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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 1, 2008, 4:03 PM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Feb 2, 2008, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 119 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2008, 4:03 PM PST (00:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2008, 2:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2008, 3:59 PM PST
- In force
- 119 min
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 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 020003 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 403 PM PST FRI FEB 1 2008 NVZ003-020815- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0003.080202T2200Z-080203T0400Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 403 PM PST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING INCREASED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN WASHOE VALLEY. 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. $$ NVZ001-020815- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0003.080203T0000Z-080203T0800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 403 PM PST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING INCREASED SOUTH WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ004-020815- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0012.080202T2200Z-080203T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 403 PM PST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY. SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. 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. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 020657 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1057 PM PST FRI FEB 1 2008 NVZ003-020800- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0003.080202T2200Z-080203T0400Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1057 PM PST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL SNOW BEGINS TO FALL ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS REPLACED WITH A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SEE THE WINTER STORM STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. $$ NVZ001-021300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0003.080203T0000Z-080203T0800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 1057 PM PST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER STORM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL BRING INCREASED SOUTH WINDS FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AFTER 4 PM. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED IN WIND PRONE AREAS. 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. $$ NVZ004-021300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0012.080202T2200Z-080203T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1057 PM PST FRI FEB 1 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 021157 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 357 AM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 NVZ001-030000- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0003.080203T0200Z-080203T0800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 357 AM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF ANOTHER WINTER STORM. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE FORECAST AFTER 6 PM AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN SCHURZ AND HAWTHORNE. 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. $$ NVZ004-030000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0012.080202T2200Z-080203T0400Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 357 AM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF ANOTHER WINTER STORM. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FORECAST AFTER 6 PM. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ MCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 022359 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 359 PM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 NVZ001-030100- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0003.080203T0200Z-080203T0800Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 359 PM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS REPLACED THE WIND ADVISORY WITH A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DETAILS. $$ NVZ004-030200- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080203T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 359 PM PST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD OVER THE REGION DURING THE EVENING WITH BRISK WINDS CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 4:03 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 26 hr |
| Feb 1, 4:28 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 48 hr |
| Feb 1, 10:57 PM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more | 38 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.