Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 28, 2009, 9:51 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at Mar 28, 2009, 10:29 PM PDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2009, 9:51 PM PDT (04:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 28, 2009, 10:29 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2009, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 22 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 04:52 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 00:00Z, 4.9 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
- 3082 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 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 290451 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 951 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING AND BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS MONDAY MORNING. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED...WITH THE WORST AREAS TO THE SOUTH OF THE CARSON SINK SUNDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ004-291300- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0016.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0001.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 951 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN BLOWING DUST. ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM SILVER SPRINGS TO MIDDLEGATE...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1 MILE AT TIMES. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ003-291300- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.090329T0451Z-090329T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 951 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE JUST BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 395 IN WESTERN NEVADA. ELSEWHERE...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO POSE MAINLY AN INCONVENIENCE BUT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-291300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.090329T0700Z-090329T1900Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 951 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH BY SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 4 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE EAST SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ JW HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KREV 290536 CCA NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1029 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING AND BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 CORRIDORS. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED...WITH THE WORST AREAS SOUTH OF THE CARSON SINK AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ004-291345- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0016.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ /O.COR.KREV.DU.Y.0001.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 1029 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009 CORRECTED DAY OF WEEK ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA SUNDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 IN BLOWING DUST. ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM SILVER SPRINGS TO MIDDLEGATE...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1 MILE AT TIMES. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ003-291345- /O.COR.KREV.WI.Y.0007.090329T0529Z-090329T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1029 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009 CORRECTED DAY OF WEEK ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 395 IN WESTERN NEVADA. ELSEWHERE...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO POSE MAINLY AN INCONVENIENCE BUT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MOVE UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN CHAIRS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-291345- /O.COR.KREV.LW.Y.0016.090329T0700Z-090329T1900Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 1029 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 4 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE EAST SHORES OF LAKE TAHOE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ JW HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 291019 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 319 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA THIS MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS SOUTH OF THE CARSON SINK AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ073-291800- /O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0007.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 319 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDDAY JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-291800- /O.EXA.KREV.DU.Y.0001.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 319 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA THIS MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 1 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-291800- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 319 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY MIDDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 4 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE EAST SHORE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ NVZ004-291800- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 319 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA THIS MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM SILVER SPRINGS TO MIDDLEGATE...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1 MILE AT TIMES. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTHEAST SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ003-291800- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 319 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 395. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN CARSON CITY AND DAYTON. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ GMCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 291037 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 337 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS SOUTH OF THE CARSON SINK AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ001-004-291800- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 337 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA THIS MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY MID MORNING. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM SILVER SPRINGS TO MIDDLEGATE...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1 MILE AT TIMES. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTHEAST SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ003-291800- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 337 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 395. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN CARSON CITY AND DAYTON. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-291800- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.090329T1200Z-090330T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 337 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDDAY JUST PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-291800- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 337 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY MIDDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 4 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE EAST SHORE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ GMCGUIRE HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 291800 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1100 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA TODAY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING BEHIND THE FRONT. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS SOUTH OF THE CARSON SINK IN THE GUSTS NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ003-291900- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090329T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1100 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THE THREAT FOR STRONGER WIND GUSTS HAS DIMINISHED. $$ NVZ004-300000- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 1100 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH THE REGION EARLIER TODAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80. ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM SILVER SPRINGS TO MIDDLEGATE...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO BETWEEN 1/4 AND 1 MILE AT TIMES. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTHEAST SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ001-300000- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1100 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH THE REGION EARLIER TODAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 ESPECIALLY NEAR HAWTHORNE AND WALKER LAKE...WHERE VISIBILITY COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO 1 MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ073-300000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 1100 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND NEAR MONO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-300000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090330T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 1100 AM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 292241 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 341 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING... .GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AFTER SUNSET THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH WHILE THE DUST SETTLES OVER WEST CENTRAL NEVADA AND EASTERN MONO COUNTY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. NVZ004-300300- /O.EXT.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090330T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 341 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITY: 3 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 FROM SILVER SPRINGS TO MIDDLEGATE...AND IN THE VICINITY OF PYRAMID LAKE. BRIEF LOCAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS ARE POSSIBLE. * PYRAMID LAKE: WAVE HEIGHTS AROUND 3 FEET THROUGH SUNSET. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTHEAST SHORE. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ001-300300- /O.EXT.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090330T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 341 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY: 3 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 ESPECIALLY NEAR HAWTHORNE AND WALKER LAKE...WHERE VISIBILITY COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO 1 MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ073-300300- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090330T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 341 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF MONO LAKE. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WITH LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 AND NEAR MONO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-300300- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090330T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 341 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: AROUND 3 FEET THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE MOST HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID LAKE TO THE SOUTH SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
000 WWUS75 KREV 300235 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 735 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 NVZ004-300345- /O.EXP.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090330T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...SILVER SPRINGS 735 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 20 MPH AND THE BLOWING DUST HAS ENDED SO THE ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$ NVZ001-300345- /O.EXP.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090330T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 735 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH ONLY LIMITED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST SO THE ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$ CAZ073-300345- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090330T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAMMOTH LAKES 735 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH SO THE ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-300345- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090330T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE 735 PM PDT SUN MAR 29 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS ON LAKE TAHOE HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH WAVES GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SO THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM $$ 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 28, 5:20 PM PDT, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 5:20 PM PDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
520 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009
.UPDATE...
