High Wind in Nevada, May 20, 2002

NORTHERN GREAT BASIN FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV3
910 AM PDT MON MAY 20 2002

UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CA COAST THIS MORNING.
BAROCLINIC BAND ACROSS NORTHERN CA AND NW NV WITH SFC OBS SHOWING
LIGHT RAIN ACROSS NW NV. THIS MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN NV
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODELS SHOW STRONG DYNAMICS
ACROSS EASTERN NV LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS 120 KT JET
NOSES INTO EAST CENTRAL NV. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BREAK OUT
ACROSS THE EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ALREADY BLOWING IN THE 25
TO 35 MPH RANGE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL NV WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH SO WIND
ADVISORY THERE LOOKS GOOD. WITH STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS FORECASTED
ACROSS THE EASTERN ELKO COUNTY THE WIND ADVISORY THERE LOOKS OK BUT
WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONGER LOW
LEVEL WINDS MOVE EAST. WITH 700 MB TEMPS LOWERING TO AROUND -8C BY
TUESDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS. WITH
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE 1/4 TO 1/3 INCH RANGE SNOWFALL SHOULD BE
IN THE 3-6 INCH RANGE ABOVE 5500 FEET. MAIN DYNAMICS WILL MOVE OUT
LATER TONIGHT. WITH COLD POOL ALOFT OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND PLENTY
OF MOISTURE WILL SEE SHOWER PRECIPITATION WITH SNOW LEVELS STILL
AROUND 5500 FEET. WILL UPDATE TO DELAY SHOWERS TO THE AFTERNOON
ACROSS NORTHERN AND SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY. COLLINS

.EKO...SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 5500 FEET NVZ30
       WIND ADVISORY TODAY NVZ31>33-35-37
       WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5500 FEET NVZ031>037
       TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.