[NevadaARES] WeatherNV - Washoe County

[Paul Cavnar]

STRONG WEST WINDS TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT DROPPING
SOUTH INTO N. NV FROM THE PACIFIC NW WEDNESDAY.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT ACROSS N. WASHOE
AND LASSEN COUNTIES THEN SPREAD SO. INTO MONO & MINERAL
COUNTY BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 20 TO 40 MPH
RANGE WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG
THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR. VERY DRY SOILS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST & SAND ESPECIALLY
NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS & IN THE CARSON SINK AREA AROUND FALLON AND
LOVELOCK. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT TO THE NW & DECREASE
FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT WED AFTERNOON & OVERNIGHT.

CAZ070-071-073-NVZ001>005-291230-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-LASSEN-
EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
MINERAL & S. LYON COUNTIES-MONO-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
SURPRISE VALLEY CA-
WESTERN NV BASIN & RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-

200 PM PST TUE OCT 28 2003

HIGH WIND WATCH WEDNESDAY.

WEST WINDS 20-40 MPH ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE
MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. GUSTY
WINDS WILL CAUSE LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WITH BLOWING DUST
AND SAND. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY FROM DAMAGING
WINDS & BLOWING SAND. MOTORIST CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS & NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES
IN BLOWING DUST & SAND.

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