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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 2, 2007, 3:44 AM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 2, 2007, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2007, 3:44 AM PST (11:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2007, 2:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2007, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:46 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 1945 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 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 021144 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 344 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM... .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SET UP A PERSISTENT JET STREAM OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA...WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FURTHER SOUTH. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ072-NVZ002-021945- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0027.071202T1800Z-071203T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0018.071202T2200Z-071204T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 344 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES WILL EXCEED 80 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OVERNIGHT AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE MID AND UPPER SLOPES REMAIN WINDY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH MONDAY. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-021845- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0009.071202T2300Z-071203T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0008.071202T2200Z-071204T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 344 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS EAST OF THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS MAY WEAKEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OVERNIGHT AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE ROAD 447 BETWEEN GERLACH AND CEDARVILLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-021945- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0018.071202T2200Z-071204T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 344 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS. WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OVERNIGHT AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ004-021945- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0028.071202T1800Z-071204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 344 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO BENINATO
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 021814 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1014 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM... .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL SET UP A PERSISTENT JET STREAM OVER THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS PERIOD ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA...WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FURTHER SOUTH. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-030000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0008.071202T2200Z-071204T0400Z/ 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 1014 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN FAVORED AREAS EAST OF THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS MAY WEAKEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OVERNIGHT AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE ROAD 447 BETWEEN GERLACH AND CEDARVILLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-030000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.071202T2200Z-071204T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1014 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS OVER THE RIDGES WILL EXCEED 80 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OVERNIGHT AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE MID AND UPPER SLOPES REMAIN WINDY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH MONDAY. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ004-030000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1014 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 022359 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 359 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-031300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071204T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 359 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS AND OVER FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. WINDS MAY REMAIN WEAKER OVERNIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE ROAD 447 BETWEEN GERLACH AND CEDARVILLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-031300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ 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 359 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS OVERNIGHT...WHILE LOCAL GUST TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS. GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER RIDGES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED INTO MONDAY EVENING. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH MONDAY. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ004-031300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 359 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WINDS MAY DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE THIS EVENING AND ON MONDAY. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 030550 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 950 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-031315- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071204T0400Z/ 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 950 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS AND OVER FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. WINDS MAY REMAIN WEAKER OVERNIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE ROAD 447 BETWEEN GERLACH AND CEDARVILLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-031315- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 950 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS OVERNIGHT...WHILE LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND OTHER WIND PRONE AREAS. GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER RIDGES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED INTO MONDAY EVENING. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH MONDAY. BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ004-031315- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 950 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH LIKELY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE THIS EVENING AND ON MONDAY. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ CS HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 031143 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 343 AM PST MON DEC 3 2007 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-032000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071204T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 343 AM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS AND OVER FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. WINDS IN THE VALLEYS MAY START OFF LIGHTER EARLY THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BY MID MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE ROAD 447 BETWEEN GERLACH AND CEDARVILLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-032000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ 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 343 AM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING...WHILE LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS AND OTHER WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE...WITH WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES IN THE TAHOE BASIN. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND CALIFORNIA 89. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ004-032000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 343 AM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO BENINATO
000 WWUS75 KREV 032001 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1201 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-040400- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071204T0400Z/ 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 1201 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ABOVE VALLEY FLOORS AND OVER FAR NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE ROAD 447 BETWEEN GERLACH AND CEDARVILLE THIS AFTERNOON. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-040415- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1201 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND OTHER WIND PRONE AREAS. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES IN THE TAHOE BASIN. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND CALIFORNIA 89. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ004-040415- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1201 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 040353 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 753 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 CAZ070-071-NVZ005-040500- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-071204T0400Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... EMPIRE...GERLACH 753 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA HAVE DIMINISHED. HOWEVER STRONG GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ON THE HIGHEST RIDGES ABOVE 7000 FEET. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WEATHER WARNINGS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-040600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ 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 753 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND OTHER WIND PRONE AREAS. GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES IN THE TAHOE BASIN. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 AND CALIFORNIA 89. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ004-040600- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 753 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE THIS EVENING. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. $$ CS HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 040550 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 950 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 CAZ072-NVZ002-003-040700- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ 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 950 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN AND WESTERN NEVADA HAVE DECREASED IN MOST LOCATIONS...THOUGH GUSTS UP TO 30-35 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE IN VALLEY AREAS OVERNIGHT. NOTE THAT GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON THE HIGHER RIDGETOPS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. $$ NVZ004-040700- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-071204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 950 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST. $$ CS HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 2, 3:30 AM PST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 3:30 AM PST, 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
330 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2007
.SHORT TERM...
