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NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 29, 9:40 AM PST, 3 hours 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
940 AM PST WED OCT 29 2003
.SHORT TERM...UPDATE
STRONG BUT DRY SURFACE COLD EXTENDING E-W ACROSS NW NV THIS MORNING
WITH FROPA NEAR WMC AT 17Z. A LOT OF LEE ENHANCED MID LEVEL WAVE
CLOUDS WITH SOME LOWER STFRA ROTOR CLOUDS BENEATH. W-SW WINDS
EXPECTED IN 20-40 MPH RANGE TODAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN
WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. SOME REMOTE MTN
SITES AROUND TAHOE AND VIRGINIA CITY ALREADY GUSTING OVER 60 MPH.
HAVE UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SIERRA ZONES AND EXTREME
WRN NV. CHANGED WIND ADVISORY TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND ADVISORY
IN WEST CENTRAL NEVADA WHERE VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR
WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILTIES
AT TIMES AROUND FALLON...LOVELOCK AND SILVER SPRINGS. BASED ON
90 AGL WSETA WIND FCST HAVE KEPT HIGH WINDS GOING INTO EVENING
OVER MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES. CYLKE
.LONG TERM...
SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
MID RANGE MODELS BEGIN THE OUTLOOK SATURDAY IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH
A POSITIVE TILT RIDGE OVER THE FAR WRN U.S. A SHORT WAVE IS EJECTED
EAST SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS TAPERING OFF FROM THE
WEST. SUNDAY IS COOL AND DRY WITH SOME LINGERING LOWER RH AND
CLOUDS. THE MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER SHORT WAVE AND COLD SURGE FROM
THE NORTH ABOUT MONDAY BUT WITH DIVERGING SOLUTIONS. THE UKMET AND
EURO ARE SLOWER AND THE NOGAPS DEVELOPS A CUT OFF WEST OF VANCOUVER
MONDAY. THE GFS IS MORE CONSISTENT AND HAS BEEN USED TO BRING A
CHANCE OF SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NRN SIERRA AND FAR NW NV
MONDAY. A CHANCE OF SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES OVER THE ENTIRE
AREA TUESDAY WITH AN UPPER LOW MOVING EAST ACROSS NRN NV. THE OVER
WATER TRAJECTORY IS STILL LIMITED BUT SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. COOL HIGHS WILL
STRUGGLE INTO THE 40S AND LOW 50S THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD
WITH FREEZING OVERNIGHT LOWS COMMONLY IN THE 20S BUT DIPPING INTO
THE TEENS IN SOME COLDER VALLEYS. OSTERMAN.
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...BLOWING DUST AND SAND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM NVZ004-NVZ005.
.BLOWING DUST AND SAND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM NVZ001.
.HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM NVZ003.
.RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FIRE ZONES 450...458...453..
...459.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CAZ071-CAZ072.
.HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CAZ073.
.RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY FIRE ZONES 271..272..273 AND
...278.
&&CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-301400- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 900 AM PST WED OCT 29 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A STRONG DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY WITH WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF THE SIERRA. EXPECT WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. PLEASE REFER TO /WWU85 KREV RFWREV/ FOR DETAILS ON THE RED FLAG WARNING AND /WWU85 KREV NPWREV/ FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HIGH WIND WARNING...AND WIND AND BLOWING DUST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO FOR TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY VERY COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BRING FREEZING OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES FOR MOST WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED FORECAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THEIR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Gust of 50 knots (58 mph) at Jack Wright RAWS.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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