[CVRC] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE SNOW.RAIN & 
VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA. RAIN & SNOW WILL DEVELOP 
TONIGHT IN NE CA & OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN.  SNOW 
LEVELS WILL RISE FROM NEAR 5500 FEET TONIGHT.TO NEAR 7500 FEET BY 
MONDAY AFTERNOON.  VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE 
SIERRA CREST ON MON & TUESDAY.  THESE WINDS WILL REDUCE 
VISIBILITIES & CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW IN THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ABOVE 7000 FEET 
NEAR LAKE TAHOE SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER 
CONDITIONS.

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

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

LIGHT RAIN & SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT & BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES 
MONDAY MORNING.  SNOW LEVELS FROM 5500 TO 6000 FEET WILL INCREASE TO 
7000 TO 7500 FEET ON MON AS A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH 
OVER THE SIERRA CREST ON MONDAY.STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON 
TUESDAY.  THESE WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES & CREATE AREAS OF 
BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW OVER DONNER SUMMIT & OVER THE MT. ROSE 
AND CARSON PASSES.

SNOW & RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUES AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO 
STREAM OVER THE N. SIERRA FROM THE PACIFIC.  TOTAL SNOW 
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA 
CREST BY TUES AFTERNOON.

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