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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV

November 19, 20095 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Nov 19, 2009, 11:35 AM PST for 5 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California. It took effect at Nov 20, 2009, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 18 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
Nov 19, 2009, 11:35 AM PST (19:35 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 20, 2009, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 20, 2009, 10:00 PM PST
In force
18 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, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:40 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 20, 5:03 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 614 Ne Mount Rose Ski Are, NVMEASURED AT GALENA CREEK RAWS AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY.
Nov 20, 6:41 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 805 Wsw Gardnerville, NV
Nov 20, 8:30 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 622 N Minden, NVPEAK GUST SO FAR AT U.S. 395 AND AIRPORT RD. EL. 4685 FT. SUSTAINED WINDS TO 40 MPH.
Nov 20, 9:03 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6910 Ssw Reno, NVAT GALENA RAWS. EL. 5610 FT. SUSTAINED WINDS 42 MPH.
Nov 20, 9:06 AM PSTDUST STORM3 Ssw Walker Lake, NVNEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST.
Nov 20, 9:06 AM PSTSNOW 21 Ne Incline Village, NV2 INCHES OF SNOW SO FAR. SNOW STARTED AT 135 PM.
Nov 20, 9:20 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 545 E Gardnerville, NVPEAK GUST SO FAR
Nov 20, 9:20 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 682 N Minden, NVPEAK GUST AT U.S. 395/AIRPORT RD. NDOT STATION. EL. 4685 FT.
Nov 20, 9:20 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 837 Ssw Reno, NVOFF MIRA LOMA RD. IN SE RENO. EL. 4587 FT.
Nov 20, 9:40 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 675 N Reno, NVPEAK GUST SO FAR AT NWS OFFICE. EL. 4910 FT.
Nov 20, 9:54 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 507 Ne Spanish Springs, NVSPOTTER OBSERVED BLOWING DUST AND WIND GUSTS AT OR AROUND 50 MPH SINCE 9AM.
Nov 20, 10:06 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 735 N Reno, NVWIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 56 MPH ARE CURRENTLY OCCURING.
Nov 20, 10:13 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 72Walker Lake, NVWIND GUST MEASURED AT WALKER LAKE SENSOR.
Nov 20, 10:38 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 47S Bieber, CASTRONG WINDS AND NOW SNOWING. 38 DEGREES.
Nov 20, 10:42 AM PSTDUST STORMSpanish Springs, NVSPOTTER REPORTED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES ON PYRAMID HWY NEAR LAZY 5 PARK.
Nov 20, 10:59 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6611 W Madeline, CAAT ASH VALLEY RAWS. EL. 5100 FT.
Nov 20, 10:59 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6711 Ne Wendel, CAAT BULL FLAT RAWS. EL. 4395 FT.
Nov 20, 11:13 AM PSTSNOW 07 W Quincy, CASPOTTER REPORTED ALL SNOW AT 3800 FEET. SNOW IS NOT STICKING ON ANY SERVICES YET.
Nov 20, 11:21 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 775 N Reno, NV77 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
Nov 20, 11:33 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 652 W Loyalton, CASPOTTER REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 55 MPH AND A GUST 65 MPH.
Nov 20, 11:35 AM PSTDUST STORM2 Se Spanish Springs, NVSPOTTER REPORTED VERY LIMITED VISIBILITY AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST.
Nov 20, 11:36 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 505 Nne Spanish Springs, NVESTIMATED PEAK GUST IN PALOMINO VALLEY SO FAR WITH VIS DOWN TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST.
Nov 20, 11:39 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 593 S New Washoe City, NVPEAK GUST AT WASHOE VALLEY NDOT STATION. EL. 5041 FT.
Nov 20, 11:45 AM PSTSLEET 0Blue Canyon, CAICE PELLETS REPORTED AT 5273 FEET. WINDS WERE 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED.
Nov 20, 11:46 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 625 Nnw Cedarville, CABLOWING DUST OBSERVED AND 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN. POWER OUTAGE OCCURRED AT 1120AM.
Nov 20, 11:59 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 628 Nnw Smoke Creek Deser, NVAT BUFFALO CREEK RAWS. EL. 3794 FT.
Nov 20, 12:03 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 734 Ne Mount Rose Ski Are, NVPEAK WIND GUST AT GALENA RAWS. EL. 5610 FT.
