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Lake Wind Advisory 52, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this lake wind advisory at Jun 17, 2012, 3:47 PM PDT for Lassen County, Plumas County, Sierra County, California. It took effect at Jun 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2012, 3:47 PM PDT (22:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2012, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Lassen County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA
The radar
The Beale AFB radar (KBBX), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 3728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483 WWUS75 KREV 172247 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 347 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 NVZ004-180715- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0015.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120618T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 347 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * PYRAMID LAKE THIS EVENING: WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * MONDAY: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ CAZ071-180715- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0052.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120618T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 347 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * THIS EVENING: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * MONDAY: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-180715- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0015.120618T1400Z-120619T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 347 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE AT TIMES MAINLY FOR AREAS EAST OF 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. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-180715- /O.EXB.KREV.LW.Y.0051.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 347 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-180715- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 347 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH MONDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 1 TO 3 FEET THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO DOWNWIND SHORES FROM INCLINE BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
101 WWUS75 KREV 180448 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 948 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 NVZ004-181300- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120618T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 948 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-181300- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120618T0500Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 948 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ003-181300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.120618T1400Z-120619T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 948 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS ALONG HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-181300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 948 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-181300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 948 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH MONDAY. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 1 TO 3 FEET TONIGHT INCREASING TO 2 TO 4 FEET MONDAY. HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO DOWNWIND SHORES FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
970 WWUS75 KREV 180932 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 232 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 NVZ003-190000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.120618T1400Z-120619T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 232 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS ALONG HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON CITY. 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. && $$ NVZ004-190000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 232 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-190000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 232 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-190000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.120618T1600Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 232 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-190000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 232 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO DOWNWIND SHORES FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
362 WWUS75 KREV 182156 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 256 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 NVZ003-190000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120619T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 256 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES ALONG HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-190500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 256 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW TWO MILES AT TIMES ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. 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. && $$ CAZ071-190500- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 256 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-190500- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 256 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-190500- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 256 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
454 WWUS75 KREV 182336 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 436 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 NVZ003-190045- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120619T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 436 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN THE RENO...CARSON CITY AND MINDEN AREA. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. $$ NVZ004-190500- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 436 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ071-190500- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 436 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * CROSS WINDS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-190500- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 436 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-190500- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 436 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EAST SHORES FROM KINGS BEACH TO ZEPHYR COVE. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
