[CVRC] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL SPREAD SNOW.RAIN & VERY
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA MON & TUESDAY. GUSTY WINDS & 
RAIN WILL DEVELOP IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA TONIGHT.  PRECIPITATION 
WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MON MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE 
FROM NEAR 5500 FEET TONIGHT.TO NEAR 7500 FEET BY TOMORROW 
AFTERNOON.  GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN 
BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW MON & TUESDAY.MAINLY OVER HIGHER 
MOUNTAIN PASSES. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT 
THROUGH TUES SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

CAZ072-NVZ002-161130-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA NV-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA CA-
1220 PM PST SUN FEB 15 2004

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT ABOVE 7000 FEET MON MORNING 
THROUGH TUES AFTERNOON.

RAIN & SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON & INCREASE
OVERNIGHT.  SNOW LEVELS FROM 5500 TO 6000 FEET WILL RISE OVERNIGHT AS
A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.  RAIN & SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY
AT TIMES BY TOMORROW MORNING AS SNOW LEVELS RISE TO 7000 TO 7500
FEET.  GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW
OVER HIGHER MTN PASSES SUCH AS MT. ROSE & CARSON PASS MONDAY.

SNOW & RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO MON NIGHT & TUES AS
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM OVER THE AREA FROM THE
PACIFIC.  UP TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA CREST BY
TUESDAY MORNING.  HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
OVER HIGHER MTN PASSES MON & TUESDAY.  CHECK ROAD
CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING & BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER.

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