Nov 20, 12:05 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 825 N Reno, NV82 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RENO, NV.
Nov 20, 12:09 PM PSTTSTM WND GST 675 Ne Incline Village, NVAT MOUNT ROSE SUMMIT ON NV HIGHWAY 431. EL. 8889 FT.
Nov 20, 12:11 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 693 N Doyle, CAAT DOYLE RAWS. EL. 4320 FT.
Nov 20, 12:13 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Nnw Reno, NVTREE FELL ON CAR ON EVANS AVE IN RENO NEAR MCCARRAN BLVD.
Nov 20, 12:13 PM PSTSNOW 01 Ene Quincy, CARAIN TURNING TO SLUSHY SNOW AT 3,400 FEET.
Nov 20, 12:14 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Ssw Reno, NVEL. 4786 FT. PEAK STORM GUST.
Nov 20, 12:30 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 606 Ssw Reno, NVPEAK STORM GUST AT WOLF RUN G.C. IN SW RENO. EL. 4880 FT.
Nov 20, 12:35 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 67Reno, NV67 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Nov 20, 12:45 PM PSTSNOW 15 Wnw Susanville, CAIN LAST HALF HOUR. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. PEAK GUST TO 40 MPH AT 1123.
Nov 20, 12:55 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 643 Se Truckee, CAPEAK GUST AT TRUCKEE-TAHOE AIRPORT. EL. 5899 FT.
Nov 20, 12:55 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 S Spanish Springs, NVSPOTTER REPORTED SMALL TREES UPROOTED NEAR ROCK BLVD AND MCCARRAN BLVD, NUMEROUS FENCES REPORTED DOWN, AND A POWER POLE DOWN NEAR SPARKS BLVD AND BARING BLVD.
Nov 20, 1:14 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Wnw Gerlach, NVPEAK GUST. EL. 3947 FT
Nov 20, 1:15 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGGardnerville, NVPOWERLINES REPORTED DOWN BEHIND SHARKEYS CASINO. SMALL ASSOCIATED FIRE WAS ALSO REPORTED.
Nov 20, 1:17 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGSpanish Springs, NVOFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTED NUMEROUS FENCES DOWN ACROSS THE SPANISH SPRINGS AREA.
Nov 20, 1:18 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 835 N Reno, NV83 MPH WIND GUST RECORDED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
Nov 20, 1:23 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 71Reno, NV71 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE RENO TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
Nov 20, 1:27 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG5 Ne Reno, NVSEVERAL FENCES BLOWN OVER BY NORTHERN NEVADA MEDICAL CENTER ALONG PRATER BLVD.
Nov 20, 1:33 PM PSTSNOW 2.55 Ssw Grizzly Flat, CA2.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN THE LAST 45 MINUTES.
Nov 20, 1:45 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 1228 Sw Nixon, NVON TOP OF VIRGINIA PEAK. EL. 8299 FT
Nov 20, 1:50 PM PSTSNOW 05 Ssw Tahoe City, CASPOTTER IN TAHOMA REPORTED HEAVY SNOW WITH SMALL TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. SNOW IS ACCUMULATING ON ALL SURACES.
Nov 20, 1:55 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 70N Silver Springs, NVPEAK GUST. EL. 4629 FT.
Nov 20, 2:11 PM PSTSNOW 11 W Doyle, CA1 INCH OF SNOW FELL IN THE PAST HOUR AT ELEVATION 4500 FEET.
Nov 20, 2:39 PM PSTSNOW 0.2Nw South Lake Tahoe, CASO FAR ON GROUND
Nov 20, 2:47 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59N Yerington Municipal A, NVEL. 4378 FT. PEAK GUST
Nov 20, 2:47 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 7615 Sw Hawthorne, NVAT BRAWLEY PEAK RAWS. EL.
Nov 20, 2:47 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 783 E Coleville, CAPEAK GUST AT WALKER RAWS. EL. 5440 FT.
Nov 20, 2:55 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Wnw Bridgeport, CAPEAK GUST. EL. 6467 FT.
Nov 20, 2:58 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 72Hawthorne, NVAT HAWTHORNE AIRPORT.
Nov 20, 3:22 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 3.55 W Beckwourth, CA
Nov 20, 3:34 PM PSTSNOW 54 W Prosser Creek Reser, CA5.0 INCHES MEASURED SINCE 1PM AT 6500 FEET. CURRENTLY 28 DEGREES WITH 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY.
Nov 20, 3:44 PM PSTSNOW 32 W Blairsden, CASNOW RATE 1 INCH/HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS SINCE NOON. SNOW FLURRIES AT TIME OF REPORT.
Nov 20, 3:44 PM PSTSNOW 33 Ene Alpine Meadows, CASNOW BEGAN AROUND 1PM. VISIBILITY 500 FEET IN HEAVY SNOW WITH GUSTS 30-35 MPH. ONE FOOT DRIFTS.
Nov 20, 3:45 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 410 Sse Canby, CA10 AM TO 330 PM. STILL SNOWING.

