[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

..A RELATIVELY WARM PACIFIC FRONT MOVES INTO THE SIERRA THIS
EVENING...

.A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN WITH SNOW IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE N. SIERRA THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING LOCALLY STRONG SOUTH TO SW WINDS...COMMONLY 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE RIDGES OF THE GREATER TAHOE AREA
THIS EVENING.  PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCALLY HEAVY OVER
THE MTNS WITH RELATIVELY HIGH SNOW LEVELS FROM 7000 TO 7500 FEET
EARLY THIS EVENING.  THE RAIN & SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE
THIS EVENING & TURN TO LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.  MOTORISTS
TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER MTN PASSES SHOULD USE CAUTION &
ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.

CAZ072-NVZ002-230630-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
300 PM PST WED JAN 22 2003

..SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 7500 FEET LATE UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING...

RAIN & SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING OVER
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES ABOVE
7500 FEET & LOCALLY TO 3 INCHES NEAR 7000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT.  THE
HIGHER PASSES MAY BECOME SLICK IN SNOW THIS EVENING ALONG WITH POOR
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

$$