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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Reno, NV

September 14, 2006Mono County, California

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Sep 14, 2006, 3:50 AM PDT for Mono County, California. It took effect at Sep 14, 2006, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 14, 2006, 3:50 AM PDT (10:50 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 14, 2006, 10:00 AM PDT
Expired
Sep 14, 2006, 10:00 PM PDT
In force
12 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 10:50 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, 10.8 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 2006-09-14Temperature 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 km15 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 2006-09-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -14 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
4 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 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 141050
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
350 AM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO PUSH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND
FRIDAY...

CAZ073-142200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0021.060914T1700Z-060915T0500Z/
/O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0004.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
350 AM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP TODAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. THE WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATER TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY AND BRING EVEN STRONGER WEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WINDS WILL
INCREASE IN THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS
PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH
RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON
THE WIND EVENTS TODAY AND FRIDAY.



$$

NVZ001-142200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0004.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
350 AM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND BRING GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE
STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY MAKING
TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR.
TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED
VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND SITUATION.

$$

BENINATO
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KREV 142200
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
300 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO PUSH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AND THEN SURGE SOUTHWARD ON FRIDAY.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THIS
EVENING AND THEN INCREASE DRAMATICALLY ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE
FRONT FRIDAY.

CAZ073-150500-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060915T0500Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
300 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH THIS
EVENING. AS THE FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY...EXPECT
WINDS TO PICK UP DRAMATICALLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND JUST
BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL APPROACH 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH.

WHILE CAUTION MAY BE SUFFICIENT THIS EVENING...TRAVEL FRIDAY WILL
BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR TRUCKERS AND MOTORISTS
IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
STRONG CROSS WINDS.

TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED
VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WIND EVENT.

$$

NVZ001-150500-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
300 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO
WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL
BE STRONGEST FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
WITH SPEEDS APPROACHING 40 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. IN
ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS.

TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED
VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND SITUATION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KREV 150441
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
941 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO PUSH GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY...

.THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY OVERNIGHT AND THEN SURGE SOUTHWARD ON FRIDAY.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THIS
EVENING AND THEN INCREASE ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY.

CAZ073-151300-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060915T0500Z/
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
941 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH IN
AREAS OVERNIGHT. AS THE FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE REGION
FRIDAY...EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND
JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND SPEEDS WILL APPROACH 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 MPH.

WHILE CAUTION MAY BE SUFFICIENT TONIGHT...TRAVEL FRIDAY WILL
BECOME VERY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR TRUCKERS AND MOTORISTS
IN HIGH PROFILED VEHICLES. HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
STRONG CROSS WINDS.

TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED
VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS WIND EVENT.

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.

$$

NVZ001-151300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.060915T1500Z-060916T0400Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
941 PM PDT THU SEP 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 9 PM PDT
FRIDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO
WEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BE
STRONGEST FOR SEVERAL HOURS ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH
SPEEDS APPROACHING 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. IN
ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS.

TRUCK DRIVERS...OTHER PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN HIGH PROFILED
VEHICLES AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS SHOULD STAY TUNED FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND SITUATION.

$$

BENINATO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 14, 3:00 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningREVMono28 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.