Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Reno, NV

844 
WWUS45 KREV 092351 CCA
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

CAZ071-100815-
/O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130110T1200Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0001.130110T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD
  FRONT AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATER
  THIS EVENING AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ACROSS
  WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND EASTERN PLUMAS COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
  TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE REDUCED
  TO ELSS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-100815-
/O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0002.130110T0000Z-130110T1200Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0001.130110T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD
  FRONT AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE
  THIS EVENING AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
  TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE REDUCED
  TO ELSS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-100815-
/O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0003.130110T0200Z-130110T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
  FALL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 9 INCHES
  NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 75
  MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
  TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE REDUCED AT TIMES
  OVER THE PASSES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-004-100815-
/O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0003.130110T0600Z-130110T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST THURSDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT AROUND
  MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE PERIOD OF
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET THIS EVENING FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
  AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST
  CENTRAL NEVADA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

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

093 
WWUS45 KREV 092353 CCB
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

CAZ071-100815-
/O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130110T1200Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0001.130110T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD
  FRONT AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATER
  THIS EVENING AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ACROSS
  WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND EASTERN PLUMAS COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
  TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE REDUCED
  TO ELSS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-100815-
/O.UPG.KREV.WW.Y.0002.130110T0000Z-130110T1200Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WS.W.0001.130110T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD
  FRONT AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL LATE
  THIS EVENING AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS: FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
  TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE REDUCED TO
  ELSS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN HEAVY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-100815-
/O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0003.130110T0200Z-130110T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM PST THURSDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
  FALL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 9 INCHES
  NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 75
  MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
  TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE
  REDUCED AT TIMES OVER THE PASSES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-004-100815-
/O.COR.KREV.WW.Y.0003.130110T0600Z-130110T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
350 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST THURSDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT AROUND
  MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE PERIOD OF
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS: 5000 FEET THIS EVENING FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
  AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST
  CENTRAL NEVADA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

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

175 
WWUS45 KREV 100543
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
943 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-101345-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
943 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DECREASE
  THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH UP TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE
  SURPRISE VALLEY...WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND EASTERN PLUMAS
  COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
  NEVADA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-101345-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
943 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND WIND REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN DECREASE THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES
  NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO
  75 MPH OVER THE SIERRA CREST. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
  TAHOE BASIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL BE
  REDUCED AT TIMES OVER THE PASSES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ROADS ARE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND
USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES ON
THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ003-004-101345-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0003.130110T0600Z-130110T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
943 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES
  THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
  EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS: 5000 TO 5500 FEET THIS EVENING FALLING TO THE
  VALLEY FLOORS AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG
  INTERSTATE 80 FROM RENO AND WINNEMUCCA AND ALONG PORTIONS OF
  HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. 

* MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DURING THE THURSDAY
  MORNING COMMUTE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

163 
WWUS45 KREV 101200
WSWREV

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
400 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-101300-
/O.CAN.KREV.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
400 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
TODAY WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. 

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-101300-
/O.CAN.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
400 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AND THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
TODAY WITH ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

$$

NVZ003-004-101700-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130110T1700Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
400 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM
PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: AREAS OF SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING WITH HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL EXPECTED EAST OF FALLON. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LESS THAN 2 INCHES.

* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 80 FROM RENO AND WINNEMUCCA AND ALONG PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395.

* MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DURING THE 
  THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
927 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS EVENING BREAKING
UP THE INVERSIONS OF THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING
GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS INTO THURSDAY. COLD NORTH FLOW WILL
PERSIST BEHIND THE FRONT INTO THE WEEKEND WITH WELL BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES.

&&

.UPDATE...
UPDATING TO RAISE HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY. MOST HIGHS WILL OCCUR
THIS MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE COOLER AIR STARTS TO
MOVE IN ALOFT. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE ALREADY NEAR 50 DEGREES AND WITH
WINDS BEGINNING TO MIX INTO THE RENO-SPARKS AREA IT COULD HIT 60
DEGREES IN THE TRUCKEE MEADOWS. ALSO RAISE TEMPS ALONG THE HIGHWAY
95 CORRIDOR AND INTO MONO COUNTY.

