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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2009, 4:09 AM PST for 7 counties in California; 7 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 1, 2009, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2009, 4:09 AM PST (12:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2009, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2009, 2:58 PM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen 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), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:09 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, 0.2 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
- 3078 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 273 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 500 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 011209 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 409 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...AND RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH AT TIMES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ003-020000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 409 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING THEN INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. A BRIEF WEAKENING OF THE WIND IS LIKELY EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN AROUND SUNRISE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OVER 75 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS:TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ073-020000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.090302T0600Z-090303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.090302T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 409 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF WEAKENING OF THE WIND IS LIKELY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING STRONG AGAIN BY NOON MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH SUNDAY EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. RIDGE GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 120 MPH LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG 395 FROM LEE VINING TO COLEVILLE. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-020000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0010.090301T1200Z-090302T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 346 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH SUNDAY MORNING INCREASING TO 120 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WAVE HEIGHTS:INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET BY NOON WITH HIGHER WAVES TO 6 FEET POSSIBLE NEAR THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS:SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ004-020000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0300Z-090303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0010.090301T1800Z-090302T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 346 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING WILL INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR PYRAMID LAKE AND ACROSS NORTHERN LYON COUNTY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS:INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET BY AFTERNOON WITH HIGHER WAVES TO 5 FEET NEAR THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-020000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.090302T0600Z-090303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0300Z-090303T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 346 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY THIS EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SHORES OF WALKER LAKE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ071-020000- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 346 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME GUSTY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND THE SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR U.S. 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ JHW HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 012358 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 358 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...AND RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH AT TIMES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ072-NVZ002-020800- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090302T0000Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 358 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH * IMPACTS:SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WAVE HEIGHTS 3-5 FEET. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADWAYS. 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. $$ NVZ003-020800- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 358 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. A BRIEF WEAKENING OF THE WIND IS LIKELY EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN AROUND SUNRISE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS:TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ073-020800- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.090302T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 358 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF WEAKENING OF THE WIND IS LIKELY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING STRONG AGAIN BY NOON MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 120 MPH LATE THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG U.S. 395 FROM LEE VINING TO COLEVILLE. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ004-020800- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090302T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0300Z-090303T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 358 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN LYON COUNTY TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS:INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHER WAVES TO 5 FEET NEAR THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ071-020800- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 358 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND THE SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR U.S. 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ NVZ001-020800- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0300Z-090303T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 358 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SHORES OF WALKER LAKE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 020258 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 658 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...AND RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH AT TIMES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ004-021100- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090302T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0300Z-090303T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 658 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. 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. $$ NVZ003-021100- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 658 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. A BRIEF WEAKENING OF THE WIND IS LIKELY EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN AROUND SUNRISE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS:TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ073-021100- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 658 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF WEAKENING OF THE WIND IS LIKELY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING STRONG AGAIN BY NOON MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 120 MPH LATE THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG U.S. 395 FROM LEE VINING TO COLEVILLE. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-021100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 658 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH. * IMPACTS:SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ001-021100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.090302T0300Z-090303T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 658 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SHORES OF WALKER LAKE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ071-021100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 658 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND THE SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR U.S. 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 020646 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1046 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...AND RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH AT TIMES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ003-021500- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1046 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS:TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ073-021500- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1046 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A BRIEF WEAKENING OF THE WIND IS LIKELY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE BECOMING STRONG AGAIN BY NOON MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING LATE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS WILL BE UP TO 120 MPH LATE THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG U.S. 395 FROM LEE VINING TO COLEVILLE. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-021500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1046 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ001-004-021500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 1046 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SHORES OF WALKER LAKE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ071-021500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 1046 PM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND THE SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR U.S. 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 020902 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 102 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...AND RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH AT TIMES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ073-021015- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 102 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. $$ NVZ003-021715- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 102 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS:TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES INTO MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-021715- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 102 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 120 MPH. * IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ NVZ001-004-021715- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 102 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SHORES OF WALKER LAKE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ CAZ071-021715- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE 102 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE AND THE SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR U.S. 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 021206 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 406 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...AND RIDGE GUSTS WILL BE NEAR 100 MPH AT TIMES. 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. NVZ003-022015- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 406 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS EARLIER EXPECTED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS TODAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-021315- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090302T1800Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD... SIERRAVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE... MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 406 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS THE TAHOE BASIN NORTH INTO LASSEN COUNTY HAVE DIMINISHED WITH GUSTS LESS THAN 40 MPH EXPECTED. HOWEVER...HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...SEE THE WINTER STORM STATEMENT FOR DETAILS. $$ NVZ001-004-022015- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 406 AM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SHORES OF WALKER LAKE. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE...2 TO 4 FEET TODAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 022000 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1200 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A STRONG JET STREAM AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ001-004-030000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS... NIXON...IMLAY 1200 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY IN AREAS RECEIVING MODERATE RAINFALL. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE WEST SHORES OF WALKER LAKE. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE...2 TO 3 FEET TODAY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 95. $$ NVZ003-030000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE 1200 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER IN AREAS RECEIVING MODERATE RAIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. 395. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 022258 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 258 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 NVZ001-003-004-030000- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090303T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 258 PM PST MON MAR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE RENO, CARSON CITY, LOVELOCK, FALLON, AND HAWTHORNE AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WERE REPORTED EARLIER TODAY, WITH TREE DAMAGE REPORTED BY A SPOTTER IN FALLON AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AT LOVELOCK AND FALLON AIRPORTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING, HOWEVER THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CS HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 1, 3:33 AM PST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 3:33 AM PST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
333 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009
.SHORT TERM...
DIFFICULT FORECAST WITH MANY THINGS GOING ON ATTM. INITIAL FOCUS
IS ON WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY THEN SNOWFALL
POTENTIAL FOR MONDAY ACROSS TAHOE NORTH THROUGH LASSEN COUNTY.
NAM/EC IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH
MORE W COMPONENT TO LLVL FLOW. FORECAST LEANS HARDEST ON THE EC
FOR THE NEXT 36 HRS USING SOME DETAILS FROM THE NAM WHEN
APPROPRIATE.
WIND SHOULD INCREASE ACROSS ALL AREAS DURING THE DAY AND BE
BREEZY...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 TODAY. H7 WINDS
GRADUALLY INCREASE TO 50 KTS...AND WHILE THERE IS A LLVL INVERSION
NEAR MTN TOP...THE ATMOSPHERE IS AWFULLY STABLE ABOVE IT THROUGH
00-02Z. THIS SHOULD HAMPER THE DEVLOPMENT OF A STANDING OR LARGE
AMPLITUDE LEE WAVES THROUGH THIS TIME. ALSO...DEEP ISENTROPIC LIFT
UPSTREAM ALSO NOT THE MOST FAVORABLE.
AFTER 02Z...MID-LEVEL STABILITY CHANGES TO A MORE MOIST-NEUTRAL
ENVIROMENT WITH SHALLOWING MOISTURE FROM SUSANVILLE-GERLACH SOUTH.
MODELS HINTING AT STANDING WAVE DEVELOPMENT ATTM...AND THE ONLY
THING THAT IS NOT THE MOST FAVORABLE IS THE SSW WIND DIRECTION.
IT IS MARGINAL...BUT HAVE A GUT FEELING THAT WE WILL SEE HIGH
WINDS DESPITE OF THIS...BUT POSSIBLY A BIT MORE LOCALIZED THAN
MOST HIGH WIND EVENTS. FOCUS WILL BE ON THE 395 CORRIDOR FROM LEE
VINING TO RENO AND WILL ISSUE HIGH WIND WARNING. SURROUNDING THIS
AREA...FOR TAHOE/LASSEN AND PERSHING SOUTH TO MINERAL
COUNTIES...WILL ISSUE AN ADVISORY. HIGH WINDS A BIT MORE LOCALIZED
THERE...BUT STILL WIDESPREAD ADVISORY CRITERIA EXPECTED.
