1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 7, 3:30 AM PST, 15 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
330 AM PST THU NOV 7 2002
190KT JETSTREAM OVER THE PACIFIC WILL DRIVE A SERIES OF STORMS
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE SATURDAY. SSMI SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS A BROAD AREA OF 1.5 TO 2.0 INCH PW VALUES IN LARGE MASS OF
TROPICAL MOISTURE OUT NEAR 160W. NCEP QPF VALUES UP TO 8 INCHES IN
THE CENTRAL SIERRA BY LATE SATURDAY. WINTER STORM WARNINGS POSTED
FOR THE SIERRA WITH HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR ADJACENT VALLEYS TODAY.
SNOW LEVELS APPEAR TO BE HIGHER THAN FORECAST AND WILL RISE EVEN
MORE TOMORROW. THIS COULD WIPE OUT THE WARNING FOR CAZ071 AS
MOUNTAIN PASSES ONLY 5500-6000 FEET THESE AREAS. SNOW LEVELS COULD
RISE AS HIGH AS 8500 FEET IN THE SOUTH AND 7000 FEET IN THE NORTH BY
TOMORROW.
ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN OVER THE BURN AREAS OF MONO COUNTY AND
MARTIS FIRE NEAR INTERSTATE 80 IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING SO FFA POSTED THESE AREAS TODAY.
STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE TRIGGERING A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING AND SOME OF THESE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA AS
WELL. PRECIPITATION CONTINUES INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH ABOUT EVERY 12 HOURS.
WHEN ITS ALL OVER WITH THERE IS LIKELY TO BE UP TO 7 FEET OF SNOW
ABOVE 9000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SIERRA BY LATE SATURDAY. SG
IN THE EXTENDED...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WESTERLIES BEGIN TO
LIFT NORTHWARD AS THE FINAL IN A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WORKS ACROSS
THE GREAT BASIN LATE SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT. SOME LINGERING SHOWERS
EARLY SUNDAY SHOULD GIVE WAY TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS AND MOVES OVER AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY...THE 00Z GFS RUN SUGGESTS QUITE A BIT OF CLOUD COVER AS
OVERRUNNING SETS UP AHEAD OF APPROACHING PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SHORTWAVE. HEIGHTS ARE HIGH ENOUGH TO PRECLUDE ANY MENTION OF
PRECIPITATION AT THIS TIME ACROSS EVEN NORTHERN AREAS. THE RIDGE
MOVES EAST TUESDAY ALLOWING THE SHORTWAVE TO MOVE INLAND LATE
TUESDAY AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY. WILL CONTINUE
A MENTION OF SHOWERS. OTHERWISE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN
TEMPERATURES THROUGH PERIOD. HOHMANN
.REV...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY CAZ071>073-NVZ002
HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY CAZ070-071-073-NVZ001-003-005
FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY CAZ072-073-NVZ002.CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-071400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 300 PM PST WED NOV 6 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE LAKE TAHOE AREA ABOVE 6500 FEET THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MONO COUNTY ABOVE 7000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA AND PARTS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT STORM OF THE SEASON IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF STORMS INTO THE WEEKEND. HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA BY LATE FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY...PARTICULARLY ALONG AND JUST EAST OF THE SIERRA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING...WSWREV...OR WMO ID WWUS45 AND THE LATEST HIGH WIND WATCH...NPWREV...OR WMO ID WWUS75. WATCH/WARNING INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/RENO
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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