Lake Wind Advisory 5, NWS Reno, NV

730 
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NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
355 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

CAZ072-NVZ002-200000-
/O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0005.120119T1800Z-120120T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0002.120119T1500Z-120120T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
355 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: INCREASING EARLY THIS MORNING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...WITH LARGEST WAVES OVER MID LAKE
  WATERS AND ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES.

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOES INTO EFFECT AFTER 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH-SOUTH
  HIGHWAYS. 

* LAKE IMPACTS: ROUGH CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE VERY CHOPPY WATERS ON
  LAKE TAHOE. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD
  REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  

&&

$$

CAZ071-200100-
/O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0002.120119T1800Z-120120T0600Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
355 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING FOR AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395...

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

* AREAS AFFECTED: ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG NORTH-SOUTH
  HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-200100-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0002.120119T1800Z-120120T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
355 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG 
  NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-200100-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.120119T1800Z-120120T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
355 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ACROSS 
  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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-200100-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0005.120119T1800Z-120120T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
355 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* THURSDAY WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET...WITH LARGEST WAVES OVER MID LAKE 
  WATERS AND ALONG NORTH AND EAST SHORES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

HOON

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

494 
WWUS75 KREV 191612
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
812 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

CAZ071-191715-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0002.120119T1800Z-120120T0600Z/
LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-
812 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AS SNOW MOVES INTO WESTERN
LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTY. ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON WINDS AND SNOW
ACCUMULATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT.

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-192300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.120119T1800Z-120120T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
812 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG
  HIGHWAY 447.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS IN THE SURPRISE
  VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 447.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-192300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.120119T1800Z-120120T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
812 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES ALONG HIGHWAYS
  50 AND 395.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ACROSS 
  HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80.

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-NVZ002-192300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
812 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...WITH LARGEST WAVES OVER MID LAKE 
  WATERS AND ALONG THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES.

* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOES INTO EFFECT AT 4 PM.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ON HIGHWAYS
  28...88 AND 89.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ004-192300-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0005.120119T1800Z-120120T1200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
812 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* THURSDAY WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET...WITH LARGEST WAVES OVER MID LAKE 
  WATERS AND ALONG NORTH AND EAST SHORES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

327 
WWUS75 KREV 192250
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
250 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

CAZ072-NVZ002-200000-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
250 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...HOWEVER WITH RAIN AND SNOW
MOVING INTO THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT 4 PM.

$$

NVZ004-200200-
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120120T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
250 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET...WITH LARGEST WAVES OVER MID LAKE 
  WATERS AND ALONG NORTH AND EAST SHORES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-200600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
250 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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

* BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG
  HIGHWAY 447 NEAR GERLACH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS IN THE SURPRISE
  VALLEY AND ALONG HIGHWAY 447.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-201200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
250 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  
* GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING IN
  WIND PRONE AREAS...INCLUDING IN WASHOE VALLEY NEAR THE WASHOE
  DRIVE FIRE.

* BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 3 MILES ALONG PORTIONS
  OF HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395.

* SMOKE FROM THE WASHOE DRIVE FIRE WILL IMPACT THE RENO-SPARKS
  AREA WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DECREASED AIR QUALITY.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ACROSS 
  HIGHWAYS 50...395 AND INTERSTATE 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

106 
WWUS75 KREV 200200
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
600 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

CAZ070-NVZ005-200300-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T0600Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
600 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AS INCREASED MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION HAVE
MOVED INTO THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED.

$$

NVZ004-200300-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120120T0200Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
600 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
PYRAMID LAKE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE STILL GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ON PYRAMID LAKE
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO INTO THIS EVENING.

$$

NVZ003-201200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
600 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN WIND PRONE AREAS...INCLUDING
  IN WASHOE VALLEY NEAR THE WASHOE DRIVE FIRE...BEFORE DECREASING
  LATER THIS EVENING.

* SMOKE FROM THE WASHOE DRIVE FIRE WILL IMPACT THE SOUTH SIDE OF
  THE RENO-SPARKS AREA WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AND DECREASED AIR
  QUALITY.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ACROSS 
  HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATE 80.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
341 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

.FIRE WEATHER...
HUMIDITY REMAINS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS IN THE SIERRA
AND WESTERN NV SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON, WHILE PEAK
WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA FRONT HAVE GUSTED BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, WITH
LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. RIDGE WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DROP OFF
BUT ARE STILL GUSTING AROUND 80 MPH. THE DRY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY OVERNIGHT, IF WINDS
REMAIN GUSTY. HAVE CONTINUED THE RED FLAG WARNING AS IS FOR NOW,
WITH THE IDEA OF EXTENDING IT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
POSSIBLE. LABELLE

.SHORT TERM...
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES WITH GUSTY WINDS AND DRY
CONDITIONS ACROSS WESTERN NV THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS
HAVE RANGED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS
AROUND 50 IN NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SIERRA FRONT. THE
STRONG INVERSION ALOFT INDICATED BY THIS MORNING'S SOUNDING HAS
HELD OFF THE MID LEVEL MOISTURE FROM REACHING THE SURFACE AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM
APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.

MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW A SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THURSDAY'S SYSTEM,
WITH BULK OF THE MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION PROGRESSING SOUTH TO
THE TAHOE BASIN BY THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE TO BE THE
MAIN FORECASTING CHALLENGE, STARTING AT 6500-7000 FEET THURSDAY,
THEN BRIEFLY DROP TO 5000-6000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT, ONLY TO RISE
AGAIN TO 7000 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. MAIN PRECIPITATION FROM
THIS FIRST SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN CASCADES INTO
THE SIERRA THURSDAY EVENING, WHICH WILL LEAVE MOUNTAINS SNOW
CAPPED AND LIGHT RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. HAVE ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES
ABOVE 5000 FEET AND IN THE TAHOE BASIN ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH GOOD
CONFIDENCE IN SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE THURSDAY
NIGHT. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE AT LAKE LEVEL IN THE TAHOE
BASIN, BUT IT WILL BE WET AND SLUSHY, WITH THE SNOW LEVEL
FLUCTUATION CAUSING A RAIN/SNOW MIX MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT.

DUE TO THE SLOWER PROGRESSION OF THE PRECIPITATION, WINDS AHEAD OF
THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO RAMP UP ACROSS WESTERN NV. H700
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 55+ KNOTS WHILE UPPER LEVEL WINDS INCREASE
AS THE CORE OF THE JET MOVES OVER CENTRAL OR. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW
40-50KT WINDS MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY EARLY AFTERNOON SO
HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SIERRA FRONT, WASHOE COUNTY
AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS
THURSDAY. EXPECTING GUSTS OF 45-55 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTS PEAKING AFTER SUNSET.

THE NEXT SYSTEM IS RIGHT BEHIND THE FIRST WITH WESTERN NV WINDS
INCREASING AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS PRECIPITATION REACHES
NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LABELLE

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THE BULK OF THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION OF THE SECOND SYSTEM IS ON
TRACK TO REACH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND HAS BEEN ADVERTISED FOR
SEVERAL DAYS. A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE TAHOE ZONE ABOVE 7000 FT AND MONO ZONE ABOVE
7500 FT FOR LATE FRI AFTN THRU SAT MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES PER
HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW LEVELS ARE STILL A WILD CARD AS 700
MB TEMPS ARE PROJECTED TO BE RATHER MILD AROUND -1 C FOR THE LATE
AFTN-EVE WHICH CORRESPONDS TO SNOW LEVELS 8000-8500 FT, BUT MODEL
SOUNDINGS SHOW A NEARLY ISOTHERMAL LAYER BELOW 700 MB AND STRONG
FORCING COULD PUSH SNOW LEVELS LOWER BY NEARLY 1000 FEET AT TIMES.
AT LAKE LEVEL, RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO SNOW LATE FRI NIGHT
WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THRU EARLY SAT MORNING BEFORE
PRECIP TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS. A PERIOD OF STEADY RAIN WILL PUSH
INTO THE RENO-CARSON VICINITY WITH PROJECTED TOTALS UP TO ONE HALF
INCH NEAR AND EAST OF THE HWY 395 CORRIDOR, WITH AN INCH OF RAIN
POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY BOTH FRI NIGHT AND SAT AS TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG MID LEVEL FLOW CONTINUES. WIND SPEEDS
MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVELS BUT TIMING THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS
IS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN. IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA, THE BEST
POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER GUSTS APPEARS TO BE FRI NIGHT AND MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN, WHILE ON SAT THE STRONGER GUSTS COULD SHIFT
EAST TO THE W-CNTRL NV BASIN.

THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEKEND NOW APPEARS TO BE MUCH DRIER AS TIMING
OF NEXT SHORTWAVE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO SUN NIGHT. IN BETWEEN
THESE SYSTEMS, SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE SIERRA AND INTO NERN
CA-NWRN NV, BUT MEASURABLE PRECIP IS LESS LIKELY FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE REGION, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND EAST OF THE HWY 95 CORRIDOR.
THE ECMWF IS A LITTLE FASTER AND BRINGS THE LEADING EDGE OF MORE
ORGANIZED PRECIP TO ERN CA FROM TAHOE NWD BUT THE GFS IS ABOUT
6-12 HOURS LATER WITH PRECIP ONSET. THE MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN QUITE
INCONSISTENT WITH THE TIMING OF SHORTWAVES BEYOND FRIDAY SO AT
LEAST SOME MENTION OF PRECIP WAS LEFT IN MOST AREAS FOR SAT NIGHT-
SUN EXCEPT FOR W-CNTRL NV. IF PRECIP DOES OCCUR SAT NIGHT, TEMPS
WILL LIKELY BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW DOWN TO MOST VALLEY FLOORS,
BUT THEN SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ON SUN AHEAD OF NEXT SHORTWAVE. MJD

SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY, THE FINAL UPPER DISTURBANCE BEFORE RIDGING
RETURNS WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH THE REGION. THIS DISTURBANCE LOOKS
CONSIDERABLY WEAKER THAN THE FRI NIGHT SYSTEM, ALTHOUGH SNOW
LEVELS SHOULD START OUT LOWER. WE MIGHT HAVE TO POP OUT ANOTHER
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE THE LOWER VALLEY FLOORS ONCE WE GET
PAST THE FRI NIGHT SYSTEM.

MON NIGHT THROUGH WED, AN UPPER RIDGE IS PROJECTED TO REBUILD
OVER THE REGION AS A DEEP NEUTRAL TO SLIGHTLY NEGATIVELY TILTED
TROUGH REDEVELOPS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS SHOULD FOCUS THE
MAIN STORM TRACK OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR DRYING CONDITIONS.
HOWEVER, BEFORE THE RIDGE GETS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED, WE WILL HAVE
THE CHANCE FOR WARM AIR ADVECTION PRECIPITATION AS THE WARMER AIR
PUSH WITH THE BUILDING RIDGE RIDES OVER THE COLDER ANTECEDENT
AIR MASS FROM MON. THEREFORE, I HAVE LINGERED PRECIP CHANCES
THROUGH TUES NIGHT BEFORE PUSHING CHANCES INTO THE FAR NORTHERN
CWA BY WED AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO DOMINATE.

AS FAR AS DETAILS OF THE WARM AIR ADVECTION, THE ECMWF HAS A ROBUST
SIGNATURE TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA BUT THE GFS LOOKS A BIT WEAKER. THEREFORE, HOW MUCH
PRECIP WE GET AND WHERE THE SNOW LEVEL WINDS UP BEING IS STILL
VERY MUCH UP IN THE AIR. IN ANY CASE, BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS AGREE
ON A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND BY MID NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE TAKES
HOLD. SNYDER

.AVIATION...
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN AVIATION IMPACT TONIGHT THRU THU AFTN WITH
S-SW WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 KT THRU THIS EVE AND 35-45 KT ON THU.
LLWS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FROM THE TAHOE BASIN TO RENO THRU
THURS AFTN AS WINDS ABOVE THE SFC INCREASE AND ALSO CHANGE TO A
WEST DIRECTION. AFTER 00Z THU EVE, CIGS AND VSBY WILL BEGIN TO
WORSEN TO IFR OR BELOW LANDING MINIMUMS FOR THE SIERRA TERMINALS
AS SNOW SPREADS INTO THESE AREAS. FOR KRNO, A SHORT PERIOD OF RAIN
MAY REDUCE CIGS OR VSBY TO MVFR THURS NIGHT. MJD

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY NVZ005.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING NVZ450.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY
     ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR NVZ002.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
     NVZ002.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR NVZ002.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY NVZ003.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE
     IN NVZ004.

CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY
     ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR CAZ071.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY CAZ070.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING CAZ272-273.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING ABOVE 7500 FEET FOR CAZ073.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY
     ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR CAZ072.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE IN
     CAZ072.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     MORNING ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR CAZ072.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
404 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-191215-
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-
404 PM PST WED JAN 18 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LAKE WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR LAKE TAHOE AND PYRAMID
LAKE THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.

DUE TO THE VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA. PLEASE REFER
TO THE RED FLAG WARNING (WWUS85 KREV RNORFWREV) FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN
AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY
NIGHT...WITH WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST NEVADA
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

A STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH A
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SIERRA.

ONE ADDITIONAL SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE FOR SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING
A PERIOD OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS FOR EASTERN CALIFORNIA
AND WESTERN NEVADA.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON THE WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS...SEE THE LATEST
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGES (WWUS45 KREV RNOWSWREV). FOR DETAILS ON
THE WIND IMPACTS...SEE THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY MESSAGES (WWUS75
KREV RNONPWREV).

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER DURING THE
UPCOMING SERIES OF STORMS.

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