HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 332 AM PST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST FRI JAN 01 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NEVADA...
NORTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL RIDE OVER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND BEGIN
MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A
WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO
NORTHERN NEVADA OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS
STILL NOT CERTAIN...MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEVADA WILL RECEIVE
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS THIS AFTERNOON.
A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS HOWEVER A FEW
INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...EXCEPT IN THE
LOWER VALLEYS OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY. OVER A FOOT OF SNOWFALL IS
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEVADA AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF
HUMBOLDT AND ELKO COUNTIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY.
AFTER A BRIEF DRY PERIOD...ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
MORE RAIN AND SNOW ON MONDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.
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