[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..A RELATIVELY WARM PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE SIERRA TODAY...

.A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INTO N. CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING & SLIDES
DOWN THE SIERRA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. RAIN & WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
INCREASE OVER THE SIERRA BY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.  THE SYSTEM
WILL BRING STRONG WINDS... COMMONLY TO AROUND 30 MPH & GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER
THE RIDGES OF GREATER TAHOE BY AFTERNOON.  PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
LOCALLY HEAVY OVER THE MTNS WITH RELATIVELY HIGH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 7500
FEET...LOWERING NEAR 7000 FEET LATE IN THE DAY.  THE RAIN & SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING & TURN TO LIGHT SHOWERS TONIGHT.  MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION & ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION TODAY.

CAZ072-NVZ002-221800-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
445 AM PST WED JAN 22 2003

..SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 7500 FEET TODAY...

RAIN & SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY OVER THE MTNS WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 6-12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET & LOCALLY TO 3 INCHES NEAR 7000
FEET LATE IN THE DAY.  THE HIGHER PASSES MAY BECOME SLICK IN SNOW TODAY &
DONNER SUMMIT MAY ACCUMULATE SNOW LATE IN THE DAY.  EXPECT DECREASING
SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS
LOWERING NEAR 6500 FEET.

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