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FXUS65 KREV 232019
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1219 PM PST FRI JAN 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* GUSTY NORTHEAST TO EAST RIDGE WINDS RETURN TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH CHILLY BREEZES FOR WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS.
* SATURDAY WILL BE THE COLDEST DAY OF THE UPCOMING WEEK, WITH
HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS NEAR OR BELOW ZERO DEGREES FOR SIERRA
BACKCOUNTRY AREAS.
* A SLOW WARMING TREND WILL BRING BACK THE VALLEY INVERSIONS NEXT
WEEK, THEN A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM MAY BRING CHANCES FOR LIGHT
SHOWERS, MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA MID-TO-LATE NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL DROP 5-10 DEGREES TOMORROW, WITH HIGHS IN THE
LOW 40S AND LOW 30S ACROSS VALLEY LOCATIONS AND THE UPPER
ELEVATIONS, RESPECTIVELY. THIS IS DUE TO A COLD FRONT DROPPING IN
FROM OR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SAID COLD FRONT WILL ALSO
BRING INCREASED WINDS, MAINLY ALONG RIDGES, WITH
NORTH/NORTHEASTERLY GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL
DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW ZERO SATURDAY MORNING, ALIGNING WITH THE
PEAK IN WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON TIMEFRAME. FOR
BACKCOUNTRY RECREATORS, MAKE SURE TO BUNDLE UP, ESPECIALLY IN THE
MORNING HOURS AS THOSE COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL INCREASE THE
THREAT FOR FROSTBITE AND/OR HYPOTHERMIA.
AFTER SATURDAY, HIGHS RISE BACK TO NEAR NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 40S AND LOW 40S FOR VALLEYS AND HIGH ELEVATIONS,
RESPECTIVELY. RIDGING SETTLES BACK INTO PLACE SUNDAY, CONTINUING
THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL INTRODUCE A
SLIGHT WARMING TREND AND BRING BACK VALLEY INVERSIONS AND LIGHT
WINDS. THIS WILL RENEW THE CHANCES FOR HAZY SKIES AND FREEZING FOG
FOR FOG-PRONE SIERRA VALLEYS.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BRING INCREASED CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY, THOUGH CHANCES ARE LOW FOR NOW
(15-20%). SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 6-6.5 KFT FOR THAT TIME FRAME BUT
THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME FOR THINGS TO CHANGE. STAY TUNED FOR MORE
DETAILS AS WE GET CLOSER!
-GIRALTE
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEKEND, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON WHERE
MVFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY DUE TO LOW CLOUD COVER. THIS IS DUE TO
AN INCOMING COLD FRONT, WHICH WILL ALSO INCREASE WINDS WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 KTS ALONG RIDGETOPS. LOCALIZED AREAS OF LLWS ARE LIKELY
WITH THESE INCREASED WINDS.
FZFG IS ALSO POSSIBLE (20% CHANCE) AT KTRK AGAIN TONIGHT. HOWEVER,
IF THOSE WINDS PICK UP AND MIX IN, IT'LL BE HARDER FOR FOG TO
FORM.
-GIRALTE
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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