259 WWUS75 KREV 190441 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 941 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 NVZ004-190545- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 941 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ CAZ071-190545- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE 941 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND GOOD BOATING CONDITIONS TUESDAY. $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-190545- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 941 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND GOOD BOATING CONDITIONS TUESDAY. $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-190545- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- 941 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND GOOD BOATING CONDITIONS TUESDAY. $$ 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 17, 3:11 PM PDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 3:11 PM PDT, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
311 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012
.SHORT TERM...
AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL BRING A STRONGER WIND EVENT
ON MONDAY. WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED STARTING MONDAY
MORNING MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395 FROM THE NEVADA STATE
LINE SOUTH THROUGH THE RENO/CARSON CITY/MINDEN AREA AND ALSO THE
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE ALSO
BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL AREA LAKES MONDAY. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE ALSO
IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEE FIRE
WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
AS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGS SOUTH, WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT NEAR
700MB WILL INCREASE TO ABOUT 4-5 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY RIDGE WINDS NEAR 90
MPH OVER THE TAHOE REGION AND NEAR 80 OVER THE SIERRA IN MONO
COUNTY. MODELS ALSO SHOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORNING DOWNSLOPE
WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT MAINLY FROM THE RENO/CARSON
CITY AREA NORTHWARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOCATION OF THE
STRONGEST 700 MB WINDS. FURTHER SOUTH INTO MONO COUNTY, NO
DOWNSLOPE SIGNATURE EXISTS. THE DOWNSLOPE PORTION OF THE WIND
EVENT TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING THEN
TRANSITION TO A GRADIENT DRIVEN EVENT. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE REFLECTS STRONGER SUSTAINED WINDS
ALONG WITH GUSTS RATHER THAN DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE
OF THE SIERRA. ANOMALOUSLY STRONG 700 MB FLOW COUPLED WITH DAYTIME
SURFACE THERMAL AND PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH AND
LOCALLY HIGHER IN WIND PRONE AREAS AND FOOTHILLS ALONG HIGHWAY 395
IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST,
MAINLY FOR DESERT AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. MOTORISTS IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM STRONG
CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE ALSO LIKELY MONDAY WITH LAKE
WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREA LAKES.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT MONDAY AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT PUSHES
THROUGH WESTERN NEVADA AND SHIFTS WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH. THIS
FRONT WILL BE DRY AND DO NOT EXPECT ANY PRECIPITATION AS IT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL 5-10 DEGREES ON TUESDAY
IN LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW. THE CUTOFF LOW CURRENTLY OFFSHORE OF THE
BAJA PENINSULA WILL CIRCULATE BACK TO THE NORTH BY WEDNESDAY AND
WILL PROVIDE US WITH SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. INCREASED HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY AS 700MB TEMPERATURES WARM BACK TO
AROUND 13C WHICH WOULD PUT WESTERN NEVADA BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID
90S, WITH MID TO UPPER 70S IN THE SIERRA. FUENTES
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS OF LOWER-MID 90S IN WESTERN NV WILL CONTINUE
THURSDAY AS UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE REACHES THE WEST COAST AND BRINGS
IMPROVED MIXING AS SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASE IN THE
AFTERNOON. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE INLAND BY THURSDAY EVENING WITH
SOME UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS AND JET STREAK NEAR 90 KT MOVING OVERHEAD.
MOISTURE IS LIMITED AND BETTER INSTABILITY IS INDICATED NORTH OF THE
OREGON BORDER SO FOR NOW WILL NOT MENTION THUNDER IN THIS FORECAST,
BUT THE TREND OF THIS SHORTWAVE WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR
POSSIBILITY OF ELEVATED CONVECTION IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST OR WEST
CENTRAL NV.
A WEAKER UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE ROTATES ACROSS WESTERN NV FRIDAY WITH
INSTABILITY AGAIN LIMITED TO AREAS NORTH OF THE OREGON BORDER AND
EVEN LESS FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT AND MOISTURE OVER NORTHEAST
CA-NORTHWEST NV COMPARED TO THURSDAY. THE MAIN EFFECT OF THIS
SHORTWAVE WILL BE TEMPS DECREASING TO MID-UPPER 80S FOR MOST OF
WESTERN NV AND WINDS SLIGHTLY GREATER THAN A TYPICAL ZEPHYR WITH
POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 35 MPH FOR THE RENO-CARSON AREA AND NORTHWEST NV.
FOR NEXT WEEKEND, DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AS LONGWAVE
TROUGH OFF THE WEST COAST AND RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN ROCKIES WILL
KEEP MODERATE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NV.
700 MB TEMPS BETWEEN +5 AND +7 C OVER THE TAHOE BASIN WOULD YIELD
MAX TEMPS NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS IN THE MID-UPPER 80S FOR WESTERN NV
WITH LATE AFTERNOON-EVENING ZEPHYR BREEZES SETTING UP FOR BOTH DAYS.
MJD
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLE
REDUCED VISIBILITY IN WEST CENTRAL NV MONDAY AFTERNOON-EVENING DUE
TO BLOWING DUST, BUT UNLIKELY TO IMPACT ANY OF THE TAF SITES.
WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN AVIATION IMPACTS FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY. FOR TODAY, GUSTS AROUND 30 KT
WILL CONTINUE THRU 05Z AT KRNO, WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 KT FOR THE
SIERRA TERMINALS THROUGH 03-04Z.
WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR KTVL-KTRK-KRNO WITH
POSSIBLE GUSTS 25 KT OR GREATER AS EARLY AS 10Z. FOR KRNO, A BRIEF
PERIOD OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD PRODUCE OCCASIONAL SOUTH OR SSW
GUSTS OF 40 KT OR MORE IN THE 14-18Z TIME RANGE. FOR THE REMAINDER
OF MONDAY, SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS 30-40 KT WILL PREVAIL AT THE
SIERRA TERMINALS WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS NEAR 45 KT AT KRNO.
