Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Oct 23, 2010, 10:47 AM PDT for 6 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at Oct 24, 2010, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 19 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
- Oct 23, 2010, 10:47 AM PDT (17:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 24, 2010, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2010, 3:21 AM PDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Mono County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 9:45 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Sutcliffe, NV | PEAK WIND GUST AT PYRAMID LAKE FISHERIES |
| Oct 24, 10:05 AM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.64 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. 0.45 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT. |
| Oct 24, 11:03 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 11 S Reno, NV | PEAK WIND GUST AT GALENA RAWS AT BASE OF MT ROSE HIGHWAY. |
| Oct 24, 11:20 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 8 S Reno, NV | PEAK GUST AT WOLF RUN GOLF COURSE |
| Oct 24, 11:22 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | |
| Oct 24, 11:45 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 110 | 7 Sw Nixon, NV | PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR TODAY AT NWS RENO RADAR SITE ON VIRGINIA PEAK. |
| Oct 24, 12:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 5 W Mammoth Lakes, CA | MEASURED AT THE MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN MAIN LODGE |
| Oct 24, 12:11 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Ssw Sweetwater Summit, NV | MEASURED AT NDOT SITE ON HIGHWAY 338 |
| Oct 24, 2:30 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2 | 5 W Reno, NV | STORM TOTAL 2.0 INCHES RAIN AS OF SUNDAY AT 230PM. |
| Oct 24, 2:35 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nnw Virginia City, NV | 6 INCH DIAMETER COTTONWOOD TREE SNAPPED. THE NEARBY FIVE MILE FLAT NDOT SENSOR REPORTED GUSTS TO 61 MPH BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM PDT. |
| Oct 24, 4:50 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Cold Springs Valley, NV | LARGE FREEWAY SIGN BLOWN OVER. |
| Oct 24, 5:00 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.91 | 2 Ssw Gardnerville, NV | 0.91 INCHES RAIN FROM 1100AM TO 5PM TODAY. |
| Oct 24, 5:00 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1 | 4 E Verdi, NV | 1.0 INCHES RAIN FROM 1100AM TO 5PM. |
| Oct 24, 5:50 PM PDT | FLOOD | 8 S Reno, NV | GALENA CREEK OVERFLOWING BANKS NEAR CONNIE WAY IN PLESANT VALLEY. |
| Oct 24, 6:30 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.1 | 5 W Reno, NV | STORM TOTAL ESTIMATED 3.1 INCHES RAIN AS OF 600PM. |
| Oct 24, 6:59 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.22 | 6 S Reno, NV | 1.22 INCHES RAIN FROM 1000AM TO 645PM ON SUNDAY. STEAMBOAT DITCH IS RUNNING HIGH BUT NOT CLOSE TO BEING OVER ITS BANK. |
| Oct 24, 7:05 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 0.51 | 5 N Reno, NV | 0.51 INCHES FROM 1130AM TO 7PM ON SUNDAY. CURRENT WIND 32MPH. |
| Oct 24, 7:17 PM PDT | FLOOD | 1 S New Washoe City, NV | SOME RESIDENCES ON DOUGLAS DRIVE BETWEEN WHITE PINE DRIVE AND LION LANE SANDBAGGING THEIR HOMES DUE TO FLOODING IN THE AREA CAUSE BY BLOCKED CULVERS. JUMBO CREEK NOT FLOODING. |
| Oct 24, 7:23 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.63 | 4 Ssw Reno, NV | 2.63 INCHES RAIN FROM 1115AM TO 655PM ON SUNDAY. |
| Oct 24, 7:30 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.5 | 1 Ne Incline Village, NV | STORM TOTAL OF 2.5 INCHES RAIN AS OF 730PM. |
| Oct 24, 8:02 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 1.63 | Mammoth Lakes, CA | STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. SINCE MIDNIGHT 1.49 INCHES. |
| Oct 24, 9:13 PM PDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.5 | 4 Wsw Reno, NV | 2.5 INCHES RAINFALL IN LAST 24 HOURS. MONTREUX AREA NEAR MT ROSE HIGHWAY. |
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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
122 WWUS75 KREV 231747 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1047 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE AND STRONG JET STREAM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA FROM SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95...395 AND INTERSTATE 80 ON SUNDAY...WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. CAZ072-NVZ002-241200- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0060.101023T1800Z-101024T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.101024T1800Z-101025T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1047 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS REACHING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS ON SUNDAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUNDAY WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DOWN TREE BRANCHES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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. && $$ NVZ003-241200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.101024T1800Z-101025T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARKS 1047 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE RENO...CARSON CITY... MINDEN AREA SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 80...AND MAY DAMAGE TREES AND FENCES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-241200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.101024T2100Z-101025T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1047 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MONO COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR. WINDS GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395...AND MAY DAMAGE TREES AND FENCES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT 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. && $$ NVZ004-241200- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 1047 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT CHURCHILL AND PERSHING COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND INTERSTATE 80. WINDS MAY DAMAGE TREES...FENCES AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-241200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0003.101024T2100Z-101025T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1047 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 95...AND MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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. && $$ LABELLE/BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
7 follow-up statements
