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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Avalanche Watch
U.S. Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center
Relayed by National Weather Service Reno NV
827 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

The following message is transmitted at the request of the U.S.
Forest Service Sierra Avalanche Center.

BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

08:30 PST Wed Feb 12 2025

The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a BACKCOUNTRY
AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas:
NWS Reno NV - NVZ002 (Greater Lake Tahoe)... CAZ072 (Greater Lake
Tahoe (CA))

* WHAT...HIGH avalanche danger could occur in the backcountry on
  Thursday.

* WHERE...Central Sierra Nevada Mountains between Yuba Pass (Hwy
  49) on the north and Ebbetts Pass (Hwy 4) on the south,
  including the greater Lake Tahoe area. This does not include ski
  areas and highways where avalanche mitigation programs exist.

* WHEN...In effect from Wed 08:30 PST to Thu 05:00 PST.

* IMPACTS...A powerful storm with rapidly accumulating snowfall
  and strong winds may cause widespread avalanche activity in the
  mountains. Large avalanches capable of burying or injuring
  people could occur in backcountry areas.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche
  conditions could occur. Traveling in, near, or below
  backcountry avalanche terrain during HIGH avalanche danger is
  not recommended.

Consult https://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/ or
www.avalanche.org for more detailed information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the
coverage area of this or any avalanche center.

$$