Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 7, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind watch at Nov 15, 2011, 2:42 PM PST for 5 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at Nov 17, 2011, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2011, 2:42 PM PST (22:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2011, 4:23 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Mono County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 2187 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 220 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
617 WWUS75 KREV 152242 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 242 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 .A STRONG LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACROSS TO THE SIERRA. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS RIDGES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP IN VALLEYS AND ALONG EAST SLOPES. THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS IS HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT. NVZ003-161200- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0600Z-111118T2100Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 242 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS ACROSS RIDGES WILL INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DOWNSLOPE WINDS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-161200- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0900Z-111119T0000Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 242 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS ACROSS RIDGES WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DOWNSLOPE WINDS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
127 WWUS75 KREV 152244 CCA NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 244 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 .A STRONG LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE SIERRA. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH FOR VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS RIDGES. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP IN VALLEYS AND ALONG EAST SLOPES. THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS IS HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT. NVZ003-161215- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0600Z-111118T2100Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 244 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS ACROSS RIDGES WILL INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DOWNSLOPE WINDS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-161215- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0900Z-111119T0000Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 244 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS ACROSS RIDGES WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DOWNSLOPE WINDS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
064 WWUS75 KREV 161127 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 327 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 .A STRONG LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH CONFIDENCE EXISTS FOR VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AS THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPS LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE COLD FRONT. NVZ003-170000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0600Z-111118T2100Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 327 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR RENO...CARSON CITY...AND THE MINDEN AREA. * TIMING: WINDS ACROSS RIDGES WILL INCREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DOWNSLOPE WINDS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-170000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0900Z-111119T0000Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 327 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR MONO...MINERAL...AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. * TIMING: WINDS ACROSS RIDGES WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO DOWNSLOPE WINDS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
781 WWUS75 KREV 162313 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 313 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED EVERYWHERE... STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS NEAR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND OUT INTO MINERAL COUNTY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPS. CAZ072-NVZ002-171300- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0074.111117T2200Z-111118T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 313 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO CAVE ROCK. WAVES LOCALLY INCREASING TO 4 FEET LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO SWAMPING AND CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-171300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0600Z-111118T2100Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 313 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING JUST AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ALTERNATE ROUTES IF ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-171300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0900Z-111119T0000Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 313 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND FROM LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF CANYONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ALTERNATE ROUTES IF ROADS ARE CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
892 WWUS75 KREV 171223 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 423 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED EVERYWHERE... STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS NEAR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND OUT INTO MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPS. NVZ001-180100- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0900Z-111119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0006.111118T1200Z-111119T0000Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 423 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH DECREASED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST IS HIGHEST FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NVZ003-180100- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0600Z-111118T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0006.111118T0600Z-111118T2100Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 423 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING JUST AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 2O TO 35 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. 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. && $$ CAZ073-180100- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0007.111118T0900Z-111119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0006.111118T0900Z-111119T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 423 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR SUDDEN DAMAGING WINDS IS HIGHEST FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE MOUTH OF CANYONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ004-180100- /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0006.111118T1200Z-111119T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 423 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH DECREASED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST IS HIGHEST FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR AND ALONG HIGHWAY EAST OF FALLON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ALONG AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-180100- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0074.111117T2200Z-111118T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 423 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE EVENING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO CAVE ROCK. WAVES LOCALLY INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY EARL FRIDAY MORNING. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO SWAMPING AND CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.