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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Reno, NV

November 30, 2005Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 30, 2005, 11:21 PM PST for Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada. It took effect at Dec 1, 2005, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2005, 11:21 PM PST (07:21 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 1, 2005, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 1, 2005, 3:28 AM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2005-12-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2005-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1939 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
720 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 010721
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1121 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-010830-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0003.051201T1600Z-051202T0600Z/
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 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH. 

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN LASSEN COUNTY... 
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ON THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN LASSEN COUNTY. HOWEVER...
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

NVZ003-011900-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.051201T1600Z-051202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.051201T1200Z-051202T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
1121 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
MORNING AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE REGION. EXPECT
WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH BY NOON TODAY.
IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF U.S. 395...LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS UP TO
80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

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 ALL VEHICLES.

$$

NVZ001-011900-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.051201T1600Z-051202T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0009.051201T1800Z-051202T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
1121 PM PST WED NOV 30 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON
THURSDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
20 TO 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE.
GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA.

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.

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS75 KREV 011128
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
328 AM PST THU DEC 1 2005

NVZ001-011930-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0009.051201T1800Z-051202T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KREV.HW.W.0005.051201T1200Z-051202T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
328 AM PST THU DEC 1 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON
THURSDAY AND PRODUCE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 NEAR
WALKER LAKE...GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

$$

NVZ003-011930-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.051201T1200Z-051202T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
328 AM PST THU DEC 1 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF U.S.
395...LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. WIND GUSTS AT THIS MAGNITUDE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR ALL VEHICLES.

$$

WALLMANN/BRONG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 8:08 PM PSTHeavy Snow WarningREVWashoe7 hr
Nov 30, 11:21 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningREVDouglas, Lyon, Mineral, Storey, Washoe28 hr
Dec 1, 12:43 PM PSTWind AdvisoryREVChurchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe15 hr

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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.