Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Fallon, NV

DISCUSSION

It's gonna be a cool, calm, and collected start of the work week with light winds, valley inversions, and afternoon highs in the low to mid 50s and upper 40s for valleys and higher elevations, respectively. Valley inversions will create hazy conditions for W NV and freezing fog concerns for Sierra valleys. Most notably this will include Mono Lake where afternoon highs aren't expected to reach must past freezing. Satellite imagery continues to show a clouded over Mono Lake, though some of the fog might lift a bit this afternoon. Other Sierra valleys, such as the Martis Valley and near Crowley Lake, can expect freezing fog in the mornings before dissipating by the early afternoon.

A cutoff low off the coast of SoCal may bring a pattern change as early as Wednesday, though confidence remains low. The low-level feature still has plenty of wiggle room to meander, though recent models having gotten better at location and timing agreement. As of now, this brings light (<15% chance) shower chances to the Eastern Sierra. QPF and snow amount forecasts show a whopping 0.00-0.05" along the crests, though, despite snow levels around 7300'. Other than that, winds may also pick up enough to disperse valley inversions and freezing fog.

The next item of note is the possibility for a backdoor cold front dropping in from the north. The 700mb GFS hints at increased easterly winds late Friday into Saturday, though the magnitude remains low at this point. If this pans out, expect impacts to backcountry recreation.

-Giralte

AVIATION

VFR conditions and light surface winds continue for area TAF sites to begin the week. The only exception is at KTRK where patchy and mainly shallow FZFG is expected to renew tonight into tomorrow morning (until about 15-16Z). Haze in W.NV may lead to reduced slantwise visibilities.

-Giralte/078

REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories
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