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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Reno, NV

April 28, 20087 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2008, 3:51 PM PDT for 7 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California. It took effect at Apr 29, 2008, 9:24 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2008, 3:51 PM PDT (22:51 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2008, 9:24 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2008, 7:51 PM PDT
In force
10 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 22:52 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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2008-04-28Temperature 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 2008-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2429 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KREV 282251
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
351 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN
CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL
INCREASE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
 
MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS
WINDS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER
BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE THE WINDS
INCREASE.


CAZ072-NVZ002-291130-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-080429T1700Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
351 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT
TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT...BUT INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 55 MPH FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR BLISS STATE PARK. OVER
THE RIDGES OF THE SIERRA...GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY.

SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE
WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

$$

NVZ004-291130-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-080429T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
351 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

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

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING IN AREAS
WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 BY LATE MORNING...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH
LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING SILVER
SPRINGS AND PYRAMID LAKE.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...AND
ALTERNATE 50 AND 95.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-291130-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0100Z/
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
351 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY BY
LATE TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF EAGLEVILLE
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST NEVADA. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 447 FROM GERLACH
SOUTHWARD NEAR THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT.

$$

NVZ003-291130-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
351 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE
LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND THE
FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO AND CARSON CITY.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY TUESDAY IN
NORTHWEST NEVADA...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT
TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON 
CITY.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-291130-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T2000Z-080430T0800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
351 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY BY
EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH
LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS
INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ LAKE...NEAR
CROWLEY LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 95 WEST OF WALKER LAKE.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY TUESDAY IN
PORTIONS OF MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 AND
ALTERNATE 95.

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KREV 290352
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
852 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...STRONGER WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN
CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL
INCREASE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS
WINDS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER
BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE THE WINDS
INCREASE.

NVZ004-291200-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-080429T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
852 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON PYRAMID LAKE OVERNIGHT AND THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT.

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING IN AREAS
WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 BY LATE MORNING...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
THE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...WITH
LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING SILVER
SPRINGS AND PYRAMID LAKE.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...AND
ALTERNATE 50 AND 95.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
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.  

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-080429T1700Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
852 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT TUESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT
TIMES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY
DECREASE LATE TONIGHT...BUT INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 55 MPH FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR BLISS STATE PARK. OVER
THE RIDGES OF THE SIERRA...GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY.

SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE
WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0100Z/
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
852 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PDT TUESDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY
BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF EAGLEVILLE
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON IN NORTHWEST NEVADA. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO
1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 447 FROM
GERLACH SOUTHWARD NEAR THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT.

$$

NVZ003-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
852 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA BY LATE TUESDAY
MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO
70 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND
THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO AND CARSON CITY.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY TUESDAY IN
NORTHWEST NEVADA...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT
TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON
CITY.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T2000Z-080430T0800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
852 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON
COUNTY BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN BRIDGEPORT AND
TOPAZ LAKE...NEAR CROWLEY LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 95 WEST OF WALKER
LAKE.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY TUESDAY IN
PORTIONS OF MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED
TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 AND
ALTERNATE 95.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 291101
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
401 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE
BY LATE MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS
WINDS. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE MOVED OR BLOWN OVER
BY STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE THE WINDS
INCREASE.

NVZ004-300000-
/O.EXA.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-080429T1700Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
401 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH WINDS INCREASING IN AREAS WEST OF
HIGHWAY 95 BY LATE MORNING...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY
STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING SILVER SPRINGS AND
PYRAMID LAKE.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID THROUGH THIS
EVENING. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN 
OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...AND
ALTERNATE 50 AND 95.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-080429T1700Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
401 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH CHOP
ON LAKE TAHOE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD
REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY
STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR BLISS STATE PARK. OVER THE RIDGES
OF THE SIERRA...GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON TODAY.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0100Z/
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
401 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY
BY LATE THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF EAGLEVILLE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY THIS AFTERNOON
IN NORTHWEST NEVADA. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 447 FROM GERLACH SOUTHWARD NEAR
THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT.

$$

NVZ003-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
401 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA BY LATE THIS MORNING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY
IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST
OF RENO AND CARSON CITY.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY THIS AFTERNOON IN
NORTHWEST NEVADA...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT
TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON
CITY.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T2000Z-080430T0800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
401 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON
COUNTY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN BRIDGEPORT AND
TOPAZ LAKE...NEAR CROWLEY LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 95 WEST OF WALKER
LAKE.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY THIS AFTERNOON IN
PORTIONS OF MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 AND
ALTERNATE 95.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 291624
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
924 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN TO WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TODAY.
WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH THE
HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

HIGH WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE A SEVERE DUST STORM AFFECTING THE
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.


CAZ072-NVZ002-300000-
/O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-080429T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1624Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
924 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH FROM LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
NEAR BLISS STATE PARK. OVER THE RIDGES OF THE SIERRA...GUSTS UP
TO 95 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS
ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE. 
$$

NVZ004-300030-
/O.UPG.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-080429T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.DS.W.0001.080429T1624Z-080430T0400Z/
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
924 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
LAKE WIND ADVISORY AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAVE BEEN UPGRADED.

HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INCREASING IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY
95 BY LATE MORNING...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL 
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
VISIBILITY REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG
PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...AND ALTERNATE 50
AND 95. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS
INCLUDING SILVER SPRINGS WHERE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ZERO
AT TIMES.

