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SXUS45 KREV 242232
RECREV
RECREATION FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
232 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MID LAKE WATERS
AND DOWNWIND SHORES. WAVE HEIGHTS MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS ON
UPWIND SHORES.
STRONG WIND GUSTS AND LIGHTNING NEAR THUNDERSTORMS POSE AN
IMMEDIATE DANGER TO BOATERS. IF YOU ARE OUT ON THE LAKE WHEN
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP, RETURN TO SHORE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CAZ072-NVZ002-251200-
LAKE TAHOE AT LAKE LEVEL-
232 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY
TONIGHT
RAIN AND SNOW. PATCHY FOG. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS 30 TO 35. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 4 FEET INCREASING TO 2 TO
6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHRISTMAS DAY
HEAVY SNOW AND RAIN. AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG IN
THE MORNING. DENSE FOG THROUGH THE DAY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS
AROUND 39. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
SNOW. AREAS OF FOG AND DENSE FREEZING FOG. SOUTH
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 27 TO 32.
WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 6 FEET.
FRIDAY
AREAS OF DENSE FREEZING FOG AND PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
HEAVY SNOW. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS 32 TO 37. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 5 FEET DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 FEET
IN THE AFTERNOON.
WATER TEMPERATURE AT THE MID LAKE BUOYS......47.0 DEGREES.
LAKE LEVEL FOR LAKE TAHOE AT TAHOE CITY......6227.03 FEET.
NVZ004-251200-
PYRAMID LAKE AT LAKE LEVEL-
232 PM PST WED DEC 24 2025
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY
TONIGHT
RAIN LIKELY. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
25 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS 37 TO 43. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 2 FEET INCREASING
TO 1 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CHRISTMAS DAY
RAIN. SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGHS AROUND 51. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 5 FEET.
THURSDAY NIGHT
RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOWS
34 TO 40. WAVE HEIGHTS 2 TO 5 FEET.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 47. WAVE HEIGHTS 1 TO 4 FEET
DECREASING TO 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON.
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