[NevadaARES] WEATHER ALERT NV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..STRONG WINDS TONIGHT & SATURDAY...

.AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS OVER WESTERN NEVADA
& EASTERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT & SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA SAT AFTERNOON & EVENING WITH WINDS DECREASING BEHIND THE FRONT.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-280500-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE
COUNTY-SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-
210 PM PST FRI DEC 27 2002

..HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON...

SOUTH TO SW WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS DECREASING IN THE EVENING.

WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BOATING...AND TRAVEL IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN NE CALIFORNIA &
NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT & SATURDAY.

TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS & STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...MEDIA OUTLETS &
ON THE WEB AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/RENO FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

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CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-280500-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-MONO COUNTY-
210 PM PST FRI DEC 27 2002

..WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...
..HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SATURDAY...

SOUTH TO SW WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER
SIERRA RIDGES.

WINDS MAY BE EVEN STRONGER SAT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE...AND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST
THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE SAT EVENING AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH.

WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BOATING...AND TRAVEL IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE SIERRA & WESTERN NEVADA
TONIGHT & SATURDAY.

TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS & STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...MEDIA OUTLETS &
ON THE WEB AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/RENO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS & POSSIBLE HIGH
WIND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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NVZ001-004-280500-
MINERAL & S. LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN & RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
210 PM PST FRI DEC 27 2002

..HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SAT AFTERNOON & EVENING...

A PACIFIC STORM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THOUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA & WESTERN
NEVADA ON SATURDAY.  SOUTH TO SW WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SAT MORNING AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT.  WINDS SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS WITH STRONGER GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

WIND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES...AND TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BECOME
HAZARDOUS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA SAT AFTERNOON & EVENING.

TIE DOWN LOOSE OBJECTS & STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...MEDIA OUTLETS &
ON THE WEB AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/RENO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS & POSSIBLE HIGH
WIND WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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