SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 750 AM PST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 845 PM PST WED DEC 09 2009
...COLD WINTER WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...
VERY COLD AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE VALLEYS WILL DROP TO NEAR OR
BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
REMAINING BELOW FREEZING THURSDAY.
A WEAK SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...WITH LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA. SLICK ROADS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
A STRONGER SYSTEM SHOULD ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY. AT THIS
TIME...UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE SNOW POTENTIAL FOR THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA THIS
WEEKEND.
LOCAL OFFICIALS...EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS
THIS WEEKEND IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA SHOULD MONITOR
FORECASTS FOR THIS ACTIVE WINTER PATTERN.
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