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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Reno, NV

March 28, 20107 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 28, 2010, 3:57 AM PDT for 7 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 29, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 28 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 28, 2010, 3:57 AM PDT (10:57 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 29, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 30, 2010, 3:09 PM PDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, 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), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 29, 11:36 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 635 Wsw Gardnerville, NVPK WIND GUST OF 63 MPH AT 1121 AM PDT.
Mar 29, 1:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Doyle, CA55 MPH PK WIND GUST AT DOYLE NEAR HIGHWAY 395 AT 1PM.
Mar 29, 4:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 533 E Truckee, CA53 MPH PEAK GUST AT TRUCKEE AIRPORT AT 4PM.
Mar 29, 5:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 663 N Virginia City, NV66 MPH PK WIND GUST AT FIVE MILE FLAT NORTH OF VIRGINIA CITY. GIEGER GRADE. TAKEN AT 5PM.
Mar 29, 6:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Catnip Mountain, NV59 MPH PK WIND GUST AT CATNIP MOUNTAIN AT 6PM.
Mar 29, 6:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 N Reno, NV60 MPH WIND GUST AT NWS OFFICE AROUND 6PM.
Mar 29, 6:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Silver Springs, NV60 MPH PK GUST AT SILVER SPRINGS BEFORE POWER OUTAGE.
Mar 29, 6:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 726 S Reno, NV72 MPH PEAK GUST AT GALENA RAWS STATION NEAR MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY AT 6PM.
Mar 29, 7:00 PM PDTDUST STORMGerlach, NVDUST STORM WITH STRONG WINDS AND VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE AT 7PM.
Mar 29, 8:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Bridgeport, CA60 MPH WIND GUST AT BRIDGEPORT AT 8PM.
Mar 29, 8:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Walker, CA60 MPH PK WIND GUST AT WALKER RAWS STATION NEAR WALKER-COLEVILLE AT 8 PM.
Mar 29, 8:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 793 Ne Hawthorne, NV79 MPH WIND GUST AT WALKER LAKE RAWS NEAR HAWTHORNE AT 8PM.
Mar 30, 12:00 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMGToms Place, CATREE BRANCHES UP TO 4 INCH DIAMETER BLOWN DOWN. STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 5 AM. 1 INCH OF SNOW SINCE 5 AM WITH 0.25 INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENT. ELEVATION 7000 FT.
Mar 30, 7:35 AM PDTHEAVY RAIN 1.365 Ene Cisco, CAA TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED A TOTAL OF 1.36 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT AT AN ELEVATION OF 6200 FT. THE RAIN STARTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW AT AROUND 6 AM WITH ALMOST AN INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT 730 AM.
Mar 30, 8:45 AM PDTHEAVY RAIN 0.91 E Sloat, CASTORM TOTAL RAINFALL AT 4200 FT. CURRENTLY LIGHT SNOW WITH TRACE ON GROUND.
Mar 30, 10:40 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG10 S Winnemucca, NVPORCH ROOF BLOWN OFF AND SKYLIGHT BROKEN BY STRONG WINDS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2010-03-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2010-03-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4035 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

229 
WWUS75 KREV 281057
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
357 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...INTENSE WINDS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE WILL AFFECT THE
REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT COMBINED WITH A INTENSE JET STREAM ALOFT WILL
PRODUCE HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY. THIS STORM MAY PRODUCE THE
STRONGEST WINDS IN SEVERAL YEARS AT SOME LOCATIONS. GUSTS BETWEEN
60 AND 80 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS VALLEYS WITH
SIERRA RIDGES GUSTING WELL OVER 100 MPH.

CAZ072-NVZ002-290000-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.100329T2100Z-100330T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T2100Z-100330T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0014.100328T1800Z-100329T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
357 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TODAY: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP
  OVER LAKE TAHOE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAVES OF 3 TO 4
  FEET ARE EXPECTED. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL
  CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

* MONDAY AND TUESDAY: A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
  AREA MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS. GUSTS
  MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 60 TO 70
  MPH IN THE TAHOE BASIN...WITH GUSTS ALONG THE SIERRA RIDGES
  BETWEEN 125 TO 150 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY INCLUDING
  TREES...POWER LINES...ROOFS AND FENCES. ANY UNSECURED OUTDOOR
  ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED
  DOWN OR MOVED TO A SHELTER BEFORE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WIND SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ003-290000-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.100329T2100Z-100331T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T2100Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
357 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY WITH A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IN WESTERN
  NEVADA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY MONDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 60 AND 75
  MPH IN THE VALLEYS OF FAR WESTERN NEVADA INCLUDING RENO AND
  CARSON CITY. WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS CARSON AND WASHOE VALLEYS
  AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS MAY RECEIVE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY INCLUDING
  TREES...POWER LINES...ROOFS AND FENCES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY EAST OF RENO
  AND CARSON CITY. ANY UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK
  FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED TO A
  SHELTER BEFORE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WIND SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-290000-
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/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T2100Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
357 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY
  AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS
  IN WESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE LIKELY MONDAY EVENING AND NIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 60 AND 70
  MPH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING NEAR SUSANVILLE... GERLACH...AND
  CEDARVILLE. WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS MAY GUST TO 80
  MPH AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY INCLUDING
  TREES...POWER LINES...ROOFS AND FENCES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. ANY UNSECURED OUTDOOR
  ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED
  DOWN OR MOVED TO A SHELTER BEFORE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS DANGEROUS WIND SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ004-290000-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0014.100328T2100Z-100329T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
357 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* WAVE HEIGHTS: WAVE HEIGHTS TO 3 FEET.

* SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF 
  LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-290000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.100330T0600Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
357 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY 
  EVENING INTO TUESDAY WITH A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS FOR MONO 
  COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT AND 
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH
  IN THE VALLEYS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS
  ANTELOPE VALLEY AND OTHER LOCATIONS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS MAY
  GUST TO 80 MPH AT TIMES. GUSTS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST MAY RANGE
  FROM 125 TO 150 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS COULD RESULT IN TRAVEL PROBLEMS...
  ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ANY UNSECURED
  OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE
  TIED DOWN OR MOVED TO A SHELTER BEFORE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA.  CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
10 follow-up statements
048 
WWUS75 KREV 281858
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1158 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE JET STREAM OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONVERGE ON THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN PASS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50
TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

THE INITIAL THREAT IS A DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RIDGE WINDS WELL OVER 100 MPH
WILL MIX TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH
ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS
INCLUDES THE SURPRISE VALLEY...THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...HIGHWAY 395
FROM SUSANVILLE THROUGH THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA SOUTH INTO MONO
COUNTY....AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE AND HAWTHORNE.

BY TUESDAY MORNING THE COLD FRONT WILL MAINTAIN THE STRONG
SURFACE WINDS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY CREATE A DUST STORM WITH
VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL...LYON AND
MINERAL COUNTIES.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
BLOWING DUST MAY CLOSE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS
50...95 AND 395.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.


NVZ004-290300-
/O.EXB.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0014.100328T2100Z-100329T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
1158 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* FOR TODAY SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL
  AFFECT PYRAMID LAKE AND PRODUCE WAVE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET.

* FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
  WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE AND SILVER SPRINGS.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95 WILL BE
  DANGEROUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-290300-
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/O.EXB.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1158 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA MONDAY
  EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING TO NEAR 100 MPH
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT MONO
  COUNTY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS ARE
  POSSIBLE DOWNWIND OF NARROW CANYONS.

* HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 395.
  TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.  

&&

$$

NVZ001-290300-
/O.EXB.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0600Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1158 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA MONDAY
  NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
  MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS ALONG
  HIGHWAY 95 FROM WALKER LAKE TO HAWTHORNE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO
  AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-NVZ002-290300-
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/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100329T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1158 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY FOR
LAKE TAHOE...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM
PDT TUESDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST
  WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKE TAHOE WITH
  WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET. 

* FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY...WINDS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
  WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. 

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 100 MPH BY MONDAY EVENING WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH INTO TUESDAY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-290300-
/O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
1158 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA MONDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 100 MPH WILL AFFECT THE
  FOOTHILLS...CARSON VALLEY AND WASHOE VALLEY.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND
  HIGHWAY 395.

* STRONG WINDS MAY CLOSE HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-290300-
/O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1158 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA MONDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR
  CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM
  JANESVILLE TO DOYLE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SMOKE CREEK
  AND BLACK ROCK DESERTS...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON
  HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447 NEAR GERLACH.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
198 
WWUS75 KREV 290258
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
758 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE JET STREAM OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONVERGE ON THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN PASS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
50 TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

THE INITIAL THREAT IS A DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RIDGE WINDS WELL OVER 100 MPH
WILL MIX TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH
ARE LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS
INCLUDES THE SURPRISE VALLEY...THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...HIGHWAY
395 FROM SUSANVILLE THROUGH THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA SOUTH INTO
MONO COUNTY....AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE AND HAWTHORNE.

BY TUESDAY MORNING THE COLD FRONT WILL MAINTAIN THE STRONG
SURFACE WINDS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY CREATE A DUST STORM WITH
VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL...LYON AND
MINERAL COUNTIES.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
BLOWING DUST MAY CLOSE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...
95 AND 395.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

NVZ004-291200-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100329T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
758 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* MONDAY AND TUESDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH
  WITHGUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE AND SILVER
  SPRINGS.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95 WILL BE 
  DANGEROUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY MORNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-NVZ002-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100329T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
758 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY
FOR LAKE TAHOE...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM
PDT TUESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
  BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER LAKE TAHOE WITH WAVE
  HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET.

* FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY...WINDS IN THE LOWER
  ELEVATIONS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 
  MPH.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 100 MPH BY MONDAY EVENING
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH INTO TUESDAY. 

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
758 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 100 MPH WILL AFFECT THE 
  FOOTHILLS...CARSON VALLEY AND WASHOE VALLEY.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND 
  HIGHWAY 395.

* STRONG WINDS MAY CLOSE HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
758 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS 
  NEARCANYON OPENINGS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 
  FROM JANESVILLE TO DOYLE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SMOKE
  CREEK AND BLACK ROCK DESERTS...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447 NEAR GERLACH. 

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
758 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY EVENING TO NEAR 100 
  MPHWITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT 
  MONO COUNTY MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS 
  ARE POSSIBLE DOWNWIND OF NARROW CANYONS.

* HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY
  395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. 

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-291200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0600Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
758 PM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH 
  MONDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS 
  ALONGHIGHWAY 95 FROM WALKER LAKE TO HAWTHORNE. 

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR
  ZERO AT TIMES. 

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
314 
WWUS75 KREV 291118
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
418 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND
TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE JET STREAM OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONVERGE ON THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY AND TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN PASS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

THE INITIAL THREAT IS A DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RIDGE WINDS WELL OVER 100 MPH WILL MIX TO
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH LIKELY
TO AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE
SURPRISE VALLEY...THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...HIGHWAY 395 FROM
SUSANVILLE THROUGH THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA SOUTH INTO MONO
COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE AND HAWTHORNE.

BY TUESDAY MORNING THE COLD FRONT WILL MAINTAIN THE STRONG SURFACE
WINDS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES
TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY CREATE A DUST STORM WITH
VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL...LYON AND
MINERAL COUNTIES.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
BLOWING DUST MAY CLOSE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...
95 AND 395.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

CAZ072-NVZ002-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100329T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
418 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR LAKE TAHOE...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND
  35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER LAKE TAHOE WITH WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING
  TO 4 TO 6 FEET.

* FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY...WINDS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
  WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 100 MPH BY THIS EVENING
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH INTO TUESDAY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
418 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH BY
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 100 MPH WILL AFFECT THE 
  FOOTHILLS...CARSON VALLEY AND WASHOE VALLEY.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND 
  HIGHWAY 395.

* STRONG WINDS MAY CLOSE HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
418 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH BY
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS 
  NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 
  FROM JANESVILLE TO DOYLE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SMOKE 
  CREEK AND BLACK ROCK DESERTS...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447 NEAR GERLACH.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
418 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING
  THROUGH TUESDAY.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO NEAR 100
  MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT MONO
  COUNTY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
  DOWNWIND OF NARROW CANYONS.

* HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 
  395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
418 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* TODAY AND TUESDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  NEAR 60 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND
  PRONE AREAS INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE AND SILVER SPRINGS.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95 WILL BE 
  DANGEROUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0600Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
418 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM WALKER LAKE TO HAWTHORNE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE MONDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
813 
WWUS75 KREV 291338
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
638 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND
TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE JET STREAM OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONVERGE ON THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY AND TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN PASS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
50 TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

THE INITIAL THREAT IS A DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RIDGE WINDS WELL OVER 100 MPH
WILL MIX TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER
70 MPH LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES.
THIS INCLUDES THE SURPRISE VALLEY...THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...
HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE THROUGH THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA
SOUTH INTO MONO COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE AND
HAWTHORNE.

BY TUESDAY MORNING THE COLD FRONT WILL MAINTAIN THE STRONG
SURFACE WINDS. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COLD FRONT
PASSES TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY CREATE A DUST STORM WITH
VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ACROSS PERSHING...CHURCHILL...LYON AND
MINERAL COUNTIES.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
BLOWING DUST MAY CLOSE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...
95 AND 395.

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

NVZ004-300000-
/O.EXA.KREV.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100329T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
638 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND
  35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ON PYRAMID LAKE WITH WAVES BUILDING TO 3 TO
  5 FEET.

* THIS AFTERNOON TUESDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE AND SILVER SPRINGS.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95 WILL BE 
  DANGEROUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-NVZ002-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100329T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
638 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR LAKE TAHOE...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT TUESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 
  AND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER LAKE TAHOE WITH WAVE HEIGHTS 
  BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. 

* FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY...WINDS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
  WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 100 MPH BY THIS EVENING 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH INTO TUESDAY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
638 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH BY 
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 100 MPH WILL AFFECT THE 
  FOOTHILLS...CARSON VALLEY AND WASHOE VALLEY.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND 
  HIGHWAY 395.

* STRONG WINDS MAY CLOSE HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
638 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH BY 
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS 
  NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 
  FROM JANESVILLE TO DOYLE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SMOKE 
  CREEK AND BLACK ROCK DESERTS...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447 NEAR GERLACH.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
638 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS
  EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO NEAR 100 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT 
  MONO COUNTY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS ARE 
  POSSIBLE DOWNWIND OF NARROW CANYONS.

* HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 
  395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-300000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0600Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
638 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM WALKER LAKE TO HAWTHORNE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
997 
WWUS75 KREV 291752
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1052 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND
TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE JET STREAM OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONVERGE ON THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY AND TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN PASS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
50 TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

THE INITIAL THREAT IS A DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RIDGE WINDS WELL OVER 100 MPH
WILL MIX TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER
70 MPH LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES.
THIS INCLUDES THE SURPRISE VALLEY...THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...
HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE THROUGH THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA
SOUTH INTO MONO COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE AND
HAWTHORNE.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE A DUST STORM WITH VISIBILITY
NEAR ZERO ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES TODAY. CHECK OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

NVZ004-300300-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100329T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.DS.W.0001.100329T1752Z-100330T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0300Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
1052 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* THIS AFTERNOON TUESDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND
  PRONE AREAS.

* A DUST STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES
  TODAY WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. 

* TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95 WILL BE
  DANGEROUS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY AND STRONG WINDS. GOOD
  VISIBILITY CAN DROP TO NEAR ZERO IN A VERY SHORT DISTANCE IN ANY
  STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-300300-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-100329T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1052 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
LAKE TAHOE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT
THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM
PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS TODAY IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 100 MPH BY THIS EVENING 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH INTO TUESDAY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.  

&&

$$

NVZ003-300300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
1052 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 100 MPH WILL AFFECT THE 
  FOOTHILLS...CARSON VALLEY AND WASHOE VALLEY.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND 
  HIGHWAY 395.

* STRONG WINDS MAY CLOSE HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-300300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100329T1800Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1052 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH BY 
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS 
  NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 
  FROM JANESVILLE TO DOYLE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SMOKE 
  CREEK AND BLACK ROCK DESERTS...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447 NEAR GERLACH.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-300300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1052 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS 
  EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO NEAR 100 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT 
  MONO COUNTY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS ARE 
  POSSIBLE DOWNWIND OF NARROW CANYONS.

* HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 
  395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-300300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0600Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1052 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM WALKER LAKE TO HAWTHORNE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANSSHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
160 
WWUS75 KREV 300259
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
759 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE JET STREAM OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONVERGE ON THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
TODAY AND TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN PASS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY
50 TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

THE INITIAL THREAT IS A DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING. RIDGE WINDS WELL OVER 100 MPH WILL MIX TO THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH LIKELY TO
AFFECT THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE
SURPRISE VALLEY...THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...HIGHWAY 395 FROM
SUSANVILLE THROUGH THE RENO CARSON CITY AREA SOUTH INTO MONO
COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE AND HAWTHORNE.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE A BLOWING DUST WITH
VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF PERSHING AND
CHURCHILL COUNTIES...AND AROUND GERLACH. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON
THIS SITUATION.

NVZ004-301200-
/O.EXP.KREV.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100330T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0300Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
759 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...
...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE OVER PERSHING AND CHURCHILL
  COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES MAY GO DOWN TO NEAR 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND
  HIGHWAY 50...AND HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.  

&&

$$

NVZ003-301200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
759 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 90 MPH WILL AFFECT THE 
  FOOTHILLS...CARSON VALLEY AND WASHOE VALLEY.

* STRONG WINDS MAY CLOSE HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-NVZ002-301200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100330T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
759 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH INTO
  TUESDAY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-301200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
759 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
  TUESDAY.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS TO NEAR 100 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH
  OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT 
  MONO COUNTY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS ARE 
  POSSIBLE DOWNWIND OF NARROW CANYONS.

* HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 
  395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-301200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
759 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS 
  NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 
  FROM JANESVILLE TO DOYLE.

* DUST STORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SMOKE
  CREEK AND BLACK ROCK DESERTS...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447 NEAR GERLACH.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE...GARBAGE
  CANS...AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS...SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED
  INDOORS BEFORE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-301200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0600Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
759 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM WALKER LAKE TO HAWTHORNE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

HOON

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
447 
WWUS75 KREV 300548
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1048 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION AGAIN TUESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE JET STREAM OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONVERGE ON THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THEN PASS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 TUESDAY
AFTERNOON OR TUESDAY EVENING.

WINDS HAVE DIED DOWN TEMPORARILY TONIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING.

RIDGE WINDS WELL OVER 100 MPH WILL MIX TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE SURPRISE VALLEY...THE
LAKE TAHOE BASIN...HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE THROUGH THE RENO
CARSON CITY AREA SOUTH INTO MONO COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR
WALKER LAKE AND HAWTHORNE.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY
BELOW 1/2 MILE FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF PERSHING AND CHURCHILL
COUNTIES...AND AROUND GERLACH. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON
THIS SITUATION.

NVZ003-301400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
1048 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WILL GUST UP
  TO 70 MPH.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-NVZ002-301200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100330T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1048 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH INTO 
  TUESDAY.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-301400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1048 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS TO NEAR 100 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 140 MPH 
  OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT 
  MONO COUNTY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS ARE 
  POSSIBLE DOWNWIND OF NARROW CANYONS.

* HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 
  395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-301200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1048 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT AREAS 
  NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 
  FROM JANESVILLE TO DOYLE.

* LOCALIZED DUST STORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE
  SMOKE CREEK AND BLACK ROCK DESERTS...CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447 NEAR GERLACH.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE...GARBAGE 
  CANS...AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS...SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR 
  MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-301400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
1048 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND
  PRONE AREAS.

* LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE OVER PERSHING AND
  CHURCHILL COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES MAY GO DOWN TO NEAR 1/2 
  MILE AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND 
  HIGHWAY 50...AND HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-301400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.100330T0600Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1048 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA 
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH 
  TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM WALKER LAKE TO HAWTHORNE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

HOON

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
352 
WWUS75 KREV 301144
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
444 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE REGION AGAIN TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE JET STREAM OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONVERGE ON THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA EARLY THIS MORNING THEN PASS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50 THIS AFTERNOON
OR EVENING.

WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN EAST OF THE SIERRA THIS MORNING...
PEAKING AROUND NOON FROM RENO SOUTH TO HIGHWAY 50 AND IN THE
AFTERNOON SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50.

RIDGE WINDS WELL OVER 100 MPH WILL MIX TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH LIKELY TO AFFECT THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM
RENO SOUTH TO THE CARSON CITY AREA AND INTO MONO COUNTY...AND
HIGHWAY 95 FROM SCHURZ SOUTH TO HAWTHORNE.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CREATE BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY
BELOW 1/2 MILE FOR LOCALIZED AREAS OF PERSHING...CHURCHILL...LYON
AND MINERAL COUNTIES. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

CAZ072-NVZ002-301245-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100330T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
444 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH
THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-301245-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100330T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
444 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 45 MPH
THROUGH THE DAY.

$$

NVZ003-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
444 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WILL GUST
  UP TO 70 MPH.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
444 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
  TODAY.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS TO NEAR 80 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 115 MPH
  TODAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT MONO
  COUNTY THIS MORNING. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE DOWNWIND OF
  NARROW CANYONS.

* HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 
  395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
444 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND
  PRONE AREAS.

* LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE OVER PERSHING AND CHURCHILL
  COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO NEAR 1/2 MILE AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80 AND 
  HIGHWAY 50...AND HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
444 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* STRONG TO DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH
  TODAY.

* WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
  THROUGH TODAY.

* DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF UP TO 80 MPH MAY AFFECT AREAS ALONG
  HIGHWAY 95 FROM SCHURZ TO HAWTHORNE.

