Stateline, NV…This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday Night: Snow. Low around 21. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Friday: Snow. High near 25. Breezy, with a west wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Friday Night: Snow showers. Low around 8. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Saturday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36.

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
341 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-232345-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CEDARVILLE…EAGLEVILLE…
FORT BIDWELL…PORTOLA…SUSANVILLE…WESTWOOD…SIERRAVILLE…
LOYALTON…SOUTH LAKE TAHOE…TAHOE CITY…TRUCKEE…
MARKLEEVILLE…BRIDGEPORT…COLEVILLE…LEE VINING…
MAMMOTH LAKES…HAWTHORNE…YERINGTON…SMITH VALLEY…MINA…
SCHURZ…GLENBROOK…INCLINE VILLAGE…SPARKS…VERDI…
GARDNERVILLE…VIRGINIA CITY…FERNLEY…FALLON…LOVELOCK…
SILVER SPRINGS…NIXON…IMLAY…EMPIRE…GERLACH
341 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

…COLD WINTER STORM LATE THIS WEEK…

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL ALLOW AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE TO MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST LATER THIS WEEK. THE
SYSTEM WILL PULL COLD CANADIAN AIR INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA WHICH WILL DROP TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL THIS
WEEKEND.

AHEAD OF THE LOW…THE JET STREAM WILL PUSH OVER THE AREA ON
THURSDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE WINDS OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS COULD REACH
100 MPH.

LIGHT SNOW WILL REACH NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE NORTHERN SIERRA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW
WILL OCCUR AS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THERE IS GROWING CONFIDENCE IN
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE SIERRA WITH SEVERAL INCHES
OF SNOW POSSIBLE ON THE WESTERN NEVADA VALLEY FLOORS. A WINTER
STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
VALLEYS…PLEASE SEE THE PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

THE CANADIAN AIR WILL BRING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO THE SIERRA
AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE COLD AIR MAY COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SIERRA WITH
WIND CHILL VALUES WELL BELOW ZERO. ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA…HIGH
TEMPERATURE ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MAY STRUGGLE TO REACH 30
DEGREES. LOW TEMPERATURE BY SUNDAY MORNING MAY DROP INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS FOR WESTERN NEVADA…WITH READINGS WELL BELOW ZERO
FOR THE SIERRA.

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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
329 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

…VERY COLD WINTER STORM LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY…

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM CANADA WILL MOVE SOUTH WITH SNOW
MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA BY LATE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

VERY COLD AIR WITH THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE A POWDERY SNOW…WITH
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE DUE TO GUSTY WINDS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-240000-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0004.110225T0000Z-110226T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SOUTH LAKE TAHOE…TRUCKEE…
INCLINE VILLAGE
329 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THURSDAY
EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL
OCCUR ALONG A COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 FEET AT LAKE LEVEL…WITH
2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. RIDGE
GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TRAVELERS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL
DELAYS DUE TO CHAIN REQUIREMENTS AND TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY
CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO.

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