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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 29, 2009, 3:07 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at Dec 29, 2009, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2009, 3:07 PM PST (23:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2009, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2009, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Mono County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 607 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 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 292307 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 307 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A POWERFUL JET STREAM WILL PUSHING A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA AND MONO COUNTY. NVZ003-300700- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0021.091230T0600Z-091230T1500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 307 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING WILL TAPER OFF AS WINDS INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ073-300700- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0021.091230T0900Z-091230T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 307 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 300544 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 944 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A POWERFUL JET STREAM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA AND MONO COUNTY. NVZ003-301345- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0021.091230T0600Z-091230T1500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 944 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ073-301345- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0021.091230T0900Z-091230T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 944 PM PST TUE DEC 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 301114 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 314 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A POWERFUL JET STREAM WILL HELP TO CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF EXTREME WESTERN NEVADA AND MONO COUNTY. NVZ003-301500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091230T1500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 314 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ073-301800- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091230T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 314 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 301400 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 600 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 NVZ003-301500- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091230T1500Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 600 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO TO MINDEN. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN WASHOE VALLEY AND THE FOOTHILLS THROUGH 9 AM. $$ CAZ073-301800- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091230T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 600 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS FROM BRIDGEPORT TO MAMMOTH LAKES. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 301745 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 945 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 CAZ073-301845- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091230T1800Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 945 AM PST WED DEC 30 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MONO COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH 2 PM BUT THESE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CREATE ANY SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2:52 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 19 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Nevada, 2009Wind Advisories in California, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009
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.