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NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 8, 3:50 AM PST, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
350 AM PST SAT JAN 8 2005
.SHORT TERM...
UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OFF OF THE PAC NW COAST. COLD AIR CAN
BE CLEARLY SEEN IN IR IMAGERY STREAMING SOUTH ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE
OF THE SYSTEM. THIS COLD UPPER AIR IS STARTING TO MOVE INTO NRN
CALIFORNIA. WITH THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZING LIGHTNING IS STARTING
TO BE DETECTED ON THE COAST NEAR THE OR/CA BORDER.
IMPRESSIVE SNOWSTORM UNDERWAY IN THE SIERRA THIS MORNING. VORT MAX
SHOWING UP ON WV IMAGERY IS ENTERING CALIFORNIA JUST SOUTH OF BAY
AREA. THIS IS HELPING TO ADVECT TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO REGION.
LIGHT RAIN IS BEING REPORTS ALONG THE CENTRAL VALLEY WITH SNOW AT
BLUE CANYON AND IN THE TAHOE BASIN. WITH JET MOVING ACROSS REGION
TODAY THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF DYNAMICS TO INDUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL ON
SUNDAY. MODELS SHOW HEIGHTS RISING AS VORT MAX ROUNDS BASE OF
TROUGH. UPPER FLOW BECOMES WSWLY WITH SOME DECREASE IN MOISTURE
ADVECTION. HOWEVER A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE MOVES INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY. WITH MOISTURE CONTINUING TO STREAM INTO
REGION...AND UPPER DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VORT MAX...HEAVY
SNOWFALL WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.
MODELS ARE SLOWER NOW IN MOVING TROUGH TO THE EAST. GFS...ECMWF...
CANADIAN AND NOGAPS ALL HAVE TROUGH AXIS MOVING INTO NORTHERN SIERRA
MONDAY NIGHT. WITH COLD AIR ALOFT ON MONDAY SNOWFALL RATES WILL
INCREASE. STILL LOOKING FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA WITH
6 TO 10 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY MONDAY NIGHT.
OHARA
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
A COLD DRY NORTHERLY FLOW IS STILL ON TRACK TO FOLLOW THE CURRENT
STORM SYSTEM TUESDAY WITH A DECREASE IN SNOW SHOWERS AND CLOUDS BY
AFTERNOON. HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO RISE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH
GENERALLY MORE CLEAR SKIES THAN WE HAVE SEEN FOR AWHILE. WHILE
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AT MOUNTAIN TOP...VALLEYS WILL REMAIN UNDER
INVERSIONS ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH A HEAVY SNOW BLANKET. SO READINGS
WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL IN THESE AREAS. THE GFS/CANADIAN ARE
MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY THAT NOW BRINGS AN
INCREASE IN CLOUDS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS
EAST OVER CALIFORNIA. THE ECMWF MAINTAINS NORTHERLY FLOW REGIME WITH
RIDGE AXIS OFFSHORE AND THIS MAKES SENSE GIVEN STRENGTH AND
AMPLITUDE OF NORTH AMERICAN LONG WAVE TROUGH. THIS FORECAST WILL
REFLECT SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS LATE IN THE WEEK. OTHERWISE DRY.
HOHMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...WINTER STORM WARNING NVZ002-003-005 THRU 10 PM MONDAY.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE UNTIL 4 PM TODAY.
.CA...WINTER STORM WARNING CAZ070>073 THRU 10 PM MONDAY.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 646 AM PST SAT JAN 8 2005 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-091500- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-LASSEN- EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-MONO-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 646 AM PST SAT JAN 8 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE /WWUS45 KREV WSWREV/ FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... THE SKYWARN NETWORK HAS BEEN ACTIVATED AND WILL BE MONITORED REMOTELY BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOWFALL RATES ACCORDING TO ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JBONK
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 50 kt (58 mph) wind gust measured at the Walker RAWS wind sensor.
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