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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Reno, NV

April 27, 2011Mono County, California; 4 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 27, 2011, 2:54 PM PDT for Mono County, California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 28, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2011, 2:54 PM PDT (21:54 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2011, 3:11 AM PDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Mono County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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 2011-04-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
1629 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 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.

832 
WWUS75 KREV 272154
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
254 PM PDT WED APR 27 2011


NVZ001-004-281200-
/O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0004.110428T2100Z-110429T0600Z/
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
254 PM PDT WED APR 27 2011

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE EVENING AND PICK UP DUST. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
  BLOWING DUST. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE
  SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. BLOWING DUST WILL HAVE THE GREATEST
  IMPACTS ON HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.  

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ003-281200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0015.110428T1800Z-110429T0600Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
254 PM PDT WED APR 27 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY ALERT ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND
  INTERSTATE 80 WITH POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY.
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR
  MOVED 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.  

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-281200-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0036.110428T1800Z-110429T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
254 PM PDT WED APR 27 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY
FOR LAKE TAHOE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM
PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FOCUSED ALONG THE
  EAST SHORES BETWEEN CRYSTAL BAY AND GLENBROOK.

* 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
5 follow-up statements
418 
WWUS75 KREV 281054
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
354 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011

NVZ001-004-290000-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0004.110428T2100Z-110429T0600Z/
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
354 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE EVENING...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP DUST.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 50 MPH. BESIDES
  BLOWING DUST...THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN
  ONE MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
  BLOWING DUST. BLOWING DUST WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACTS ON
  HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...WITH TRAVEL ADVISORIES FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY 95. FOR PYRAMID LAKE...SMALL BOATS
  WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS
  UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ003-290000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.110428T1800Z-110429T0600Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
354 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
  UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...
  ESPECIALLY FROM COLEVILLE NORTH TO WASHOE VALLEY.


* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY ALERT ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND
  INTERSTATE 80...WITH POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN
  FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-290000-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0036.110428T1800Z-110429T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
354 AM PDT THU APR 28 2011

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40
  MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FOCUSED ALONG 
  THE EAST SHORES BETWEEN CRYSTAL BAY AND GLENBROOK. 

* 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
843 
WWUS75 KREV 282146
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
246 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

NVZ001-004-290600-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110429T0600Z/
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
246 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE EVENING...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PICK UP DUST.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 50 MPH. BESIDES
  BLOWING DUST...THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON PYRAMID
  LAKE.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 
  ONE MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
  BLOWING DUST. BLOWING DUST WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACTS ON
  HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. FOR PYRAMID LAKE...SMALL BOATS WILL BE
  PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL
  CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ003-290600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110429T0600Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
246 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...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 INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY ALERT ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...395 
  AND INTERSTATE 80...WITH POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH 
  AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-290600-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110429T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
246 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO
  40 MPH. 

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FOCUSED ALONG THE
  EAST SHORES BETWEEN CRYSTAL BAY AND GLENBROOK.

* 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
557 
WWUS75 KREV 290430
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
930 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

NVZ004-290530-
/O.CAN.KREV.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110429T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
930 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY. 

A COLD FRONT CONTINUED TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE BASIN AND RANGE
THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WERE ACCOMPANYING THIS FRONT WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING DUST DIMINISHING. 

$$

NVZ003-290530-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110429T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
930 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

A COLD FRONT WAS PUSHING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SIERRA FRONT THIS
EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT BUT WILL STAY BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

NVZ001-290600-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110429T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
930 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 50 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 
  ONE MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND
  BLOWING DUST. BLOWING DUST WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACTS ON
  HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF HAWTHORNE AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE
  AREA THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-290600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110429T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
930 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY ALERT TO SUDDEN CROSS WIND GUSTS
  ALONG HIGHWAY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-290600-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110429T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
930 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 
  40 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FOCUSED ALONG 
  THE EAST SHORES BETWEEN CRYSTAL BAY AND GLENBROOK. 

* 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
809 
WWUS75 KREV 290554
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1054 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

NVZ001-291100-
/O.EXT.KREV.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110429T1100Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1054 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 
  ONE MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING
  DUST. MAIN ISSUE WILL BE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH COLD FRONT
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF HAWTHORNE. LOCALLY STRONGER WINDS
  THROUGH WALKER LAKE MAY REACH TO 60 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ073-291100-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110429T1100Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1054 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS SHOULD STAY ALERT TO SUDDEN CROSS WIND 
  GUSTS ALONG HIGHWAY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-291100-
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110429T1100Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1054 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR
LAKE TAHOE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 
  40 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FOCUSED ALONG 
  THE EAST SHORES BETWEEN CRYSTAL BAY AND GLENBROOK.

* 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
179 
WWUS75 KREV 291011
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
311 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...GUSTY WINDS ON LAKE TAHOE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...

NVZ001-291115-
/O.CAN.KREV.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110429T1100Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
311 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-300000-
/O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-110429T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0037.110430T0600Z-110430T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
311 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
PDT SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST TO EAST INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 35 MPH LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES ON WESTERN
  AND SOUTHWESTERN SHORES.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ073-291115-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110429T1100Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
311 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 2:54 PM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer36 hr
Apr 27, 2:54 PM PDTBlowing Dust AdvisoryREVChurchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.