THIS THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT APPEARS TO LAST UNTIL 06-09Z WITH
THE LLVL INVERSION EXPECTED TO WEAKEN. EXPECT A LULL IN THE
WINDS...OR THE HIGH WINDS BECOMING VERY LOCALIZED...BEFORE THE
THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE TURNS MORE FAVORABLE AGAIN AROUND 14-18Z MON FOR
RENO AND 18-00Z FOR MONO COUNTY. THIS ALSO COINCIDE WITH THE
PERIOD OF THE JET MOVING IN ALOFT AND 2-6 HRS AHEAD OF THE SFC
COLD FRONT. THIS LATTER PART IS TYPICALLY WHEN THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE SEEN. STILL...THE THERMODYNAMIC PROFILE FOR MON IS NOT AS
FAVORABLE AS THIS EVENING...SO IT MAY JUST BE SOLID WIDSPREAD
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ATTM. EITHER WAY...IT WILL BE WINDY.
AS FAR AS PRECIP...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN QUITE HIGH
WITH THE SSW FLOW AND SOME SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ENTRAINED AHEAD OF
THE LOW OFF THE COAST. EXPECTING SNOW LEVELS TO AVERAGE 7500 FEET
NORTH TO 8500 FEET SOUTH THROUGH 12Z MON. THEN...SNOW LEVELS
SHOULD COME CRASHING DOWN MONDAY TO 4500-5000 FEET NORTH TO 6500
FEET SOUTH BY AFTERNOON.
INITIAL BAND OF MOISTURE NOW INTO THE LASSEN PEAK AREA AND PARTS
OF PLUMAS CTY. THIS BAND DRIVEN BY WEAK TO MODERATE ISENTROPIC
LIFT IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY PUSH SOUTH TODAY WITH LIMITED AMOUNTS
OF SPILLOVER...AT LEAST INTO THE LOWER DESERTS. AFTER THIS BAND
MOVES THROUGH BY 06Z...EXPECT MAINLY OROGRAPHICALLY INDUCED PRECIP
THRU 12Z. BEST CHANCES OF LOWER DESERTS SEEING PRECIP WILL BE
NORTH OF A SUSANVILLE TO GERLACH LINE WHICH WILL BE CLOSEST TO THE
EXIT REGION OF THE JET.
BY MON...FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL INCREASE AND
SLOWLY MOVE SOUTH. JET STREAM WILL ALSO SAG SOUTHEAST WITH
SPILLOVER MORE LIKELY ALONG THE FRONT. IT SHOULD MAKE IT INTO
TAHOE/RENO BY 00Z TUE. QPF AMOUNTS ARE IMPRESSIVE ALONG THE FRONT
FOR TAHOE-LASSEN...BUT HOW QUICKLY THE SNOW LEVELS DROP IS IN
QUESTION. RIGHT NOW...CURRENT TIMING OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR
POPULATED AREAS OF THOSE ZONES IS LATE MORNING INTO AFTERNOON.
GIVEN THIS...THINK IT WILL BE MORE AN ADVISORY LEVEL EVENT. AS
SUCH...WILL NOT ISSUE WINTER STORM WATCH. HOWEVER...WILL MENTION
IN SPS WHICH WILL BE ISSUED FOR NEXT WAVE TUE-WED. WALLMANN
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS...NAM...GFS...UKMET AND ECMWF ALL SHOW THE UPPER LOW JUST OFF
THE PACIFIC NW COAST MON NIGHT. HOWEVER COLDER AIR SHOULD ALREADY
BE FILTERING INTO THE REGION. THE GFS HAS 700 MB TEMPERATURES
DROPPING TO -8C OVER THE TAHOE BASIN BY 12Z TUESDAY. THIS WOULD
TRANSLATE TO SNOW LEVELS OF AROUND 5000 FT. IN ADDITION...AN AREA
OF DIFFLUENCE SHOULD BE OVER THE NRN AND CNTRL SIERRA BY 12Z TUESDAY
AND THE UPPER JET SHOULD ALSO BE MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA. THE
DYNAMICS AND UVV ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET AND DIFFLUENCE SHOULD HELP
TO INCREASE SNOWFALL RATES MONDAY NIGHT.
ON TUESDAY THE UPPER JET SHOULD STILL BE OVER THE CNTRL SIERRA.
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENTRAINED INTO THE
CIRCULATION AROUND THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. THIS MOISTURE...
