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KEY MESSAGES
* Gusty winds will pose travel and recreation impacts this afternoon. Otherwise, warm and dry weather ends the week.
* Cooler temperatures and increased winds are likely over the weekend, making for brisk weather for outdoor activities.
* A warming trend next week will bring a return of above average temperatures for the middle of next week.
DISCUSSION
An upper trough lifting through the Pacific Northwest will support another windy afternoon today. W/NW gusts of 30-40 mph will be common from Lassen Co/the Surprise Valley into NW Nevada this afternoon, making for poor/hazardous conditions for lake recreation in these areas. It'll also be around 10F cooler today compared to yesterday with daytime highs in the 70s and 80s.
The remainder of the week will be warm and dry under zonal flow, with lighter, more typical breezes in the afternoons. Cooler temperatures and increased winds are slated over the weekend as a deepening intermountain trough allows a series of cold fronts to pass through the region. Winds will become breezy with each frontal passage this weekend, perhaps strongest on Sunday depending on the depth/location of the parent trough. E/NE ridge winds also look to increase Sunday night into Monday after the front passes, which may lead to aviation impacts for flights over the Sierra. These cold fronts will be dry, but a few light showers may sneak into Pershing and Churchill counties on Sunday (5-10% chance).
Compared to this week, the weekend into Monday will be noticeably cooler -- especially Sunday and Monday when daytime highs fall to the 50s and 60s. Keep this in mind when making weekend plans as outdoor activities will likely be met with brisk, unpleasant weather. A warming trend will bring temperatures back to and above seasonal averages for the middle of next week.
-Salas
AVIATION
W/NW surface gusts of 20-30 kts may result in periods of LLWS through the afternoon before winds weaken between 00Z and 04Z. Otherwise, widespread VFR conditions persist into the weekend. Lighter winds are expected after today, returning to it's usual breeziness (10-20 kts) in the afternoons.
-Salas
REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories
NV...Lake Wind Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening NVZ001.
Lake Wind Advisory until 8 PM PDT this evening NVZ004.
CA...None.
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