WITH RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA RANGING FROM 60-75 KT ALL DAY MONDAY,
SOME SPEED SHEAR MAY BE ENCOUNTERED BELOW THE RIDGES ESPECIALLY
BEFORE 18Z BEFORE FULL MIXING REACHES DOWN TO ALL VALLEYS. MJD
.FIRE WEATHER...
...POOR MID SLOPE RH RECOVERY TONIGHT...
...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS EXPECTED MONDAY...
RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR AREAS NORTH OF
I-80 AND EAST OF THE SIERRA WHERE FUELS ARE RECEPTIVE TO FIRE
STARTS. RED FLAG WARNINGS ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY FOR ALL
AREAS EXCEPT ZONE 271 WHERE WINDS SPEEDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN
OTHER AREAS AND RH VALUES A LITTLE HIGHER.
ENHANCED ZEPHYR WINDS DUE TO AN INCREASED THERMAL GRADIENT ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. BY LATE
THIS EVENING THE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AND WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE. BUT APPROACH OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE
NORTH WILL NOT ALLOW WINDS TO COMPLETELY DECOUPLE TONIGHT. SO SOME
WIND...ESPECIALLY AT THE MID SLOPES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
THESE WINDS WILL KEEP RH VALUES FROM RISING MUCH ON THE MID
SLOPES...AND MODELS INDICATE A DRY SLOT IN THE MID LEVELS MOVING
TOWARD THE REGION EARLY MONDAY.
THE POOR RH RECOVERY TONIGHT AND CONTINUED LIGHT WINDS WILL CARRY
OVER INTO EARLY MONDAY. THE APPROACH OF THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
MONDAY WILL ALSO ALLOW FOR MIXING TO START FAIRLY EARLY. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS SHOW DRY AIR IN THE MID LEVELS THAT SHOULD MIX TO THE SFC
BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER 8 AM. WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS ALSO START TO
INCREASE EARLY MONDAY. BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON THESE WINDS COULD
REACH 3-4 STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL FOR MID JUNE WITH SPEEDS
APPROACHING 40-45 KTS FROM HIGHWAY 50 NORTH. CROSS SECTIONS THROUGH
THE RENO/CARSON AREA ALSO INDICATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS
TO DEVELOP IN THE MORNING. ONE FORECAST MODEL IS MUCH STRONGER WITH
THE DOWNSLOPE FEATURE...BUT BOTH HAVE STRONG ENOUGH WINDS ALOFT WITH
A DEEPLY MIXED LAYER BY LATE MORNING TO PRODUCE GUSTS IN THE RANGE
OF 40-50 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT IN THE MORNING. FARTHER SOUTH
THE WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG EARLY IN THE DAY AS MOST OF
MONO COUNTY IS TOO FAR REMOVED FROM THE STRONGEST MID LEVEL WINDS
AND DOWNSLOPE SIGNATURES ARE NOT AS GOOD.
BY LATE MORNING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO INCREASE AS THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PUSHES FARTHER SOUTH. THE THERMAL GRADIENT
WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE WINDS
TRANSITIONING FROM MAINLY DOWNSLOPE ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT TO
STRONGER SUSTAINED GRADIENT DRIVEN WINDS. THE STRONGEST OF THESE
WINDS SHOULD BE LOCATED FROM THE SIERRA FRONT EAST INTO THE BASIN
AND RANGE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE IN THE EVENING.
ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER ON MONDAY, HUMIDITY
WILL REMAIN LOW...LESS THAN 15% FOR MOST AREAS AND 5-10% RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IN THE VALLEYS OF WESTERN NEVADA.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL SETUP FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA FRONT AND
WESTERN NEVADA. THE AREA HAS EXPERIENCED MAINLY ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS FOR THE LAST MONTH...WITH ONLY LIGHT
SPOTTY AREAS OF RAINFALL IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. THIS COMBINED
WITH TWO DAYS OF WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS IN A ROW MAKES FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MANY
LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY SLOPES AND RIDGES...WILL SEE THESE CONDITIONS
FOR 36 HOURS STRAIGHT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS WELL. HOON/MLF
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING NVZ450-453-458.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ453-458.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ459.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ001.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ002.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ450.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING NVZ004.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ004.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING CAZ278.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ278.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING CAZ071.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ071.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ273.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ073.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ072.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY CAZ272.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)Nearby
Lake Wind Advisories in California, 2012Every lake wind advisory in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.