COMBINED WITH THE OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS...SHOULD RESULT IN SNOWFALL
CONTINUING OVER THE SIERRA. SOME SPILLOVER PRECIPITATION SHOULD
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY AS THE WSWLY UPPER FLOW WILL BE PERPENDICULAR TO
THE SIERRA. TEMPERATURES AT 700 MB SHOULD CONTINUE TO COOL ON
TUESDAY AND SHOULD RANGE FROM READINGS OF AROUND -10C OVER THE NRN
SIERRA TO AROUND -6C OVER MONO COUNTY.
THE UPPER LOW IS PROGGED TO MOVE ONLY SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTH TUESDAY
NIGHT. AS A RESULT MOISTURE AND OROGRAPHICS WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE SNOWFALL IN THE SIERRA AND INTO WRN NEVADA. TEMPERATURES
ALOFT WILL COOL EVEN MORE WITH 700 MB TEMPERATURES OF -10C EXTENDING
AS FAR SOUTH AS MONO COUNTY AND INTO WRN NEVADA. THIS COLDER AIR
MASS WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OF WRN NEVADA BY
12Z WEDNESDAY. OHARA
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
ONLY MINOR CHANGES MADE TO THE GOING FORECAST AS THE GFS REMAINS
CONSISTENT IN ITS TRENDS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TIMING ISSUES WHILE
THE 00Z RUN OF THE ECMWF HAS GONE OFF ON ITS OWN. GOING WITH THE FAIRLY
CONSISTENT GFS AS IT HAS SUPPORT OF ITS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND THE
CANADIAN AS WELL AS THE CURRENT TELECONNECTIONS SUPPORT IN THE
PACIFIC.
UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC
NW TO OFF THE CENTRAL CA COAST BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIP WILL
BE ON-GOING WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WAVE ROTATING AROUND THE MAIN LOW
MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CA INTO WESTERN NV. HEAVIEST PRECIP WILL BE
LOCATED OVER THE SIERRA CREST NEAR LAKE TAHOE EARLY IN THE DAY AND
SPREAD SOUTHWARD INTO MONO COUNTY BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A
SECONDARY WAVE MOVES INTO CENTRAL CA AND JET SUPPORT SAGS SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA. EXPECT PRECIP TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN NV
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A LOW TO MID LEVEL FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS
THE AREA. GFS IS HINTING AT QPF VALUES OF 0.25 TO 0.40 INCHES SOUTH
OF HIGHWAY 50 BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE FRONT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE TO ALL VALLEY FLOORS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IN WESTERN NV FROM I-80
SOUTH...WHILE LOCATIONS IN THE SIERRA WILL LIKELY SEE AT LEAST A
COUPLE FEET OF SNOW FROM LAKE TAHOE...SOUTH INTO MONO COUNTY.
MAIN DIFFERENCE IN THE GFS AS COMPARED TO EARLIER RUNS IS IT SLOWS
DOWN THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. EXPECT TO SEE IMPROVING
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO DROP SOUTH
OFF THE CA COAST ALLOWING PRECIP TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY CLEARING THE AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING. GFS
HAS SLOWED DOWN ABOUT 12 HOURS FROM LAST NIGHT WITH THE ONSET OF THE
NEXT SYSTEM. POPS WILL MOST LIKELY NEED TO BE LOWERED SIGNIFICANTLY
ON THURSDAY IF THIS TIMING TREND CONTINUES...FOR NOW LEFT THURSDAY
AS WAS. UPPER LOW IS NOW FORECAST TO DROP OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
AND ALONG THE PACIFIC NW COAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. CURRENT
TRACK TAKES THE LOW DOWN THE COAST AND INTO NW NV BY SATURDAY
MORNING. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS TRACK IS ON THE EASTERN EDGE
OF THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS WITH THEIR CONSENSUS JUST OFFSHORE TO NEAR
SFO BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM ALSO HAS A GOOD TAP OF
MOISTURE WITH PWAT VALUES NEAR AN INCH WRAPPING AROUND IT INTO
CENTRAL CA. THIS SYSTEM IS COLD AS WELL...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE TO
ALL VALLEY FLOORS AT THE ONSET OF THE EVENT...AND HIGH SNOW RATIOS
WILL BE FAVORED IN THE SIERRA. CURRENT GFS DEVELOPS PRECIP OVER THE
NORTHERN SIERRA BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND QUICKLY SPREADS IT
SOUTHWARD ALONG THE CREST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE GFS PUTS A QPF
BULLSEYE NEAR TAHOE WITH 12 HOUR TOTALS FRIDAY OVER AN INCH. PRECIP
IS ALSO EXPECTED INTO WESTERN NV ALONG A FRONT AS IT DROPS SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA. RIGHT NOW LOCATIONS SOUTH OF I-80 ARE MOST LIKELY
TO SEE A FEW MORE INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WHILE HIGH SIERRA
