Lake Tahoe, California

... Gulf of Alaska storm should reach the area Wednesday...

A cold area of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska is forecast to
drop south toward the Sierra and western Nevada later this week.
This storm will bring a cold front with a period of moderate to
heavy precipitation into the area between Wednesday afternoon and
Thursday morning.

Ahead of the front Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night... windy
conditions are possible south of Interstate 80. Gusts of 45 mph or
more may occur along Highway 395 from Reno south to Mammoth Lakes.
Sierra ridge gusts could reach 100 mph as the cold front approaches.

Along the front rain and snow should move into the northeast
California and northwest Nevada Wednesday morning and reach the
Reno-Tahoe area Wednesday evening. Several inches of snow are
possible in the Sierra as snow levels drop below 6000 feet
Wednesday night.

Once the front passes Thursday snow levels could drop to the
western Nevada Valley floors as cold air moves into the area.
Models are forecasting a second burst of precipitation moving into
the area Thursday night... which could bring snow accumulations to
the western Nevada Valley floors.

Check our website at weather.Gov/Reno or listen to NOAA Weather
Radio for updates on this developing storm.


Brong