High Wind Watch 3, NWS Reno, NV

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WWUS75 KREV 241148
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
348 AM PST SAT FEB 24 2007

...STRONG STORM TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO PARTS OF THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA THIS WEEKEND...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THIS STORM...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RENO-CARSON CITY AREAS OF
WESTERN NEVADA AND PORTIONS OF MONO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING
BEFORE DIMINISHING.

A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. FOR
POTENTIAL WIND IMPACTS FROM THE SECOND STORM...SEE THE SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY NWS RENO.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA THIS WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY ALONG U.S. 395 FROM RENO SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY
CALIFORNIA. HOMEOWNERS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE ITEMS THAT COULD
BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS.

NVZ003-250000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.070224T2000Z-070225T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
348 AM PST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY WITH
WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE RENO...CARSON
CITY AND MINDEN AREAS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. IN THE
FOOTHILLS...LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH AS SNOW BEGINS TO FALL SUNDAY MORNING.

AFTER THE SNOW STOPS ON SUNDAY...WINDS MAY INCREASE AGAIN FOR
SUNDAY 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. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ073-250000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0003.070225T0600Z-070226T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
348 AM PST SAT FEB 24 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MONO COUNTY TONIGHT WITH
SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY SUNDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE
AREAS SUCH AS WALKER AND AROUND MONO LAKE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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WWUS75 KREV 241957
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1157 AM PST SAT FEB 24 2007

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA LATER TODAY...WITH WINDS INCREASING THIS EVENING
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM THE RENO AND CARSON
CITY AREAS SOUTH ACROSS MONO COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER
SNOW...THE WINDS MAY DIMINISH BRIEFLY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA.

A SECOND STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. FOR
POTENTIAL WIND IMPACTS FROM THE SECOND STORM...SEE THE LATEST SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO.

ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA THIS WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY AND
HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN SCHURZ AND HAWTHORNE. HOMEOWNERS SHOULD SECURE
ANY LOOSE ITEMS THAT COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY STRONG WINDS.

CAZ073-250430-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.070225T0600Z-070226T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.070225T0600Z-070226T0200Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES
1157 AM PST SAT FEB 24 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
PST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MONO COUNTY LATER THIS
EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND
PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WALKER AND AROUND MONO LAKE. THE STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SUNDAY 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
CONDITIONS FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

$$

NVZ001-250430-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0005.070225T1200Z-070226T0400Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
MINA...SCHURZ
1157 AM PST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS ARE
LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. THE
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NVZ003-250430-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0004.070225T2000Z-070226T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0004.070225T0400Z-070225T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
1157 AM PST SAT FEB 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH SPEEDS OF
20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH
AS SNOW BEGINS TO FALL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...BUT INCREASE AGAIN
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS
OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
930 PM PST FRI FEB 23 2007

.UPDATE...PARTIAL CLEARING THIS EVENING WITH UPPER RIDGE
TRACKING ACROSS AREA. WARM ADVECTION CLOUDS AND LIGHT PCPN
NOTED ON RADAR OVER EXTREME NRN CA WITH MODEL QPF SHOWING
LGT ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS LASSEN AND NRN WASHOE COUNTY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLDY SKIES OVER REST OF CWA THROUGH SATURDAY
AHEAD OF APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO NRN SIERRA
BY AFTERNOON. SNOW INCREASING OVER TAHOE AREA IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING WIND AND SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS STRONG WNW JET PUSHES ACROSS NRN CA.
CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH ON TRACK FOR LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 24 HR QPF AMOUNTS DURING THIS PERIOD FROM
00Z NAM12 AND GFS MODELS SHOW AROUND A HALF TO AN INCH OF WATER
EQUIVALENT IN TAHOE BASIN TO ONE TO TWO INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET
ALONG SIERRA CREST AND AROUND A QUARTER INCH IN RENO AREA. STRONG
WINDS WITH THIS SYSTEM SUNDAY MORNING WILL CREATE CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE PASSES
AND EXPOSED UPPER ELEVATIONS. UPDATED TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY
PERIODS TO REMOVE SHOWERS AND LESSEN CLOUDS IN ZONES S OF I80.
CYLKE

