WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY...
.A STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST
PORTION OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THIS TIME WILL EXCEED 2
INCHES PER HOUR IN THE SIERRA WITH UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR IN
WESTERN NEVADA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS WHERE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE SIERRA.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO
SUNDAY ONCE THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM PASSES. SNOW MAY
NOT END IN THE SIERRA UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
NVZ001-120700-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME
  WIDESPREAD...INCREASING TO MODERATE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SATURDAY EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH 6
  TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
  HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN SOUTHERN LYON AND WESTERN MINERAL
  COUNTIES.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE OR LESS IN
  SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY...
.A STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST
PORTION OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES DURING THIS TIME WILL EXCEED 2
INCHES PER HOUR IN THE SIERRA WITH UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR IN
WESTERN NEVADA. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS WHERE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR IN THE SIERRA.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO
SUNDAY ONCE THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE STORM PASSES. SNOW MAY
NOT END IN THE SIERRA UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.
CAZ070-NVZ004-005-120700-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0019.091213T0000Z-091213T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...FERNLEY...
FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...EMPIRE...GERLACH
258 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF
MODERATE SNOW FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6
INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.
* WINDS: 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 TO HALF A MILE IN
SNOW. THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST
DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION.  CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
$$
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

AIR QUALITY ALERT
Issue Date: 1029 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 1030 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2009

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1029 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
NVZ003-121830-
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
1029 AM PST FRI DEC 11 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: 1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...A STRONGER STORM TO FOLLOW SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...
.A STRONG AND MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD FALL ACROSS THE SIERRA FROM
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON
WEEKEND TRAVEL.
NVZ001-003-120200-
/O.EXP.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T2200Z-091213T1200Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
SPARKS
1000 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BEGIN AGAIN SATURDAY...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AND
INCREASING TO MODERATE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AFTER SATURDAY NIGHT.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL
BE LIGHT. SECOND SYSTEM: UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
VALLEYS...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.
* WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO HALF A MILE IN SNOW.
THIS WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEEKEND TRAVEL.
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.
$$