Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 24, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 29, 2011, 3:22 PM PST for 5 counties in Nevada; 5 counties in California. It took effect at Dec 30, 2011, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2011, 3:22 PM PST (23:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2011, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2011, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 1352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
963 WWUS75 KREV 292322 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 322 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .A FAST MOVING SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE HIGHEST WIND POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM JANESVILLE TO BRIDGEPORT AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. CAZ071-301200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0008.111230T1500Z-111231T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1500Z-111231T0000Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- 322 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION: EAST OF SUSANVILLE...INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR AND THE SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FACE STRONG CROSS WINDS WHICH COULD CAUSE BRIEF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-301200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0008.111230T1800Z-111231T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1800Z-111231T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON... SMITH VALLEY 322 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION: ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO BRIDGEPORT IN MONO COUNTY AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * WINDS: INCREASING LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BEHIND A COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND NEAR WALKER LAKE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FACE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING FOR HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES WITH VISIBILITIES LOCALLY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-301200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0008.111230T1500Z-111231T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1800Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 322 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE FOR THE FOOTHILLS NEAR GALENA. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FACE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY COULD SEE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-301200- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1500Z-111231T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 322 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FACE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE IN THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT AND AROUND GERLACH WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-301200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0084.111230T1700Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 322 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM 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 9 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND EASTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES FROM GLENBROOK TO TAHOE VISTA BY MIDDAY. * 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. && $$ NVZ004-301200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0084.111230T1800Z-111231T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 322 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET FOR NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES BY MIDDAY. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
864 WWUS75 KREV 300206 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 606 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY... .A FAST MOVING SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE HIGHEST WIND POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM JANESVILLE TO BRIDGEPORT AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-301200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1500Z-111231T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 606 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATION: EAST OF SUSANVILLE...INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR AND THE SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FACE STRONG CROSS WINDS WHICH COULD CAUSE BRIEF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT AND AROUND GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-301200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1800Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 606 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE FOR THE FOOTHILLS NEAR GALENA. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FACE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY COULD SEE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-301200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1800Z-111231T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON... SMITH VALLEY 606 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATION: ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO BRIDGEPORT IN MONO COUNTY AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * WINDS: INCREASING LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING BEHIND A COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND NEAR WALKER LAKE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD FACE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING FOR HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES WITH VISIBILITIES LOCALLY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-301200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0084.111230T1700Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 606 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND EASTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES FROM GLENBROOK TO TAHOE VISTA BY MIDDAY. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-301200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0084.111230T1800Z-111231T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 606 PM PST THU DEC 29 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET FOR MID LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES BY MIDDAY. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
285 WWUS75 KREV 301146 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 346 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .A FAST MOVING SYSTEM PUSHES A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WITH GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM JANESVILLE TO BRIDGEPORT AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-310000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1500Z-111231T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 346 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION: EAST OF SUSANVILLE...INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR AND THE SIERRA VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-310015- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1800Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 346 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FOOTHILLS NEAR GALENA. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY COULD SEE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-310015- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.111230T1800Z-111231T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON... SMITH VALLEY 346 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO BRIDGEPORT IN MONO COUNTY AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * WINDS: INCREASING LATE THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND NEAR WALKER LAKE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING FOR HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES WITH VISIBILITIES LOCALLY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-310015- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0084.111230T1700Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 346 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET FROM MID LAKE TO EASTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES FROM GLENBROOK TO TAHOE VISTA BY MIDDAY. * 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. && $$ NVZ004-310015- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0084.111230T1800Z-111231T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 346 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET FROM MID LAKE TO EASTERN SHORES BY MIDDAY. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
996 WWUS75 KREV 302344 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 344 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS ... .GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM JANESVILLE TO BRIDGEPORT AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE. CAZ070-071-NVZ005-310045- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111231T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 344 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ NVZ003-310300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 344 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FOOTHILLS NEAR GALENA. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY COULD SEE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-310300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON... SMITH VALLEY 344 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO BRIDGEPORT IN MONO COUNTY AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY AND NEAR WALKER LAKE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING FOR HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE FOR MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES WITH VISIBILITIES LOCALLY BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-310300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 344 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET FROM MID LAKE TO EASTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES FROM GLENBROOK TO TAHOE VISTA. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-310200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111231T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 344 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET FROM MID LAKE TO EASTERN 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
532 WWUS75 KREV 310145 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 545 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 NVZ004-310245- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111231T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 545 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... LAKE WATERS WILL REMAIN CHOPPY THIS EVENING AND THEN SETTLE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASE. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ003-310300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 545 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE 25 TO 35 MPH ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 PM. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO GUSTY CROSS WINDS IN THE MORE WINDPRONE AREAS OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-310300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON... SMITH VALLEY 545 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO BRIDGEPORT IN MONO COUNTY AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING FOR HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-310300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 545 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET FROM MID LAKE TO EASTERN AND NORTHERN SHORES FROM GLENBROOK TO TAHOE VISTA. LOCAL WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 4 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
247 WWUS75 KREV 310313 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 713 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 CAZ073-NVZ001-003-310415- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON... SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 713 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WERE DECREASING THIS EVENING AS A COLDER MORE STABLE AIRMASS SETTLED INTO THE REGION. WINDS WILL STILL GUSTS CLOSE TO 40 MPH IN A FEW WINDIER LOCATIONS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER THE WIDESPREAD STRONGER WIND GUSTS HAVE ENDED. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-310415- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-111231T0300Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 713 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER WATERS WILL REMAIN CHOPPY WITH WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 3 FEET FROM THE CENTER OF THE LAKE TOWARDS THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SHORES. MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ARE FORECAST THIS WEEKEND. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:22 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 28 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.