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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 25, 2008, 1:42 PM PDT for 9 counties in California; 7 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 26, 2008, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2008, 1:42 PM PDT (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2008, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2008, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 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 20:43 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, 8.7 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
- 1662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 246 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 252042 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY... .A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN WESTERN NEVADA...THERE WILL ALSO BE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. 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-NVZ002-260500- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.080326T0900Z-080326T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080326T1700Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE TAHOE BASIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY. WIND GUSTS OVER RIDGES WILL APPROACH 90 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ NVZ004-260500- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080326T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. ON WEDNESDAY...STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON PYRAMID LAKE AS WELL AS ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. $$ CAZ071-260500- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.080326T0900Z-080326T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY NOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM SOUTH AND EAST OF JANESVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF SUSANVILLE. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ NVZ003-260500- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.080326T0900Z-080326T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST AREAS WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-260500- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.080326T1200Z-080327T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY NOON WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95. LOCALIZED STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE CROWLEY AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF BRIDGEPORT AND LEE VINING. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA CREST COULD REACH 90 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-260500- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 142 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY BY NOON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN SURPRISE VALLEY NEAR EAGLEVILLE AND IN THE GERLACH AREA IN NEVADA. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ JW HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 260255 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 755 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY... .A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS MOST AREAS...BUT WILL INCREASE FURTHER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN WESTERN NEVADA...THERE WILL ALSO BE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. NVZ004-261200- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 755 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ON WEDNESDAY...EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. THESE WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-261200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-080326T1700Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 755 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE OVERNIGHT. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE TAHOE BASIN WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY MIDDAY. WIND GUSTS OVER RIDGES WILL APPROACH 90 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ005-261200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ 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 755 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING TO 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY NOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED NORTH AND WEST OF SUSANVILLE. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395...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. $$ NVZ003-261200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 755 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST AREAS ON WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN WASHOE VALLEY AND IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG ALL AREAS OF HIGHWAY 395...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-261200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.080326T1700Z-080327T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 755 PM PDT TUE MAR 25 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE CROWLEY AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF BRIDGEPORT AND LEE VINING. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA CREST COULD REACH 90 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING WEDNESDAY EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395...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. $$ GMCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 262142 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 242 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 CAZ071-NVZ005-270500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080327T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 242 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO GERLACH LINE WHERE GUSTS COULD APPROACH 50 MPH. FURTHER NORTH...THE COLDER AIRMASS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY SUPPRESS WIND GUSTS TO LESS THAN 40 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH MID EVENING. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-270500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080327T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 242 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH IN THE MOST WIND PRONE AREAS. WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 80 MPH AT TIMES OVER THE RIDGES. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH CHOP ON LAKE TAHOE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND IN WASHOE VALLEY...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. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-270500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080327T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 242 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WEST OF BRIDGEPORT AND LEE VINING. IN ADDITION...WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA CREST WILL EXCEED 80 MPH AT TIMES. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ004-270500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080327T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 242 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. THESE WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE AND OTHER AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 270444 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 944 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 CAZ071-NVZ005-270545- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080327T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH 944 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-270545- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080327T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 944 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-270545- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080327T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA... SCHURZ 944 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS MONO COUNTY AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ NVZ004-270545- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080327T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 944 PM PDT WED MAR 26 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
Nearby
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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.