Alert archive / Nevada / Lake Wind Advisories in 2012
Lake Wind Advisory 28, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this lake wind advisory at Mar 30, 2012, 3:59 AM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2012, 3:59 AM PDT (10:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:02 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1882 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
3 follow-up statements
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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
746 WWUS75 KREV 310252 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 752 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST SATURDAY. THIS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA. NVZ004-311200- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-120331T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T1200Z-120401T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 752 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. * WINDS SATURDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING THEN INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET SATURDAY WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-311200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE... GERLACH 752 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-311200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T1200Z-120401T0300Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 752 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. * GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR MORE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ003-311200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120401T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 752 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-311200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 752 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR MORE OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET SATURDAY WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY DAMAGE POWER LINES AND TREES. VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT OR EVEN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ071-311200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0003.120331T0600Z-120331T2100Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 752 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS 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
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake wind advisory went out at Mar 30, 3:21 AM PDT, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 3:21 AM PDT, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
321 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012
.SHORT TERM...
WARM ADVECTION COMBINED WITH A MOISTURE TAP OF OVER ONE INCH IS
PRODUCING AREAS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION FROM NEAR AND WEST OF THE
NORTHERN SIERRA CREST AND ACROSS NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN
CALIFORNIA. THE WARM ADVECTION IS HOLDING DOWN SNOW LEVELS TO
BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000 FEET (LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST) FOR
PLUMAS AND LASSEN COUNTIES ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE
AFFECTING ROADS WITH A WEB CAM AT HIGHWAY 44 NEAR BOGARD SHOWING
JUST A WET ROAD. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD SLOWLY RISE THIS MORNING
BEFORE REALLY SHOOTING UP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE WARM ADVECTION
ENDS AND THE MOISTURE FEED FOCUSES FURTHER NORTH WITH THE UPPER
FLOW BUCKLING AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S STRONG SYSTEM.
TODAY WILL FEATURE THE WARMEST DAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
RIDGING ALOFT BRIEFLY STRENGTHENS WITH THE FLOW ALOFT BACKING TO
SOUTHWEST. GET OUT AND ENJOY IT IF YOU CAN BECAUSE THINGS GO DOWN
HILL FAST BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AS THE
RECENTLY ADVERTISED SYSTEM (CURRENTLY WINDING UP NEAR 40N/150W)
APPROACHES AND DRIVES A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE FORECAST THINKING ON THE SATURDAY SYSTEM HAS NOT CHANGED
SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON'S PACKAGE. I WILL FIRST
TURN TO THE WINDS AS THAT APPEARS TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
FEATURE OF THE SYSTEM. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A SOLID GRADIENT WIND
EVENT WITH MINIMAL HELP FROM MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY AS FLOW ALOFT
BACKS TO SOUTH OR SOUTH-SOUTHWEST (PERPENDICULAR OR SW-W FLOW
OVER THE SIERRA FAVORS DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE LEE) AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT. SOUNDINGS STILL INDICATE MIXING FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY UP TO 700 MB OR SO WITH UP TO 65 KTS NEAR THE TOP OF THE
MIXED LAYER. THE GOOD MIXING IS DUE TO THE FORMATION OF AN 8-12 MB
GRADIENT IN THE MODEL SURFACE PRESSURE FIELDS SATURDAY MORNING
WHICH WILL AID IN BRINGING DOWN THE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. AS THE
GRADIENT IS THE MAIN FORCING MECHANISM FOR WINDS, MAXIMUM WINDS
SHOULD BE SIMILAR FOR MANY AREAS ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND
WESTERN NEVADA SO THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ALL OF WESTERN NEVADA
AND MONO COUNTY LOOKS GOOD. FOR THE LAKE TAHOE AREA AND UP INTO
EASTERN LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES, STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY AS
WELL BEFORE MOISTURE (STABILIZES ATMOSPHERE) INCREASES SUFFICIENTLY
TO BRING DOWN WIND SPEEDS BY AROUND MIDDAY SATURDAY. HOWEVER, WITH
SNOW CONCERNS IN THOSE AREAS AND FOR SIMPLICITY SAKE WE WILL
CONTINUE TO ROLL THE WIND AND SNOW INTO A WINTER STORM WATCH.
