This posted for weather near Mammoth Lakes by NWS. Here's hoping for Major Snow!
High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1226 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014
...HIGH WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL IMPACT NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...
A WINTER STORM MOVING INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WILL BRING HIGH WINDS ALONG WITH RAIN AND SNOW TO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
CAZ072-073-NVZ002-101300-
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/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0004.141211T0600Z-141212T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE... TRUCKEE... BRIDGEPORT... MAMMOTH LAKES... INCLINE VILLAGE
1226 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH PEAK WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH AT TIMES. HIGH WINDS WILL AFFECT ALL AREAS NOT JUST WIND PRONE LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND SIGNIFICANT TURBULENCE FOR AIR TRAVEL. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE DAMAGED OR LOST FROM THE STRONG WINDS. HIGH WINDS MAY COMBINE WITH SNOW LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
CROSS WINDS.
Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
237 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014
...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE SIERRA LATER THIS WEEK...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE OFF THE WEST COAST TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
CAZ072-073-NVZ002-101300-
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GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE... TRUCKEE... RIDGEPORT... MAMMOTH LAKES... INCLINE VILLAGE
237 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 12 INCHES DOWN TO 6000 FEET.
* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH POSSIBLE FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH.
* SNOW LEVELS: 7000 TO 7500 FEET DROPPING TO 5000 TO 5500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT. HEAVIER PRECIPITATION BANDS MAY LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS TO LAKE TAHOE LEVEL EARLY IN THE DAY ON THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS: WIND AND SNOW MAY COMBINE TO CREATE LOCALIZED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHEST PASSES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SLICK ROADS IN THE TAHOE BASIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO.