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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 2009-11-19Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2009-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 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
2499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KREV 191935
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1135 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY...

.A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST
FRIDAY PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS OCCURRING FRIDAY AFTERNOON JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE. 

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-200345-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0006.091120T1600Z-091121T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0006.091120T1500Z-091121T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
1135 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. 


* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DOWN TO THE
  VALLEYS BY MID FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN
  WIND PRONE AREAS AND FOOTHILL AREAS NEAR RENO AND CARSON CITY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO
  PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
  LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR...WITH THE MOST DUST
  EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 447 IN WASHOE COUNTY.
  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. DRIVING
WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-200345-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0006.091120T1600Z-091121T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0006.091120T1500Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1135 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DOWN TO THE
  VALLEYS BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD
  FRONT.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN
  WIND PRONE AREAS AND FOOTHILL AREAS ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY THROUGH
  EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES ARE
  LIKELY TO REACH 125 MPH. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR
  IN SOME AREAS OF MINERAL AND EASTERN MONO COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BE DAMAGING TO
  PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR IN SOME AREAS OF MINERAL AND
  EASTERN MONO COUNTIES.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&


$$

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-200345-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0006.091120T1200Z-091120T2100Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE
1135 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD
  FRONT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON WHICH WILL DECREASE THE WIND SPEEDS IN THE VALLEYS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES
  ARE LIKELY TO REACH 125 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BE DAMAGING TO
  PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.
 

&&

$$

NVZ004-200345-
/O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0004.091120T1800Z-091121T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
1135 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS EARLY
  FRIDAY MORNING...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DOWN TO THE
  VALLEYS BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD
  FRONT.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN
  WIND PRONE AND FOOTHILL AREAS. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL
  LEAD TO BLOWING DUST OVER DRY LAKE BEDS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
  LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO SLOW DOWN OR FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN
ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST. 

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KREV 200000
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
400 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY...

.A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST
FRIDAY PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS OCCURRING FRIDAY AFTERNOON JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE.

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-201200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.091120T1500Z-091121T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
400 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DOWN TO 
  THE VALLEYS BY MID FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD 
  FRONT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON 
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR 
  IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND FOOTHILL AREAS NEAR RENO AND CARSON 
  CITY. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO 
  PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR...WITH THE MOST DUST 
  EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 447 IN WASHOE COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. DRIVING
WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-201200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.091120T1200Z-091120T2100Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE
400 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE 
  COLD FRONT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SIERRA 
  BY EARLY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL DECREASE THE WIND SPEEDS IN THE 
  VALLEYS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES 
  ARE LIKELY TO REACH 125 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BE DAMAGING TO PROPERTY...
  TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-201200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.091120T1500Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
400 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DOWN TO 
  THE VALLEYS BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING JUST AHEAD OF 
  THE COLD FRONT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR 
  IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND FOOTHILL AREAS ALONG PORTIONS OF 
  HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY 
  THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA 
  RIDGES ARE LIKELY TO REACH 125 MPH. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST 
  WILL ALSO OCCUR IN SOME AREAS OF MINERAL AND EASTERN MONO 
  COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BE DAMAGING TO PROPERTY...
  TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR IN SOME AREAS OF MINERAL AND 
  EASTERN MONO COUNTIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

NVZ004-201200-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0004.091120T1800Z-091121T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
400 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM
PST FRIDAY...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE OVER FOOTHILL LOCATIONS 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED DOWN TO 
  THE VALLEYS BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING JUST AHEAD OF 
  THE COLD FRONT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN 
  WIND PRONE AND FOOTHILL AREAS. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL 
  LEAD TO BLOWING DUST OVER DRY LAKE BEDS REDUCING VISIBILITIES 
  TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL ALSO MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO SLOW DOWN OR FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN
ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 201209
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
409 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY...