TURNING TO SNOW CONCERNS, IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A MODEST SNOW EVENT
BY SIERRA/HIGH ELEVATION STANDARDS WITH THE MORE SOUTHERLY THAN
WESTERLY FLOW ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FAVORING THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PLUMAS COUNTY OVER LAKE TAHOE FOR HEAVY SNOW,
AT LEAST UNTIL AFTER FROPA. AFTER FROPA, THE FLOW DOES TURN STRONGLY
WESTERLY WITH THE TROUGH AXIS COMING THROUGH BY LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT. THIS COULD BRING THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR TAHOE SOUTHWARD
AFTER FROPA WHICH WOULD ACTUALLY BE A MORE FAVORABLE TIME TO BRING
WIDESPREAD ROAD ISSUES AS IT WOULD BE NEAR AND AFTER SUNSET
SATURDAY.
ON SUNDAY, THE REGION WILL BE UNDER COOL NORTHWEST FLOW WITH HIGHS
WELL BELOW AVERAGE AS THE UPPER TROUGH SLOWLY WORKS ITS WAY INTO
EASTERN NEVADA AND UTAH. SNYDER
.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT EARLY IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
BUT THE MODELS DIVERGE AFTER WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LIMITED
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE FOR DAYS 6/7.
RIDGE OVER THE FORECAST AREA EARLY MONDAY WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST
AS SHORT WAVE TROF DIGS IN THE ERN PACIFIC. OPERATIONAL GEM IS THE
FASTEST TRYING TO BRING COOLER TEMPS ALOFT AND PCPN INTO THE FAR NW
CWA BY LATE TUESDAY WITH GFS AND MOST OF ITS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS
SLOWING THE PCPN DOWN UNTIL WEDNESDAY. ECMWF FALLS IN THE MIDDLE.
OPTED TO TREND TOWARD THE SLOWER GFS AS THE ECMWF IS A LITTLE SLOWER
AS WELL. SO TRIMMED DOWN POPS FOR TUESDAY BUT INCREASED POPS A BIT
FOR WEDNESDAY. ALSO RAISED SNOW LEVELS SLIGHTLY.
BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY GEM AND GFS SWINGS FIRST
SHORT WAVE EAST. GEM DEVELOPS ANOTHER WAVE AND DROPS IT INTO THE
TROF. MEANWHILE ECMWF JUST PARKS THE TROF OVER THE REGION. GEFS
ENSEMBLE MEMBERS SHOW VARIOUS PLACEMENT FOR THE SHORT WAVE AND MAIN
TROF. THUS HELD SOME MENTION OF POPS OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. WITH A LACK OF SUBSTANTIAL UPSTREAM
RIDGE DO NOT SEE ANY REASON WHY THESE TROFS WOULD DIG DOWN THE
COAST...WHICH WOULD BE A TYPICAL SOLUTION FOR EARLY SPRING. IN FACT
GFS AND ECMWF HAVE ADDITIONAL TROF DEVELOPMENT IN THE NE PACIFIC BY
LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD. WHILE THIS MAY RESULT IN A WEAK SHORT
WAVE RIDGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK...IT WILL ALSO SIGNAL A CONTINUED
UNSETTLED PATTERN BEYOND THE EXTENDED PERIOD. MLF
&&
.AVIATION...
VERY LIGHT PCPN NOTED THIS MORNING OVER THE NRN SIERRA. THIS SHOULD
RESULT IN MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS EARLY TODAY WITH VFR/MVFR AT KTRK
AND KTVL. CONDITIONS IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAY AS LIGHT PCPN WINDS
DOWN. LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WINDS INCREASE OVER THE SIERRA
AHEAD OF THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT LOW. KTRK AND KTVL BOTH LIKELY TO SEE
GUSTS EXCEED 35KTS THIS EVENING. CIGS LOWER OVERNIGHT BUT NO
WIDESPREAD PCPN BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
WINDS AT KRNO AND KMMH BOTH INCREASE BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE NOT
ANTICIPATED UNTIL SATURDAY...WHEN GUSTS COULD EXCEED 45 KTS. EVEN
STRONGER WINDS AREA POSSIBLE TO THE EAST ACROSS THE BASIN AND RANGE
SATURDAY WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING THE VISIBILITY. LUCKILY NEITHER
KMMH NOR KRNO WILL SEE REDUCTION IN CIGS BEFORE SATURDAY EVENING. MLF
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
NVZ005.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
NVZ001.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
NVZ002.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT NVZ002.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
NVZ003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE
IN NVZ004.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
NVZ004.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT CAZ071.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
CAZ070.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
CAZ072.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT CAZ072.
&&
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENOThe office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2:50 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more | 29 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:01 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | REV | Douglas, Washoe | 36 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.