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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 27, 2008, 3:27 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; 5 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 28, 2008, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 27, 2008, 3:27 PM PDT (22:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2008, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2008, 8:46 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 1246 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 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 272227 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 327 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY... .THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE AREAS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE AND RENO SOUTHWARD TO MONO LAKE. CAZ071-272330- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0005.080328T1800Z-080329T0900Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 327 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-003-281200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.080328T1800Z-080329T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0008.080328T1800Z-080329T0700Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 327 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NORTH VALLEYS OF RENO TO MINDEN AND AT THE PASSES AROUND LAKE TAHOE. RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 90 MPH. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ073-281200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.080328T2200Z-080329T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0008.080328T2000Z-080329T0700Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 327 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY FROM WALKER TO LEE VINING. WINDS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES COULD REACH 90 MPH. 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. $$ NVZ004-281200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0023.080328T2000Z-080329T0700Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 327 PM PDT THU MAR 27 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 281223 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 523 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...ANOTHER COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA FROM LAKE TAHOE AND RENO SOUTHWARD TO MONO LAKE. CAZ072-NVZ002-003-282230- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0008.080328T1800Z-080329T0700Z/ 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 523 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NORTH VALLEYS OF RENO TO MINDEN AND AT THE PASSES AROUND LAKE TAHOE. RIDGE GUSTS WILL REACH 90 MPH. 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. $$ CAZ073-282230- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0008.080328T2000Z-080329T0700Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 523 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY FROM WALKER TO LEE VINING. WINDS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES COULD REACH 90 MPH. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ004-282230- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0023.080328T2000Z-080329T0700Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 523 AM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND 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. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 282203 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 303 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 CAZ072-NVZ002-003-290700- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080329T0700Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS... VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 303 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM THE NORTH VALLEYS OF RENO TO MINDEN AND AT THE PASSES AROUND LAKE TAHOE. RIDGE GUSTS WILL APPROACH 90 MPH. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ073-290700- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080329T0700Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 303 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR...ESPECIALLY FROM WALKER TO LEE VINING. 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. $$ NVZ004-290700- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080329T0700Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 303 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...CAUSING ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 290346 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 846 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-290500- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080329T0700Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI... GARDNERVILLE 846 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ NVZ004-290500- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-080329T0700Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 846 PM PDT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE...WITH CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON PYRAMID LAKE...UNTIL MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 3:42 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 12 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:27 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 29 hr |
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.