.A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST
TODAY...PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
OCCURRING JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-210000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.091120T1500Z-091121T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
409 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE
  REGION...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3
  PM.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND
  PRONE AREAS AND THE FOOTHILLS NEAR RENO AND CARSON CITY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO
  PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG
  HIGHWAY 447 IN WASHOE COUNTY...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR
  LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AND
COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE
TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT
WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-202100-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE
409 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM
  AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
  THE NORTHERN SIERRA BY EARLY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY DECREASE WIND
  SPEEDS IN THE VALLEYS.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES WILL
  LIKELY REACH 130 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY...TREES
  AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AND
COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-210000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.091120T1500Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
409 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE VALLEYS
  BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND
  8 PM AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE
  AREAS AND NEAR CANYONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND
  HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES
  WILL LIKELY REACH 130 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY...TREES
  AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN MINERAL AND EASTERN MONO
  COUNTIES...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

NVZ004-210000-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0004.091120T1800Z-091121T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
409 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE ARE
  AND IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WILL
  LEAD TO BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT
  TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY
  IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITY CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO SLOW DOWN OR FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN
ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST.

&&

$$

MJD/BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 201730
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
930 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY...

.A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST
TODAY...PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
OCCURRING JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-210000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
930 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
  REGION...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3
  PM. PEAK WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE VALLEYS AND 80 MPH IN THE
  FOOTHILLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL OCCUR
  IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND THE FOOTHILLS NEAR RENO AND CARSON CITY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO 
  PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 447 IN WASHOE COUNTY...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE 
  OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AND
COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE
TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-202100-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE
930 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM AHEAD OF THE
  COLD FRONT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN
  SIERRA BY EARLY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY DECREASE WIND SPEEDS IN THE
  VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED THIS
  MORNING IN SEVERAL AREAS.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR 
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES 
  WILL LIKELY REACH 130 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY...TREES AND
  POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AND
COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-210130-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
930 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE
  AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM AHEAD
  OF THE COLD FRONT. WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTING TO 60 MPH THIS
  MORNING IN MONO COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
  WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO
  COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. WIND GUSTS OVER THE
  SIERRA RIDGES WILL LIKELY REACH 130 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY...TREES AND
  POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN MINERAL AND EASTERN MONO 
  COUNTIES...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

NVZ004-210130-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0004.091120T1800Z-091121T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
930 AM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO
  BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES.
  STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITY CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO SLOW DOWN OR FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN
ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF FERNLEY.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 202040
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1240 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY...

.A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE
WEST COAST...PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA.

CAZ071-072-NVZ002-202145-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091120T2100Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE
1240 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS RAIN AND SNOW
MOVES INTO THE AREA. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING
AND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT.

$$

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-210000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
1240 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 


* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL OCCUR
  IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND THE FOOTHILLS NEAR RENO AND CARSON CITY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO 
  PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 447 IN WASHOE COUNTY...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE 
  OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AND
COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE
TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-210445-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1240 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR 
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL 
  OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 
  IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. WIND GUSTS 
  OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES WILL LIKELY REACH 130 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY...TREES 
  AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN MINERAL AND EASTERN MONO 
  COUNTIES...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

NVZ004-210445-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
1240 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 


* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND 
  PRONE AREAS. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO 
  BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITY CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE
URGED TO SLOW DOWN OR FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHEN
ENCOUNTERING BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND
HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF FERNLEY.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 202130 AAA
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
130 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY...

.A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE
WEST COAST...PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA.

NVZ004-210530-
/O.UPG.KREV.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.DS.W.0001.091120T2130Z-091121T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
130 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO
  BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES.
  STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT WIDSPREAD BLOWING DUST TO AFFECT
  INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS IN
  PERSHING COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DANGEROUS DUST STORM IS OCCURRING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS
EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 100 FEET.
TRAVELERS ENCOUNTERING THIS DUST STORM SHOULD SLOW DOWN OR
SAFELY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...AND TURN ON THEIR
HEADLIGHTS.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-210000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
130 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON 
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL 
  OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND THE FOOTHILLS NEAR RENO AND 
  CARSON CITY. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO 
  PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 447 IN WASHOE COUNTY...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE 
  OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA AND
COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND OTHER
LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE
TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-210530-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
130 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR 
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL 
  OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 
  IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. WIND GUSTS 
  OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES WILL LIKELY REACH 130 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY...TREES 
  AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN MINERAL AND EASTERN MONO 
  COUNTIES...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 202345 AAA
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
345 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY...

.A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE
WEST COAST...PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA.

