Tahoe City, CA…Today: Rain, mainly after 11am. High near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain before 11pm, then rain and snow. Snow level 7400 feet lowering to 6200 feet. Low around 33. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow showers. High near 40. 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 3 to 5 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. West wind between 5 and 10 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 23. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday: Snow. High near 37. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

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

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

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

Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Monday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
420 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

…SNOW INCREASING IN THE SIERRA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING…

.LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL SPREAD ABUNDANT
PACIFIC MOISTURE TO THE SIERRA LATER TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MAINLY
ABOVE 7000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ072-NVZ002-160000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WW.Y.0013.110316T0300Z-110316T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
420 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. BELOW 7000
FEET…UP TO 6 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS: 7500 TO 8000 FEET…LOWERING TO NEAR 7000 FEET BY
MIDNIGHT…THEN DROPPING TO NEAR LAKE LEVEL BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH CHAIN CONTROLS LIKELY
OVER THE MAJOR PASSES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING INCLUDING
DONNER SUMMIT…MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT…ECHO SUMMIT AND CARSON PASS.
INCREASING THREAT OF AVALANCHES ON STEEPER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000
FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO POSE AN INCONVENIENCE TO TRAVELERS. ROADS
WILL BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS…WITH SNOW AND ICE FIRST
DEVELOPING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN
AND USE CAUTION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
641 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-161345-
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-
641 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA…
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT…WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.
DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS.
PLEASE REFER TO WWUS75 KREV RNONPWREV FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THESE STRONG WINDS.

IN ADDITION…MODERATE RAINFALL IN THE SIERRA THIS EVENING WILL
CAUSE RISES ON STREAMS AND RIVERS…WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR
FLOODING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS THEN POSSIBLE IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH. PLEASE REFER TO WWUS45 KREV RNOWSWREV FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE HEAVY SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
SYSTEM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL
START TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE THURSDAY. MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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O`HARA

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Wind Advisory

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

…VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT…

.ENERGETIC FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING STRONG WINDS FOR
TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WIND PRONE AREAS COULD
SEE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH…ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS
AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY. PEOPLE IN
THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS.
MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
DIFFICULT OR POSSIBLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-160000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.110315T1500Z-110316T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SOUTH LAKE TAHOE…TRUCKEE…
INCLINE VILLAGE
421 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING…

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY TODAY.
RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA NEAR 100 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS MORNING INCREASING
TO 2 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WAVES WILL BE ON THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO GLENBROOK.

* BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD
REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* IMPACTS: DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT FIRMLY
SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE
DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH
ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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