OTHERWISE, FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK FOR TODAY WITH WINDS INCREASING
AND LOW END ADVISORY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE 395/I-580
CORRIDOR. SHOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE
ORGON BORDER AND INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. MODELS HAVE CONTINUED TO
COME IN WETTER AND WITH HIGH SNOW RATIOS THIS STORM LOOKS TO BE
BETTER THAN INITIALLY THOUGHT. COULD SEE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES IN
THE VALLEYS NORTH OF SUSANVILLE/GERLACH TONIGHT WHICH WOULD
NECESSITATE AN UPGRADE TO A WARNING. WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE
MODELS/ENSEMBLES THIS MORNING. WALLMANN

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 332 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013/

SHORT TERM... CLOUD COVER WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT, WHICH WILL IMPACT THE REGION LATER
THIS EVENING. STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING
BEFORE THEY WEAKEN AS 700MB TEMPS COOL AND 700 MB WINDS INCREASE
TO 50+ KTS. WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF THE VALLEY INVERSIONS, STRONGER
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO MIX DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS AND CLEAR OUT MUCH
OF THE HAZE AND POLLUTANTS. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
395 CORRIDOR SOUTH OF RENO AND MINERAL COUNTY THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.

THE DYNAMIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO MUCH OF THE SIERRA
AND WESTERN NEVADA BY LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
THE BEST CHANCES FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE NORTH OF
TAHOE IN LASSEN, PLUMAS, AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY. GENERALLY SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE BETWEEN 1 TO 4 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BENEATH BENEATH HEAVIER SHOWERS.
THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARD TO THE SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THE
INITIAL FRONTAL PUSH SINCE MODELS STILL DIFFER SLIGHTLY ON QPF. GFS
REMAINS THE WETTEST, AND LATEST FORECAST RUN CAME IN TWICE AS WET AS
PREVIOUS RUNS. LATEST ECMWF WAS ALSO WETTER, BUT BY A MUCH SMALLER
MARGIN. DID INCREASE QPF/SNOW AMOUNTS SLIGHTLY, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
FAR WESTERN BORDERS OF LASSEN/PLUMAS COUNTIES. FOR NOW, THINKING
THAT HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS COULD BE UP TO 8 INCHES, BUT THAT WOULD BE
VERY LOCALIZED. FARTHER SOUTH, THE BAND WEAKENS NEAR INTERSTATE
80 WITH THE MOST CONSISTENT PARTS OF THE BAND AROUND TAHOE AND
EAST OF LOVELOCK. SNOW AMOUNTS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 ARE EXPECTED
TO BE LIGHTER THAN FARTHER NORTH WITH 1-3 INCHES FOR THE TAHOE
BASIN AND UP TO AN INCH OR TWO FOR WESTERN NEVADA.

VERY COLD AIR PUSHES IN BEHIND THE FRONT WITH 700MB TEMPS DROPPING TO
-16 C OR BELOW. HIGHS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S TO LOW 30S IN THE
VALLEYS. THE COLD POOL ALOFT WILL ALLOW PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS
TO DEVELOP THROUGH THURSDAY. MODEL SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO INDICATE
LIGHT UNIDIRECTIONAL NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND AN UNSTABLE
AIR MASS WITH THE COLD POOL OVERHEAD THURSDAY. THESE FACTORS WILL
RESULT IN ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS DOWNSTREAM OF AREA LAKES ON
THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH FORECASTER CONFIDENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF
MESOSCALE EVENT IS RELATIVELY LOW, THE MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT
OVER THE PAST FEW RUNS. FOR NOW INCREASED QPF AND POPS SLIGHTLY
DOWNSTREAM OF LAKE TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS ALSO
INDICATE AROUND 1600 J/KG OF LAKE INDUCED CAPE NEAR SOUTH LAKE
TAHOE, WHICH WOULD BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE FOR LAKE ENHANCED SNOW TO
INITIATE. ANY SNOW SHOWERS THAT DEVELOPED DURING THE AFTERNOON
WOULD NOT RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE
OR PYRAMID LAKE, BUT ACTIVITY COULD BECOME REINVIGORATED AFTER
SUNSET WITH POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM ACCUMULATING SNOW.

