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Lake Wind Advisory 49, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this lake wind advisory at Jun 3, 2012, 3:10 PM PDT for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 7 counties in California. It took effect at Jun 4, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2012, 3:10 PM PDT (22:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2012, 7:05 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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
- 3005 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
786 WWUS75 KREV 032210 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY... LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST TODAY WILL MOVE INLAND AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA MONDAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. CAZ071-041200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS SUNDAY EVENING: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE MONDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-041200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT MONDAY EVENING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-041200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS SUNDAY EVENING: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY MONDAY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 3 FEET TODAY...INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET ON MONDAY. WAVES HIGHEST ON MID-LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS ON MONDAY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-003-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 310 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE ON MONDAY. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395 MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS DUE TO HIGH WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN SCHURZ AND MINA AND HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
999 WWUS75 KREV 040308 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 808 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INLAND AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA MONDAY EVENING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA MONDAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. NVZ004-041200- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 808 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY EVENING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY MONDAY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FEET ON MONDAY. WAVES HIGHEST ON MID-LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS ON MONDAY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-041200- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-120604T0400Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 808 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY EVENING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS MONDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE MONDAY EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-003-041200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 808 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE ON MONDAY. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395 MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-041200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 808 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT MONDAY EVENING. * WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET BY AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MLF/MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
175 WWUS75 KREV 041109 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INLAND AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE EVENING. NVZ001-004-041915- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0004.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE HIGHWAY CLOSURES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-041915- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE TODAY. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-041915- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
920 WWUS75 KREV 041648 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 948 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THIS WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING LATE THIS EVENING. NVZ001-004-050100- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 948 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * AREA LAKES: ROUGH AND CHOPPY LAKE WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5 FEET ON PYRAMID LAKE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE HIGHWAY CLOSURES. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-050100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 948 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-050100- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 948 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST-SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
805 WWUS75 KREV 042229 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 329 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 NVZ001-004-050600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 329 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * AREA LAKES: ROUGH AND CHOPPY LAKE WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5 FEET ON PYRAMID LAKE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE HIGHWAY CLOSURES DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ003-050600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 329 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-050600- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 329 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. * BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING OR SWAMPING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
571 WWUS75 KREV 050205 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 CAZ073-NVZ003-050315- /O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS... GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH 9 PM. AFTER 9 PM THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ CAZ071-072-NVZ002-050315- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE... SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE 705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 10 T0 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DROP AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ NVZ001-004-050600- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * AREA LAKES: ROUGH AND CHOPPY LAKE WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5 FEET ON PYRAMID LAKE. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE HIGHWAY CLOSURES DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ 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 Jun 3, 3:00 PM PDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 3:00 PM PDT, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
300 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012
.SHORT TERM...
VERY COMPLEX WEATHER EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS A DEEP,
COLD LOW PUSHES INTO NORTHERN CA/NV. FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT, WE
WILL SEE BREEZY CONDITIONS, WITH A ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING WILL BE FAST
MOVING WITH LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL EXPECTED.
AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO NORTHERN CA ON MONDAY, THIS WILL INCREASE
WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY
FOR WESTERN NEVADA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 AND INTO MONO COUNTY CA.
PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN UP SIGNIFICANTLY
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-35 MPH.
TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BE EXTREMELY STRONG IN THE
AFTERNOON...NEARLY 12MB BETWEEN BLUE CANYON AND FALLON AND 30 DEGREE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRUCKEE AND FALLON! WE COULD SEE A PERIOD OF VERY
STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS IN WESTERN NEVADA UP TO 40MPH DURING THE
AFTERNOON. 700MB FLOW ALSO INCREASES TO NEARLY 50KT BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH,
ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN NEVADA SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS RAIN MOVES
INTO NORTHEASTERN CA AND NORTHWESTERN NV DURING THE DAY, THIS WILL
TEMPER DOWN THE WINDS IN THOSE AREAS.
MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL
IN WEST-CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A BIT
OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY THAT WILL BE HELPED OUT BY A NEGATIVELY
TILTED UPPER WAVE (PV 1.5) AND STEEP UPPER LAPSE RATES AROUND
7.5C/KM. ELEVATED CAPE VALUES ON MODIFIED SOUNDINGS ARE NOMINAL AT
ONLY 50-100 J/KG, ALTHOUGH THIS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT. STORMS WILL BE FAST MOVING AND ELEVATED IN NATURE, SO
LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THIS COULD BE A
DANGEROUS SITUATION IF WE GET LIGHTNING STARTS IN WESTERN NEVADA
WITH THE STRONG WINDS ALREADY IN PLACE.
RAIN AND SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CA BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT, WITH OVER 0.5" LIKELY
ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND INTO WESTERN LASSEN COUNTY. SNOW LEVEL
WILL START VERY HIGH AROUND 8000 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON, THEN DROP TO
5500 FEET BY TUESDAY MORNING IN RENO-TAHOE. COULD SEE SOME LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND LAKE TAHOE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING OF UP TO AN INCH, ALTHOUGH PRECIP WILL BE TAPERING OFF AS
THE SNOW LEVELS COME DOWN.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS INTO WESTERN NEVADA WILL BE VERY LIMITED, DUE TO
THE SHADOWING FROM THE SIERRA. COULD SEE UP TO 0.10" RAINFALL IN
SOME AREAS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT MONDAY EVENING, ALTHOUGH THIS WILL
LIKELY BE FOR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS.
