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FXUS65 KREV 261941
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1241 PM PDT SUN OCT 26 2025
KEY MESSAGES
* STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TODAY, WITH WIND PRONE AREAS ACHIEVING
GUSTS TO 75 MPH WHILE RIDGE GUSTS REACH 100 MPH.
* BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY, THOUGH WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN THIS WEEK.
DISCUSSION
CURRENT ROAD CAMERAS SHOW SNOW STICKING TO THE ROADS ALONG THE
HIGHER PASSES, INCLUDING DONNER PASS AND MT. ROSE HIGHWAY. FOR
THOSE HIGHER ELEVATIONS, TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND FREEZING,
ALLOWING FOR SNOW TO LINGER DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE MAJORITY OF
THE SHOWERS TODAY WILL BE OUT OF THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
AN ADDITIONAL 0.25" OF LIQUID IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TAHOE BASIN
AND UP INTO NE CA TODAY WHILE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAP AT
~0.5-1".
STRONG, GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY, THOUGH THE ARRIVAL
OF SAID WINDS HAS BEEN A BIT DELAYED THIS AFTERNOON IN COMPARISON
TO THIS TIME YESTERDAY. MODEL AGREEMENT IN THE TIMING AND SETUP OF
THE 700 MB JET PROVIDES HIGHER FORECASTER CONFIDENCE IN RIDGETOP
GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH. THE QUESTION THAT STILL LINGERS WILL BE JUST
"HOW MUCH" DOWNSLOPE WINDS WE GET. MODELS ARE HIGHLIGHTING GUSTS
UP TO 75 MPH ALONG WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50-55 MPH
FOR THE REST OF THE AREA. EVEN IF GUSTS DON'T REACH THOSE
BENCHMARKS, YOU CAN STILL BET ON BUMPY FLIGHTS, DIFFICULT TRAVEL
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES, POSSIBLE BLOWING DUST, AND CHOPPY LAKE
CONDITIONS. ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS, ESPECIALLY FOR WEAKER STRUCTURES.
TODAY WILL BE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE WEEK BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS BACK OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING HIGH TEMPERATURES UP TO
THE LOW 70S BY MIDWEEK FOR VALLEYS AND MID TO UPPER 60S FOR SIERRA
COMMUNITIES. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A ~60% CHANCE OF HITTING A HIGH OF
75 IN RENO BY SATURDAY. ACCOMPANYING THIS WARMING TREND WILL ALSO
BE DRIER CONDITIONS. AS SUCH, THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER HINTS
AT BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION HEADING INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF
NOVEMBER.
-GIRALTE
AVIATION
AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 40 KTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR KRNO/KCXP/KMEV
TODAY. SIERRA TERMINALS WILL BE LOCALLY LOWER BUT STILL GUSTY;
AROUND 35 KTS. WITH STRONG GUSTS ALONG RIDGETOPS, LLWS CAN BE
EXPECTED FOR ALL TERMINALS, CAPPING OFF BY MIDNIGHT.
ALL TERMINALS (EXCEPT KMMH) MAY SEE PERIODS OF MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS TODAY WHILE KTRK/KTVL MAY SEE LOWER CIGS/VIS THIS
AFTERNOON DUE TO -SHRA. LIGHT SHOWERS MAY SPILLOVER TO IMPACT
SIERRA FRONT TERMINALS, THOUGH ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LITTLE TO
NONE.
-GIRALTE/HRICH
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING NVZ001>003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING NVZ004.
CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING CAZ071>073.
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