LOCATIONS COULD SEE A COUPLE MORE FEET OF SNOW. TRACK OF THE STORM
REMAINS UNCERTAIN AND WILL HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON HOW MUCH SNOW THE
AREA ACTUALLY RECEIVES. IF THE TRACK OF THE LOW FOLLOWS THE
OPERATIONAL GFS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LESS THAN IF THE LOW
FOLLOWS THE ENSEMBLE MEAN TRACK...SOMETHING TO BE WATCHED WITH
FUTURE MODEL RUNS. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE ECMWF...WHICH
HAD BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT AND TRACKING SIMILAR TO THE GFS...NOW
CUTS A LOW WELL OFFSHORE AND WOULD KEEP THE AREA MOSTLY DRY THROUGH
THE END OF THE WEEK. THERE IS VERY LITTLE SUPPORT FOR THIS SOLUTION
AT THIS TIME.
UPPER LOW WILL DROP INTO SOUTHERN NV BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WE
SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY AS
THE COLD CORE OF THE SYSTEM MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA AND FLOW
TURNS MORE NORTHEASTERLY WITH POSSIBLE UPSLOPE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN ZONES. SNOWFALL WILL FINALLY TAPERING OFF SATURDAY NIGHT.
MOZLEY
&&
.AVIATION...
RAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON...SOME LCL
MVFR CIGS/VIS FROM 21Z-06Z FOR KTVL/KTRK POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...MAIN
CONCERN NEXT 24 HRS WILL BE WINDS. SOME MTN WAVE DEVELOPMENT
EXPECTED WITH GUSTY WINDS AT KTVL/KTRK/KRNO FROM 21Z INTO MONDAY
AROUND 18Z. STRONGEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT EXPECTED THIS
EVENING WITH SOME LLWS LIKELY AROUND 2 KFT DURING THIS TIME. WIND
SHOULD BACK OFF A BIT AFT 08Z MON...BUT MAY INCREASE AGAIN MON
AFTERNOON.
FOR KLOL...NOT EXPECTING ANY RESTRICTION TO CIGS/VIS ATTM.
ALSO...WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG THRU 15Z MON. STRONGEST
WINDS HERE WILL BE MON AFT 18Z WITH GUSTS TO 40 KTS LIKELY AND
POSSIBLE BLOWING DUST. WALLMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
NVZ002.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NVZ002.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM THIS EVENING
FOR NVZ004.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY FOR
NVZ001-004.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY
FOR NVZ003.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
CAZ071-072.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST MONDAY
FOR CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THISAFTERNOON FOR CAZ072.
&&
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Special weather statement, Mar 1, 3:35 AM PST, 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 335 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-012300- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE... BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE... YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...SCHURZ...GLENBROOK... INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE... GERLACH 258 AM PST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM TO AFFECT THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE HIGH...NEAR 8000 FEET...BUT FALL TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA MAY SEE UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH A FEW INCHES EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE. HOWEVER...THIS WILL ONLY BE A PRELUDE TO A MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWSTORM THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO KNOW THE TRACK THAT THIS SECOND SNOWSTORM WILL TAKE. LATEST NUMERICAL MODEL DATA REINFORCES THE IDEA THAT THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO A FAVORABLE POSITION ALONG THE WEST COAST ON TUESDAY. THIS POSITION WOULD ALLOW THE STORM TO PICK UP SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF PACIFIC MOISTURE. COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION AFTER THE FIRST STORM. THIS COLD AIR WILL ALLOW MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION TO FALL AS SNOW AT ELEVATIONS PERHAPS AS LOW AS THE VALLEY FLOORS IN WESTERN NEVADA. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ACROSS THE SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA DURING THIS SECOND STORM. OHARA 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 1, 4:09 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Mono | 24 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:14 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas and 1 more | 13 hr |
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