SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 448 PM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 500 AM PST SUN DEC 06 2009

...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN LIKELY THROUGH NEXT WEEK...
A SERIES OF COLD AND WET STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD AIR MASS...BRINGING
SNOW TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM SUNDAY NIGHT
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 MORNING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE QUITE
COLD...TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO UP TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. THESE
WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.
A SECOND STORM IS POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY 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. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM. WITH BOTH SYSTEMS...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND
BECOME STRONG ESPECIALLY ON THE SIERRA RIDGES.
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.
$$
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.
$$

LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 324 PM PST SAT DEC 05 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST SUN DEC 06 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
30 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.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 421 AM 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. 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.
CAZ073-NVZ003-060000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.A.0005.091207T0600Z-091208T0600Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS
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 NIGHT 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 20 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 COMMUTE
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.
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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.
$$