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 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
 330 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009
 
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 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...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...
 NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
 330 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009
 
 ...STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
 NEVADA LATER THIS WEEK...
 
 A COLD STORM WILL IMPACT THE SIERRA AND VALLEYS OF NORTHEASTERN 
 CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA WITH STRONG WINDS AND SNOW FRIDAY
 AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
 ...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...
 
 FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE
 SIERRA AND NORTH INTO LASSEN COUNTY. AROUND A FOOT OF SNOW WITH
 LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH SIERRA WITH UP TO
 SIX INCHES OF SNOW AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ARE
 POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS OF WESTERN NEVADA ALONG AND NORTH OF
 HIGHWAY 50 FRIDAY NIGHT.
 
 ...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...
 
 A STRONG COLD FRONT AND JET STREAM WILL REACH THE SIERRA AND
 WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS OVER
 SIERRA RIDGES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS EAST OF
 THE SIERRA. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL BE COMMON IN LOWER
 ELEVATIONS FRIDAY...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AFFECTING THE
 SIERRA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
 
 ...TRAVEL IMPACTS...
 
 HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE SIERRA MAKING TRAVEL
 HAZARDOUS BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS...STRONG
 GUSTY WINDS ON FRIDAY COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
 HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SNOW AND SLICK ROADS ARE POSSIBLE IN
 VALLEYS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.
 
 
 
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