TRAVELERS ENCOUNTERING THIS DUST STORM SHOULD SLOW DOWN OR SAFELY
PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS.

$$

NVZ003-300000-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0006.080429T1624Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
924 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE LIKELY
IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST
OF RENO AND CARSON CITY.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY THIS AFTERNOON
IN NORTHWEST NEVADA...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS
AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF
CARSON CITY.

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-300000-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T2000Z-080430T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0006.080429T2000Z-080430T0800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
924 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MONO...MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON
COUNTY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND
PRONE AREAS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ
LAKE...NEAR CROWLEY LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 95 WEST OF WALKER LAKE.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY THIS AFTERNOON
IN PORTIONS OF MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
95 AND ALTERNATE 95.

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.080429T1700Z-080430T0100Z/
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
924 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF AN EAGLEVILLE TO SUSANVILLE LINE THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST BY THIS AFTERNOON
IN NORTHWEST NEVADA. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 447 FROM GERLACH SOUTHWARD
NEAR THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT.

$$

HOON

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 292330
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
430 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...STRONG WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CONTINUING INTO THIS
EVENING...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DUST STORMS AFFECTING THE WESTERN NEVADA
BASIN AND RANGE WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

NVZ004-300400-
/O.CON.KREV.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
430 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST INTO THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL
BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR
SILVER SPRINGS AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON...AND INTERSTATE 80
NORTH AND EAST OF RYE PATCH RESERVOIR.

TRAVELERS ENCOUNTERING THESE DUST STORMS SHOULD SLOW DOWN OR
SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...AND TURN ON THEIR
HEADLIGHTS.

$$

NVZ003-300400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
430 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE
EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE
LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND THE
FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO AND CARSON CITY.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WITH VISIBILITY
REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395
AND HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON CITY.

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS OF
THIS MAGNITUDE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-300730-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080430T0800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
430 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY
IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN BRIDGEPORT AND
TOPAZ LAKE...NEAR CROWLEY LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 95 WEST OF WALKER
LAKE. RIDGE GUSTS OVER 120 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN PORTIONS OF
MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR
LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 AND ALTERNATE 95.

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS
OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-300100-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0100Z/
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
430 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
MAINLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A GERLACH TO DOYLE LINE THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTHWEST BY THIS
EVENING.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN NORTHWEST
NEVADA. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 2 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 447 FROM GERLACH SOUTHWARD NEAR THE
SMOKE CREEK DESERT.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-300400-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
430 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS NEAR
BLISS STATE PARK. OVER THE RIDGES OF THE SIERRA...GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS
ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE.

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 300059
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
559 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...STRONG WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CONTINUING INTO THIS
EVENING...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA
THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 80.

HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DUST STORMS AFFECTING THE WESTERN NEVADA
BASIN AND RANGE WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-300200-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0100Z/
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
559 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
NEVADA AS A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE REGION. SOME GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT THE THREAT
OF STRONGER WINDS HAS DIMINISHED.

$$

NVZ004-300400-
/O.CON.KREV.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
559 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST INTO THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL
BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES NEAR SILVER SPRINGS
AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON...AND INTERSTATE 80 NORTH AND EAST
OF RYE PATCH RESERVOIR.

TRAVELERS ENCOUNTERING DUST STORMS SHOULD SLOW DOWN OR SAFELY
PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS.

$$

NVZ003-300400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
559 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO
THIS EVENING. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND
PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO
AND CARSON CITY.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WITH VISIBILITY
LOCALLY REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON CITY.

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS
OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-300800-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080430T0800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
559 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY
IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN BRIDGEPORT AND
TOPAZ LAKE...NEAR CROWLEY LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 95 WEST OF WALKER
LAKE. ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN PORTIONS OF
MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 2 MILES OR
LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 AND ALTERNATE 95.

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS
OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-300400-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
559 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS NEAR
BLISS STATE PARK. OVER THE RIDGES OF THE SIERRA...GUSTS UP TO 100
MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS
ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 300251
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
751 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THIS EVENING...

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST U.S. WILL
PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS
EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 80.

NVZ004-300400-
/O.CAN.KREV.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY
751 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE DUST STORM
WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER WEST CENTRAL NEVADA THIS EVENING. WHILE
SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH COULD STILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING
WITH LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 5
MILES...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS AND DUST STORMS HAS
DIMINISHED.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-300400-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
751 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN AND ALPINE COUNTY
THIS EVENING. WHILE SOME LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF LAKE TAHOE...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD
STRONG WIND GUSTS HAS DIMINISHED. 

ALTHOUGH LAKE WATER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TONIGHT...
LOCALLY CHOPPY CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE ENCOUNTERED NEAR THE NORTH
AND EAST SHORES UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING.

$$

NVZ003-300400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080430T0400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE
751 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER MUCH OF THE RENO AND CARSON CITY
AREAS. HOWEVER...LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN WIND
PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO
AND CARSON CITY THROUGH 9 PM.

CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
CROSS WINDS.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-300800-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080430T0800Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ
751 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 70 MPH
ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN
BRIDGEPORT AND TOPAZ LAKE...NEAR CROWLEY LAKE...AND HIGHWAY 95
WEST OF WALKER LAKE. ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...RIDGE GUSTS OVER 100
MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN PORTIONS OF
MINERAL AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 3 MILES OR
LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 AND ALTERNATE 95.

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS
OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

$$
MJD

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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.