STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA ALONG THE 395 CORRIDOR BY FRIDAY
EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE FORECAST WITH THE COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA SPREADING SOUTH OVER MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA AND INTO MONO COUNTY BY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 6000 FEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT SATURDAY MORNING WITH AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS WEATHER CHANGE IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BY SUNDAY WITH COOL BUT DRY CONDITIONS
RETURNING TO THE AREA