1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 12, 3:00 PM PST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 300 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2003 .SYNOPSIS...A MOIST FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC WILL BRING A GOOD THREAT OF SHOWERS TO NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD THREAT OF SNOW TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY FOR DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEK. && .CURRENTLY...SNOW CONTINUING ACROSS MOST OF NRN NV THOUGH ACTIVITY HAS WEAKENED THAN WHAT WAS SEEN EARLIER TODAY. ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE WSW FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HUMBOLDT CTY AND ALL OF NRN ELKO CTY. SNOW LVLS CURRENTLY NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS DESPITE STRONG WAA IN THE LLVLS AS ATMOSPHERE IS ALSO ISOTHERMAL. SNOW LEVELS RISE TOMORROW SO SNOW SHOULD TURN TO RAIN OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY BUT STILL EXPECT MORE ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 6K FEET ALONG AND NORTH OF I-80 CORRIDOR. WITH LACK OF WARMING TODAY UNDERCUT MOS NUMBERS BY A FEW DEGREES TONIGHT AS SOME OF THE FORECAST LOWS WILL QUALIFY AS HIGHS TODAY. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE PUSHES OUT OF THE REGION LATE SATURDAY BEFORE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE ON SUNDAY. MODELS ARE SLOWER WITH PROGRESSION OF THIS SYSTEM WITH ETA/UKMET BEING THE SLOWEST AND ECMWF BEING QUICKEST. TAKING MIDDLE OF THE ROAD APPROACH (GFS) AND EXPECT SFC FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SUN AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. COLD CORE WITH THIS SYSTEM SO PRECIP LATE IN THE DAY WILL BE SNOW BUT PRECIP AHEAD OF THE MAIN FRONT SHOULD BE RAIN IN LOWER VALLEYS. HAVE SOLID JET SUPPORT AND GOOD UPPER LVL DIVERGENCE AND WILL CONTINUE WITH LIKELY POPS OVER MOST OF CWFA ON SUNDAY. DID BACK OFF ON POPS ACROSS SE PORTION DUE TO TIMING AS ETA/META SOLUTIONS WOULD KEEP MOST OF PRECIP OUT OF ERN HALF OF NV UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT. FOR SUNDAY NIGHT WILL GO WITH LIKELY POPS MOST LOCATIONS GIVEN CURRENT TIMING. THIS SYSTEM HAS POTENTIAL FOR BRINGING SIGNIFICANT PRECIP TO THE REGION...BUT WILL NOT ISSUE ANY HIGHLIGHTS FOR NOW AS MAIN CONCERN IS CURRENT WEATHER OVER THE REGION. WILL NEED TO WATCH WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY POST- FRONTAL IN ZONE 33 AS OROGRAPHICS IN NW FLOW COULD MAKE THINGS INTERESTING ACROSS EXTREME ERN ELKO CTY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD BACK INTO THE WESTERN U.S. ON MONDAY BRINGING A RETURN OF DRY WEATHER TO THE REGION. COLD AIR BEHIND EXITING SYSTEM WILL MAKE FOR A CHILLY START TO THE WEEK. UPR RIDGE AXIS OVER GREAT BASIN TUES SHIFTS EAST TO ROCKIES WED WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE OVER ROCKIES. WILL KEEP DRY THIS PERIOD WITH MSUNNY SOUTH AND PCLDY NORTH AS SOME WEAK ENERGY RIDES OVER THE RIDGE WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. WILL GRADUALLY WARM TEMPS BUT KEEP VALLEYS ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE...ESPECIALLY IN NE NV WHERE VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL BE STRONGEST DUE TO EASTERLY GRADIENT AND POTENTIAL SNOW COVER. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DEAMPLIFY THE UPR RIDGE THIS PERIOD AS ANOTHER TROUGH APPROACHES THE COAST WITH GFS BEING THE MOST PROGRESSIVE WITH NEXT SYSTEM..BRINGING IT ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR NOW WILL ONLY CARRY SCHC POPS NORTH THURS NIGHT AND OVER THE ENTIRE CWA FRI TILL MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW ADVISORY HUMBOLDT COUNTY ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ADVISORY NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY THROUGH SATURDAY. && FEHRN/HOENISCH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 401 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2003 NVZ013-032>037-131400- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES-NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- SOUTHERN LANDER AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- 401 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEVADA .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING AROUND 5000 FEET OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE VALLEYS...HOWEVER SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CONTINUE TO BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NVZ030-031-131400- HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- 401 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST NEVADA .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET. PLEASE REFER TO WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...WWUS45 KLKN... WSWLKN...FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. PLEASE REFER TO WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...WWUS45 KLKN...WSWLKN...FOR DETAILS. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. HOENISCH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
A spotter in the northern end of the Kings River Valley, about 30 miles west of McDermitt reported 12 inches of new snow.
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