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 Jan 11, 4:00 AM PST, 8 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
400 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006
.SHORT TERM...
SHORT WAVE MOVING ASHORE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE STRONGEST WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IS AFFECTING THE NORTHERN SIERRA
CURRENTLY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS. AS THE SHORT WAVE IS JUST GLANCING
BY TO THE NORTH...THE ASSOCIATED JET STREAK WILL REMAIN NORTH TODAY
WITH THE DEEPEST MOISTURE AND COLDEST AIR ALOFT REMAINING OVER FAR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN/NORTHEAST NEVADA. WITH THE
SHALLOWER MOISTURE SOUTH OF THE JET STREAK...SHOWERS ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE SIERRA ARE HAVING A HARD TIME SPILLING OVER INTO THE
LEE. THEREFORE...ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE ALL I EXPECT EAST OF THE
SIERRA TODAY...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS FURTHER NORTH. IN
ADDITION...THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE LAKE TAHOE
WITH THE GLANCING BLOW OF COLDER AIR NOT SUFFICIENT TO LOWER SNOW
LEVELS TO THE LAKE.
TODAYS SYSTEM MOVES EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FOR A QUIET
DAY THURSDAY AS A SHORT WAVE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.
FRIDAY...AN EASTERN PACIFIC TROUGH BEGINS DIGGING SOUTH AND MOVING
TOWARDS THE COAST. THIS WILL SERVE TO PUMP UP THE RIDGE AND BRING
STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY WINDS TO OUR REGION FRIDAY. WITH GOOD MIXING
EXPECTED...TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE UP WELL INTO THE 50S FOR MOST
VALLEY LOCATIONS. FRIDAY NIGHT...THE EASTERN PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE COAST...BRINGING INCREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION TO
EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA AS WE POSITION OURSELVES IN
THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF A 300 MB JET STREAK (PER CURRENT
PROGS). I LEFT THE RUNNING POPS ALONE FOR NOW...AS THE SYSTEM TRIES
TO SPLIT AND GO INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
SPLITTERS ARE ALWAYS TRICKY...AS THE EARLIER THE SYSTEM SPLITS THE
MORE CHANCE THE ASSOCIATED FRONT SHEARS APART AND LEAVES AREAS EAST
OF THE SIERRA HIGH AND DRY. SNYDER
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
DEEPER AND COLDER TROF FORECAST ON SATURDAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS
DROPPING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS DURING THE DAY. MINUS 12 C AT 700 MB
AND MINUS 28C AT 500 MB IS PROJECTED INTENSITY OF COLD POOL AS IT
MOVES ACROSS AREA SATURDAY. MOD TO HEAVY SNOW IN SIERRA FRIDAY NIGHT
WITH SNOW SHOWERS SPILLING OVER INTO WRN NV SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS
OF A FOOT OR TWO OF POWDER IN SIERRA SATURDAY POSSIBLE WITH
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES IN THE WRN NV VALLEYS. LINGERING SNOW
SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE MTNS SAT NGT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS. APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE MORE AMPLITUDE WITH RIDGE
BUILDING INTO AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK SO HAVE TRIMMED BACK POPS TO
SLIGHT CHANCE ACROSS NRN LASSEN AND NRN WASHOE MONDAY WITH
OVERRUNNING MOISTURE. NEXT SYSTEM FORECAST TO SPREAD PCPN INTO NRN
SIERRA LATE TUESDAY AND SHOULD BE ANOTHER COLD SYSTEM SIMILAR TO
SATURDAYS STORM. FREQUENCY OF STORMS ACROSS PACIFIC IMPINGING ON W
COAST AROUND EVERY 3 DAYS UNTIL PATTERN BREAKS DOWN. IN MEANTIME
SNOW WILL CONTINUE PILE UP IN THE SIERRA FOR NEXT WEEK OR TWO. TEMPS
TURNING MUCH COOLER THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID
40S IN WRN NV VALLEYS WITH SLIGHT WARMING INTO MID AND UPPER 40S
MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS INVERSIONS LIKELY TO FORM UNDER UPPER LEVEL
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE. CYLKE
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXCEPT MVFR CONDITIONS AND MTN OBSCUREMENT IN THE
SIERRA THROUGH 06Z THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR TO LEE OF
SIERRA TIL 14Z OTHERWISE MOD TURBULENCE WITH GUSTY W TO SW SFC
WINDS TIL 21Z. CYLKE
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY FOR NVZ002-NVZ003-NVZ005.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE UNTIL 6 PM PST.
CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY FOR CAZ070-CAZ071-CAZ072.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 was reported by a trained spotter 5 miles WSW of Gardnerville.
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