[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..WINTER STORM WATCH DELAYED UNTIL SATURDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO N. CALIFORNIA ON FRI AND WILL MOVE
SLOWLY SE THROUGH SATURDAY. AS A RESULT...RAIN AND SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER
NE CALIFORNIA FRI & SPREAD INTO THE LAKE TAHOE AREA SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BE NEAR 7000 FEET OR HIGHER THROUGH FRI NIGHT...FALLING TO NEAR 5000
FEET BY
SATURDAY NIGHT.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA & THE N. SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS & ON THE WEB AT
WEATHER.GOV.

CAZ071-271230-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
1000 PM PST THU DEC 26 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY...
THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO
6000 FEET LATE FRI NIGHT & TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
SATURDAY. BY SAT NIGHT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH 1-2 FEET ABOVE
6000 FEET...UP TO ONE FOOT BETWEEN 5000 & 6000
FEET...AND UP TO 6 INCHES IN THE EASTERN VALLEYS OF LASSEN COUNTY. EXPECTED
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-271230-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1000 PM PST THU DEC 26 2002

..WINTER STORM WATCH SAT & SAT NIGHT...
SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 7000 TO
7500 FEET SAT MORNING...LOWERING TO LAKE LEVEL SAT EVENING...AND TO 5000
FEET SAT NIGHT. BY SUN MORNING TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH OVER 2 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET... A FOOT OR MORE
AT LAKE LEVEL...AND UP TO A FOOT BELOW 6000 FEET IN ALPINE COUNTY. EXPECTED
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
$$
RL