Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Kingston, NV

DISCUSSION
(This afternoon through next Monday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Skies are partly to mostly sunny this afternoon across northern and central Nevada. Winds are generally light at this time. There are mid and high level clouds that will be traversing the area later this afternoon and evening. Overnight lows will be in the 20s and 30s.

A west to east flow will continue tomorrow as a ridge is situated well off the western coast of the United States. A 250mb upper jet will be north of the forecast area and will provide limited dynamics to the northern half of the forecast area. This will allow for the development of light rain showers over locations north of I-80. Precipitation amounts will be limited over the valley locations to roughly a trace to less than a tenth of an inch. Snow levels will be at or above 8500 feet. Highs will be in the 50s and 60s. Look for light, showery precipitation to continue during the overnight with lows in the 30s and 40s.

By Wednesday, models continue to depict strong winds developing during the morning and afternoon. Southwest to west winds of 15 to 30 with gusts of 40 to 50 mph are expected. The strongest winds are expected across northern Nevada and a wind advisory may be required as the probability for reaching advisory wind gusts are about forty to seventy percent or higher in the above locations.
Snow levels are forecast will again be around 7000 feet or so, though cooler air is expected to filter in by the later afternoon period as winds shift to a west-northwest direction. Highs will again reach the 50s to low 60s. Overnight lows will be in the 30s.
Snow levels in the far north are expected to drop to at or above 5000 feet during the overnight. Light snowfall amounts up to a half inch are expected in the north, along SR225 from roughly Wildhorse to the border with Idaho.

Thursday through Sunday, periods of showery precipitation are expected through this timeframe as model solutions keep an upper ridge well off the southwest coast. No strong cold pushes are expected through this period with a mostly west to east flow continuing. Highs will be in the 50s to low 60s. Overnight lows will be in the 30s and 40s. Winds will be breezy along the northern sections of the forecast area, north of I-80 with gusts to 30 to 40 mph, each afternoon from Thursday through the weekend.
Overnight lows will be in the 30s and 40s.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: Confidence remains high on short term rain fall and high temperatures being above normal.
Confidence is also high with respect to strong to very strong winds developing across the northern half of Nevada Wednesday afternoon. Confidence in rainfall and snowfall amounts remain low to moderate at this time.


AVIATION

VFR conditions expected at all sites through the next 24 hours with light winds.


LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories
None.