DISPATCH AREA DISCUSSION... RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING MILD TEMPERATURES AND DRY WEATHER. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND THERMAL TROUGH OVER CALIFORNIA BRINGING NORTH TO EAST WINDS OVER THE AREA. A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH WILL SPLIT AND MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BRINGING DRY WEATHER AND GUSTY NORTH TO EAST WINDS LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. TONIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS 35-45. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 50-65 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS 60-70. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 20-30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 35-45. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH. MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 60-70 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS...AND MAXIMUM HUMIDITY 45-55 PERCENT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 60-65 LOWER ELEVATIONS... AND HIGHS 50-60 HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. MINIMUM HUMIDITY 30-45 PERCENT. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL 1. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0 PERCENT. EXTENDED... FRIDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 30 TO 40. HIGHS 50 TO 60. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. WINDY. LOWS 25 TO 35. HIGHS 50 TO 60. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
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