[DCART] WX Bulletin

[Don Carlson - KQ6FM]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1248 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008
 
...A MAJOR WINTER STORM AFFECTING THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA..
 
.EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN THE SIERRA ARE CREATING
DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
 
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. ATTEMPTING TO
TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK! EXTREMELY HIGH
SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED
VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF
BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH. REMAIN
INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD
BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
 
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
NEVADA FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
 
STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY
RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN
THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
 
CAZ072-073-NVZ002-050200-
/O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY..
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING..
MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
1248 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008
 
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY..
 
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY.
 
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA FROM LAKE
TAHOE SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY. SNOW LEVELS OF 6000 TO 6500 FEET WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 6 INCHES PER
HOUR OVER THE HIGHER PASSES.
 
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING OF 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WILL
OCCUR. BELOW 7000 FEET INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...2 TO 3
FEET WILL ACCUMULATE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
 
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
MPH IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
WIND PRONE AREAS WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 150 MPH OVER THE SIERRA
RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW TO
BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY SATURDAY. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL FORM DUE TO THE
STRONG WINDS.
 
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.


Don Carlson - KQ6FM  ARRL Life Member 
NV Section Emergency Coordinator /
Public Information coordinator/
NV State RACES Officer
kq6fm at charter.net