[CVRC] WINTER STORM OUTLOOK

[Dick Flanagan]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
WINTER STORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
300 AM PST MON NOV 4 2002

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

A STRONG WESTERLY JET STREAM ACROSS THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL DIRECT A
SERIES OF WET PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEMS INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA LATER THIS WEEK. WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN LATE
THURSDAY AND CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS WITH SNOW
AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 6500 TO 7500 FEET ON THURSDAY
POSSIBLY DROPPING TO THE 5000 TO 6000 FOOT RANGE SATURDAY.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY SUNDAY.

THE PASSES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA MAY SEE HEAVY SNOW
WITH THIS STORM MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG THE SIERRA AND TO THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL SHOULD STAY ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.


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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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TRC
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Dick Flanagan W6OLD OOTC CFII Minden, Nevada
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