MAJOR STORM HEADING FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH MONDAY. THE
MAIN EFFECT FROM THIS SYSTEM ON OUR AREA WILL BE STRONG WINDS...AND
SOME LIGHTER SHOWERS IN THE SIERRA AND NRN ZONES. THE MAIN CONCERN
AND FORECAST CHALLENGE IS THE WINDS. A STRONG 170+ KT JET STREAM
WILL DRIVE INTO THE SRN ALASKA COAST TONIGHT AND MOVE SOUTH ACROSS
THE PAC NW ON MONDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WINDS WILL INCREASE. 700
MB FLOW AROUND 40 KTS THIS MORNING OVER NRN AREAS WILL INCREASE TO
75 KTS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK ON MONDAY 90-95 KTS.
SOUNDINGS INDICATE VERY STABLE LOWER LEVELS WITH A POSSIBLE CRITICAL
LAYER NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP. ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP THERE CONTINUES TO BE
SOME INSTABILITY. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHTER
SHOWERS TO SPILL OVER THE SIERRA...HOWEVER THE STABLE LOWER LEVELS
WILL PREVENT MUCH FROM MAKING IT TO THE SURFACE. VALLEYS ARE STILL
COLD THIS MORNING...BUT NOWHERE NEAR AS COLD AS PREVIOUS MORNINGS.
MOST VALLEYS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WHERE WARM ADVECTION IS
BEGINNING ARE STILL IN THE 20S AND 30S...WITH NOT MUCH FURTHER
COOLING EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THIS RELATIVELY COOL LOWER LEVEL WILL
STILL NEED TIME TO WARM AND MIX OUT BEFORE STRONGER WINDS REALLY
DEVELOP. WINDS THAT ARE GUSTING 25-35 MPH THIS MORNING ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE TO 50-60 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON OVER NRN ZONES.
LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY
DOWNWIND OF THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. THE QUESTIONABLE AREA WILL BE THE
TAHOE AND RENO ZONES. MIXING WILL TAKE LONGER DOWN IN THESE AREAS
WITH STRONGER WAA REMAINING NORTH. WITH 700 MB WINDS INCREASING TO
40-50 KTS THIS AFTERNOON AND SOME WAA...MY FEELING IS THAT WE WILL
MIX OUT AT LEAST IN QUITE A FEW AREAS...ESPECIALLY THE FOOTHILLS.
GFS MODEL SOUNDINGS HOLD ONTO A VERY LOW LEVEL INVERSION ALL
DAY...WITH NAM SOUNDINGS BREAKING THE INVERSION BY 18Z. THIS MIGHT
INDICATE THAT THE LOWEST VALLEYS WILL NOT MIX OUT BUT SURROUNDING
AREAS WILL. THEREFORE THE QUESTION REMAINS AS TO HOW MUCH MIXING
WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. A WIND ADVISORY WAS ISSUED FOR
TAHOE/RENO ZONES CONSIDERING IT WILL LIKELY BECOME WINDY IN MANY
AREAS...JUST POSSIBLY NOT WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE LOWEST
VALLEYS. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALSO ISSUED FOR PYRAMID LAKE. EVEN
THOUGH SOUTHWEST FLOW DOES NOT TYPICALLY BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE
LAKE...WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE INCOMING FLOW DO THINK GUSTS TO 30
MPH ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE LATER TODAY.
WIND STATEMENTS WERE CONTINUED THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...EVEN THOUGH
THERE WILL LIKELY BE BREAKS OF THE HIGHER WINDS DURING THAT PERIOD.
IT IS DIFFICULT TO NARROW DOWN WHEN THE BREAKS MIGHT BE AND HOW LONG
THEY WILL LAST...THEREFORE IT MADE THE MOST SENSE TO STRETCH
STATEMENTS OUT THROUGH THE EVENT. THOSE WITH HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
OUTDOORS WILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE ARE SECURE...ESPECIALLY OVER
NRN AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRICKY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...BUT CERTAINLY
WARMER THAN WHAT WE HAVE SEEN RECENTLY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE
MODERATE DUE TO THE STRONGER WINDS...CLOUDS AND SHOWERS IN SOME
AREAS. SOME AREAS WILL LIKELY ONLY DROP INTO THE 40S OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...THEN WARM INTO THE 50S AND 60S ON MONDAY. HOWEVER STRONG
WINDS WILL MAKE THE AIR FEEL COOLER. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY
COOL THROUGH THE WEEK. A WEAK FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA WITH A
BAND OF PRECIPITATION MOVING SOUTH DOWN THE SIERRA AND CENTRAL CA
VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. MOST PRECIP WILL FALL AS LIGHT
RAIN WITH 700 MB TEMPERATURES IN THE TAHOE BASIN AROUND 4C. HOWEVER
THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL REMAIN WEST OF THE CREST. BENINATO
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
MODELS ARE IN A LITTLE BETTER AGREEMENT NOW THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT
STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE WEEKEND. GFS/EC/ENSEMBLES SHOW SOME RIDGING
FOR WED BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM AND AHEAD OF ANOTHER SYSTEM
APPROACHING IN THE SOUTHERN STREAM. MODELS HAVE SLOWED DOWN A BIT AS
EXPECTED...AND ARE MORE OF A BLEND OF THE GFS/EC FROM LAST NIGHT.
