Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 29, 2012, 4:11 AM PDT for 7 counties in Nevada; Modoc County, Mono County, California. It took effect at Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2012, 4:11 AM PDT (11:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 3:10 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:13 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1816 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
468 WWUS75 KREV 291111 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 411 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST SATURDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA. CAZ070-073-NVZ003-005-300000- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL... BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH 411 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BRING STRONG TO POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO WIDESPREAD PORTIONS OF THE AREA RATHER THAN JUST IN THE TYPICAL FOOTHILL OR WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
109 WWUS75 KREV 292143 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 243 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST SATURDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA. NVZ001-301200- /O.EXB.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0300Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 243 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 ALONG WALKER LAKE. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ NVZ004-301200- /O.EXB.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 243 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-301200- /O.EXT.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 243 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-301200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 243 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG HIGHWAY 447. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ NVZ003-301200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 243 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
930 WWUS75 KREV 301059 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 359 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST SATURDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA. NVZ004-310000- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0028.120330T1059Z-120331T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 359 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY OVER PYRAMID LAKE THEN INCREASE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING OVER ALL AREAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS TODAY ON PYRAMID LAKE: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * WINDS SATURDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET TODAY THEN INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-310000- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0028.120330T1059Z-120331T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 359 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TODAY INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-310000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 359 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG HIGHWAY 447. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-310000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 359 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ NVZ003-310000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 359 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * IMPACTS: IF HIGH WINDS DEVELOP...DOWNED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREES COULD CAUSE DAMAGE. VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
107 WWUS75 KREV 302150 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 250 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST SATURDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA. NVZ004-311200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T1200Z-120401T0000Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120331T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 250 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS THIS EVENING ON PYRAMID LAKE: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WINDS SATURDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-311200- /O.UPG.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120331T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 250 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL REMAIN UNSAFE THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR MORE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-311200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 250 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG HIGHWAY 447. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-311200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T1200Z-120401T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 250 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. * GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR MORE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. 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. && $$ NVZ003-311200- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 250 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ071-311200- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 250 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
916 WWUS75 KREV 302214 CCA NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 310 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST SATURDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA. NVZ004-311230- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0000Z/ /O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T1200Z-120401T0000Z/ /O.COR.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120331T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 310 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS THIS EVENING ON PYRAMID LAKE: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WINDS SATURDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-311230- /O.UPG.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120331T1800Z/ /O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 310 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL REMAIN UNSAFE THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR MORE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-311230- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ /O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 310 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE SURPRISE VALLEY. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG HIGHWAY 447. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-311230- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T1200Z-120401T0300Z/ /O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T1200Z-120401T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 310 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. * GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR MORE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. 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. && $$ NVZ003-311230- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ /O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 310 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ071-311230- /O.COR.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 310 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:14 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 35 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Nevada, 2012High Wind Watches in California, 2012Every high wind watch in 2012
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.