HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 504 AM PST WED NOV 25 2009
Expiration: 515 AM PST THU NOV 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NEVADA...NORTH
CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST NEVADA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THANKSGIVING DAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE STATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
ALTHOUGH THE TRACK OF THIS STORM IS UNCERTAIN...NORTHERN NEVADA IS
EXPECTED TO BE MOST AFFECTED.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY SPREADING A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS TO NORTHERN NEVADA. SNOW LEVEL FRIDAY WILL BE AROUND
5000 FEET AND LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THAT ELEVATION IN
MOST AREAS. HOWEVER NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY COULD SEE UP TO AN INCH
OF SNOWFALL IN THE VALLEYS FROM THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS
FRIDAY SHOULD BE AROUND 30 MPH PRIMARILY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEVADA.
AS THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE STATE ON
SATURDAY...A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL DROP IN FROM THE NORTH TO
BRING IN COLDER AIR AND AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY. THIS COLD FRONT WILL DIG FURTHER SOUTH AND
SHOULD AFFECT PARTS OF CENTRAL NEVADA. HOWEVER LESS THAN AN INCH
OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS OTHER THAN NORTHERN ELKO
COUNTY. MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS SATURDAY SHOULD BE AROUND 40 MPH
PRIMARILY ACROSS NORTHEAST NEVADA WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
COMBINED STORM TOTALS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SHOULD BE LESS THAN
2 INCHES. HOWEVER WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE TRACK OF THIS
STORM...HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS MAY BE IMPACTED AND MOTORISTS SHOULD
USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 93 IN ELKO COUNTY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
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