[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

.WEAK BUT MOIST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA 
TONIGHT & FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY 
SNOWFALL AT TIMES IN THE SIERRA THROUGH FRI FROM CENTRAL ALPINE 
COUNTY NORTHWARD TO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO & OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

CAZ071-101200-
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
830 PM PST THU JAN 9 2003

..SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR TONIGHT & FRIDAY...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY LATE EVENING & CONTINUE THROUGH 
MOST OF FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 6500 
FEET BY FRI AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE 
EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET IN CENTRAL PLUMAS & SIERRA COUNTIES & 
WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY BY EARLY FRI AFTERNOON.

PEOPLE TRAVELING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NE CALIFORNIA 
INCLUDING YUBA PASS & HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN SIERRAVILLE & TRUCKEE 
CAN EXPECT SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS & CHAIN CONTROLS AT TIMES 
THROUGH FRIDAY.
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CAZ072-NVZ002-101200-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
830 PM PST THU JAN 9 2003

..SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR TONIGHT & FRIDAY...
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE EVENING & CONTINUE 
OVERNIGHT & MOST OF FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 
OR BELOW LAKE LEVEL TONIGHT BUT RISE TO ABOVE 6500 FEET BY FRI 
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED 
BETWEEN 6500 & 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 
FEET BY LATE FRI AFTERNOON. LESSER AMOUNTS OF SNOW...BETWEEN 2 
AND 5 INCHES...ARE EXPECTED AT LAKE LEVEL & IN THE LOWER 
ELEVATIONS OF ALPINE COUNTY.  

PEOPLE TRAVELING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS & PASSES OF THE 
LAKE TAHOE BASIN...INCLUDING DONNER SUMMIT...ECHO SUMMIT...MOUNT 
ROSE SUMMIT & CARSON PASS CAN EXPECT SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS & 
CHAIN CONTROLS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY.
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