935 WWUS75 KREV 232234 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 334 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE AND STRONG JET STREAM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA FROM SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95...395 AND INTERSTATE 80 ON SUNDAY...WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NVZ003-004-241200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 334 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT CHURCHILL AND PERSHING COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO60 MPH WILL OCCUR. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50... 95 AND INTERSTATE 80. WINDS MAY DAMAGE TREES...FENCES AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-241200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 334 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MONO COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO60 MPH WILL OCCUR. WINDS GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * SIERRA RIDGE WINDS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395... AND MAY DAMAGE TREES AND FENCES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 334 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS REACHING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS ON SUNDAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUNDAY WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DOWN TREE BRANCHES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. * LAKE TAHOE: WAVE HEIGHTS 4 TO 5 FEET. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING BOATS TO A SECURE LOCATION OFF THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-241200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 334 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO55 MPH WILL OCCUR. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 95... AND MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
002 WWUS75 KREV 240454 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 954 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS SUNDAY... .LOW PRESSURE AND STRONG JET STREAM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA FROM SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95...395 AND INTERSTATE 80 ON SUNDAY...WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NVZ003-004-241300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 954 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM NOON UNTIL 4 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND INTERSTATE 80. WINDS MAY DAMAGE TREES...FENCES AND CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-241300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 954 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MONO COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM 2 PM UNTIL 8 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. WINDS GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395... AND MAY DAMAGE TREES AND FENCES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-241300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 954 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS REACHING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS ON SUNDAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS SUNDAY WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. * LAKE TAHOE: WAVE HEIGHTS 4 TO 5 FEET. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING BOATS TO A SECURE LOCATION OFF THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-241300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 954 PM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR. WINDS GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 95... AND MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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
243 WWUS75 KREV 241121 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 421 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE AND STRONG JET STREAM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA FROM TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95...395 AND INTERSTATE 80...WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NVZ003-004-250000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 421 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH...MAINLY IN AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 95. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AROUND WASHOE VALLEY...AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS WEST OF RENO AND CARSON CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND INTERSTATE 80. WINDS MAY DAMAGE TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. * PYRAMID LAKE CONDITIONS: WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5 FEET. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING BOATS TO A SECURE LOCATION OFF THE WATER. 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. && $$ CAZ073-250000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 421 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MONO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM 2 PM UNTIL 10 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SUCH AS THE WALKER RIVER CANYON AND FROM LEE VINING TO MAMMOTH LAKES. SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395...AND MAY DAMAGE TREES AND FENCES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1500Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 421 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS REACHING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS WILL EXCEED 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. * LAKE TAHOE CONDITIONS: WAVE HEIGHTS 4 TO 5 FEET. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING BOATS TO A SECURE LOCATION OFF THE WATER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-250000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 421 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM 3 PM UNTIL 10 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 95...AND MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
281 WWUS75 KREV 241538 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 838 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE AND STRONG JET STREAM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 80 MPH IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 145 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95...395 AND INTERSTATE 80...WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NVZ003-004-242345- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 838 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THROUGH 8 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 95...INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE AND THE RENO...CARSON CITY AREA. * GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS WEST OF RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN. * AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES MAY AFFECT HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND INTERSTATE 80. WINDS MAY DAMAGE TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT 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. && $$ CAZ073-242345- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 838 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MONO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * GUSTS OVER 80 MPH WILL AFFECT WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SUCH AS THE WALKER RIVER CANYON AND FROM BRIDGEPORT TO MAMMOTH LAKES. * SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 145 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 395...AND MAY DAMAGE TREES AND FENCES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-242345- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 838 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OF HAVE EXCEEDED 130 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-242345- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.101024T1800Z-101025T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 838 AM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM 3 PM UNTIL 10 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR. * GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 95. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 95...AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 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. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
