Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 18, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at May 28, 2011, 3:55 AM PDT for Lyon County, Mineral County, Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at May 28, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2011, 3:55 AM PDT (10:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 28, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Mono County, CA, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:58 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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 1799 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
282 WWUS75 KREV 281055 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 355 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 CAZ073-NVZ001-282300- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0045.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0018.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 355 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 90 MPH. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE TODAY. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 3 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES. * EXPECT CHOPPY CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES...SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 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. && $$ CAZ071-NVZ004-282300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0045.110528T1800Z-110529T0300Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...FERNLEY... FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 355 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS FOR PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE EAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-282300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0045.110528T1500Z-110529T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 355 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS FOR LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES EXTENDING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS DURING THESE PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
2 follow-up statements
944 WWUS75 KREV 282241 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 341 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 CAZ071-072-NVZ002-282345- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 341 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SNOW IS MOVING INTO THE REGION...DETAILS ON WIND AND SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-290645- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0046.110529T1700Z-110530T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 341 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THOUGH THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOR SUNDAY. * WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP TO 80 MPH. * WINDS FOR SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 3 MILES OR LESS AT TIMES IN MINERAL COUNTY AND EASTERN MONO COUNTY. * DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES...SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS 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. && $$ NVZ004-290645- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0046.110529T1700Z-110530T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 341 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS FOR PYRAMID LAKE: 1 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE EAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
011 WWUS75 KREV 290242 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 742 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 CAZ073-NVZ001-291045- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0046.110529T1700Z-110530T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 742 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THOUGH THIS EVENING... WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FOR SUNDAY. * WINDS FOR SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES...SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS 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. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-291045- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110529T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0046.110529T1700Z-110530T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 742 PM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS FOR PYRAMID LAKE: 1 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE EAST AND SOUTHERN SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 4:01 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 23 hr |
| May 28, 3:41 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe | 28 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.