WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 443 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...PACIFIC STORM BRINGING SNOW TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA...
.A WINTER STORM MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL BRING SNOW TO THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND. TRAVELERS ALONG ROADWAYS IN NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
ALTHOUGH THE TRACK OF THIS STORM IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...HEAVY
SNOWFALL AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM INTERSTATE 80
SOUTHWARD INTO CENTRAL NEVADA LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.
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NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...WINNEMUCCA...OWYHEE...ELKO...
SPRING CREEK...WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...
BATTLE MOUNTAIN...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY
443 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
* TIMING:LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE PACIFIC. A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY FROM INTERSTATE 80 AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION: VALLEY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE 2-4 INCHES OF
SNOW BETWEEN TODAY AND LATE SATURDAY AS THE FIRST SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH. VALLEYS COULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 4-7 INCHES OF SNOW
FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH
OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING
TO 50 MPH IN CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW.
* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY AS VISIBILITIES ARE REDUCED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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LW

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 410 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
Expiration: 415 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
406 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
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NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
406 PM PST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NEVADA...NORTH
CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST NEVADA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR MOVING
INTO THE REGION. HOWEVER...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL STILL BE
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW ZERO IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. PATCHY FREEZING FOG WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS
THE VALLEY AREAS OF ELKO COUNTY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A
STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. TWO ROUNDS OF PRECIPITATION
ARE EXPECTED IN THE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TIME-FRAME.
THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO LAST AROUND 12
HOURS...BEGINNING IN WESTERN NEVADA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AND
SPREADING INTO NORTHEASTERN NEVADA FRIDAY EVENING. VALLEY AREAS
COULD RECEIVE BETWEEN A TRACE AND TWO INCHES OF SNOW...WITH
SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
THE SECOND...AND HEAVIER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION...WILL BEGIN OVER
WESTERN NEVADA AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE ON SATURDAY ACROSS HUMBOLDT
AND NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY...AND SATURDAY NIGHT ACROSS CENTRAL AND
EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE WITH THIS SECOND ROUND OF PRECIPITATION.
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATER ON SUNDAY...WITH A FLAT
RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT BASIN NEXT WEEK FOR A RETURN TO DRY
CONDITIONS AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
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