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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Jan 2, 2008, 2:56 PM PST for 9 counties in California; 7 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jan 3, 2008, 10:47 AM PST. It was in force for 31 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 2, 2008, 2:56 PM PST (22:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2008, 10:47 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2008, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 31 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, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 12:11 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | ASOS OBSERVATION AT KTVL AIRPORT. |
| Jan 3, 12:47 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Walker, CA | RAWS WIND SENSOR. GUST OCCURRED BETWEEN 1147 AM AND 1247 PM. |
| Jan 3, 1:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 S Washoe City, NV | NDOT SENSOR AT WASHOE VALLEY. |
| Jan 3, 1:53 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 4 Nnw Lee Vining, CA | PEAK WIND GUST AT 6700 FEET NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 167. SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 395...0.7 MILES NORTH OF THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAY 395 AND 167. |
| Jan 3, 2:05 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Wsw Gardnerville, NV | PEAK WIND AT 201 PM IN THE FOOTHILLS OVERLOOKING GARDNERVILLE. |
| Jan 3, 2:26 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Sw Reno, NV | GUST REPORTED NEAR SKYLINE DRIVE. |
| Jan 3, 2:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 1 Ne Sparks, NV | AREAS OF BLOWING DUST |
| Jan 3, 2:36 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 5 Nnw Cedarville, CA | PEAK WIND GUST IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY JUST NORTH OF CEDARVILLE. |
| Jan 3, 2:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 8 Se Reno, NV | AWS WEATERBUG WIND SENSOR. ESTIMATED TIME OF PEAK GUST BETWEEN 200 AND 245 PM. |
| Jan 3, 3:24 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gardnerville Ranchos, NV | POWERPOLES AND LINES REPORTED DOWN ON ROUTE 88 AND CENTERVILLE ROAD...ROAD CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. |
| Jan 3, 3:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 4 S Gardnerville, NV | MEASURED WIND GUST TO 54 MPH. |
| Jan 3, 3:42 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 87 | 5 Wsw Gardnerville, NV | MEASURED AT 4850 FT. |
| Jan 3, 3:47 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Westwood, CA | RAWS WIND SENSOR. GUST OCCURRED BETWEEN 247 AND 347 PM. |
| Jan 3, 4:03 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | 12 Ssw Reno, NV | GALENA RAWS SENSOR AT 5610 FT. GUST OCCURRED BETWEEN 300 AND 400 PM. |
| Jan 3, 4:21 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Homewood, CA | POWERPOLES AND LINES REPORTED DOWN ON THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE WITH APPROXIMATELY 700-1,000 RESIDENTS WITHOUT POWER. |
| Jan 3, 4:32 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Loyalton, CA | CURRENTLY +SN 1/4MI VISIBILITY AT 5000FT. |
| Jan 3, 5:28 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Reno, NV | ASOS OBSERVATION AT AIRPORT. |
| Jan 4, 7:59 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Wsw Gardnerville, NV | .23 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 8AM. |
| Jan 4, 8:28 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Blue Canyon, CA | |
| Jan 4, 8:37 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Minden, NV | 45 MPH WITH GUST TO 60 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 9:09 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0.98 | 3 Nw Janesville, CA | RAINFALL TOTAL SINCE 430AM. CURRENTLY 37 DEGREES. |
| Jan 4, 10:09 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | AS OF 9AM THIS MORNING AT 8000 FT. |
| Jan 4, 10:40 AM PST | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Se Sparks, NV | MUD AND ROCK SLIDE REPORTED AT I-80 AND VISTA BLVD. NDOT AND NHP MONITORING THE AREA. |
| Jan 4, 11:01 AM PST | FLOOD | 4 E Verdi, NV | MINOR FLOODING AROUND OLD NORTHWEST RENO. STREETS AND INTERSECTIONS SEEING ABOUT 6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER. KINGS ROW...KEYSTONE...7TH STREET. STILL RAINING HARD. |
| Jan 4, 11:23 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Truckee, CA | TRUCKEE AIRPORT AWOS AUDIO RECORDING WIND REPORTED 18044G58KT WITH HEAVY SNOW FALLING. |
| Jan 4, 11:27 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Nevada City, CA | REPORT FROM NWS SPOTTER NV08 |
| Jan 4, 11:30 AM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1 | 10 Ene Spanish Springs, NV | 1.0 INCH IN LAST 3 HOURS. COTTONWOOD CREEK NEAR PALOMINO VALLEY BEGINNING TO RISE. |
| Jan 4, 12:15 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.3 | 4 E Verdi, NV | HEAVY RAIN MEASURED SINCE 8AM THIS MORNING. DRAINAGE DITCHES AND CREEK RISING RAPIDLY. |
| Jan 4, 12:37 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 92 | Nevada City, CA | REPORT FROM NWS SPOTTER NV08 |
| Jan 4, 12:37 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | E Nevada City, CA | NUMEROUS 2.5 TO 3 FOOT DIAMETER WHITE FUR AND CEDAR TREES DOWN AROUND 3400 FOOT ELEVATION VICINITY BANNER MTN AND IDAHO/MARYLAND INTERSECTION. SPOTTER WEATHER STATION MEASURED A 92 MPH WIND GUSTS AT 1237 PM. |
| Jan 4, 12:42 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 3 W Loyalton, CA | CURRENTLY +RA AT 5000 FT. |
| Jan 4, 12:50 PM PST | FLASH FLOOD | 5 N Reno, NV | RAGGIO PKWY. CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING OVER ROADWAY. |
| Jan 4, 12:52 PM PST | FLASH FLOOD | Sparks, NV | PRATER WAY BETWEEN GREENBRAE AND SPARKS BLVD IS CLOSED AND GLENDALE BETWEEN MCCARRAN AND DORTHY IS CLOSED DUE TO ROADWAY FLOODING. |
