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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Reno, NV

May 24, 20116 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2011, 2:47 PM PDT for 6 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at May 25, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2011, 2:47 PM PDT (21:47 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
May 25, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 2011-05-24Temperature 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 2011-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
752 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 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.

082 
WWUS75 KREV 242147
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

CAZ073-NVZ001-251200-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING
  BECOMING STRONG BY THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WINDS PRONE AREAS. RIDGE
  GUSTS IN THE SIERRA WILL BE OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 395. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395
  ESPECIALLY NEAR TOMS PLACE IN MONO COUNTY AND WALKER LAKE IN
  MINERAL COUNTY.

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.  

&&

$$

NVZ003-004-251200-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
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
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
  IN THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
  ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CARSON AND HUMBOLDT SINKS IN
  PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES.


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-NVZ002-251200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1500Z-110526T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
247 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

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

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON U.S
  HIGHWAY 50 AND CALIFORNIA 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE.

* LAKE TAHOE CONDITIONS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH THE
  HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTHEAST
  SHORES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
243 
WWUS75 KREV 242235 CCA
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
334 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

CAZ073-NVZ001-251300-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
/O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
334 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

CORRECTED SECOND BULLET

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING
  BECOMING STRONG BY THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE
  GUSTS IN THE SIERRA WILL BE OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 395. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395
  ESPECIALLY NEAR TOMS PLACE IN MONO COUNTY AND WALKER LAKE IN
  MINERAL COUNTY.

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.  

&&

$$

NVZ003-004-251300-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
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 TUE MAY 24 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
  IN THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSSWINDS
  ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CARSON AND HUMBOLDT SINKS IN
  PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES.


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-NVZ002-251300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1500Z-110526T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
334 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

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

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON U.S
  HIGHWAY 50 AND CALIFORNIA 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE.

* LAKE TAHOE CONDITIONS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH THE
  HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTHEAST
  SHORES.

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
999 
WWUS75 KREV 251055
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
355 AM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

CAZ073-NVZ001-252300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
355 AM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

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

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

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING
  BECOMING STRONG BY THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. 
  LOCAL GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. 
  RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA WILL BE OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 395. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS 95 
  AND 395 ESPECIALLY NEAR TOMS PLACE IN MONO COUNTY AND WALKER 
  LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY.

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-NVZ002-252300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1500Z-110526T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
355 AM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAY 50
  AND CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE.

* LAKE TAHOE CONDITIONS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET WITH THE 
  HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTHEAST 
  SHORES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-004-252300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0017.110525T1800Z-110526T0600Z/
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
355 AM PDT WED MAY 25 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: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING
  INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL 
  GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE 
  SIERRA FRONT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CARSON AND HUMBOLDT SINKS 
  IN PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES.

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
802 
WWUS75 KREV 252142
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
242 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

CAZ073-NVZ001-260600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
242 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...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: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVEN BEFORE
  DIMINISHING AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
  THROUGH 8 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL
  GUSTS TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. RIDGE GUSTS IN
  THE SIERRA WILL BE OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. STRONG
  CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395 ESPECIALLY NEAR
  TOMS PLACE IN MONO COUNTY AND WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY.

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-NVZ002-260300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110526T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
242 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

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

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

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE STRONG CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAY
  50 AND CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY 89 ALONG THE WEST SHORE OF LAKE 
  TAHOE.

* LAKE TAHOE CONDITIONS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE
  HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTHEAST
  SHORES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-004-260600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/
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
242 PM PDT WED MAY 25 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 SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AND SHIFT TO THE
  WEST THIS EVENING . THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST IN THE
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 8 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS
  TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA
  FRONT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50...95 AND 395. AREAS OF 
  BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR THE CARSON AND HUMBOLDT SINKS 
  IN PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES.

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
239 
WWUS75 KREV 260256
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
756 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

NVZ003-260400-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
756 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN THE RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN
AREA THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN WIND
PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM WASHOE VALLEY TO CARSON VALLEY
THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-260400-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110526T0300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
756 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

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

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

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN THE TAHOE BASIN AND EASTERN
ALPINE COUNTY THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-260600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
756 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...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: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THEN
  DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70
  MPH. GUSTS OF 80 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS
  AND THROUGH CANYONS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY
  95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-260600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
756 PM PDT WED MAY 25 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 WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PERSHING AND
  CHURCHILL COUNTY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. 

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.

&&

$$

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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
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WWUS75 KREV 260549
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1049 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

CAZ073-NVZ001-260700-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1049 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TONIGHT ACROSS MONO...MINERAL AND
SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 1 AM...WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG
HIGHWAYS 395 AND 95.

$$

NVZ004-260700-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110526T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
1049 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS PERSHING AND CHURCHILL
COUNTIES TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS LOWERING BELOW 30 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 2:47 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningREVLyon, Mineral32 hr

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.