Heavy Snow in Nevada, November 27, 2004

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
450 AM PST SAT NOV 27 2004

.SYNOPSIS...A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THIS STORM SLOWLY MOVES OUT OF THE REGION. VERY
COLD AIR BEHIND THIS STORM WILL BRING MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES SUNDAY
INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
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.SHORT TERM...SHORT WAVE MOVING INTO NRN CA THIS MORNING WITH
OVERRUNNING MOISTURE SPREADING ACROSS NRN AND CENTRAL NV. MAIN
ENERGY WITH THIS SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS WRN NV.
THIS PUTS SRN LANDER...SRN EUREKA...AND NRN NYE COUNTIES UNDER THE
BEST DYNAMICS AND HIGHEST QPF. IN FACT BOTH GFS AND ETA GIVE THIS
AREA FROM 1/2 TO 3/4 INCH PRECIPITATION TODAY. THEREFORE HAVE
UPGRADED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA TO A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR
TODAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHTER ACROSS NRN NV AND
WHITE PINE COUNTY BUT WILL BE ENOUGH TO MEET SNOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...GENERALLY FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
ALREADY 3 INCHES HAVE FALLEN IN ELKO WITH A REPORT OF 2 INCHES IN
MCDERMITT. SHORT WAVE EXITS INTO UTAH THIS EVENING SO SNOW WILL
TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. SECONDARY VORT MAX WILL MOVE DOWN
BACKSIDE OF UPPER TROUGH INTO NV ON LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY KEEPING
A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE FORECAST. UPPER TROUGH EXITS THE REGION ON
MONDAY. VERY COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP MAX
TEMPS SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN THE MID 20S TO THE LOWER 30S. WITH A
FRESH SNOW COVER LOW TEMPS MON AND TUE MORNINGS WILL DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS WITH SOME LOCATIONS FALLING BELOW ZERO. CEC

.LONG TERM...GOOD AGREEMENT IN MODELS TUESDAY WITH LOW OVER NORTHERN
ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO AND RIDGING IN THE PACNW. WEAK NORTHERLY FLOW AND
CLEAR SKIES SHOULD DROP TEMPS BELOW MOS GUIDANCE TUESDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY WITH THE RECENT SNOW. DROPPED TEMPS ABOUT 3
DEGS FROM ADVERTISED MOS GUIDANCE...PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH THOUGH. NEXT
VORT STARTS MOVING IN WEDNESDAY...KEPT SLT CHC POPS ACROSS OUR
NORTHERN ZONES. GFS MOVES LOW SOUTH SLOWLY THROUGH FRIDAY...SO KEPT
SLT CHC ACROSS OUR NORTHERN ZONES THROUGH THE WEEK. CLAYCOMB
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.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...HEAVY SNOW WARNING TODAY SOUTHERN
LANDER...SOUTHERN EUREKA...AND NORTHERN NYE COUNTIES. SNOW ADVISORY
FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL NOON. SNOW ADVISORY ELKO COUNTY AND
NRN LANDER AND NRN EUREKA COUNTIES TODAY. SNOW ADVISORY WHITE PINE
COUNTY UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
419 AM PST SAT NOV 27 2004

NVZ013-030>037-272330-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN 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-
419 AM PST SAT NOV 27 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA TODAY WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES
WITH SOME AREAS HAVING THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOW
WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS AND
SNOW ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS STORM. PLEASE REFER TO
PRODUCT WWUS45 OR RNOWSWLKN FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CEC