Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 21, 2011, 4:07 AM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2011, 4:07 AM PDT (11:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2011, 2:56 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- 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 11:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 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
- 1889 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
276 WWUS75 KREV 211107 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 407 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 CAZ073-NVZ001-003-220000- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0013.110421T1107Z-110422T0000Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 407 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING BECOMING GUSTY AFTER 8 AM...CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WINDS PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. 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. && $$ NVZ004-220000- /O.EXB.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 407 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES EAST AND SOUTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-220000- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 407 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ON NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO GLENBROOK BAY. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
254 WWUS75 KREV 211330 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 630 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 NVZ003-211430- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 630 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 35 MPH AREA LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50...BUT THE WINDS SHOULD STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-220000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 630 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WINDS PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-220000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 630 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ON NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM CRYSTAL BAY TO GLENBROOK BAY. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-220000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 630 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ON THE EAST SHORE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
638 WWUS75 KREV 212156 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 256 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 CAZ073-NVZ001-212300- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 256 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-004-212300- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-110422T0000Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 256 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORIES ARE CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORIES FOR LAKE TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE. HOWEVER...WHILE LAKE WINDS ARE NO LONGER AT ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS WILL REMAIN A BIT GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEE THE RECREATION FORECAST FOR MORE WIND AND WAVE DETAILS. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1:15 PM PDT | Areal Flood Advisory | REV | Lassen | 5 days |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Nevada, 2011Wind Advisories in California, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.