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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Reno, NV

October 21, 20127 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 21, 2012, 3:56 AM PDT for 7 counties in Nevada; Mono County, California. It took effect at Oct 22, 2012, 4:14 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2012, 3:56 AM PDT (10:56 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 22, 2012, 4:14 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 22, 2012, 7:59 PM PDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Mono County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Pershing 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 10:58 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2012-10-21Temperature 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 2012-10-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 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
3367 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

498 
WWUS75 KREV 211056
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
356 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

CAZ073-NVZ001-212300-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1500Z-121023T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
356 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.


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-NVZ002-212300-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0065.121021T2000Z-121022T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
356 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

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

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-212300-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0065.121021T2200Z-121022T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
356 AM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 1 TO 3 FEET.

* 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
6 follow-up statements
930 
WWUS75 KREV 212222
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
322 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

NVZ004-221200-
/O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1800Z-121023T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121022T0400Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
322 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR PYRAMID LAKE...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

* LAKE WIND ADVISORY INFORMATION: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 20
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING ON PYRAMID LAKE. WAVES OF
  2 TO 3 FEET ON THE MID-LAKE AND DOWNWIND SHORES. 

* TIMING FOR WIND ADVISORY: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* BLOWING DUST: MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES.

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

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-221200-
/O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1500Z-121023T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
322 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AROUND MID-DAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WIND
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395. ROAD TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
  LIKELY FOR HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF RENO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-221200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1500Z-121023T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
322 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WIND
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. MOTORISTS IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO STAY ALERT FOR POSSIBLE TRAVEL
RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON
THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-220400-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121022T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
322 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET FOR MID-LAKE AND DOWNWIND 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
070 
WWUS75 KREV 220350
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
850 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

NVZ004-221300-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121022T0400Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1800Z-121023T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
850 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
PYRAMID LAKE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* LAKE WIND INFORMATION: SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL BECOME
  LIGHT OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
  ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

* TIMING FOR WIND ADVISORY: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* BLOWING DUST: MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT
  TIMES.

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

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-NVZ002-220500-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0065.000000T0000Z-121022T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
850 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
LAKE TAHOE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL...BUT WILL
CONTINUE AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH
THROUGH THE NIGHT. THEREFORE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WAVE HEIGHTS FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND
EAST SHORES WILL REMAIN IN THE 2 TO 3 FOOT RANGE OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-221300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1500Z-121023T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
850 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WIND 
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 
  IN MINERAL COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.
MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO STAY ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ003-221300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1500Z-121023T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
850 PM PDT SUN OCT 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AROUND MID-DAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WIND 
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. ROAD TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF 
  RENO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
831 
WWUS75 KREV 221114
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
414 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

CAZ073-NVZ001-222330-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1114Z-121023T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
414 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WIND 
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 
  IN MINERAL COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.
MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO STAY ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ003-222330-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1114Z-121023T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
414 AM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING WITH GUSTY
  WINDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WIND 
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. ROAD TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF 
  RENO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ004-222330-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.121022T1800Z-121023T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
414 AM PDT MON OCT 22 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 FOR WIND ADVISORY: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY
  AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISHING TONIGHT.

* WINDS MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* PYRAMID LAKE: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WAVE
  HEIGHTS 2 TO 3 FEET. 

* BLOWING DUST: MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT 
  TIMES.

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

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
365 
WWUS75 KREV 222235
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
335 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

CAZ073-NVZ001-230600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
335 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 
  IN MINERAL COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.
MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO STAY ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ004-230600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
335 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EARLY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS
  THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. ALSO...MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS.


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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-230000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121023T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
335 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

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

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. ROAD TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE LIKELY FOR HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF 
  RENO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
983 
WWUS75 KREV 222341
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
441 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

NVZ003-230045-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121023T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
441 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG THE
HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH 7 PM. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST
LATER THIS EVENING AND DECREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 30 MPH. WITH DECREASING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 PM.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-230600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
441 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EARLY
  EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WIND 
  PRONE AREAS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN MONO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 
  IN MINERAL COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.
MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD ALSO STAY ALERT FOR
POSSIBLE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

NVZ004-230600-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
441 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EARLY
  EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS 
  THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES. ALSO...MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS.

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.

&&

$$


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NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
759 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

CAZ073-NVZ001-004-230400-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-121023T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...FERNLEY...FALLON...
LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
759 PM PDT MON OCT 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95 COULD
SEE OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THROUGH 11 PM.

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 21, 3:56 AM PDTWinter Storm WarningREVDouglas, Washoe55 hr
Oct 21, 3:16 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryREVWashoe39 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.