[NevadaARES] WINTER STORM WATCH

[Paul Cavnar]

WINTER STORM WATCH
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
400 AM PST WED NOV 6 2002

...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP TONIGHT AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL
INITIALLY START AROUND 6000 FEET AND THEN RISE TO NEAR 7000 FEET ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN BOUNCE BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET THROUGH
FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING COULD RANGE FROM
1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET. SEVERAL INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE DOWN TO 5000
FEET.

SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS PERIOD WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.

ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL COULD CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
MODERATE SNOW LEVELS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND
OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

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