539 WWUS75 KREV 242115 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 215 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 NVZ003-004-250600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 215 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 95...INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE AND THE RENO...CARSON CITY AREA. * GUSTS 65 TO 80 MPH WILL OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...SUCH AS WASHOE VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS WEST OF RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND INTERSTATE 80. WINDS MAY DAMAGE TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-250600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101025T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 215 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MONO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER 10 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. * GUSTS OF 65 TO 80 MPH WILL AFFECT WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SUCH AS THE WALKER RIVER CANYON AND FROM BRIDGEPORT TO MAMMOTH LAKES. * SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 395...AND MAY DAMAGE TREES AND FENCES. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 215 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OF 110 TO 130 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND DOWNED TREE BRANCHES. LAKE WATERS WILL REMAIN ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-250600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101025T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 215 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR. * GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 AND OVER SWEETWATER SUMMIT AND ANCHORITE PASS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 95...AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES. 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. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
476 WWUS75 KREV 250550 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1050 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 NVZ003-004-250700- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 1050 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE STRONG PACIFIC STORM THAT BROUGHT HIGH WINDS TO THE AREA IS MOVING EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION. WINDS HAVE EASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT REMAIN GUSTY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-250700- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101025T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1050 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE STRONG PACIFIC STORM THAT BROUGHT HIGH WINDS TO THE AREA IS MOVING EAST AWAY FROM THE REGION. WINDS HAVE EASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT REMAIN GUSTY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. $$ CAZ073-251200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101025T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1050 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MONO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER 10 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. * GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL AFFECT WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SUCH AS THE WALKER RIVER CANYON AND FROM BRIDGEPORT TO MAMMOTH LAKES. * SIERRA RIDGE WIND GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 395...AND MAY DAMAGE TREES AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-251200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101025T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1050 PM PDT SUN OCT 24 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO55 MPH WILL OCCUR. * GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 AND OVER SWEETWATER SUMMIT AND ANCHORITE PASS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 95... AND CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
587 WWUS75 KREV 251021 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 321 AM PDT MON OCT 25 2010 CAZ073-251130- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-101025T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 321 AM PDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. THIS HAS ALLOWED THE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO GRADUALLY EASE OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS THIS MORNING. $$ NVZ001-251130- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-101025T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 321 AM PDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA. THIS HAS ALLOWED THE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO GRADUALLY EASE OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. GUSTY WEST WINDS OF UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS THIS MORNING. $$ 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 Oct 23, 3:55 AM PDT, 6 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 3:55 AM PDT, 6 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
355 AM PDT SAT OCT 23 2010
.SHORT TERM...
NEGATIVE TILT SHORTWAVE TROF EXTENDING FROM THE PAC NW INTO NRN CA
WILL SPREAD AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN OVER THIS MORNING...MAINLY NORTH
OF A PORTOLA TO PYRAMID LAKE TO LOVELOCK LINE. AS THIS SHORTWAVE
PULLS OUT TO THE NORTHEAST...A SHORT BREAK IN PRECIP IS LIKELY THIS
AFTERNOON EXCEPT FOR UPSLOPE MOISTURE NEAR AND WEST OF THE SIERRA
CREST. SOME GUSTY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN OCCURRING
OVERNIGHT OVER THE RENO ZONE...WHILE RIDGE GUSTS AROUND TAHOE HAVE
RANGED FROM 50-65 MPH. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE
THRU TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AS 700 MB FLOW REMAINS NEAR
30 KT THRU MID AFTERNOON.
THE MORE INTENSE SYSTEM OFF THE PACIFIC DRIVEN BY THE UNUSUALLY
STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OF 180+ KT WILL REACH THE WEST COAST
BY LATE TONIGHT. LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
NERN CA-FAR WRN NV THIS EVENING...THEN CARRY INTO W-CNTRL NV LATER
TONIGHT AS WARM ADVECTION PROVIDES SOME LIFT AS THE DEEPER PACIFIC
MOISTURE ARRIVES. MOST AREAS BELOW 5000 FT ARE EXPECTED TO
RECEIVE 0.10 INCH OF RAIN OR LESS...WHILE NEAR THE SIERRA CREST
FROM TAHOE NORTHWARD TO WRN LASSEN COUNTY THE RAINFALL RATES WILL
INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS A PRECURSOR TO THE MORE INTENSE PRECIP
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. BY EARLY SUN MORNING...700 MB FLOW WILL
INCREASE TO NEAR 50 KT...ALLOWING FOR SOME GUSTS TO 40 MPH TO MIX
DOWN ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE SIERRA INTO THE HWY 395 CORRIDOR.
