The First of Several Systems Roll Through

Incline Village, NV…Overnight: Snow. Low around 33. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers. Snow level 6500 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Snow level 6600 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night: Rain before 11pm, then rain and snow. Snow level 7300 feet lowering to 6500 feet. Low around 36. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

Thursday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Friday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.

Friday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Saturday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Sunday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
340 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

…SNOW RETURNING TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT…

.A FAST MOVING STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND A PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW TO THE SIERRA TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
WILL FALL TO NEAR LAKE LEVEL BY MONDAY MORNING…BUT ACCUMULATIONS
BELOW 7000 FEET WILL BE LIMITED AS MOST SNOW WILL END BY THE TIME
SNOW LEVELS FALL. IN ADDITION TO SNOW…LAKE TAHOE WILL REMAIN
CHOPPY UNTIL WINDS DECREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

CAZ072-NVZ002-141200-
/O.CON.KREV.WW.Y.0012.110314T0300Z-110314T1500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
340 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD SNOW…AND RAIN AND SNOW NEAR LAKE LEVEL…
WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 PM AND 5 AM.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE
AT LAKE LEVEL BY MONDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON…LOWERING TO NEAR LAKE
LEVEL EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* LAKE TAHOE CONDITIONS: WAVES OF 2 TO 3 FEET…LOCALLY TO 4 FEET
FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO GLENBROOK…WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SNOW MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DELAYS OVER THE SIERRA PASSES
INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 OVER DONNER SUMMIT…ECHO SUMMIT ON
HIGHWAY 50…CARSON PASS ON HIGHWAY 88 AND ON MOUNT ROSE
HIGHWAY. ALSO…GUSTY WINDS COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP BOATS ON
LAKE TAHOE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND
USE CAUTION. ALSO…BOATS ON LAKE TAHOE SHOULD BE SECURED OR
REMOVED FROM THE WATER UNTIL WINDS DECREASE ON MONDAY. CHECK OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
UPDATES.

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