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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Reno, NV

January 9, 20079 counties in California; 5 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 9, 2007, 3:29 PM PST for 9 counties in California; 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jan 10, 2007, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2007, 3:29 PM PST (23:29 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2007, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 11, 2007, 4:00 AM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 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 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 12:00Z on 2007-01-09Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2007-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1550 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
163 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 092329
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
329 PM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
NEVADA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WEST COAST FROM
CANADA WEDNESDAY DRIVING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS NEVADA AND
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH WINDY CONDITIONS OVER WESTERN
NEVADA AND THE CENTRAL SIERRA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
SAND ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA WHERE RECENT PRECIPITATION
HAS BEEN LIMITED.

CAZ072-NVZ002-003-101300-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.070110T1400Z-070111T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0002.070110T1800Z-070111T0600Z/
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
329 PM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

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

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND IN FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS. GUSTS OVER HIGHER SIERRA RIDGES MAY EXCEED 100 MPH.

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 OVER MOUNTAIN
PASSES AND ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-101300-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.070110T1800Z-070111T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0002.070110T1800Z-070111T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
329 PM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

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

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.
GUSTS OVER HIGHER SIERRA RIDGES MAY EXCEED 100 MPH.

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 NORTH TO
SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-101300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0002.070110T1200Z-070111T0000Z/
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 PM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

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

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH
WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.

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 NORTH
TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

JORDAN
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KREV 101114
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
314 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DRIVE A
COLD FRONT ACROSS NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA TODAY AND THURSDAY.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA WHERE RECENT PRECIPITATION HAS
BEEN LIMITED.

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG
NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
STRONG CROSS WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE
RESTRICTIONS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD BE
SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-003-110000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.070110T1800Z-070111T0600Z/
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
314 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE
80. GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES MAY REACH 100 MPH.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-110000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.070110T1200Z-070111T0000Z/
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
314 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS MOST OF TODAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-110000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.070110T1800Z-070111T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
314 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. GUSTS OVER SIERRA
RIDGES MAY REACH 100 MPH.

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 102339
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
339 PM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
NEVADA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH TONIGHT...THEN PUSH ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON THURSDAY. DUE TO THE
SLOWER MOVEMENT OF THE COLD FRONT...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA AND
EASTERN CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS...AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA WHERE
RECENT PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN LIMITED.

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG
NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-110045-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070111T0000Z/
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
339 PM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT BUT THE
THREAT FOR STRONGER WINDS HAVE ENDED.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-003-111200-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070111T1200Z/
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
339 PM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS
ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 80. GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-111200-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070111T1800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
339 PM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS
ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE SIERRA RIDGES.

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 110357
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
757 PM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
NEVADA WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH TONIGHT...THEN PUSH ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON THURSDAY. DUE TO THE
SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE COLD FRONT...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA AND
EASTERN CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WIND GUSTS...AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA WHERE
RECENT PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN LIMITED.

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG
NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

CAZ073-NVZ001-111200-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070111T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.070111T0357Z-070111T1800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
757 PM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

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

GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45
AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN WIND
PRONE AREAS. THESE WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 395 FROM
WALKER SOUTH TO LEE VINING AND HIGHWAY 95 ALONG WALKER LAKE. GUSTS
UP TO 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES.

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.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-003-111200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070111T1200Z/
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
757 PM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS
ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 89. GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE
EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 111151
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
351 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
NEVADA WILL MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY.
DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE COLD FRONT...GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA.

USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG
NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS
SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-003-111300-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070111T1200Z/
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
351 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA AND WIND SPEEDS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER ISOLATED STRONG WIND
GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH MID MORNING.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-111800-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070111T1800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
351 AM PST THU JAN 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH
ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS.
THESE WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 395 FROM WALKER SOUTH TO
LEE VINING...AND HIGHWAY 95 ALONG WALKER LAKE. GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES.

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.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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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.