LOCAL WIND PRONE SITES COULD RECEIVE GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH THRU MID
MORNING...PRECEDING THE STRONGER WIND EVENT EXPECTED FROM LATE
SUNDAY MORNING THRU THE REST OF THE DAY.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TAHOE BASIN AND INTO THE
RENO-CARSON CITY VICINITY ON SUNDAY FROM LATE MORNING THRU EARLY
EVENING...AND EXPANDING SOUTH TO MONO AND MINERAL-LYON COUNTIES
SUN AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. INGREDIENTS FOR DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT
REMAIN IN PLACE ESPECIALLY NEAR HWY 395 CORRIDOR WITH 60-70 KT
WINDS AT 700 MB...STABLE LAYER EXTENDING FROM 700-600 MB AND SOME
PRECIP SHADOWING ALSO HELPING AS WELL. EVEN IF SOME RAIN FALLS AT
TIMES IN THE RENO-CARSON VICINITY...THE WINDS WILL STILL HAVE
POTENTIAL TO REACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA ESPECIALLY BTWN 2 AND 6 PM.
RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY NEAR THE SIERRA CREST AND INTO NERN CA
DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY...WITH POTENTIAL FOR 1-2 INCHES NEAR
THE WEST SHORES OF TAHOE NORTHWARD THRU CENTRAL SIERRA-PLUMAS
COUNTIES AND SWRN LASSEN COUNTY. THE PRECIP GRADIENT WILL BE TIGHT
WITH QUICK DROP FARTHER EAST WITH AMOUNTS GENERALLY LESS THAN 0.25
INCH NEAR AND EAST OF THE CA-NV BORDER. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN
QUITE HIGH DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY PRECIP...GENERALLY ABOVE 9000
FEET AROUND TAHOE AND EVEN HIGHER TO THE SOUTH.
COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL USHER IN A QUICK DROP IN SNOW LEVELS
SUNDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BUT MOST OF THE PRECIP WILL ALSO BE
WINDING DOWN...RESULTING IN MAYBE A COUPLE INCHES OF ABOVE 7000
FEET BUT LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION DOWN TO LAKE LEVEL.
FOR MONDAY-MON NIGHT...WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST BUT
MOST AREAS WILL BE DRY AS BEST JET DYNAMICS AND LIFT RETREAT
FARTHER NORTH. SOME LIGHT SHOWERS COULD LINGER IN NERN CA-NWRN NV
BUT NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. TEMPS WILL COOL OFF MON
NIGHT...BUT THE GUIDANCE DATA HAS BACKED OFF ON A INSIDE SLIDER TYPE
SHORTWAVE WHICH THREATENED TO BRING POSSIBLE LIGHT SNOW DOWN TO
NEAR 5000 FT IN PARTS OF WRN NV. THEREFORE THE PRECIP CHANCES WERE
REMOVED FROM THE RENO AND W-CNTRL NV BASIN ZONES FOR MON NGT. MJD
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
MOST OPERATIONAL MODELS AND GEFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BUT DISAGREEMENTS BEGIN TO ARISE ON
THURSDAY AND INTENSIFY BY FRIDAY. CONFIDENCE IS GOOD FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY THEN BREAKS DOWN INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND THUS MOST
CHANGES MADE TO THE GOING FORECAST WERE CONFINED TO DAYS 4 AND 5.
CANADIAN SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER EARLY IN THE FORECAST AND WAS
GENERALLY IGNORED.
NW FLOW ALOFT IN THE WAKE OF A TROF/FRONTAL PASSAGE STARTS THE
EXTENDED PERIOD TUESDAY. LEFT SOME POPS IN TUESDAY IN DEFERENCE TO
THE ECMWF AND GEFS ENSEMBLES...BUT DID DECREASE THEM A BIT FROM
PREVIOUS RUN. PASSAGE OF THE FRONT AND SHIFT TO LOW LVL NE FLOW
SHOULD HOLD TEMPS DOWN A BIT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AND HAVE STAYED
BELOW MOS GUIDANCE BOTH DAYS. SHORT WAVE RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH DRY WEATHER WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN
RIDGE AXIS BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST BY EARLY THURSDAY.
THAT IS WHERE THINGS START TO GET A LITTLE TRICKY. MOST GEFS ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS SUPPORT OPERATIONAL GFS SOLUTION FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BUT
A FEW SIDE WITH THE ECMWF. MAIN DIFFERENCES REVOLVE AROUND EVOLUTION
OF NEXT SIGNIFICANT LOW AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE WEATHER FOR LATE
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. BOTH OPERATIONAL MODELS SLOW THE APPROACH OF
THIS LOW SO DECREASED POPS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY A
BIT. GFS...EVEN WITH A CLOSED CIRCULATION...IS A BIT MORE
PROGRESSIVE AND KEEPS CORE OF THE LOW TO THE NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY.
BUT IT DROPS ENOUGH COLD AIR INTO THE REGION TO SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER
SNOW LEVELS AND IS FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE WITH SHORT WAVE ENERGY IN THE
BASE OF THE TROF BY FRIDAY MORNING TO DEVELOP PLENTY OF QPF IN THE
SIERRA WHERE SNOW LEVELS WOULD DROP TO AROUND 6000 FT. MEANWHILE THE
ECMWF DIGS THE LOW DOWN THE CA COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WOULD
RESULT IN HIGHER HEIGHTS OVER THE RGN AND FLOW WOULD BE MORE
SOUTHERLY WITH A DELAY IN THE HEAVIEST QPF MOVING INTO THE REGION.
STILL THE ECMWF DEVELOPS A DECENT AMOUNT OF QPF FOR THE SIERRA. HAVE
OPTED TO MAKE MINIMAL CHANGES GIVEN THE DISCREPANCIES THIS FAR OUT.
WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION CHANCE POPS FOR THE SIERRA AND LESSER POPS
TO THE EAST...WITH LITTLE IF ANY IN PARTS OF WRN NV FOR FRIDAY.
TEMPS ARE LARGELY DEPENDENT ON WHICH SOLUTION WINS OUT. COOLER WITH
THE GFS...ECMWF WOULD BE WARMER. KEPT TEMPS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
JUST BELOW GUIDANCE THINKING CLOUDS WILL BE A FACTOR AS WELL.
OVERALL AN UNSETTLED EXTENDED PERIOD. I MIGHT ADD THAT BOTH THE
OPERATIONAL GFS AND ECMWF ARE SHOWING RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. MLF
.AVIATION...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TODAY
AND PRODUCE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS...MAINLY THROUGH THE SIERRA FROM
TAHOE NORTH AND ACROSS FAR ERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. IN THE
SIERRA CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO DROP BELOW VFR FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF
TIME WITH KTRK AND KTVL NO WORSE THAN MVFR THROUGH THE DAY. EAST OF
THE SIERRA CIGS WILL LOWER A BIT BUT THE SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO LOWER VSBYS. KRNO SHOULD REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE
DAY. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 30 KTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE EAST OF THE
SIERRA TODAY.
STRONGER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT...SPREADING
CLOUDS AND RAIN AHEAD OF IT AFTER 24/06 UTC. THINK CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE RATHER QUICKLY IN THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT WITH KTRK
DIPPING TO IFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND FOG BEFORE DAYBREAK WHILE KTVL
STAYS MAINLY MVFR.
WIND BECOMES AN ISSUE SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE SIERRA WHERE
SFC GUSTS COULD REACH 35-40 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY A BIT
HIGHER FOR KRNO AND POINTS SOUTH IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA. FOR KTRK
AND KTVL WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG SUNDAY...BUT COULD REACH
30 KTS AT TIMES. RIDGE TOP WINDS COULD REACH BETTER THAN 100 KTS
SUNDAY AND TURBULENCE IS LIKELY ALONG AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE SIERRA.
MLF
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
NVZ001.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY
FOR LAKE TAHOE IN NVZ002.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
NVZ002-003.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT SUNDAY
FOR LAKE TAHOE IN CAZ072.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
CAZ072.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 10:47 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Washoe | 41 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.