| Jan 4, 12:52 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0.97 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | MEASURED FROM 9AM - 1PM. |
| Jan 4, 12:54 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 7 Nw Nevada City, CA | REPORT FROM READER RANCH RAWS. |
| Jan 4, 1:01 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sparks, NV | POWERPOLES AND LINES REPORTED DOWN AT PRATER WAY AND HOWARD RD. POWER IS REPORTED OUT IN THE AREA WITH CREWS RESPONDING. |
| Jan 4, 1:07 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Fernley, NV | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AS OF 1PM IS 0.75 INCHES. |
| Jan 4, 1:07 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0 | N Weed Heights, NV | HEAVY RAIN WITH PONDING WATER IN THE STREETS. |
| Jan 4, 1:07 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.22 | 2 Ssw Gardnerville, NV | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR SINCE 7AM. |
| Jan 4, 1:13 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | Blue Canyon, CA | |
| Jan 4, 1:26 PM PST | FLOOD | Sparks, NV | ROCK BLVD IS CLOSED BETWEEN I-80 AND HYMER RD. DUE TO ROADWAY FLOODING. |
| Jan 4, 1:26 PM PST | FLASH FLOOD | Sparks, NV | ROCK BLVD IS CLOSED BETWEEN I-80 AND HYMER RD. DUE TO ROADWAY FLOODING. |
| Jan 4, 1:32 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1 | 3 Ne Gardnerville, NV | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AS OF 130PM. |
| Jan 4, 1:32 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.1 | Coleville, CA | HEAVY RAIN. 1.1 INCH OF RAIN SO FAR. ABOUT 0.25 INCHES PER HOUR CURRENTLY. |
| Jan 4, 1:55 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | N Bieber, CA | HEAVY SNOW STARTED. |
| Jan 4, 2:23 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 5 Sw Reno, NV | ESTIMATED 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 11 AM IN THE CAUGHLIN RANCH AREA. A BIT OF SNOW SLUSH ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 4, 2:25 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 4 E Loyalton, CA | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AS OF 200PM AT 5000 FT. LIGHT FLOODING REPORTED IN TOWN. |
| Jan 4, 2:29 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.05 | 3 Nw Janesville, CA | RAINFALLL SINCE 430 AM. RAIN RECENTLY TURNED TO SNOW |
| Jan 4, 2:40 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 4 E Verdi, NV | HEAVY RAIN. SO FAR 2.0 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 230 PM. |
| Jan 4, 2:44 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 5 W Beckwourth, CA | RAIN MOST OF TODAY. HEAVY SNOW STARTED AT 240 PM. |
| Jan 4, 3:05 PM PST | FLASH FLOOD | 5 Ssw Tahoe City, CA | FLOODING REPORTED OVER CA HWY-89 NEAR MCKINNY CREEK IN TAHOMA ON THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. |
| Jan 4, 3:05 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.7 | 1 S Blairsden, CA | RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF 300PM. 1/2 MI VISIBILITY. |
| Jan 4, 3:06 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Reno, NV | CREEK NEAR LAKERIDGE GOLF COURSE RUNNING FAST. STANDING WATER ON THE GOLF COURSE AND NEARBY URBAN AREAS. |
| Jan 4, 3:11 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 3 Wnw Sierraville, CA | UPDATED TOTAL OF 2.79 INCHES SINCE 4 AM. RAIN HAS CHANGED TO HEAVY SNOW. |
| Jan 4, 3:22 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 2.03 | 4 Sse Coleville, CA | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE 7AM AT 5400 FT. |
| Jan 4, 3:31 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.25 | Fernley, NV | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AS OF 330PM. |
| Jan 4, 3:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nevada City, CA | REPORT FROM NWS SPOTTER NV08 OF 2-3 IN DIAMETER WHITE FIR AND CEDAR TREES DOWN. |
| Jan 4, 3:56 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 3 | 1 N Johnson Lane, NV | ESTIMATED TOTAL SINCE 4 AM |
| Jan 4, 4:02 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | 1 E Cedar Ridge, CA | REPORT FROM MOUNT ELIZABETH RAWS. |
| Jan 4, 4:03 PM PST | HEAVY RAIN 1.7 | 1 N Cold Springs Valley, NV | STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AS OF 400PM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 2217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 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 022256 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 256 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ON FRIDAY... .WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO WESTERN NEVADA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING AS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE AREA. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR UPDATES ON WIND AND SNOW FORECASTS. NVZ004-031300- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0001.080103T1800Z-080104T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 256 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY MIDDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE ON FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. THE STRONGEST AND MOST ERRATIC WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE...TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-031300- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080104T2200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 256 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THURSDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS LASTING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR...GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE STRONGEST AND MOST ERRATIC WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDDAY AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-003-031300- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 256 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THURSDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS LASTING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE STRONGEST AND MOST ERRATIC WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-031300- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0001.080103T1800Z-080104T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 256 PM PST WED JAN 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ JORDAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 031258 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 457 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ON FRIDAY... .WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO WESTERN NEVADA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING AS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION MOVES INTO THE AREA. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR UPDATES ON WIND AND SNOW FORECASTS. NVZ004-032330- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0001.080103T1201Z-080104T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 457 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE ON FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-032330- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080104T2200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 457 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY TODAY WITH LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS LASTING INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE STRONGEST AND MOST ERRATIC WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-003-032330- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 457 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY WITH LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS LASTING INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-032330- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0001.080103T1201Z-080104T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 457 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 031847 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1047 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE INCREASING OVER THE REGION TODAY AHEAD OF A MAJOR WINTER STORM NEARING THE WEST COAST. A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING THE STRONGEST AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ072-NVZ002-040000- /O.UPG.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KREV.HW.W.0001.080103T1847Z-080104T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1047 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH ARE EFFECTING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES ARE NEAR 100 MPH....AND INCREASE TO 125 MPH TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS THE MAJOR WINTER STORM NEARS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. WAVES OF 2 TO 5 FEET WILL AFFECT THE NORTH SHORE FROM SAND POINT TO DOLLAR POINT. THESE WAVES MAY PRODUCE MINOR EROSION OF BEACHES AND EFFECT PROPERTY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. $$ CAZ071-073-040000- /O.EXB.KREV.HW.W.0001.080103T1847Z-080104T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...MAMMOTH LAKES 1047 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 45 TO 60 MPH GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. DAMAGING GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS MAY REACH 80 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 NEAR MONO LAKE. OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES IN MONO COUNTY WIND GUSTS NEAR NEAR 100 MPH...AND WILL REACH 120 MPH TONIGHT. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040000- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0001.080103T1847Z-080104T2200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1047 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 45 TO 60 MPH GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ON FRIDAY. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-040000- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0001.080103T1847Z-080105T0200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1047 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 45 TO 60 MPH GUSTS WILL EFFECT THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ004-040000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1047 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE ON FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-040000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 1047 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES TODAY WITH LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS LASTING INTO TONIGHT. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 032226 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 226 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AHEAD OF A MAJOR WINTER STORM NEARING THE WEST COAST. A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING THE STRONGEST AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ004-041200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 226 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 226 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ON FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-041200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 226 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 60 MPH WILL AFFECT THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ071>073-NVZ002-041200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 226 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. DAMAGING GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS MAY REACH 80 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 NEAR MONO LAKE. OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH...AND WILL REACH MORE THAN 120 MPH ON FRIDAY. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. WAVES OF 2 TO 5 FEET WILL AFFECT THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE FROM SAND POINT TO DOLLAR POINT. THESE WAVES MAY PRODUCE MINOR EROSION OF BEACHES AND EFFECT PROPERTY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. $$ NVZ001-041200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 226 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ MCGUIRE/BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 040524 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 924 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY AHEAD OF A MAJOR WINTER STORM NEARING THE WEST COAST. A STRONG PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING THE STRONGEST AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ004-041400- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 924 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-041400- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 924 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM. THESE WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ON FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-041400- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 924 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WILL AFFECT THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN AFTER 4 AM. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ071>073-NVZ002-041200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 924 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. DAMAGING GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS MAY REACH 80 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 NEAR MONO LAKE. OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 100 MPH... AND WILL REACH MORE THAN 120 MPH ON FRIDAY. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. WAVES OF 2 TO 5 FEET WILL AFFECT THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE FROM SAND POINT TO DOLLAR POINT. THESE WAVES MAY PRODUCE MINOR EROSION OF BEACHES AND EFFECT PROPERTY NEAR THE LAKE SHORE. $$ NVZ001-041400- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 924 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. BY SUNRISE THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL FURTHER INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND STRENGTHEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 041139 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 339 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AHEAD OF A MAJOR WINTER STORM NEARING THE WEST COAST. A VERY POWERFUL PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING WHICH WILL BRING THE STRONGEST AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO WESTERN NEVADA LATER TODAY. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ071>073-NVZ002-041245- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1200Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 339 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BRIEFLY DECREASED OVERNIGHT HOWEVER THEY WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS LATER THIS MORNING WILL BE HIGHER THAN WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT AND REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING. REFER TO THAT PRODUCT. $$ NVZ004-042000- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 339 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. SOON AFTER SUNRISE... WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. DAMAGING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED AND WIND PRONE AREAS LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A MAJOR CONCERN NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS PASSENGER VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR BLOWING DUST AND SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-042000- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 339 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BRIEFLY DECREASED OVERNIGHT HOWEVER THEY WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS. GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE STORM WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM BEFORE RAIN AND SNOW MOVE INTO THE AREA. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-042000- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 339 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE BRIEFLY DECREASED OVERNIGHT HOWEVER THEY WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY EARLY THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS. DAMAGING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 AM WITH SPEEDS EVEN HIGHER THAN WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-042000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 339 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE. LATER THIS MORNING...THESE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. DAMAGING GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS BY MIDDAY. A MAJOR CONCERN WILL BE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS PASSENGER VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR BLOWING DUST AND SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ JORDAN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 041455 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 655 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA TODAY... