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FXUS65 KREV 201020
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
220 AM PST THU FEB 20 2025
SYNOPSIS
* GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST WITH AREAS OF
FREEZING FOG THIS MORNING ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN.
* DRY CONDITIONS WITH NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THOUGH FRIDAY WITH
PERIODS OF GUSTY RIDGETOP WINDS (50-60 MPH) OVER THE WEEKEND.
* HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK, BRINGING
WARMER, SPRING-LIKE TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
CLEARING SKIES COUPLED WITH YESTERDAY'S PRECIPITATION IS RESULTING
IN FREEZING FOG FORMATION THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
TAHOE BASIN. CALTRANS ROAD CAMS ARE SHOWING FOG DEVELOPMENT
REACHING THE I-80 CORRIDOR NEAR TRUCKEE ALREADY. EXERCISE CAUTION
ON YOUR COMMUTE THIS MORNING IN THESE AREAS DUE TO VISIBILITY
DROPPING BELOW 1/4 MILE COUPLED WITH SLICK/ICY SPOTS ON ROADS.
THE REMAINDER OF THE THE WEEK WILL STAY ON THE QUIETER SIDE WITH
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE A WARMING
TREND PRODUCES SPRING LIKE TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO
NEXT WEEK. OVERALL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY OVER THE WEEKEND
WITH ONLY A 5-10% CHANCE OF A STRAY SHOWER FOR THE SURPRISE VALLEY
FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A 10-15% CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS FAR NE
CALIFORNIA AND NW NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT-SUNDAY. PERIODS OF GUSTY
RIDGETOP WINDS OF 50-60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. THIS
WEEKEND WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM 10-15 DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL AVERAGES THROUGH NEXT WEEK. HIGHS ACROSS THE WESTERN
NEVADA VALLEYS WILL WARM INTO THE LOW 60S BY SATURDAY WITH MID TO
UPPER 60S BY LATE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MONDAY IS LOOKING
TO BE THE WARMEST DAY WITH ABOUT 20% ODDS OF REACHING THE 70
DEGREE MARK FOR RENO. WHILE STILL A FEW DEGREES SHY OF RECORDS,
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL BE MORE OF WHAT YOU'D EXPECT FOR MID TO LATE
APRIL. SIERRA VALLEYS WILL BE MILD WITH HIGHS REACHING THE MID TO
UPPER 50S. FUENTES
AVIATION
AREAS OF FZFG THIS MORNING AT KTRK AND KTVL DUE TO RECENT
PRECIPITATION AND CLEARING SKIES. FOG COULD BE A BIT MORE
EXPANSIVE THAN NORMAL WITH FOG PERSISTING THROUGH 18Z.
AREAS OF TURBULENCE WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE SIERRA
CREST AT NORTHEAST TO EAST FL100. WINDS ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS
REACH GUSTS OF AROUND 45-55 KTS. OTHERWISE, LIGHT WINDS ARE
EXPECTED FOR SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TERMINALS TODAY WITH VFR
CONDITIONS PREVAILING. FUENTES
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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