FREEZING FOG ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 310 PM PST WED DEC 16 2009
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
PST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST
THURSDAY.
* TIMING: FREEZING FOG WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS THIS EVENING AND IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS IN VALLEYS AND LOW
LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN VALLEYS WITH SNOW COVER. MAJOR
TRAVEL ROUTES AFFECTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 50 AND
HIGHWAY 95.
* VISIBILITY: DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* IMPACTS: FREEZING FOG WILL DEPOSIT A THIN LAYER OF ICE ON AREA
ROADS AND WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW VISIBILITIES WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS MAY ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY
CHANGING VISIBILITY AND ROAD CONDITIONS OVER A SHORT DISTANCE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE WITH
A LIGHT COATING OF ICE ON ROADS. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER
VEHICLES.
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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