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS A MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVES INTO THE WEST COAST. A VERY POWERFUL PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING WHICH WILL BRING THE STRONGEST AND HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO WESTERN NEVADA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-NVZ005-042000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 655 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-042000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 655 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. DAMAGING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-004-042000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 655 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. SOON AFTER SUNRISE... WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. DAMAGING GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED AND WIND PRONE AREAS LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. A MAJOR CONCERN NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS PASSENGER VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR BLOWING DUST AND SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 041958 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1158 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON EVEN WHILE RAIN IS FALLING. BY THIS EVENING...THE WINDS WILL DECREASE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-NVZ005-042300- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1158 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT NEARS THE REGION. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ003-042300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1158 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-004-050200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 1158 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS EAST OF HIGHWAY 95. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TAKE STEPS TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS OUTDOORS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS PASSENGER VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR BLOWING DUST AND SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 042057 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1257 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON EVEN WHILE RAIN IS FALLING. BY THIS EVENING...THE WINDS WILL DECREASE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ070-NVZ005-042200- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1257 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING...AND WILL COMBINE WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AFTER A CLOD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STRONG WINDS CAN NOW BE FOUND IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT. $$ NVZ003-042300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1257 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 3 PM. AS THE SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE TO LOWER...WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER CONDITIONS. THIS PRODUCT WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM...WITH WIND INFORMATION MOVING INTO THE WINTER STORM WARNING. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-004-050200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 1257 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 50. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AS WELL AS PASSENGER VEHICLES ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR BLOWING DUST AND SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 042246 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 246 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 NVZ003-050000- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080104T2300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 246 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AT 40 TO 60 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER...WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE WINDS AND SNOW CAN BE FOUND IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT...WHICH WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 PM. $$ NVZ001-004-050200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 246 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 050159 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 559 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 NVZ001-004-050300- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T0200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 559 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW FALL TO LIMIT VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE WINDS AND SNOW CAN BE FOUND IN THE WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Jan 2, 4:24 AM PST, 10 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 4:24 AM PST, 10 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
424 AM PST WED JAN 2 2008
.SHORT TERM...
NUDGED BACK PRECIP TIMING WITH THE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON/THURSDAY
NIGHT SYSTEM AND TWIDDLED SLIGHTLY WITH SNOW LEVELS...OTHERWISE FEW
CHANGES TO SHORT TERM GRIDS.
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY THICKEN AND LOWER TODAY AHEAD OF THURSDAY
NIGHTS OPENING ROUND SYSTEM. THURSDAY NIGHTS SYSTEM WILL BRING
MODEST SNOWFALL TOTALS TO THE SIERRA...WITH PERHAPS ISOLATED/MINIMAL
SNOW ADVISORY AMOUNTS NEAR THE CREST INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
FRIDAYS SYSTEM IS STILL WELL ON TRACK TO DUMP 2 TO 4 FEET OF SNOW
IN THE SIERRA BY SATURDAY MORNING (WITH MUCH MORE BY THE TIME ALL IS
SAID AND DONE THIS WEEKEND). HOWEVER...THE MAIN STORY CONTINUES TO
BE THE EXPECTED WINDS WITH FRIDAYS SYSTEM (THIS IS NO GARDEN
VARIETY STORM). AT LAKE TAHOE LEVEL...THE ONE THING THAT WILL SPARE
THE LAKE POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY WILL BE SNOW LEVELS.
SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND 7000 FEET FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ON THE HEELS OF 70-85 KT WARM ADVECTION BETWEEN 700-550 MB
(OF COURSE THIS WILL BE OFFSET BY JET DYNAMICS TRYING TO COOL THE
ATMOSPHERE). SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO SHARPLY PLUMMET TO LAKE
LEVEL FRIDAY EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THIS IS
THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHEN STRONG WINDS COMBINE
WITH HEAVY SNOW FOR POTENTIAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THE DAYSHIFT MAY
HAVE TO CONSIDER A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR AT LEAST THE LAKE TAHOE ZONE
FOR FRIDAY NIGHT.