THE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AS A CLOSED LOW AND NEAR THE COAST THURSDAY
NIGHT THEN SLOW AND DROP DOWN THE COAST INTO FRIDAY. SINCE IT IS A
SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM...IT SHOULD HAVE SOME MOISTURE TO WORK WITH
AS IT APPROACHES. WILL CONTINUE WITH THE SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR
THURS AND INCREASE TO LOW CHANCE FOR THURS NIGHT AND FRIDAY IN PARTS
OF THE SIERRA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE GRADUALLY LOWERING THROUGH THE
WEEK AND WILL LIKELY START AT NEAR 7000 FEET DROPPING TO 5000 FEET
BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOW MUCH PRECIP IS RECEIVED DEPENDS ON THE
TRACK. ON THE CURRENT TRACK FORECAST BY THE GFS/GFS ENSEMBLE/EURO IT
SHOULD BE FAIRLY WET WITH UP TO 1 INCH OR SO IN THE SIERRA. IF THE
SYSTEM STAYS FURTHER OFF THE COAST...RAIN/SNOWFALL WILL BE MUCH
LIGHTER. RIGHT NOW...THE WETTER SOLUTION LOOKS MORE PROBABLE
ACCORDING TO THE MODELS BUT HAVE SEEN THIS TOO MANY TIMES WHERE WE
ARE A BIT DRIER. WILL PUT THE WETTER SOLUTION CHANCE AT 30-40 PCT
RIGHT NOW. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL WED...COOLING TO NEAR
NORMAL HIGHS BY FRIDAY WITH COOLER TEMPS ALOFT AND MORE CLOUDS.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL LIKELY BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH THE CLOUD COVER
EXPECTED.
FOR SATURDAY...MODELS ARE VERY UNCERTAIN WITH THE NEXT WAVE TO
POSSIBLY DROP OUT OF THE NORTHWEST FOR SAT. ENSEMBLE SPREAD IS HIGH
FOR THIS SYSTEM AND ALSO HOW QUICKLY THE LOW TO OUR SOUTH WILL BE
EJECTED AHEAD OF IT...IF AT ALL. WILL KEEP SOME SLIGHT CHANCES IN
MONO-MINERAL COUNTIES WITH SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES AT THIS
TIME. WALLMANN
&&
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE
THE WINDS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. MTN WAVES ARE ALREADY BEGINNING
TO SET UP WITH INCREASING WINDS ALOFT. HOWEVER...THEY REMAIN
ELEVATED AS THE NEAR SURFACE ENVIRONMENT IS STILL RELATIVELY STABLE.
NEAR SURFACE ROTORS AND LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN
WEAK UNTIL THIS STABLE LAYER BREAKS...WHICH WOULD LIKELY BE AROUND
22Z OR SO. THEN...EXPECT SOME LOW LEVEL SHEAR AT BOTH KRNO AND KTVL.
THE STABLE LAYER AT KLOL WILL BE DEEPER AND HOLD LONGER SO SHEAR
WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALOFT. ONE OTHER POINT TO MENTION...NEAR
KRNO...THERE IS A 30 PCT CHANCE THAT SOME VALLEYS WILL NOT SEE THE
STABLE LAYER ERODE. SHARP WIND SHIFTS FROM N-NE TO SW OR VICE-VERSA
WILL OCCUR ALONG THESE BOUNDARIES...WITH THEM POSSIBLY SETTING UP 10
NM NORTH AND SOUTH OF KRNO WHERE THE VALLEYS ARE HIGHER IN ELEVATION
AND MORE LIKELY TO SEE THE STABLE LAYER ERODE.
EXPECT THE MTN WAVES/ROTORS AND SHEAR TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
AFTERNOON. WALLMANN
&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST MONDAY
FOR NVZ005.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR
NVZ002-003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR NVZ004.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST MONDAY
FOR CAZ070-071.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR
CAZ072.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 3:44 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Washoe | 40 hr |
| Dec 2, 3:44 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 42 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.