WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1134 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.
NVZ003-121430-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T2100Z-091213T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
1134 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL DECREASE TONIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE
  SATURDAY MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
  LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...WITH
  6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND VERY 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.
&&
$$

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 WARNING
Issue Date: 426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2009

...SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH A STRONGER
STORM TO FOLLOW SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
.A DISTURBANCE ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL SPREAD
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE
MORNING COMMUTE.
A SECOND...MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
HEAVY SNOWFALL COULD FALL ACROSS THE SIERRA FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 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.
CAZ072-NVZ002-111800-
/O.UPG.KREV.WS.A.0006.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WS.W.0008.091212T0600Z-091213T1200Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091211T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
426 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING 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 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.
* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON....THEN INTENSIFY LATE THIS
EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE WILL BE NO DISTINCT BREAK BETWEEN THE
SYSTEMS WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY
WEST OF HIGHWAY 89.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL
RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM ONE TO THREE FEET.
* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH SATURDAY BELOW RIDGES. RIDGE GUSTS TO 100
MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITY WILL BE DOWN TO HALF A MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER
SNOW BANDS.
* MAJOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES POSSIBLE OVER SIERRA PASSES WITH
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
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 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