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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Reno, NV

April 3, 2012Mono County, California; 4 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2012, 3:29 AM PDT for Mono County, California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 3, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2012, 3:29 AM PDT (10:29 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2012, 10:00 AM PDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Mono County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 109 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2012-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2012-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2542 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

333 
WWUS75 KREV 031029
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
329 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA TONIGHT...PRODUCING A SHORT PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS
EAST OF THE SIERRA MAINLY FROM RENO AND CARSON CITY SOUTH ACROSS
MONO COUNTY. 

NVZ003-040000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0012.120404T0600Z-120404T1400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
329 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN
  MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS WASHOE
  VALLEY AND IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO AND CARSON CITY.  

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 395
  AND 50. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED
  INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE THIS 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.  

&&

$$

CAZ073-040000-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0012.120404T0600Z-120404T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
329 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 1
  AM AND 7 AM. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
  395 BETWEEN COLEVILLE AND BRIDGEPORT. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA
  UP TO 80 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 395. UNSECURED OUTDOOR
  ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE
  THIS 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-NVZ002-040000-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0030.120404T0000Z-120405T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
329 AM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...EXCEPT
  STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT MAINLY BETWEEN 11 PM AND
  4 AM.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES EXPECTED LATE
  TONIGHT ALONG THE 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.  

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
858 
WWUS75 KREV 032144
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
244 PM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA TONIGHT...PRODUCING A SHORT PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS
EAST OF THE SIERRA MAINLY FROM RENO AND CARSON CITY SOUTH ACROSS
MONO COUNTY.

NVZ004-041100-
/O.EXB.KREV.LW.Y.0030.120404T1500Z-120405T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
244 PM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-041100-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0012.120404T0600Z-120404T1400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
244 PM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 
  MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS WASHOE VALLEY AND IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO AND 
  CARSON CITY.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ON INTERSTATE 80 
  AND HIGHWAYS 395 AND 50. UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE 
  SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE THIS 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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-041100-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0012.120404T0600Z-120404T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
244 PM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE 
  OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 
  1 AM AND 7 AM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS NEAR
  COLEVILLE AND WEST OF BRIDGEPORT. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE SIERRA UP
  TO 90 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ON HIGHWAY 395. 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR MOVED INDOORS 
  BEFORE WINDS INCREASE THIS 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-NVZ002-041100-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0030.120404T0000Z-120405T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
244 PM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LAKE TAHOE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...EXCEPT 
  STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT MAINLY BETWEEN 11 PM 
  AND 4 AM.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES EXPECTED LATE 
  TONIGHT ALONG THE 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
103 
WWUS75 KREV 040815
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
115 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS MORNING...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA THIS MORNING...PRODUCING A SHORT PERIOD OF WINDY
CONDITIONS EAST OF THE SIERRA MAINLY FROM RENO AND CARSON CITY
SOUTH ACROSS MONO COUNTY.

NVZ003-041400-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120404T1400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
115 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH 5 AM
  WITH DECREASING WINDS AFTER 5 AM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH 
  AS WASHOE VALLEY AND IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF RENO AND 
  CARSON CITY.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  THIS MORNING ON INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAYS 395 AND 50. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-041615-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120404T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
115 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH 7 AM WITH SLOWLY
  DECREASING WINDS AFTER 7 AM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS 
  NEAR COLEVILLE AND WEST OF BRIDGEPORT. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE 
  SIERRA UP TO 90 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  THIS MORNING ON 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-041615-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-120405T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
115 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR LAKE TAHOE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 35 MPH AFTER 6 AM.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-041615-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0030.120404T1500Z-120405T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
115 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
108 
WWUS75 KREV 041320
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
620 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH MID MORNING...

.A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SIERRA AND WESTERN
NEVADA THIS MORNING...PRODUCING A SHORT PERIOD OF WINDY
CONDITIONS EAST OF THE SIERRA MAINLY FROM GARDNERVILLE SOUTH
ACROSS MONO COUNTY.

NVZ003-041430-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120404T1400Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
620 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL DECREASE BY LATE MORNING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH
IN WIND PRONE ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 9 AM.

$$

NVZ004-042130-
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0030.120404T1400Z-120405T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
620 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE 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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-041700-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120404T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
620 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 AM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS 
  NEAR COLEVILLE AND WEST OF BRIDGEPORT. RIDGE GUSTS IN THE 
  SIERRA UP TO 90 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS THIS MORNING ON 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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-042130-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-120405T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
620 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR LAKE TAHOE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
855 
WWUS75 KREV 041705
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1005 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

CAZ073-041815-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120404T1700Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1005 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN MOST AREAS.
HOWEVER...LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN WIND
PRONE AREAS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-050000-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-120405T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
1005 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR LAKE TAHOE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-050115-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-120405T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
1005 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES ALONG THE 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

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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.