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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Reno, NV

November 30, 20126 counties in Nevada; 8 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 30, 2012, 3:09 PM PST for 6 counties in Nevada; 8 counties in California. It took effect at Nov 30, 2012, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2012, 3:09 PM PST (23:09 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 30, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 1, 2012, 3:03 PM PST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Mineral County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 12:00Z on 2012-11-30Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2012-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
918 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
77 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
267 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.

478 
WWUS75 KREV 302309
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
309 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
COUPLE PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM
EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONO COUNTY TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY NIGHT. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN ACROSS THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA AHEAD OF THE MAIN COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.


CAZ073-NVZ003-011200-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0008.121201T0600Z-121202T1200Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
309 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. 


* TIMING: INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A BRIEF
  BREAK IN THE WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE WINDS
  INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS. 

* WINDS SATURDAY NIGHT: 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
  INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 90 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND
  AGAIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-011200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0021.121201T0600Z-121202T1200Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
309 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 


* TIMING: INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A BRIEF
  BREAK IN THE WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE WINDS
  INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. 

* WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS SATURDAY: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 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-NVZ002-011200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0021.121201T0000Z-121202T1200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
309 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 


* TIMING: INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. A BRIEF
  BREAK IN THE WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE WINDS
  INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 100 MPH.

* WINDS SATURDAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH. RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 105 MPH INCREASING TO 125 MPH AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD
  REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS IN
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  DUE TO STRONG 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.  

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-011200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0021.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
309 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 


* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY WITH
  PEAK WINDS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS SATURDAY: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD
  REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS IN
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  DUE TO STRONG 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
2 follow-up statements
705 
WWUS75 KREV 011119
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
319 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING A
COUPLE PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR
FROM EASTERN LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH THROUGH MONO COUNTY EARLY THIS
MORNING AND AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE
WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON.

CAZ073-NVZ003-020000-
/O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
319 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. A BRIEF BREAK
  IN THE WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON... BEFORE WINDS INCREASE
  SIGNIFICANTLY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS THIS MORNING: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS.

* WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING: 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 60 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
  WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 90 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND
  PROPERTY. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING
  AND AGAIN ON LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-020000-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE...
EMPIRE...GERLACH
319 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. A BRIEF BREAK
  IN THE WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON... BEFORE WINDS INCREASE
  SIGNIFICANTLY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

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

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY...THEN BECOMING 3
  TO 6 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS. SMALL BOATS WILL
  BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS DURING
  THESE STRONG 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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-020000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0021.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
319 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON
  WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
  WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  BECOMING 3 TO 6 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD 
  REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS DURING THESE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS 
  IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG 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
955 
WWUS75 KREV 012303
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
303 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WITH HEAVY RAIN...WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE SUNDAY MORNING BUT WILL REMAIN GUSTY EVEN DURING PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAIN. 

WITH RECENT HEAVY RAINS...STRONG WINDS MAY BE ABLE TO DOWN TREES
ESPECIALLY IN THE TAHOE BASIN NORTHWARD TO LASSEN COUNTY AND IN
THE FOOTHILLS ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

NVZ001-004-020715-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0021.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KREV.HW.W.0008.121202T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...
FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
303 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING
  LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 95.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. 

* GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR MORE IN WIND PRONE AREAS OF LYON AND MINERAL
  COUNTIES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: UP TO 5 FEET...SMALL BOATS SHOULD
  REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS
  50...95 AND INTERSTATE 80 WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-020715-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
303 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH THE
  HIGHEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70
  MPH. 

* GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM
  DOYLE TO SUSANVILLE AND NEAR CANYONS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS 395
  AND 447 WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO
  STRONG WINDS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-020715-
/O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
303 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS
  OCCURRING TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: INCREASING TO 4 TO 7 FEET
  TONIGHT...BOATING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS
  28...50...88...89 AND INTERSTATE 80 WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.  

&&

$$

CAZ073-020715-
/O.EXT.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
303 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS
  OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* GUSTS OVER 80 MPH IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 140 MPH.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS.
 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NVZ003-020715-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
303 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS CONTINUE WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS TONIGHT AND
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.

* WINDS GUSTS OF 80 MPH OR MORE IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAYS
  50...395 AND INTERSTATES 80 AND 580 WILL ENCOUNTER DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE.  DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

BRONG

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 3:09 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more47 hr
Nov 30, 3:15 PM PSTRiver Flood WatchREVPlumas48 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.