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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Reno, NV

September 23, 2005Mono County, California

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Sep 23, 2005, 6:28 PM PDT for Mono County, California. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Sep 23, 2005, 6:28 PM PDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired
Sep 23, 2005, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

County Mono County, CA

The radar

The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Sep 23, 7:10 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6010 S Walker, CACANON BAER RAWS SITE WINDS 60-73 MPH BETWEEN 310 PM AND 710 PM PDT.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 191 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2005-09-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 116 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2005-09-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
116 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2313 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KREV 240128
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
628 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR MONO COUNTY...

CAZ073-240400-
/X.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.050924T0128Z-050924T0400Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
628 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM PDT. GUSTS OVER
60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE BRIDGEPORT AREA AND ALONG HIGHWAY
395 SOUTH TO LEE VINING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT
DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-004-240230-
/X.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0001.050924T0128Z-050924T0200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...FERNLEY...
FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
628 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2005

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KREV 240348
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
848 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2005

CAZ073-240500-
/X.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050924T0400Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
848 PM PDT FRI SEP 23 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT. A COLD FRONT WILL
PRODUCE WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH AS IT PUSHES ACROSS MONO COUNTY
THIS EVENING. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL TURN NORTHERLY AND
DECREASE BY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KREV 301750
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1050 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO
NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA BY
SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AHEAD
OF THE FRONT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ070>072-NVZ002>005-010000-
/X.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.051001T1900Z-051002T0500Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-
CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...
GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
1050 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO
SATURDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO
SATURDAY EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS GUSTS MAY REACH 50
MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 395
FROM MINDEN NORTHWARD THROUGH LASSEN COUNTY SHOULD EXPECT CROSS
WINDS ON SATURDAY. LAWN AND PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE SECURED.

$$

BRONG
000 
WWUS75 KREV 302213
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
313 PM PDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...GUSTY WINDS ON SATURDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA
BY SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING
WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE
COLD FRONT APPROACHES.  

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-011200-
/X.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.051001T1900Z-051002T0500Z/
/X.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0001.051001T1900Z-051002T0500Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
313 PM PDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN LASSEN COUNTY.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING
TOMORROW. PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD
BE SECURED FROM THE STRONG WINDS.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002>004-011200-
/X.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.051001T1900Z-051002T0500Z/
/X.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0001.051001T1900Z-051002T0500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
313 PM PDT FRI SEP 30 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP FROM THE LAKE TAHOE AREA EASTWARD TO HIGHWAY 95 IN
PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS.

STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY
395 FROM RENO TO MINDEN. WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED
OVER RIDGES IN THE LAKE TAHOE AREA.

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING
TOMORROW.  PATIO FURNITURE AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD
BE SECURED FROM THE STRONG WINDS. BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE
TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE WILL BE HAZARDOUS...MARINERS ARE URGED TO
REMAIN IN PORT.

$$

BRONG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 23, 6:28 PM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer32 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.