.SHORT TERM...
UPPER TROUGH MOVING INTO WESTERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COLD
UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER ALL OF NV. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED OVER
NEVADA PORTIONS OF THE CWA AS THE AIRMASS BEGINS TO STABILIZE BUT
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING OVER LASSEN COUNTY AND ALONG THE
SIERRA TO MONO COUNTY. RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WITH
OVERRUNNING CLOUDS AND PRECIP APPROACHING THE OREGON/NORTHERN CA
COAST. THIS OVERRUNNING PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO LASSEN AND
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES LATER TONIGHT...AHEAD OF MODELS WHICH TEND
TO BE TOO SLOW WITH WARM ADVECTION PRECIP. THE RIDGE WILL NOT LAST
LONG AS A VIGOROUS SHORT WAVE RIDES A 150 KNOT JETSTREAM ACROSS THE
GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO NORTHERN CA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A WINTER STORMS WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CA PORTION OF
THE OUR CWA FROM TAHOE NORTH INTO LASSEN COUNTY FOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRIME THE
AIRMASS FOR AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM DUE TO ARRIVE LATE MONDAY AND
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS A FLAT UPPER RIDGE WILL
PROVIDE SOME BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION BUT LIGHT PRECIP WILL
CONTINUE MAINLY NORTH OF TAHOE. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER EASTERN CA
AND WESTERN NV SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AS TEMPERATURE PROFILES
ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING WINDS. ADVISORIES FOR THE WINDS ARE
STILL A POSSIBILITY AND CAN BE ADDRESSED IN LATER SHIFTS. THE WINDS
WOULD DIMINISH SOMEWHAT SUNDAY EVENING AS THE SHORT WAVE PULLED
AWAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS
THE NEXT WAVE APPROACHES. RC

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
EXTREMELY ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT NORTHEASTERN CAL AND WESTERN NV TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. A
MAJOR SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE CWA TUESDAY...WHICH WILL
BRING STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION TO THE REGION. THIS WILL DROP SNOW
LEVELS BELOW 3000 FEET. THE JET STREAM WILL SWING DOWN THE PACIFIC
COAST...WHICH PICK UP QUITE A BIT OF MOISTURE BEFORE SLAMMING IT
INTO THE SIERRA. EXCELLENT DYNAMICS ARE EXPECTED...WITH THIS
MATCHING UP WELL WITH A MAJOR SNOW PATTERN. AT THIS TIME...QPF PROGS
LOOK TO BE VERY HIGH...WITH ALL MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT. CONFIDENCE WITH THIS SYSTEM REMAINS HIGH. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...AS IT COULD EASILY DROP OVER
2 FEET OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND SEVERAL INCHES ON THE WESTERN NV
VALLEY FLOORS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. RAISED POPS IN THE RENO ZONE
FOR TUESDAY TO LIKELY. ALSO...RAISED POPS FOR NORTHEASTERN CAL
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY TO CHANCE. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...WITH 700MB WINDS OF 50 TO
60 KNOTS. WEAK RIDGING SHOULD BRIEFLY BUILD IN TUESDAY NIGHT.

DONT PUT UP THOSE SNOW SHOVELS YET IT LOOKS LIKE YET ANOTHER
WINTER STORM MAY BE ON THE HORIZON FOR WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS HIGH WITH THIS ONE. POPS MAY NEED TO BE RAISED
BY THE FOLLOWING SHIFTS...IF MED RANGE MODELS STAY CONSISTENT ENOUGH
WITH THIS SECOND WAVE COMING THROUGH. HOON

&&

.AVIATION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND MTN OBSCUREMENT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NV. AFTER THE SUN GOES
DOWN...SHOWERS AND CLOUD COVER WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE
AREA...ALLOWING FOR MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS. EXPECT SOME PATCHY FOG
OVERNIGHT IN PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY AROUND KTRK. HOON  &&

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NVZ002.

CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR CAZ071-072.

&&

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO