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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Reno, NV

April 1, 20104 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 1, 2010, 3:36 PM PDT for 4 counties in California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 2, 2010, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 22 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
Apr 1, 2010, 3:36 PM PDT (22:36 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2010, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2010, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Lassen County, CA, Mono County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:35 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
Apr 2, 1:03 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5511 S Reno, NVPEAK GUST IN THE GALENA AREA OF SOUTH RENO.
Apr 2, 1:48 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 592 Nne Reno, NV59 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RENO NV.
Apr 2, 1:48 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 595 N Reno, NV59 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RENO, NV.
Apr 2, 1:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 784 Ne Davis Creek, NV78 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE GALENA CREEK BRIDGE SENSOR.
Apr 2, 1:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 787 Sw Reno, NV78 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE GALENA CREEK BRIDGE SENSOR.
Apr 2, 2:47 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 543 E Coleville, CA
Apr 2, 2:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 64W Silver Springs, NV
Apr 2, 3:35 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 491 Nne Yerington, NVPEAK GUST AT YERINGTON AIRPORT.
Apr 2, 3:57 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 632 Nne Reno, NV63 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RENO NV.
Apr 2, 3:57 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 635 N Reno, NV63 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN RENO, NV.
Apr 2, 4:04 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 514 Wnw Bridgeport, CA
Apr 2, 4:20 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 558 S Reno, NVDESERT RESEARCH SITE ON WOLF RUN GOLF COURSE.
Apr 2, 5:11 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 483 N Doyle, CA
Apr 2, 5:12 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 555 Wsw Gardnerville, NV
Apr 2, 5:30 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 1067 Sw Nixon, NVMEASURED AT NWS RADAR SITE ON VIRGINIA PEAK.
Apr 2, 5:43 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 564 Nnw Virginia City, NVMEASURED AT NDOT SITE ON HIGHWAY 341 IN THE VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AT 6350 FEET.
Apr 2, 5:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 515 Se Reno, NVPEAK GUST AT THE RENO AIRPORT.
Apr 2, 6:16 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 635 W Crowley Lake, CAMEASURED AT THE MAMMOTH AIRPORT
Apr 2, 6:40 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 513 W Spanish Springs, NV
Apr 2, 7:30 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 653 S Washoe City, NVMEASURED AT NDOT SITE ON US-395 IN WASHOE VALLEY.
Apr 2, 7:51 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 672 Nne Reno, NV
Apr 2, 8:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 465 E Gardnerville, NV

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

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2010-04-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2010-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

223 
WWUS75 KREV 012236
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
336 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR FRIDAY...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY
NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA
VALLEY AND NEAR THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM DOYLE SOUTH TO 
COLEVILLE.

CAZ071-021200-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
336 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY SOUTH
OF SUSANVILLE...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY ELSEWHERE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE
  AFTERNOON...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE SIERRA VALLEY AND
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. IN THE HIGH
  WIND WARNING AREA...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY
  IS POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT
  FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND
PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL
BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND
REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

FOR THE WIND ADVISORY AREA...MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-021200-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
336 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY NORTH
OF BRIDGEPORT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY ELSEWHERE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 65 MPH NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. IN THE HIGH
  WIND WARNING AREA...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY
  IS POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT
  FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND
PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

FOR THE WIND ADVISORY AREA...MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS
WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ003-021200-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
336 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE
  AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND NEAR THE HIGHWAY 395
  CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. IN THE HIGH
  WIND WARNING AREA...DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND
  PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND
  REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ070-072-NVZ001-002-004-005-021200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...
SMITH VALLEY...INCLINE VILLAGE...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...EMPIRE...GERLACH
336 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
  35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS
  SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
  CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
835 
WWUS75 KREV 012257 CCA
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
343 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR FRIDAY...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY
NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
REGION. HOWEVER...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA
VALLEY AND NEAR THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM DOYLE SOUTH TO
COLEVILLE.

CAZ071-021215-
/O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
343 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY SOUTH
OF SUSANVILLE...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY ELSEWHERE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE
  SIERRA VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE.

* GENERAL IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE
  AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS
  SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
  CROSS WINDS.

* IMPACTS IN HIGH WIND AREA: DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND
  PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ073-021215-
/O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.COR.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
343 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY NORTH
OF BRIDGEPORT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY ELSEWHERE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...EXCEPT GUSTS TO
  65 MPH NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT.

* GENERAL IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE
  AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS
  SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
  CROSS WINDS.

* IMPACTS IN HIGH WIND AREA: DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND
  PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-021215-
/O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
343 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...MAINLY IN THE FOOTHILLS
  AND NEAR THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. DAMAGE TO
  TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE. DRIVING WILL
  BECOME DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ070-072-NVZ001-002-004-005-021215-
/O.COR.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...
SMITH VALLEY...INCLINE VILLAGE...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...EMPIRE...GERLACH
343 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* GENERAL IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE
  AND GARBAGE CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS
  SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR
  CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF
  DRY LAKE BEDS.

* BOATER IMPACTS: PYRAMID LAKE AND LAKE TAHOE WILL BECOME ROUGH
  WITH WAVES 3 TO 4 FEET AND LOCALLY UP TO 6 FEET ON THE EAST AND
  NORTHEAST SHORES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
199 
WWUS75 KREV 020431
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
931 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR FRIDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE JET STREAM
MOVING OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT INTO
NORTHWEST NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 50 FRIDAY EVENING. 

AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES FRIDAY
EVENING. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY
395 FROM SUSANVILLE THROUGH RENO...CARSON CITY AND SOUTH INTO
NORTHERN MONO COUNTY.

CAZ071-021245-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
931 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY FOR THE SIERRA VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE
  SIERRA VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE.

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

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ073-021245-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
931 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY FOR NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY
SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT
  MONO COUNTY SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35
  MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 100 MPH.

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

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-021245-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
931 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE
  FOOTHILLS...WASHOE VALLEY...AND CARSON VALLEY.

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

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-021245-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
931 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO
  55 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY
  BELOW 1 MILE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 AND 95.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA
  CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

* WAVES HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL AFFECT PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL
  BOATS SHOULD REMAIN OFF THE LAKE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-021245-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
931 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH
  WILL AFFECT NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY
  BELOW 1 MILE ALONG HIGHWAY 447.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA
  CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-021245-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
931 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH WILL
  AFFECT THE TAHOE BASIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 100 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS
  SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA
  CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

* WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 5 FEET WILL AFFECT MUCH OF LAKE TAHOE FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE NORTH
  AND EAST SHORE FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
972 
WWUS75 KREV 021101
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
401 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE JET
STREAM MOVING OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT
INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 50 THIS EVENING.

AHEAD OF THE FRONT...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES THIS
EVENING. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AFFECT AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY
395 FROM SUSANVILLE THROUGH RENO...CARSON CITY AND SOUTH INTO
NORTHERN MONO COUNTY.

CAZ071-030000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
401 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SIERRA VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH 
OF SUSANVILLE... 

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT 
THIS EVENING ELSEWHERE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY
TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE 
  SIERRA VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE.

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

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND 
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ073-030000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
401 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING ALONG HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING ELSEWHERE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY
TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL
  AFFECT MONO COUNTY SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING.

* NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35
  MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 100 MPH.

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

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND 
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-030000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
401 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE 
  FOOTHILLS...WASHOE VALLEY...AND CARSON VALLEY.

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

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND 
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-030000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
401 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 
  TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH 
  VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 
  AND 95. 

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD 
  USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS 
  WINDS. 

* WAVES HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL AFFECT PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL 
  BOATS SHOULD REMAIN OFF THE LAKE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-030000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
401 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 
  MPH WILL AFFECT NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE 
  VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH 
  VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG HIGHWAY 447. 

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD 
  USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS 
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-030000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.100402T1900Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
401 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH WILL 
  AFFECT THE TAHOE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS MAY REACH 100 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS DECK FURNITURE AND GARBAGE 
  CANS SHOULD BE TIED DOWN OR MOVED INDOORS. MOTORISTS SHOULD 
  USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS 
  WINDS. 

* WAVE HEIGHTS OF 4 TO 5 FEET WILL AFFECT MUCH OF LAKE TAHOE
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON 
  THE NORTH AND EAST SHORE FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
803 
WWUS75 KREV 022017
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
117 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS WILL PRECEDE THIS COLD FRONT
WITH STRONGER DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM
SUSANVILLE THROUGH RENO...CARSON CITY AND SOUTHWARD TO ANTELOPE
VALLEY IN MONO COUNTY.

CAZ071-030300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
117 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
ELSEWHERE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING ELSEWHERE.

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE
  SIERRA VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF SUSANVILLE.

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND 
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ073-030300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
117 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
ELSEWHERE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING ELSEWHERE.

* NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  DOWNSLOPE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH.

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND 
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-030300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
117 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH.

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT THE 
  FOOTHILLS...WASHOE VALLEY...AND CARSON VALLEY.

* STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES...POWER LINES...AND 
  PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BECOME DANGEROUS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-030300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
117 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG
  INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95.

* MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
  GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

* WAVES HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL AFFECT PYRAMID LAKE. SMALL
  BOATS SHOULD REMAIN OFF THE LAKE UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-030300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
117 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG
  HIGHWAY 447.

* MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
  GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-030300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
117 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH.

* MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
  GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AT AREA PASSES
  WHERE WIND AND SNOW ARE OCCURRING.

* WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL AFFECT MUCH OF LAKE TAHOE
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
  NORTH AND EAST SHORE FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
375 
WWUS75 KREV 030258
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
758 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

CAZ071-030400-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE
758 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA AND WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY AND THE SIERRA
  VALLEY THIS EVENING.

* GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM.

$$

CAZ073-030600-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
758 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH DOWNSLOPE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MONO COUNTY.

* GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND
  NEAR CANYONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL REMAIN NEAR 100 MPH.

* CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DI RIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-030400-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS
758 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND WINDS WILL BEGIN
  TO DECREASE IN THE RENO...CARSON CITY...MINDEN AREA THIS
  EVENING.

* GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM...WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS.

* CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THIS EVENING.

$$

NVZ004-030400-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
758 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL
  COUNTIES THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA. 

* GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH 10
  PM.

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-030400-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
758 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA AND WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN
  WASHOE COUNTY.

* GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-030400-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
758 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTH OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM...WITH RIDGE
  WINDS NEAR 100 MPH.

$$

NVZ001-030600-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100403T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
758 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILES REMAINS
  POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAY 95.

* MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR 
  SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BRONG

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 Apr 1, 3:00 PM PDT, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 3:00 PM PDT, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
300 PM PDT THU APR 1 2010

.SHORT TERM...

FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

ISOLD-SCT LGT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPED IN UNSTABLE AMS OVR SIERRA INTO
WRN NV AND WL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN THIS EVENING AS TROF/COLD AIR ALF
CONTS TO MOV EWD AND INSOLATION DECREASES WITH THE SETTING SUN.
MAINTAINED ISOLD MENTION UNTIL ABOUT MID EVENING WITH TRACE AMTS
MOST LOCATIONS.

MAIN ATTENTION FOR THIS PD WL BE INCOMING SYST FRI AS INCRG WINDS
ALF AND TIGHTENING GRADIENT WL SET THE STAGE FOR VERY WINDY CONDS.
140KT JET PUSHES INTO NRN CA-SRN OR LATE TNGT AND THEN ACRS NRN NV
FRI WITH 700MB WINDS INCRG TO 50-65KT. THERE ARE SOME TIMING ISSUES
WITH THE GFS A BIT FASTER...PUSHING WARM POCKET AND DOWNSLOPE WIND
SIGNATURE EAST OFF SIERRA EARLIER IN THE DAY (NOTE THE BIG TEMP
DIFFERENCE AT KRNO IN THE MOS GUID BTWN THE GFS-NAM). THIS WOULD BE
A MITIGATING FACTOR FOR STRONGER WINDS. THE NAM IS SLOWER AND MOST
IMPRESSIVE WITH TIMING AT PEAK HEATING(BETTER INSTBY LOW LVLS) AND
STRONGER CRITICAL LAYER/INVERSION SHOWING UP CLOSE TO RDG TOP
ALTHOUGH MAYBE A LITTLE LOW. NAM 30AGL WINDS SHOW DVLPG CORE OF
STRONGER WINDS ALG SIERRA PUSHING OFF INTO WRN NV LATE AFTN. IN
ADDITION...MOISTURE PLUME INTO THE NRN SIERRA SHOULD RESULT IN INCRG
PRECIP ALG WEST SLOPES OF SIERRA BY MIDDAY AND RESUTANT PRECIP
LOADING. CONFIDENCE IS VERY HIGH THAT WDSPRD ADVY LVL WINDS WL BE
MET OVR A LARGE PORTION OF THE RGN WHILE CONFIDENCE IS MORE MODERATE
FOR BREAKING WAVE AND STRONGER WIND POTENTIAL TO IMMEDIATE LEE OF
SIERRA (3 OUT OF 5). WL ISSUE WIND ADVY FOR ENTIRE AREA AND EMBED A
HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WL EXTEND ALG THE HWY 395 CORRIDOR FROM HONEY
LAKE NEAR KSVE TO NRN MONO CO NR BRIDGEPORT. IN THIS NARROW CORRIDOR
THAT INCLUDES THE RENO AND CARSON CITY AREA...PREVAILING WIND GUSTS
WL BE IN THE 50-55 MPH RANGE BUT THERE WL LIKELY BE A 1-2 HR PD OF
STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. A WEATHER GRAPHIC AND
WIND STATEMENT (NPWREV) WL BE ISSUED TO COVER IMPACTS.

AS FAR AS POPS ARE CONCERNED...RAISED THEM QUITE A BIT ALG CREST
INTO WRN LASSEN CO WHERE MODELS/ENSEMBLES INDC STG SIGNAL FOR UP TO
0.25 IN OF QPF FRI-FRI NGT. MUCH LESSER AMTS FOR THE SIERRA OF MONO
CO AS WELL AS LEE VLYS WHERE COVERAGE WL TEND TO BE MORE SCT. SNOW
LVLS WL BE NR LAKE LVL AT START OF EVENT BUT LOWER TO FOOTHILL
LOCATIONS FRI NGT. SNOW ACCUMS UP TO 3 IN AT LAKE LVL ARE POSSIBLE
WITH A HALF FOOT NR THE CREST ABV 7000 FT.

A GEN WLY FLOW WL GRADUALLY TURN SWLY AS LONGWAVE TROF DEVELOPS OVR
THE ERN PAC. UPR JET WL SLOWLY SAG SWD ACRS AREA KEEPING GUSTY WINDS
AT THE SIERRA RDGS AND LATE DAY BREEZES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. A
SLGT MENTION OF SHOWERS WAS KEPT MAINLY NRN AREAS SAT-SAT NGT
ALTHOUGH NO ORGANIZED PRECIP IS SHOWING UP AT THIS TIME. BELOW
NORMAL HGTS AND PERIODS OF CLOUDS WL KEEP TEMPS BELOW NORMAL. HOHMANN

FOR SUN-SUN NGT...

AVAILABLE GUIDANCE (12Z ECMWF NOT AVAILABLE) CONTINUES TO BRING COLD
LOW PRESSURE TROF WITH INTO THE SIERRA BY SUN AFTN AND SPREADING
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION SUN NGT...WITH TEMPS COLD ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT SNOW DOWN TO NEARLY ALL VALLEYS.  ALTHOUGH QPF VALUES ARE
NOT VERY HIGH...APPROACHING 1 INCH ALONG THE CREST...THE COLD TEMPS
AND PREDOMINANTLY NOCTURNAL EVENT WILL YIELD HIGHER SNOW RATIOS AND
INCREASE ACCUMULATIONS ON PAVED SURFACES. AMOUNTS COULD END UP
CLOSER TO HEAVY SNOW CRITERIA WITH UP TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
SIERRA AND UP TO A FOOT IN THE TAHOE BASIN. POPS HAVE ALSO BEEN
INCREASED TO LIKELY FOR THE RENO AREA...WITH 35-50% POPS IN W-CNTRL
NV. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE EASTER NIGHT NEAR THE HWY
395 CORRIDOR OF FAR WRN NV. LEE SIDE WINDS MAY APPROACH ADVISORY
LEVEL FOR A SHORT TIME SUNDAY...BUT WITH GREATER INDICATION OF
INSTBY AND SPILLOVER POTENTIAL THE WINDS BELOW RIDGE LEVEL WILL BE
LOWERED LATE SUN AFTN-SUN NGT. MJD

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
OVERALL GUIDANCE TRENDS INDICATE UNSETTLED CONDS TO CONTINUE INTO
MON-MON NGT AS MAIN SYSTEM PULLS TO THE EAST...BUT A SECONDARY
SHORTWAVE WRAPS AROUND THE BACK SIDE AND KEEPS THE THREAT FOR LIGHT
SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE REGION MAINLY ALONG THE SIERRA AND FROM
I-80 NORTHWARD. TEMPS ON MONDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 50 DEGREES IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS DUE TO WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER AND POST FRONTAL
AIR MASS...WITH BRISK WEST WINDS MAKING IT FEEL EVEN COLDER.

FOR NEXT TUES-THURS...RIDGE WILL ATTEMPT TO BUILD INTO THE REGION BY
MIDWEEK AND BRING DRY WEATHER WITH WARMER TEMPS. HOWEVER...THE
LATEST GFS AND SEVERAL ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SWING YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE
ACROSS THE NWRN US AND FLATTEN THE RIDGE OVER THE GREAT BASIN BY
NEXT THURS. FOR THE PAST MONTH...A SUSTAINED PERIOD OF WARM
SPRING WEATHER HAS NOT HELD OVER THE REGION...AND WITH CONTINUED
ACTIVITY IN THE PACIFIC JET IT WOULD BE FEASIBLE THAT THIS NEXT
ATTEMPT AT SPRING WILL ALSO FALL SHORT BY LATE NEXT WEEK WITH
INCREASED CLOUD COVER BY THURSDAY. MJD
&&

.AVIATION...
FOR KTVL/KTRK...SOME BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VSBY TO BELOW LANDING MINS
FOR KTVL AND BELOW NON-INSTRUMENT RATED AIRCRAFT THRU 02Z THIS EVE
BUT -SHSN WILL BE SMALL AND FAST MOVING...RESULTING IN THESE VSBY
DROPS LASTING LESS THAN 15 MIN. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD DECREASE AS
PEAK HEATING PASSES SO THEY MAY NOT BE SIGNIFICANT TO MENTION BEYOND
VCSH IN THE 00Z TAF PACKAGE. ISOLD SHORT LIVED -SHSN ALSO AT KRNO
THRU 02Z THIS EVE BUT NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE MUCH IMPACT ON AIRCRAFT
OPERATIONS.

FOR FRIDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME MAIN IMPACT WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR
GUSTS AROUND 50 KT AT TIMES AT KRNO MAINLY FROM 19Z-02Z. FOR
KTVL-KTRK...WINDS WILL INCREASE A FEW HOURS EARLIER BUT PEAK GUSTS
ARE MORE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 35-40 KT. LLWS MAY OCCUR FOR 1-2 HOURS
BEFORE WINDS MIX DOWN AT ALL AIRPORT SITES.

SNOW WILL INCREASE AFT 20-21Z FRIDAY FOR KTVL-KTRK WITH 60-70%
PROBABILITY FOR VSBY OR CIGS TO DROP BELOW LANDING CRITERIA AT
TIMES. MJD
&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY NVZ003.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY NVZ001-002-004-005.

CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY CAZ071-073.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY CAZ070-072.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 3:36 PM PDTWind AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada and 3 more31 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.