NOW FOR THE WIND SIDE OF THINGS FRIDAY. MESOSCALE WRF MODEL RUNS
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH FRIDAY MORNING
IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA (ESPECIALLY RENO SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY).
THIS MAKES SENSE WITH PRECIPITATION LOADING AIDING AN ALREADY
OUTRAGEOUS SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER WESTERN NEVADA (AT LEAST
20 MB FROM TONOPAH TO ALTURAS) FRIDAY MORNING. DESPITE LITTLE
EVIDENCE OF A CRITICAL LAYER NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP (THE INVERSION LOOKS
TO SET UP WELL ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP WITH THE BEST WARM ADVECTION)...AN
ANOMALOUS PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A SOUTHERLY WIND PROFILE EXCEEDING
60 KNOTS BELOW MOUNTAIN TOP SHOULD SUPPORT HIGH WINDS FOR RENO AND
MANY OTHER AREAS IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA. STAY TUNED FOR MORE
DETAILS.
BY THE WAY...CHECK OUT OUR WINTER STORM...HIGH WIND...AND SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR MORE DETAILS OF THE UPCOMING BUSY WEATHER
PATTERN AS MY TIME FOR DISCUSSION WRITING HAS RUN OUT SNYDER
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
THE DETERMINISTIC RUN OF THE GFS IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER WITH INITIAL
SYSTEM PRIOR TO THIS PERIOD AND AGREES WITH TELECONNECTIONS/SLOWER
ECMWF RUN WHICH KEEPS FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL PACIFIC FLATTER/LESS
AMPLIFIED. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH THIS SLOWER SCENARIO
AND IS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS MEANS THAT
DETAIL IN FEATURES MOVING THROUGH MEAN TROUGH WILL FAVOR A SLIGHTLY
MORE NORTHERN TRACK AND CONTINUE LONGER INTO THE WEEKEND. MOIST
STEEP LAPSE RATES AND VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL FAVOR VERY GOOD SNOW
PRODUCTION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ALMOST CONTINUOUS IN THE SIERRA
THROUGH SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVIER SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES/ADDITIONAL LIFT
WHICH WILL SPILL OVER INTO LOCAL AREAS OF WESTERN NEVADA. TIMING OF
THESE SHORTWAVES AND LOCATION OF MESOSCALE BANDS ARE VERY TRICKY AT
THIS POINT. GENERALLY...SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE PROBABLE FOR
LOWER VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS. AN ADDITIONAL
COUPLE OF FEET ARE POSSIBLE AT THE CREST ONCE THE STORM FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY MORNING WINDS DOWN. SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL BRING AN
OVERALL BREAK TO PRECIPITATION MONDAY AND TUESDAY ALTHOUGH SOME
LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS STILL POSSIBLE IN WARM ADVECTION...ESPECIALLY
NORTH. IT WILL REMAIN CONSIDERABLY CLOUDY AND COOL WITH TEMPERATURES
KEPT BELOW MOS BOTH DAYS. HOHMANN
&&
.AVIATION...
LIGHT SOUTH WINDS AT SFC WITH INCREASING WINDS/CLOUDS ALOFT THROUGH
03/12Z AS UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. RIDGE WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25-35KT/GUSTS 70KT BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER
INCREASE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. INVERSIONS WILL LIKELY HOLD FOR ONE
MORE NIGHT AND MAY RESULT IN A PERIOD OF LLWS 03/06Z-03/18Z AT KRNO
AND LAKE TAHOE AREA TAF SITES. HOHMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NVZ001-003-005.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR NVZ002.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR CAZ071.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CAZ070.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
FOR CAZ072-073.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2:56 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 37 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:46 PM PST | Blizzard Warning | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Nevada, Placer and 2 more | 60 hr |
| Jan 2, 3:46 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Modoc | 36 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2008High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.