* A DUST STORM MAY AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA WITH VISIBILITY NEAR 
  ZERO AT TIMES.

* HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE THIS 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
027 
WWUS75 KREV 301717
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1017 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE REGION
AGAIN TODAY...

.A STRONG JET STREAM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SIERRA TODAY...PRODUCING
VERY STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ON THE HIGHER RIDGES.

IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
OCCUR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER PERSHING...CHURCHILL...MINERAL...
SOUTHERN LYON...AND MONO COUNTIES WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER
60 MPH AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM TOPAZ
LAKE SOUTH ACROSS MONO COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 95 FROM LOVELOCK SOUTH
TO HAWTHORNE. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1
MILE WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN EASTERN PERSHING AND CHURCHILL
COUNTIES.

FOR THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREAS...THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS
HAS DIMINISHED...BUT WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. 

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

NVZ004-310000-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.DS.W.0002.100330T1717Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
1017 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR
  ZERO AT TIMES ESPECIALLY FROM HIGHWAY 95 EASTWARD. IN AREAS WEST
  OF HIGHWAY 95...VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL
  CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DELAYS ON INTERSTATE 80
  AND HIGHWAY 50...AND HIGHWAY 95. 

* BE PREPARED FOR GOOD VISIBILITY TO SUDDENLY DROP TO NEAR ZERO
  IN ANY STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE
  AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-310000-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0004.100330T1717Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
1017 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACED BY 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. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  AT TIMES. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WILL GUST UP TO 60
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. 
&&

$$

CAZ073-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1017 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH
  WILL AFFECT MONO COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS ARE
  POSSIBLE DOWNWIND OF NARROW CANYONS. 

* IN THE SIERRA...RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DELAYS ON
  HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OR ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE.
  
* BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
  NEAR MONO LAKE. 

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. 
&&


$$

NVZ001-310000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1017 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES
  DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND
  DELAYS ON HIGHWAY 95. 

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. 
&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
537 
WWUS75 KREV 302209
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
309 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010


NVZ004-302315-
/O.CAN.KREV.DS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
309 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1/4 MILE IN DUST HAS
ENDED...THEREFORE THE DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER...WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COULD STILL
KICK UP AREAS OF DUST EAST OF FALLON AND LOVELOCK FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO ONE MILE POSSIBLE.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-302315-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
309 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL DECREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...
THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NVZ003-302315-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100331T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RENO...SPARKS
309 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE FURTHER THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Mar 28, 3:29 AM PDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 3:29 AM PDT, 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
329 AM PDT SUN MAR 28 2010

.SHORT TERM...
CONFIDENCE IN SERIOUS WIND EVENT IS HIGH ENOUGH TO UPGRADE WATCH
TO HIGH WIND WARNING FROM RENO-TAHOE NORTHWARD FROM MID AFTERNOON
MONDAY THRU SOME OR ALL OF TUESDAY...AS INDICATED IN THE HEADLINE
SECTION BELOW.

FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH AT TIMES AS RIDGE FLATTENS TO A MORE ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE
SIERRA. RIDGE WINDS ARE ALREADY GUSTING TO 60 MPH ON SLIDE
MTN...ALTHOUGH 700 MB WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN STEADY AROUND 30
KT THRU THIS AFTN SO WINDS SHOULD NOT GET TOO STRONG...BUT AREA
LAKES WILL BECOME CHOPPY AS DESCRIBED IN THE ACTIVE LAKE WIND
ADVY. THIS IMPROVED MIXING WILL ALSO BRING TEMPS UP TO NEAR 70
DEGREES IN LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH MID-UPR 50S AT LAKE LEVEL.

THE MAIN IMPACT WITH THE INTENSE LOW ACCOMPANIED BY AN 180+ KT JET
STREAM MAXIMUM WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS MIXING FROM THE RIDGES
DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON FROM RENO-TAHOE
NORTHWARD...THEN REACHING MONO COUNTY BY LATE MON EVE. THE MOST
INTENSE WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY FOR MON NIGHT THRU EARLY TUES
MORNING AS TEMPERATURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT...AND PRECIP LOADING CONTRIBUTES TO INCREASED DOWNSLOPE
EFFECTS. THE HIGH WIND STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN HEIGHTENED WORDING
DUE TO THE INTENSITY AND ALSO THE RELATIVELY LONG DURATION WHERE
STRONG WINDS WILL BE A THREAT. WIND ANOMALIES AND MID LEVEL SPEEDS
ARE COMPARABLE TO THE DECEMBER 2002 EVENT WHICH PRODUCED
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AROUND THE RENO AREA. THE MAIN DIFFERENCE WITH
THIS SYSTEM IS THAT THE WESTERLY COMPONENT IS STRONGER THAN THE
SOUTHERLY COMPONENT...ALTHOUGH THIS MAY NOT HAVE MUCH EFFECT ON
OVERALL WIND SPEEDS. WIND PRONE AREAS AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS COULD
SEE PEAK GUSTS IN THE 80-100 MPH RANGE. HIGH ELEVATION RIDGE GUSTS
WILL BE WELL OVER 100 MPH AND EVEN EXCEED 150 MPH...HOPEFULLY THE
RIDGE TOP SENSORS WILL NOT FAIL WHILE BEING BATTERED BY THESE
EXTREME WINDS. FOR W-CNTRL NV...THE WIND SPEEDS MAY BE MORE
MARGINAL BUT BLOWING DUST WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY WILL BE A
CONCERN SO THE WARNING MAY EVENTUALLY BE EXPANDED TO THESE AREAS.

PRECIPITATION WITH HIGH SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LIMITED TO PARTS OF
NERN CA AND FAR NWRN NV FOR MONDAY...WITH LITTLE PROGRESS TO THE
SOUTH OR EAST UNTIL LATE MON NGT AS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY
APPROACHES.

EVEN AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE REGION ON
TUESDAY...WINDS WILL NOT DIMINISH VERY MUCH AS THE JET STREAM
ALOFT LAGS BEHIND THE SFC FRONT. WIND DRIVEN PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE TO SNOW BY TUES MORNING IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND THEN REACH
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF FAR WRN NV BY TUES AFTN. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS
MAY NOT BE PARTICULARLY HEAVY BY SIERRA STANDARDS...POSSIBLY UP TO
1 FOOT IN THE BASIN AND UP TO 18 INCHES IN THE SIERRA BUT THE
INTENSE WINDS COULD PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH NEAR
ZERO VISIBILITY. AT SOME POINT ON TUESDAY...THE WIND HEADLINES ARE
LIKELY TO TRANSITION TO A WINTER WEATHER HEADLINE ESPECIALLY FOR
THE SIERRA AND NERN CA. TEMPS WILL BE UNUSUALLY MILD MON NGT DUE
TO THE STRONG WINDS WITH MOST OF WRN NV UNLIKELY TO DROP BELOW 50
DEGREES. HOWEVER...ON TUESDAY THE MAX TEMPS WILL PROBABLY OCCUR IN
THE MID-LATE MORNING BEFORE FALLING DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
INTENSITY WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY TUES
EVENING...WITH BRISK WINDS AND COLD TEMPS PREVAILING OVERNIGHT.
MJD

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...
CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE IN THE VERY EARLY PORTIONS OF THE EXTENDED
FORECAST THIS MORNING...BUT THIS CONFIDENCE BEGINS TO WANE RATHER
QUICKLY AFTER EARLY THURSDAY AS MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE STARTING TO
SHOW MORE THAN DIVERGENCE IN THEIR SOLUTIONS THAN PREVIOUS DAYS.
THUS FEW CHANGES MADE TO GOING FORECAST AND ANY CHANGES MADE WERE
RATHER MINOR.

OPERATIONAL MODELS START WEDNESDAY WITH A BROAD TROF OVER THE WRN
U.S. BUT GFS IS STILL MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THIS TROF AND A BIT
FARTHER EAST THAN ECMWF WEDNESDAY. CANADIAN IS NOW SOMETHING OF A
COMPROMISE SOLUTION...WHILE GEFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS START THE FORECAST
WITH MUCH MORE SUPPORT FOR THE GFS. MODELS ARE ALL COLD ENOUGH FOR
SNOW LEVELS TO BE NEAR ALL VALLEY FLOORS WEDNESDAY WITH H700 TEMPS
IN THE RANGE OF -8C TO -12C...WITH GFS COLDEST. SO WILL KEEP POPS IN
FOR WEDNESDAY AS IS AND MENTION MAINLY SNOW.

AS PATTERN EVOLVES INTO THURSDAY MRNG ECMWF IS SLOWING AND DIGGING A
LOW DOWN THE WEST COAST WHILE GFS REMAINS SOMEWHAT PROGRESSIVE WITH
TROF OVER NV. AGAIN CANADIAN IS SOME WHERE IN THE MIDDLE. BY
THURSDAY MRNG SOME GEFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE STARTING TO SLOW AS
WELL...BUT NONE AS MUCH AS THE ECMWF. THIS DIVERGENCE IN MODEL
SOLUTIONS HAS GREAT IMPACT ON FORECAST AND BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED
INTO LATE THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY. ECMWF SOLUTION IS MUCH DRIER
THAN GFS SOLUTION FOR THURSDAY. AND GFS WOULD BE COLDER WITH LOWER
SNOW LEVELS.

BY FRIDAY MRNG THE OPERATIONAL GFS HAS A NW FLOW ALOFT OVER THE RGN
WITH A WEAK SHORT WAVE RIDGE AND A BREAK IN THE PCPN WHILE
OPERATIONAL ECMWF HAS A QUASI CUT OFF LOW OVER SRN CA/NRN BAJA. THE
TROF AXIS IN THE GFS EXTENDS FROM ERN UT SOUTH ALONG THE AZ/NM
BORDER BY THIS TIME. AGAIN THIS WOULD SUPPORT SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPS
BY THE ECMWF...ALTHOUGH THE GFS IS NOT AS COLD BY THIS TIME
EITHER. BY LATE FRIDAY THE ECMWF LOWS MOVES EAST WHILE THE GFS HAS
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE FLOW AND BRINGING PCPN BACK TO
THE RGN. GEFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS LEAN MORE TOWARD THE GFS SOLUTION AT
THIS POINT ALTHOUGH A FEW HAVE A MORE AMPLIFIED RIDGE THROUGH
FRIDAY. MOST SHOW A MORE ZONAL FLOW PATTERN. GFS SOLUTION WOULD
SUPPORT LOWER SNOW LEVELS THAN IN CURRENT FORECAST...SO HAVE LOWERED
THEM A BIT.

BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN MODELS IS RESERVED FOR SATURDAY AS ECMWF
BUILDS A RIDGE OVER THE RGN WHILE GFS DIGS A TROF INTO THE WEST
COAST. GFS SOLUTION IS MUCH WETTER THAN CURRENT FORECAST...BUT GIVEN
DIFFERENCES IN MODELS THINK IT BEST TO LEAVE ONLY MINIMAL POPS IN AT
THIS TIME. GEFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS BY SATURDAY AFTN SHOW A SPLIT
BETWEEN THE DEVELOPING TROF ALONG THE COAST AND A BROAD TROF ALOFT
WITH SOMEWHAT ZONAL FLOW OVER THE AREA. POSITION OF THE TROF VARIES
IN THE ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND ONE LOOKS MORE LIKE THE ECMWF SOLUTION.
AS STATED EARLIER...CONFIDENCE IS QUITE LOW THIS FAR OUT IN THE
FORECAST. MLF
&&

.AVIATION...
FIRST IN THE NEXT SERIES OF SHORT WAVES IS STARTING TO IMPACT THE
WRN U.S. THIS MRNG SPREADING MID/HIGH CLOUDS WELL AHEAD OF IT INTO
THE RGN. WILL MAINTAIN VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE BULK OF THE TAF
PERIOD...BUT WILL SEE CIGS BEGIN TO LOWER BY LATE IN THE TAF PERIOD
FOR KTRK AND KTVL.

PRIMARY AVIATION CONCERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS IS SIGNIFICANT WIND
EVENT FOR KTVL AND KTRK STARTING EARLY MONDAY AND CONTINUING INTO
MONDAY EVNG AND FOR KRNO MONDAY AFTERNOON TO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
EXPECT EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS BOTH IN THE SIERRA AND TO THE LEE OF
THE SIERRA BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. EXPECT PERIODS OF LLWS AT TAF SITES AND WIDESPREAD
MODERATE TO POSSIBLY SEVERE TURBULENCE ALONG AND TO THE LEE OF THE
SIERRA.

PERIODS OF RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL MOVE INTO KTRK AND KTVL
MONDAY EVNG AND WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY EARLY TUESDAY...
CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY
AT TIMES WITH CONDITIONS BECOMING VLIFR FROM EARLY TUESDAY MRNG
THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. PCPN WILL BE SLOW TO SPREAD INTO THE LEE OF
THE SIERRA...BUT PERIODS OF RAIN/SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP INTO KRNO BY
LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY EVNG. MLF
&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY NVZ005.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY NVZ002.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN NVZ002.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY NVZ003.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE IN NVZ004.

CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
     CAZ070-071.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
     CAZ073.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY CAZ072.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN CAZ072.

&&

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The office that day

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

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Sources

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