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FXUS65 KREV 180938
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
138 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2025
SYNOPSIS
* DRY, SEASONABLE WEATHER CONTINUES TODAY.
* LIGHT SIERRA SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS
SPREADING INTO WESTERN NEVADA.
* HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, BRINGING
WARMER, SPRING-LIKE TEMPERATURES BY THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
A MOSTLY QUIET WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF WEEK WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF SOME LIGHT SNOW POTENTIAL FOR THE SIERRA ON
WEDNESDAY AS A QUICK MOVING STORM PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION.
FOR TODAY, LIGHT WINDS AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL
WITH HIGHS REACHING THE UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S ACROSS THE SIERRA
AND WESTERN NEVADA RESPECTIVELY. ASIDE FROM A FEW MORNING LOW
CLOUDS, MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS WITH
INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS TOWARDS LATE AFTERNOON AS A QUICK MOVING
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
WE'LL BE AT THE FAR SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THIS STORM WITH LIGHT SNOW
SHOWER CHANCES POSSIBLE FROM THE TAHOE BASIN NORTHWARD INTO FAR
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. SNOW CHANCES HAVE TRENDED DOWN OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS WITH TAHOE CREST PASSES SEEING A 20% CHANCE FOR UP TO 2
INCHES OF SNOWFALL. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNLIKELY. STILL, SLICK ROADS ARE
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE THROUGH THE
TAHOE REGION. ACROSS MONO COUNTY, SNOW AMOUNTS TAPER TO TRACE
AMOUNTS WITH W.NEVADA BEING LARGELY SHADOWED OUT.
BREEZY TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT ACROSS
W.NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY WITH AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO REACH
AROUND 30-40 MPH FOR MOST AREAS AS SIERRA RIDGETOP GUSTS
EXCEED 80 MPH.
MOST SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH HIGH
PRESSURE THEN BUILDING IN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.TEMPERATURES
WILL HANG AROUND AVERAGE VALUES THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE WARMING TO
NEAR MID-APRIL VALUES BY LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
EXPECT HIGHS TO REACH INTO THE LOW TO MID-60S ACROSS WESTERN
NEVADA WITH MID TO UPPER 50S FOR SIERRA COMMUNITIES. FUENTES
AVIATION
* VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY.
FL100 WINDS INCREASE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN INCOMING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS OF
40-50KTS ACROSS THE SIERRA RIDGETOPS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF
MOUNTAIN TURBULENCE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* SOUTHWEST FL100 WINDS INCREASE EARLY WED AM AND PEAK WITH
70-75KT GUSTS LATE MORNING RIGHT AHEAD OF THE TROUGH, SHIFTING
TO THE W-NW DURING THE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. MODERATE
TURBULENCE AND LLWS ARE GOOD BETS WEDNESDAY WITH SURFACE WINDS
INCREASING TO GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS FOR AREA TERMINALS.
* THIS LOW MAY PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND A BRIEF PERIOD OF
MVFR CONDITIONS AND TERRAIN OBSCUREMENT FOR THE TAHOE BASIN INTO
THE MOUNTAINS OF NE CA WEDNESDAY (MAINLY 19Z WED TO 03Z THU).
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR KTVL/KTRK ARE UNLIKELY. VFR AT OTHER
AIRPORTS. HOHMANN/FUENTES
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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