDAY EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL
POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO THREE FEET ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO LOWER VALLEY FLOORS.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT.
* SNOW LEVELS: BELOW ALL VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY EVENING...POSSIBLY
RISING TO 5500 FEET SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE FALLING BELOW ALL
VALLEY FLOORS AGAIN BY SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS: MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE OVER SIERRA PASSES
WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
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.
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO