Reno, NV…The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Lake Wind Advisory and the First Winter Storm Watch of the Season. They are below…

Winter Storm Watch

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
326 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

…FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON…

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP INTO THE WESTERN U.S.
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY…BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE TO
LOCALLY HEAVY VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION.
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY…
WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA.
THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL OVER THE SIERRA THIS WEEK SHOULD PREPARE
FOR WINTER CONDITIONS NOW TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY THIS
EARLY SEASON STORM.

CAZ072-NVZ002-032300-
/O.CON.KREV.WS.A.0011.111005T0600Z-111006T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
326 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

…WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 7000 FEET…

A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: HEAVIEST MOUNTAIN SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING…WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET
ALONG THE SIERRA CREST…WITH A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE AT LAKE
LEVEL.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: 8500 FEET FALLING TO 6000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS IN THE SIERRA…ESPECIALLY OVER PASSES WHERE ROAD
CONTROLS AND DELAYS ARE LIKELY.

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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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – STORM STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
341 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-040000-
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-
341 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

…COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER THIS WEEK…

STRONG LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. THIS WEEK…BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS
AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA.

LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON…WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE MAIN
STORM WITH POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
TUESDAY NIGHT…WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH IN LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

ON WEDNESDAY…A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WITH
HIGHS ONLY REACHING THE 50S IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTY WINDS
MAKING IT FEEL EVEN COLDER. A PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY MORNING…WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

ON THURSDAY…BRISK AND CHILLY WEATHER WILL PERSIST WITH TEMPERATURES
AGAIN ONLY REACHING THE 50S IN LOWER ELEVATIONS. BEFORE THE STORM
SYSTEM DEPARTS TO THE EAST…ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SIERRA LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY
SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN POTENTIAL
IMPACTS OF THIS STORM FOR THE SIERRA.

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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

Lake Wind Advisory

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
305 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

CAZ072-NVZ002-032300-
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0065.111003T1005Z-111004T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
305 AM PDT MON OCT 3 2011

…LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR LAKE TAHOE…

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET…WITH LARGEST WAVES ALONG THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES MONDAY AFTERNOON.

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

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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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO