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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Reno, NV

November 19, 20124 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind warning at Nov 19, 2012, 3:07 PM PST for 4 counties in California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 19, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 16 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2012, 3:07 PM PST (23:07 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 21, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:08 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 21, 2:15 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 574 Nnw Lockwood, CA57 MPH WIND GUST AT THE PIERCE RAWS.
Nov 21, 3:40 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 503 W Rattlesnake Mountai, CA50 MPH GUST AT THE HORSE LAKE RAWS.
Nov 21, 5:30 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 575 Sse Sierraville, CA57 MPH WIND GUST AT THE RICE CANYON RAWS.
Nov 21, 5:50 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 644 Ne Mount Rose Ski Are, NVPEAK WIND GUST SO FAR TODAY IN THE GALENA AREA AT THE BASE OF THE MOUNT ROSE HIGHWAY.
Nov 21, 6:32 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 76Janesville, CA
Nov 21, 6:38 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 664 E Incline Village, NVMEASURED IN LITTLE VALLEY
Nov 21, 6:45 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 947 Sw Nixon, NVMEASURED AT THE NWS RENO RADAR SITE ON VIRGINIA PEAK
Nov 21, 6:51 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 693 S Washoe City, NVPEAK WIND GUST SO FAR TODAY MEASURED AT THE NDOT SITE IN WASHOE VALLEY
Nov 21, 7:30 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 852 E Janesville, CAWIND GUST MEASURED AT CALTRANS SENSOR AT SEARS ROAD AND HIGHWAY 395. HIGHWAY 395 CLOSED TO LARGE TRUCKS BETWEEN NEVADA STATE LINE AND JOHNSTONVILLE.
Nov 21, 7:45 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Ese Janesville, CASPOTTER REPORTED POWER OUT AND DAMAGE TO METAL ROOF.
Nov 21, 8:33 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 593 Ne Davis Creek, NV59 MPH WIND GUSTS REPORTED FROM 833AM-851AM AT THE BROWNS CREEK BRIDGE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SENSOR.
Nov 21, 8:50 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 695 Ne Mount Rose Ski Are, NV69 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE GALENA RAWS.
Nov 21, 8:52 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 632 Ne Reno, NVPEAK GUST SO FAR TODAY AT THE NWS RENO OFFICE.
Nov 21, 9:10 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 685 Nnw Carson City, NV68 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT THE WASHOE VALLEY SOUTH NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SENSOR ALONG ALTERNATE 395.
Nov 21, 9:17 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 703 Sse Davis Creek, NV70 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED BY THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHOE VALLEY SENSOR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE NOT ALLOWED BETWEEN THE EASTLAKE BOULEVARD JUNCTION AND THE STATE ROUTE 431 MT ROSE HIGHWAY JUNCTION.
Nov 21, 9:58 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 633 S Davis Creek, NV63 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT THE WASHOE VALLEY NORTH NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SENSOR ALONG ALTERNATE 395.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 219 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 2012-11-19Temperature 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 2012-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
1108 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

909 
WWUS75 KREV 192307
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
307 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SYSTEM...

.A STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WITH STRONG
WINDS PUSHING OUT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. THE JET STREAK SAGS SOUTH
OVER THE NORTHERN LASSEN AND WASHOE COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL TRANSLATE TO THE SURFACE BRINGING
DAMAGING WINDS TO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA. WIND
GUSTS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGE ARE MOST LIKELY FROM EASTERN
LASSEN COUNTY INTO THE SURPRISE VALLEY. AS THE JET SAGS FARTHER
SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT...WINDS INCREASE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE
TAHOE AREA AND INCREASED THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS ALONG THE
SIERRA FRONT FROM THE RENO-CARSON CITY AREA SOUTH INTO DOUGLAS
COUNTY.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-201200-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0006.121120T0600Z-121121T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
307 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: TONIGHT IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WASHOE
  COUNTY...SPREADING SOUTH INTO EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY
  395 AND IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  IN EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE 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-NVZ002-201200-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0069.121120T1500Z-121121T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0018.121121T0600Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
307 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY
FOR LAKE TAHOE...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM
PST TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS TUESDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...RIDGE
  GUSTS TO 85 MPH.

* WINDS TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH. 

* WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING 2 TO 4 FEET ON TUESDAY WITH HEIGHTS UP
  TO 5 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT...HIGHEST ON THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES
  FROM STATELINE POINT TO ZEPHYR COVE.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-201200-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0069.121120T1800Z-121121T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
307 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY
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 TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CAUSE ROUGH
  CHOP ON PYRAMID LAKE.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET ON TUESDAY...HIGHEST ON
  THE NORTH AND 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.  

&&

$$

NVZ003-201200-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0004.121121T0600Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
307 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY
  395...INTERSTATE 580 AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  AND INTERSTATE 580.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO FOR
UPDATES AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
700 
WWUS75 KREV 201229
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
429 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING SYSTEM...

.A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHWEST US COAST WILL MOVE INLAND AND
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIND GUSTS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGE ARE MOST LIKELY FROM EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY INTO
THE SURPRISE VALLEY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-210100-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
429 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THIS MORNING AND REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS IS
  EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 AND IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY
  395 IN EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NVZ003-210100-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0004.121121T0600Z-121121T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KREV.WI.Y.0018.121121T0600Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
429 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY
  395...INTERSTATE 580 AND IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  AND INTERSTATE 580.

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-NVZ002-210100-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0069.121120T1500Z-121121T0600Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.121121T0600Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
429 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS TODAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. RIDGE
  GUSTS TO 85 MPH.

* WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH. RIDGE GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY AND UP TO 5 FEET TONIGHT.
  HIGHEST WAVES ON THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM STATELINE POINT
  TO ZEPHYR COVE.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-210100-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0069.121120T1800Z-121121T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
429 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...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 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY. HIGHEST WAVES ON
  THE NORTH AND 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.

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
509 
WWUS75 KREV 202228
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
228 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS TO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE SIERRA.

CAZ072-NVZ002-211200-
/O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-121121T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0018.121120T2228Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE
VILLAGE
228 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MID LAKE
  WATERS TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM STATELINE POINT TO
  ZEPHYR COVE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80...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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-211200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
228 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  AND IN SIERRA VALLEY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN EASTERN LASSEN
  COUNTY...HIGHWAY 447 IN NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NVZ004-211200-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0070.121121T1400Z-121122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0069.000000T0000Z-121121T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
228 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO
  THE NORTH 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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-211200-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0018.121120T2228Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
228 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE MAY OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 580.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395...AND
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580.

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.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
409 
WWUS75 KREV 210552
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
952 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS TO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING AS THE FRONT CROSSES THE SIERRA.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-211400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
952 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 
  AND IN SIERRA VALLEY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN EASTERN 
  LASSEN COUNTY...HIGHWAY 447 IN NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-211400-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
952 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MID 
  LAKE WATERS TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM STATELINE 
  POINT TO ZEPHYR COVE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80...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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-211400-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
952 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  55 MPH. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE MAY OCCUR EARLY WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING.

* GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 580. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395...AND 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-211400-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0070.121121T1400Z-121122T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
952 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO 
  THE NORTH 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
567 
WWUS75 KREV 211054
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
254 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS TO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH THIS
MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING AS THE
FRONT CROSSES THE SIERRA.

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-211800-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
254 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 
  AND IN SIERRA VALLEY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN EASTERN 
  LASSEN COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 447 IN NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NVZ004-211845-
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0070.121121T1200Z-121122T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
254 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO 
  THE NORTH 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-211800-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
254 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM THE MID 
  LAKE WATERS TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM STATELINE 
  POINT TO ZEPHYR COVE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80...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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-211800-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
254 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  OCCURRING EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  55 MPH. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE MAY OCCUR EARLY THIS 
  MORNING.

* GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 580.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395...AND 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580.

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
617 
WWUS75 KREV 211749
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
949 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-211900-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121121T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
949 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

WINDS ARE DECREASING IN INTENSITY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS
MORNING AND THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON
TIME. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE AND A FEW GUSTS OVER
50 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND IN THE
SURPRISE VALLEY.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-220000-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
949 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM
  THE MID LAKE WATERS TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM STATELINE
  POINT TO ZEPHYR COVE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80...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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-220000-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
949 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH. 

* GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 580.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395...AND
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IN
  EFFECT...CHECK WITH THE NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR
  THE LATEST INFORMATION.

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.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0070.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
949 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO
  THE NORTH AND 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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 3:07 PM PSTLake Wind AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer27 hr
Nov 19, 3:07 PM PSTWind AdvisoryREVAlpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer49 hr
Nov 19, 3:07 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchREVDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe13 hr

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.