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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2005, 3:29 AM PST for 4 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 1, 2005, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2005, 3:29 AM PST (11:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2005, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2005, 3:55 AM PST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 219 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2282 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KREV 011129 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 329 AM PST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE REGION AND WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF IT INTO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-011930- /X.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0004.051101T2000Z-051102T0700Z/ 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 329 AM PST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ SHULZ
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 011921 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1121 AM PST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A PACIFIC COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE REGION AND WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF IT INTO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON OVER LASSEN AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES WILL SPREAD SOUTH TO THE RENO AND LAKE TAHOE AREAS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. CAZ072-NVZ002-003-020600- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0005.051102T0800Z-051103T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1121 AM PST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATE THIS EVENING WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED IN THE RENO AND LAKE TAHOE AREAS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-020600- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0004.051101T2000Z-051102T1400Z/ 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 1121 AM PST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. $$ JORDAN
000 WWUS75 KREV 020557 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 957 PM PST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .A PACIFIC COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF IT INTO NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-021300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051102T1400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 957 PM PST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH TONIGHT BUT WILL DECREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-021300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.051102T0800Z-051103T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 957 PM PST TUE NOV 1 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED IN THE RENO AND LAKE TAHOE AREAS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$
000 WWUS75 KREV 021155 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 355 AM PST WED NOV 2 2005 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND THEN SURGE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FRONT. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-021300- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-051102T1400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 355 AM PST WED NOV 2 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY AND MAY CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. HOWEVER SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. $$ NVZ003-022000- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051103T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.051102T1700Z-051103T0200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 355 AM PST WED NOV 2 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS TODAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 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. $$ NVZ001-004-022000- /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0002.051102T2000Z-051103T0400Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 355 AM PST WED NOV 2 2005 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND AVOID TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. $$ CAZ073-022000- /O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0005.051102T2000Z-051103T0400Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 355 AM PST WED NOV 2 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-022000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-051103T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 355 AM PST WED NOV 2 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL EXPERIENCE LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS AND VERY ROUGH WATER. $$ SHULZ
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 11:21 AM PST | Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 31 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.