COLD NORTH FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH FAR
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. ATMOSPHERE GRADUALLY BECOMES MORE STABLE
WITH SNOW SHOWERS ENDING EARLY FRIDAY. LINDAMAN

LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
ONCE AGAIN ONLY MINIMAL CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
MODELS MAINTAIN BROAD TROUGH OVER THE WRN U.S. WITH A HIGHLY
AMPLIFIED RIDGE OVER THE ERN PACIFIC INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

EARLIER THE ECMWF HAD SHOWN A SLIDER TYPE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. NOW THE ECMWF HAS ONLY A
SMALL REMNANT OF THIS SYSTEM. THE GEM STILL WANTS TO GENERATE QPF
SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE DRY. THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF GEFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS THAT STILL SHOW A WAVE DROPPING SOUTH BUT
MOST DO NOT. WILL TRIM BACK POPS ASCD WITH THIS POTENTIAL WAVE SAT
NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BUT WILL NOT REMOVE COMPLETELY YET.

NORTHERLY LOW/MID LVL FLOW THROUGH MONDAY WILL REINFORCE LOW LVL
COLD AIR SO DROPPED LOW TEMPS A BIT EACH DAY. INVERSIONS SHOULD
BECOME QUITE STRONG IN MANY VALLEYS OVER THE WEEKEND. AS THE RIDGE
BEGINS TO EDGE A BIT FARTHER EAST THE MID LVLS WILL SHOW SOME
WARMING SO INVERSIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MOST OF THE
EXTENDED. THERE WILL BE SOME SLIGHT WARMING IN THE LOW LEVELS BY
TUESDAY. MLF

AVIATION...
MID AND HIGH LVL CLOUDS INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF APPROACHING
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. FREEZING FOG WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARTIS
VALLEY THIS MORNING WITH IFR CONDITIONS AT KTRK. A FEW OTHER AREAS
IN THE SIERRA AND NE CA WILL SEE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS THROUGH EARLY
MORNING...BUT ALL OF THIS WILL LIFT BY MID MORNING.

WINDS ALOFT BEGIN TO INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF THE LOW. THIS WILL LEAD
TO INCREASED TURBULENCE OVER THE SIERRA. INCREASING LOW LVL PRESSURE
AND THERMAL GRADIENTS WILL ALSO RESULT IN STRONGER SFC WINDS
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 KTS WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 45 KTS WILL BE COMMON SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 TODAY.

A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON OVER NE CA
THEN PUSH SOUTH INTO THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL IN THE
EVENING TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY BY MID
AFTERNOON NORTH OF I-80 IN NE CA WITH MVFR/IFR LIKELY IN THE
EVENING FOR ALL BUT THE WRN NV BASIN AND RANGE. CONDITIONS IN THE
BASIN AND RANGE WILL DETERIORATE LATER IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE PRESENT IN THE SIERRA AND
FAR NE CA FROM LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING WHERE IFR WILL BE
COMMON.

CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY THURSDAY MORNING AS SNOW TAPERS TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WINDS DECREASE. MLF

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
     THURSDAY NVZ005.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY
     NVZ001.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE
     IN NVZ002.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY NVZ003.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE
     IN NVZ004.

CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
     THURSDAY CAZ071.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
     THURSDAY CAZ070.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY
     CAZ073.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE
     IN CAZ072.

&&

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