Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Just the beginning
11/18/09 7:37am Update 11:00am Update 1pm
Winter Storm Watch issued for Lake Tahoe Basin. Watch out!
Last nights storm fell apart as forecast. Dusting in town to a few inches on the hill. Squaw is calling 2-4" up top, Alpine claims 2". Take your pick.
Ridge builds back in today for fair weather Wed/ Thurs. Friday storm on track to be a major blow event with some snow. My call of a two foot week long total could be in jeopardy, mostly because last night's storm was kinda slack. As of this morning, we are going to be looking at a very windy Friday with precip starting to bank up against the Tahoe Sierra by afternoon. Current H2O forecast shows 1.03" for the West side of Truckee @ 6200', and 1.5" at Blue Canyon @ 5200'. I think with the cold air we should see 18'+ along the crest, 12"+ at 7000' along the West Shore and 6"+/- in Tahoe City but snowfall totals will drop off quickly East of the crest. The storm is fast moving, so if it was to slow down this would change a bit. Expect the main precip event Friday afternoon-> night with most action winding down early Saturday morning.
More to come as we get closer.......
-PWG
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Winter Storm Watch issued for Lake Tahoe Basin. Watch out!
Last nights storm fell apart as forecast. Dusting in town to a few inches on the hill. Squaw is calling 2-4" up top, Alpine claims 2". Take your pick.
Ridge builds back in today for fair weather Wed/ Thurs. Friday storm on track to be a major blow event with some snow. My call of a two foot week long total could be in jeopardy, mostly because last night's storm was kinda slack. As of this morning, we are going to be looking at a very windy Friday with precip starting to bank up against the Tahoe Sierra by afternoon. Current H2O forecast shows 1.03" for the West side of Truckee @ 6200', and 1.5" at Blue Canyon @ 5200'. I think with the cold air we should see 18'+ along the crest, 12"+ at 7000' along the West Shore and 6"+/- in Tahoe City but snowfall totals will drop off quickly East of the crest. The storm is fast moving, so if it was to slow down this would change a bit. Expect the main precip event Friday afternoon-> night with most action winding down early Saturday morning.
More to come as we get closer.......
-PWG
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Current NWS Lake Tahoe Forecast
Lake Tahoe Backcountry Forecast
Lake Tahoe Recreational Forecast
Wind Chill Chart
Forecast Links:
National Weather Service Reno
National Weather Service Sacramento
NWS Reno Discussion
NWS Sacramento Discussion
Radar:
Intellicast Reno
Intellicast San Francisco
PacNW
PacSW
Satellite Imagery:
4km IR Loop
16km IR Loop
Central California 1km Visible
GOES-W 12hr WV
GOES NA 24hr WV
Precipitable Water Loop
Past Week's Estimated Precipitation Totals
Forecasting Tools:
Day 1 QPF
Day 2 QPF
Day 3 QPF
Day 4-5 QPF
5 Day Total QPF
California Nevada River Forecast Center
300mb Jetstream Loop
NCEP & HPC Loops Page
Pennsylvania State University Electronic Map Wall
CPC 6-10 Day Outlook
CPC 8-14 Day Outlook
Remote Data:
NWS Reno Local Mountain Remote Data
NWS Surface Observations
Tahoe City
NASA/JPL-UCD Buoys
Truckee Airport
Central Sierra Snow Lab
Sugar Bowl
Squaw Valley GC
Ward Creek
Rubicon
Sonora Pass
Virginia Lakes
Mammoth Mountain Main Lodge
Mammoth Mountain Summit
Reno Airport
Snow Data:
Sierra Avalanche Center
Sierra Avalanche Center Snowpit Profiles and Field Observations
Snowpit Profile Key
Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center
Avalanche.org
California Department of Water Resources
California Snotel Sites
Snotel Narrative
NOAA NOHRSC Interactive Snow Information
NWS Snowpack Analysis
Donner Summit Snowfall History
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