QUICK UPDATE TO INCREASE WINDS ACROSS THE 395 CORRIDOR FROM DOYLE
TO BRIDGEPORT. WINDS HAVE BEEN GUSTING TO 45 MPH AT TIMES THE LAST
HR...AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO FOR THE NEXT 2-3 HRS. WITH 00Z
RAOB NOT SUPPORTING ANY STRONGER WINDS THAN THIS (ONLY 25 KTS THRU
500 MB)...AND SOME DECOUPLING EXPECTED TO OCCUR BEFORE WINDS ALOFT
INCREASE FURTHER...WILL NOT ISSUE ADVISORY ATTM FOR RENO AREA.
PREV SHIFT MENTIONING LOCALIZED AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT GUSTING TO 55
MPH OR SO LOOKS ON TRACK STILL. HOWEVER...WILL CONTINUE TO
REASSESS THROUGH THE EVENING. WALLMANN
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 243 PM PDT SAT MAR 28 2009/
SHORT TERM...
LITTLE HAS CHANGED WITH REGARD TO FORECAST REASONING FOR TONIGHTS
QUICK MOVING COLD FRONT AND THE WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT
AND ITS ATTENDANT UPPER SHORT WAVE AND JET STREAK. SHORT RANGE
MODELS ALL PAINT A SIMILAR PICTURE WITH THE BULK OF THE ENERGY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROF AND FRONT REMAINING WELL NORTH AND EAST
OF THE FORECAST AREA. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SHOW SOME FRONTOGENESIS
ACROSS WRN NV LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BUT MODEL RH
IS LIMITED TO THE VERY LOW LVLS. STILL...FRONTOGENESIS COULD BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO RING SOME ISOLATED PCPN OUT JUST BEHIND THE
FRONT. BASICALLY LEFT POPS FROM CURRENT FORECAST WITH A FEW MINOR
CHANGES.
MORE SIGNIFICANT FEATURE WITH THIS SYSTEM IS WIND POTENTIAL. 28/12
UTC MODELS SHOWED A SLIGHT INCREASE IN IN 30 MB AGL WINDS OVER THE
RGN TONIGHT. AND GIVEN THAT FRONT IS A BIT SLOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY
FORECAST IT WILL BE CROSSING THE FAR SRN FORECAST AREA DURING THE
DAY TIME HOURS SUNDAY. THIS COULD BE PROBLEMATIC WITH REGARD TO
CREATING STRONGER WIND GUSTS. DID NOTE THAT MODELS APPEAR TO BE A
BIT FAST...BY MAYBE A FEW HOURS...WITH PLACEMENT OF UPPER JET
STREAK JUST WEST OF THE COAST OF THE PACIFIC NW EARLY THIS AFTN
WHEN COMPARED TO WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. LEADING EDGE OF THE JET
STREAK APPEARS TO BE AROUND 48N 132W. IT HAS HAD A TENDENCY TO
MOVE MORE ESE BASED ON EARLIER POSITION THIS MORNING. THIS WOULD
FIT WITH OVERALL TREND OF THE MODELS AS WELL...EVEN IF THEY ARE A
FEW HOURS FAST. PRIMARY JET STREAK IS STILL FORECAST TO ENTER FAR
NE CA LATE TONIGHT WITH A SSE TRAJECTORY. THE JET STREAK BECOMES
ORIENTED A BIT MORE NORTH TO SOUTH BY LATE SUNDAY. THIS DOES NOT
APPEAR TO BE A FAVORABLE ORIENTATION FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT BUT SHOULD AID WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ALONG
WITH RATHER STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION IN THE LOWER AND MID LEVELS.
FRONT SHOULD ENTER THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND PASS
THROUGH THE SRN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BY MID MORNING
SUNDAY. AS NOTED EARLIER MODEL WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WERE A BIT
STRONGER IN THE 30 MB AGL LAYER. BUT THE 28/18 UTC NAM RUN...WHICH
IS TYPICALLY STRONGER THAN THE GFS...CAME IN WITH LESS WIND IN
THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. LOCALLY RUN WRF MODEL INITIALIZED WITH THE
28/12 UTC NAM THIS MORNING WAS EVEN STRONGER THAN THE NAM...WHICH
IS ALSO TYPICAL. BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE CONFINED TO THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTS WILL LIKELY APPROACH 40-45 MPH EARLY
SUNDAY MRNG FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEAR TO BE
CONFINED TO THE TIME PERIOD FROM 4 AM TO ABOUT 10 AM. WILL HOLD
OFF ON ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY AS WIDESPREAD GUSTS EXCEEDING 45
MPH ARE NOT ANTICIPATED...ALTHOUGH NEXT SHIFT WILL HAVE TO MONITOR
CLOSELY IF JET STREAK BEGINS TO TAKE ON A MORE NORTH WEST TO
SOUTHEAST ORIENTATION. WILL ISSUE LAKE WIND ADVISORIES FOR BOTH
TAHOE AND PYRAMID. PYRAMID WINDS COULD BE THE STRONGEST GIVEN
ORIENTATION DOWN THE LONG AXIS OF THE LAKE AND THE FACT THAT BEST
CAA WILL BE IN THAT AREA SUNDAY DURING THE DAY.
TEMPS SUNDAY COULD BE AS MUCH AS 20 DEGREES BELOW SATURDAY HIGHS.
STAYED AT OR JUST BELOW THE LOW END OF TEMP GUIDANCE FOR SUNDAY
HIGHS. BRIEF SHORT WAVE RIDGING DEVELOPS AGAIN BY MONDAY. THEN
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE TROF APPROACHES LATE TUESDAY WITH INCREASED
WINDS AND POSSIBLY ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE FAR NE PORTION OF
THE FORECAST AREA. MLF
LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN
EARLY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD SHOULD TRANSITION INTO A MORE AMPLIFIED
PATTERN BY NEXT WEEKEND.
THE GFS AND ECMWF BOTH SHOW A WEAKENING RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST ON
WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NW. THE MODELS BRING
THIS SHORTWAVE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST ON THURSDAY. THE ENSEMBLE
DATA HOWEVER SHOW LESS CONFIDENCE IN THIS SCENARIO. THE GFS 500 MB
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS FROM THE MREF DISAGREE ON BOTH THE TIMING AND
INTENSITY OF THE UPPER TROUGH. HOWEVER ALL OF THEM PLACE THE TROUGH
ALONG THE WEST COAST...AS THE DETERMINISTIC GFS AND EURO DO. EVEN
WITH THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING IT SEEMS REASONABLE THE SYSTEM
SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MIDWEEK. AS A RESULT WILL INTRODUCE
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP IN FAR NRN WASHOE COUNTY FOR THURSDAY.
THIS ALSO MATCHES SURROUNDING OFFICES FOR THAT PERIOD.
ON FRIDAY THE MODELS BRING THE UPPER TROUGH ACROSS SRN CALIFORNIA...
AND THEN EAST ACROSS AZ/NM ON SATURDAY. ON FRIDAY AN UPPER TROUGH
NEAR 45N 140W IS PROGGED TO BEGIN DEEPENING AND THIS WILL HELP TO
INTENSIFY THE RIDGE THAT SHOULD BE BUILDING INTO THE WEST COAST.
BOTH THE GFS AND EURO SHOW THIS ERN PACIFIC TROUGH MOVING TOWARD THE
EAST BY LATE SATURDAY SO WE COULD SEE A RETURN TO A WETTER PATTERN
BY NEXT WEEKEND. OHARA
AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. THE MAIN CONCERN TONIGHT
WILL BE STRENGTHENING WINDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. MOS GUIDANCE
SHOWS SUSTAINED WINDS OF BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KTS FROM AROUND 00Z
THROUGH 06Z. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD ALSO PICK UP AGAIN AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE EARLY ON SUNDAY.
WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST ARE ALREADY STARTING TO GUST TO NEAR 50
KTS THIS AFTN. MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS THESE STRONG WINDS MIXING TO
LWR LEVELS OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT WILL ADD LLVL WIND SHEAR TO THE
TAFS FOR TONIGHT. OHARA
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR NVZ004.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PDT SUNDAY FOR
NVZ002.
CA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PDT SUNDAY FOR
CAZ072.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 9:51 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe | 22 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.