CAZ070-NVZ003-005-210045-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0000Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...SPARKS...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
345 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS HAVE GRADUALLY EASED THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO THIS EVENING AS RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUE TO PUSH
INTO THE AREA. GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH SHOULD STILL BE
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS.

$$

NVZ004-210600-
/O.CON.KREV.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
345 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH DRY CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO 
  BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT 
  TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT WIDESPREAD BLOWING 
  DUST TO AFFECT INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 WITH THE WORST 
  CONDITIONS IN PERSHING COUNTY ALONG INTERSTATE 80. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DANGEROUS DUST STORM IS OCCURRING. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS
EXPECTED IN THE WARNED AREA WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 100 FEET.
TRAVELERS ENCOUNTERING THIS DUST STORM SHOULD SLOW DOWN OR SAFELY
PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD...AND TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHTS.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-210600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
345 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE 
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 90 MPH WILL 
  OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND NEAR CANYONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 
  IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. WIND GUSTS 
  OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES WILL LIKELY REACH 130 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY...TREES 
  AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN MINERAL AND EASTERN MONO 
  COUNTIES...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 210255
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
655 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

NVZ004-210400-
/O.CAN.KREV.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
655 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT. WIND GUSTS WILL STAY MAINLY BELOW 30 MPH AND THE THREAT OF
WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS OVER.  

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-210600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
655 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES
  WILL BE NEAR 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY DAMAGE PROPERTY...TREES 
  AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL 
  HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR IN MINERAL AND EASTERN MONO 
  COUNTIES...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
AREA AND COULD CAUSE LOCAL DAMAGE. MOVE TRASH CANS...PATIO
FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS OR SECURE THEM.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 
WWUS75 KREV 210534
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
934 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

CAZ073-NVZ001-210645-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091121T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
934 PM PST FRI NOV 20 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST TO
THE AREA HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE
DECREASED BELOW WARNING LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10
PM.


$$


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 Nov 19, 4:41 AM PST, 6 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 4:41 AM PST, 6 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
441 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

.SHORT TERM...
FLAT RIDGE OVER CA-NV WILL MOVE EAST TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT INCREASING BY THIS AFTERNOON. LIMITED HEATING TODAY WILL
FAIL TO ERODE THE INVERSION...PREVENTING THE WINDS ALOFT FROM MIXING
DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS TODAY. AREAS OF CIRRUS MAINLY NEAR AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE LATER TODAY AND
THROUGH THIS EVENING...BEFORE MORE WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER ADVANCES
INTO ACROSS ERN CA-FAR WRN NV LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST.

ON FRIDAY...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM THE STORM ARE
TRENDING MORE TOWARD POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS...WHILE PRECIP AND
SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE SIERRA ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS SIGNIFICANT.
THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM WITH LIMITED MOISTURE TAP WILL
PROBABLY LIMIT SNOWFALL TOTALS BELOW THE TYPICAL WARNING
CRITERIA...BUT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON TRAVEL IS LIKELY. THE STRONG
WINDS COMBINED WITH A FEW HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE
LIKELY TO COINCIDE WITH THE FRIDAY AFTERNOON COMMUTE AND BUSY
TRAVEL PERIOD OVER THE MAJOR PASSES BETWEEN WRN NV AND THE CNTRL
CA VALLEYS. TO CONTINUE HEIGHTENED AWARENESS FOR THE POTENTIAL
TRAVEL IMPACTS...THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NERN CA AND TAHOE
ZONES WILL BE MAINTAINED WITH THE CURRENT FORECAST.

STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE PRIMARY DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE
PRE-FRONTAL WINDS FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ON FRIDAY. THE
PREVAILING SOUTH WIND DIRECTION WILL PRODUCE PEAK GUSTS IN
DIFFERENT AREAS THAN THE MORE COMMON SOUTHWEST OR WEST WIND
EVENTS. THE RENO AIRPORT IS ONE SUCH LOCATION THAT TENDS TO
RECEIVE GUSTS OF 50 KT OR GREATER MORE OFTEN IN SOUTH FLOW. HIGH
WIND WATCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST AREAS NOT IN THE
WINTER STORM WATCH...EXCLUDING THE W-CNTRL NV BASIN.

THESE STRONG SOUTH WINDS COULD BRIEFLY SURGE TEMPS INTO THE MID
60S OVER WRN NV IN THE LATE MORNING OR MIDDAY BEFORE CLOUD
COVERAGE THICKENS DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPS IN HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WILL PEAK IN THE MORNING AND FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THIS STORM WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE REGION FRI EVENING WITH WINDS
DECREASING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH MOST PRECIP SHUTTING DOWN
BY MIDNIGHT EXCEPT FOR A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE
SIERRA. THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE RENO AREA ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO BE SIGNIFICANT...MAYBE AN INCH ABOVE 5000 FT WITH A BRIEF
BURST OF WIND DRIVEN SNOW PRODUCING TRACE ACCUMULATIONS ON THE
VALLEY FLOOR JUST AFTER FRONT PASSAGE IN THE EARLY EVENING. EVEN
WITH LIGHT PRECIP AMOUNTS...TEMPS PLUNGING BELOW FREEZING COULD
PRODUCE SOME SLICK PATCHES ON UNTREATED ROAD SURFACES THRU EARLY
SAT MORNING.

