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 Mar 26, 8:45 AM PST, 5 hours 18 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
845 AM PST WED MAR 26 2003
ZONAL JET STREAM ALONG CA/OREGON BORDER THIS MORNING WITH COLD FRONT
EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST ID ACROSS NORTHWEST NV TO NORTHERN CA. THE
FRONT HAS NOT PUSHED SOUTH AS FAST AS EXPECTED SO THAT SNOW LEVELS
HAVE REMAINED QUITE HIGH OVERNIGHT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH
DURING THE DAY WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING HOWEVER THE HEAVIER
PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED IN THE NORTH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
IN THE SIERRA AROUND LAKE TAHOE. WILL LET SNOW ADVISORY EXPIRE LATER
THIS MORNING. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
AND WESTERN NV SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE TO RENO TO NORTH OF LOVELOCK.
LOCAL STRONG GUSTS WERE RECORDED OVERNIGHT INCLUDING A GUST TO 68
MPH AT GALENA AND A GUST TO 50 MPH AT DESERT SPRINGS NORTH OF RENO.
WILL LEAVE THE WIND ADVISORIES UP TODAY AND REMOVE THEM IN THE
AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. AIRMASS BEGINS TO DRY OUT THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. DRY WEATHER FORECAST INTO THE WEEKEND. RC
IN THE EXTENDED...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NEARLY ZONAL FLOW OVER
THE LOWER 48 STATES IS REPLACED BY A MORE AMPLIFIED PATTERN AS LARGE
HEIGHT FALLS ARE FORECAST OFF THE PACIFIC NW COAST...RESULTING IN A
MEAN TROF OVER THE REGION. THIS IS SLOW TO DEVELOP...HOWEVER...AND
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE A RIDGE OVER WESTERN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN
SIERRA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NO NEW GFS DATA THIS MORNING BUT EURO
BRINGS THE TROF IN LATE IN DAY 7...WHILE OLD GFS WAS FASTER. 00Z
AVN TRENDING TOWARDS UKMET SOLUTION OF KEEPING A STRONG RIDGE OVER
THE AREA UNTIL PERHAPS DAY 7. WITH MODEL UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME
WILL CONTINUE TO GO WITH A DRY FORECAST THROUGH THE PERIOD AND
INDICATE INCREASING CLOUDS AND COOLING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
TEMPERATURES IN GENERAL WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND AT
LEAST. SG
.REV...SNOW ADVISORY THIS MORNING FOR CAZ071 ABOVE 6000 FEET
AND CAZ072/NVZ002 ABOVE 7000 FEET.
WIND ADVISORY NVZ001-003-004 CAZ073 TODAY.CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-271500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 600 AM PST WED MAR 26 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING BRINGING A SHORT PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER PASSES AROUND LAKE TAHOE AND LASSEN COUNTY. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY AND FOLLOW THIS FRONT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE WSWREV...WWUS45 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WIND ADVISORY FOR AREAS EAST OF THE SIERRA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE NPWREV...WWUS75 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. HOHMANN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Reported by automated weather station at Galena Park, about 10 miles southwest of Reno.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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