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FXUS65 KREV 062054
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1254 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* BREEZY WEST WINDS DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM WITH
IMPACTS TO RECREATION POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY RIDGE WINDS.
* THE NEXT STORM ARRIVES LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING,
SETTING US UP FOR LIGHT MOUNTAIN AND VALLEY SNOW POTENTIAL.
* WARMER, DRIER WEATHER RETURNS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK THROUGH AT
LEAST THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
WINDS: WEST WINDS BECOME BREEZY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AHEAD OF THE NEXT QUICK, COLD STORM. PLAN ON WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS
30+ MPH BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY FOR AREAS NORTH OF THE I80 CORRIDOR.
RIDGE WIND GUSTS WILL RAMP UP TO AROUND 45 TO 65 MPH AS WELL
RESULTING IN POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO LAKE AND BACKCOUNTRY RECREATION.
THE WESTERLY BREEZES WILL MIGRATE SOUTH OF THE I80 CORRIDOR
OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON THURSDAY MAY REACH UP TO 45
MPH FOR WIND PRONE LOCATIONS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50, ESPECIALLY ALONG
WALKER LAKE AND ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS.
SNOW POTENTIAL: THE FAST, COLD SYSTEM WILL SWEEP THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH A BURST OF WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A
BAND OF SNOW. WHILE MOST AREAS WILL SEE LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION,
WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON WHERE THE SNOW BAND WILL DEVELOP SINCE IT
COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVIER SNOW TOTALS. THERE ARE STILL SOME
DISCREPANCIES IN THE EXACT LOCATION, RANGING FROM AS FAR WEST AS THE
TAHOE BASIN AND OUT TOWARD CHURCHILL AND MINERAL COUNTIES. EVEN WITH
THE UNCERTAINTY IN WHERE THE BAND WILL SET UP, YOU SHOULD PLAN ON A
SLOW MORNING COMMUTE. EVEN A SMALL BIT OF SNOW BEFORE SUNRISE WILL
RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS STORM IS LESS ROBUST
THAN RECENT STORMS, WITH QPF RANGING ONLY 0.1-0.3". SNOW AMOUNTS
APPEAR TO BE LIMITED TO 1-3" WITH THE HIGHEST PEAKS RECEIVING UP TO
4" OF NEW SNOWFALL.
DRIER AND WARMER: AFTER A VERY CHILLY MORNING ON FRIDAY, WE WILL SEE
HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATE THE PATTERN HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. CLEAR
SKIES, WARMING TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF INVERSIONS IN WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS FROM FRIDAY
ONWARD.
-EDAN
AVIATION
* FL100 WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY TO AROUND 35-40 KTS.
* MORE WIDESPREAD INCREASED SURFACE WINDS OF 10-20 KTS WILL DEVELOP
BETWEEN 10Z WEDNESDAY INTO 6Z THURSDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD, FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT.
* THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS RETURNS AFTER THURSDAY 6Z WITH
LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS POSSIBLE AND LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
-EDAN
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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