FURTHER NORTH INTO LASSEN-MODOC-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTIES, SNOW
LEVELS WILL DROP TO 4500 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO
SHOW A DEFORMATION BAND SETTING UP OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN CA AND FAR
NORTHWESTERN NEVADA...BASICALLY AREAS NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND
GERLACH. THIS BAND WILL BE SETTING UP AS THE -10C 700 TEMPS MOVE
OVER ALTURAS CA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2-3 INCHES ARE LIKELY,
ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS OVER 5000 FEET. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS MAY
BE POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET, BUT GENERALLY ONE INCH OR LESS. EXPECT
ROAD CONDITIONS TO BECOME SLICK EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 5000 FEET. THIS INCLUDES HIGHER STRETCHES OF ROAD SUCH AS
HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE, HWYS 44 AND 36 EAST OF SUSANVILLE,
AND CEDAR PASS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY
BE NEEDED IF MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW THIS POTENTIAL.
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AS COLD AIR SETTLES INTO
THE REGION. HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 60 IN WESTERN NEVADA, WITH
40S/LOW 50S IN THE SIERRA. TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO BOUNCE BACK ON
WEDNESDAY AS RIDGING BUILDS BACK OVER THE WEST COAST. HOON
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
INCREASED NORTHERLY FLOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING,
OTHERWISE NO MAJOR GRID CHANGES IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THE MAIN
FEATURES IN THE EXTENDED WILL BE A FLAT RIDGE LATE IN THE WEEK
FOLLOWED BY A POSSIBLE TROUGH (OF WIDELY VARYING STRENGTH IN THE
MODELS) DIGGING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST CONUS LATE IN THE WEEKEND.
HIGHS WILL PEAK OUT 4 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE ON FRIDAY BEFORE
TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RETREAT NEXT WEEKEND AS THE FLAT RIDGE BREAKS
DOWN WITH ENERGY MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST CONUS (OR POSSIBLY AS
FAR SOUTH AS NORTHERN NEVADA). HOW FAR SOUTH THE UPPER LOW GETS WILL
DETERMINE MUCH REGARDING HIGHS BY NEXT SUNDAY AND EVEN THE
POSSIBILITY OF SHOWERS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.
THE 12Z GFS SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH HOW DEEP/FAR SOUTH
THE BASE OF THE TROUGH SETTLES WITH THAT MODEL PUTTING THE CENTER OF
THE LOW OVER EXTREME NORTHERN NV SUNDAY. WITH IT BEING THE EXTREME
SIDE OF THE MODELS, I OPTED NOT TO ADD ANY CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR
NORTHERN NV/CA AS THIS TIME. TEMP-WISE SUNDAY, IF THE 12Z GFS DOES
PAN OUT OUR HIGHS WILL HAVE TO BE NUDGED DOWN FURTHER FOR MANY
AREAS. SNYDER
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR THROUGH MON 18Z.
STRONGER WIND EVENT ON TRACK FOR MONDAY WITH SW WINDS AVERAGING
25G40KT AT MOST LOCATIONS IN EASTERN SIERRA/WESTERN NV IN AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. MVFR CIGS/VIS AND TERRAIN OBSC LIKELY IN SIERRA AFT 18Z
AS MOIST COLD FRONT MOVES THRU. WALLMANN/SNYDER
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. A PROLONGED
PERIOD (8-12 HOURS) OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AHEAD OF
AND BEHIND THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-35 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN
THE WARNING AREA WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR
ZONES 453 AND 459 LOOK GOOD...WITH AFTERNOON RH VALUES FORECAST TO
BOTTOM OUT IN THE 10-20 PERCENT RANGE.
ITS A TOUGH CALL AS TO HOW DRY THE SIERRA FRONT AND MONO COUNTY WILL
BECOME AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MOS GUIDANCE FOR RENO FROM THE MET DROPS
THE RH TO 15 PERCENT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD MONDAY AFTERNOON...WHEREAS
THE MAV IS WETTER...WITH RENO ONLY GETTING DOWN TO 23 PERCENT. WITH
SUCH STRONG WINDS FORECAST (GUSTS TO 50 MPH) FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD
OF TIME...DECIDED TO UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES TO RED FLAG
WARNINGS FOR ZONES 450 AND 273.
IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON EAST OF HIGHWAY 95. ANY STORMS THAT
FORM WILL BE MOVING FAIRLY QUICKLY (20 MPH TO THE NNE). DID NOT FEEL
THE COVERAGE WILL BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT WORDING IN THE RFW
FOR DRY LIGHTNING...HOWEVER THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW DRY
STRIKES NEAR ANY STORMS THAT FORM.
BEHIND THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER ON MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH HIGHS 15-20 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMS.
THE BEST CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS (AND MOUNTAIN SNOWS) WILL BE IN THE
SIERRA NORTH OF TAHOE AND ALONG THE OREGON BORDER. TEMPS WILL
GRADUALLY REBOUND WED-FRI WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE WEST
COAST. MYRICK
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ002.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ453-459.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ001-003-004.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ450.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING NVZ004.
CA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING CAZ071.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ071-072.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY BELOW 9000 FEET
FOR CAZ273.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ073.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 5:55 AM PDT, 9 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 555 AM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-040100- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY- MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- 555 AM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL BRING LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY AND THROUGH THE EVENING ON MONDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT QUICKLY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. AS A RESULT...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA FOR MONDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WIND ADVISORY (WWUS75 KREV RNONPWREV) FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED. THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO USHER IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE EAST DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REMAIN ALERT AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. O'HARA FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://FORECAST.WEATHER.GOV/HAZARDS/REV (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 8:57 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 23 hr |
| Jun 3, 3:54 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more | 39 hr |
| Jun 3, 7:01 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | REV | 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.