DRY AND COOL WEATHER WILL PREVAIL ON SATURDAY AS THE REGION WILL
BE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. THE NEXT SHORTWAVE TO APPROACH BY SAT NIGHT
IS EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER AND WILL HAVE LITTLE MOISTURE TO WORK
WITH...RESULTING IN ONLY SOME ISOLD-SCT SNOW SHOWERS LIMITED TO
AREAS NEAR THE SIERRA CREST AND IN NERN CA-NWRN NV MAINLY NORTH OF
SUSANVILLE AND GERLACH. RIDGE WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE BY LATE
SAT NIGHT OVER THE SIERRA. MJD

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
BOTH THE LATEST GFS AND ECMWF DETERMINISTIC RUNS HAVE TRENDED WEAKER
AND FARTHER NORTH WITH THE SHORT WAVE ON SUNDAY. THERE IS A FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SPREAD IN THE EC ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ON SUNDAY SO
AM HESITANT TO REDUCE POPS SIGNIFICANTLY AT THIS TIME. WILL LEAVE
CHANCE POPS IN THE SUNDAY GRIDS FOR THE TAHOE BASIN NORTH TO LASSEN
COUNTY AND NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE FOR MONO COUNTY
AND MOST OF WESTERN NV. THIS SYSTEM IS A FAIRLY FAST MOVER SO ONLY A
FEW SHOWERS WOULD REMAIN OVER NORTHEAST CA AND EXTREME NORTHERN NV
SUNDAY NIGHT. IF MODELS MAINTAIN THEIR DRIER SOLUTION THEN SUN/SUN
NGT POPS MAY NEED TO BE TRIMMED IN LATER SHIFTS...ESPECIALLY SOUTH
OF I-80.

HIGH PRESSURE SURFACE AND ALOFT BUILDS OVER THE CWA MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL KEEP INVERSIONS IN PLACE AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT
OF WARMING FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. MAX TEMPERATURE FORECASTS WERE HELD
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW MOS GUIDANCE FOR MONDAY THEN JUST BELOW
ENSEMBLE MEAN TEMPS FOR TUE/WED. NO PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR OVER
THE AREA MONDAY-WEDNESDAY HOWEVER SOME CLOUD COVER WILL BE AROUND AS
SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE PAC NW FLATTEN THE RIDGE AT TIMES AND
ALLOW MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE TO MOVE OVER NORTHERN CA AND
WESTERN NV. RC

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 12Z FRI. SCT HIGH CLOUDS INCR AND LOWER
OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM THAT AFFECTS THE REGION
ON FRIDAY. SFC WINDS WILL BE LGT TODAY WITH INCRG SOUTH WINDS TNGT.
WILL START WITH G20-25KT AT KTRK/KTVL AFT 10Z AND AT KRNO BY 12Z OR
SHORTLY AFTER...HOWEVER MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT SFC WINDS WILL OCCUR
DAYTIME FRI. RIDGE GUSTS WILL INCR TO 40KTS THIS AFTN AND 60-80KTS
AFT 06Z. FOR FRIDAY...RDG WINDS OVER 100KTS AND SFC WINDS G50+
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED...WITH AREAS MTN OBSCMNT AND IFR/SN FOR
KTRK/KTVL IN THE AFTERNOON. RC

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
     FOR NVZ002.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
     NVZ001-003-005.

CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
     FOR CAZ071-072.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
     CAZ070-073.

&&

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 19, 6:00 AM PST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
600 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-201400-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
600 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

...A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA...

...A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA...

A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA ON
FRIDAY. A SHORT PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY DURING FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN THE SIERRA. REFER TO WWUS45
KREV RNOWSWREV FOR DETAILS.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING HIGH WINDS TO WESTERN NEVADA.
WINDS OF 25 TO 40 CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH
POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON FRIDAY. REFER TO WWUS75 KREV
RNONPWREV FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER SPOTTERS
ARE ASKED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

OHARA

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 11:35 AM PSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryREVChurchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe26 hr
Nov 19, 11:41 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningREVDouglas, Washoe31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.