[CVRC] WeatherNV - Winter Storm Watch - Update

[Paul Cavnar]

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA
& NE CA THIS WEEKEND.  RAIN & SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN IN NE CA SAT MORNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD SO. TO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA.& BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION SAT NIGHT.

SNOW LEVELS STARTING OUT AT 6000 TO 6500 FEET WILL FALL TO MOST
VALLEY FLOORS BEHIND THE FRONT SAT NIGHT.  RAIN & SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO MONO
COUNTY & BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SAT NIGHT.

A SECOND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
SUNDAY.REINFORCING THE COLD & UNSTABLE AIR OVER THE REGION.
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUN
BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SUN NIGHT.
ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA & THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF NE CA BY SUN EVENING.  GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW OVER MTN PASSES DURING THE
WATCH PERIOD.  STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL BROADCAST STATION OR ON THE WEB AT
WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.

CAZ071-121200-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
229 PM PDT FRI APR 11 2003

WINTER STORM WATCH SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.

RAIN & SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP SAT MORNING.  PRECIPITATION
WILL INCREASE & BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SAT AFTERNOON.  SNOW
LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 6000 FEET.  THEY WILL LWR TO THE VALLEY
FLOORS SAT NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
SOUTH TO SW WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE
MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.  THE SNOW
WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY.BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUN
NIGHT.  ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET BY SUN
EVENING.WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN LWR VALLEYS.
$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-121200-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
229 PM PDT FRI APR 11 2003

WINTER STORM WATCH SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.

RAIN & SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP SAT MORNING.& BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY SAT
AFTERNOON.  SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET.  THEY WILL LWR TO THE
LWR VALLEY FLOORS SAT NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
SO. TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW SATURDAY
NIGHT.  LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY SUN AS
WELL.  SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUN NIGHT.  ONE TO TWO
FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SUN EVENING.WITH UP TO ONE FOOT
AT LAKE LEVEL.
$$

CAZ073-121200-
MONO-
229 PM PDT FRI APR 11 2003

WINTER STORM WATCH SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

RAIN & SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP SAT AFTERNOON.& BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES SAT NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE
AREA.  SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 7000 FEET.BUT LWR RAPIDLY
TO NEAR 5000 FEET WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE
MOUNTAINS WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW
SATURDAY NIGHT.  SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUN BEFORE TAPERING OFF
TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SUN NIGHT.

ONE TO TWO FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET BY SUN
NIGHT.WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE LWR VALLEYS.
$$