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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Reno, NV

February 28, 20126 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 28, 2012, 3:43 AM PST for 6 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2012, 3:43 AM PST (11:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 29, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:44 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 2012-02-28Temperature 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 2012-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
666 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 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.

658 
WWUS75 KREV 281143
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
343 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY WITH
INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ALONG HIGHWAY
395 FROM RENO SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

CAZ073-NVZ001-290100-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.120229T1200Z-120301T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
343 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
THIS WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS NO LONGER IN 
EFFECT.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 10 AM
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
  GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY 
  TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY 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.  

&&

$$

NVZ003-290100-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.120229T0600Z-120301T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T0600Z-120301T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
343 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM
  4 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS AND
  WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 FROM RENO SOUTH INTO THE CARSON VALLEY. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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
9 follow-up statements
860 
WWUS75 KREV 281717
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
917 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY WITH
INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ALONG
HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS
ARE ALSO LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

CAZ073-NVZ001-290000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
917 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 10 AM 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY 
  TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY 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-NVZ002-290000-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0012.120228T1800Z-120229T0400Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
917 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
LAKE TAHOE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS AND
  NORTHEASTERN 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.  

&&

$$

NVZ003-290000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T0600Z-120301T0000Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
917 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY 
  FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS 
  AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 FROM RENO SOUTH INTO THE CARSON VALLEY. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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
593 
WWUS75 KREV 282331
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
331 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL REACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY WITH
INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ALONG
HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS
ARE ALSO LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

CAZ073-NVZ001-291300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
331 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM
  10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  THROUGH MONO COUNTY. POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 95 DUE TO
  STRONG WINDS NEAR WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY. HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-291300-
/O.EXB.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T1700Z-120301T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
331 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM
  NOON THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
 
* BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR AND EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 95. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE AT TIMES IN THE
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 FROM RENO SOUTH INTO THE CARSON VALLEY. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-291300-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T0600Z-120301T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
331 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY 
  FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
  FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 FROM RENO SOUTH INTO THE CARSON VALLEY. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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-NVZ002-290600-
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
331 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR LAKE TAHOE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY
  AFTERNOON.

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS 
  AND NORTHEASTERN 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
723 
WWUS75 KREV 290544
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
944 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE REGION TONIGHT IS BRINGING INCREASING
WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM
RENO SOUTHWARD THROUGH MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY
ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

CAZ072-NVZ002-290645-
/O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120229T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
944 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
LAKE TAHOE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR TAHOE WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON
TIME AT 10 PM AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A WINTER STORM WARNING.
WINDS ACROSS LAKE TAHOE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

$$

CAZ073-NVZ001-291400-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
944 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY 
  FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY
  395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY. POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 95 DUE 
  TO STRONG WINDS NEAR WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY. HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN 
  ALTERNATE ROUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY 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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-291400-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T0600Z-120301T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
944 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TONIGHT...PERSISTING
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM
  4 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 1 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
  FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 FROM RENO SOUTH INTO THE CARSON VALLEY. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-291400-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T1700Z-120301T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
944 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY 
  FROM NOON THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR AND EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 95. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO 1 MILE AT TIMES 
  IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE
  80 AND HIGHWAY 95. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR
  CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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
144 
WWUS75 KREV 291146
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
346 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTHWARD
THROUGH MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 95
IN MINERAL COUNTY.

CAZ073-NVZ001-010100-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
346 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH
  THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY FROM 10 AM THROUGH
  7 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY. POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 95 DUE 
  TO STRONG WINDS NEAR WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY. HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN 
  ALTERNATE ROUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY 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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-010100-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
346 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
  FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 FROM RENO SOUTH INTO THE CARSON VALLEY. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-010100-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T1700Z-120301T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
346 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM NOON
  THROUGH 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR AND EAST OF
  HIGHWAY 95 WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED AS LOW AS ONE MILE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATE
  80...HIGHWAY 95 AND HIGHWAY 50. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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
651 
WWUS75 KREV 291328
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
528 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTHWARD
THROUGH MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY
95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

CAZ073-NVZ001-010100-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
528 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY FROM 10 AM 
  THROUGH 7 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY. POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 95 DUE 
  TO STRONG WINDS NEAR WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY. HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN 
  ALTERNATE ROUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-010100-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T1328Z-120301T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
528 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH
  6 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR AND EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 95 WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED AS LOW AS ONE MILE. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG 
  INTERSTATE80...HIGHWAY 95 AND HIGHWAY 50. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-010100-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
528 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
  FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 FROM RENO SOUTH INTO THE CARSON VALLEY. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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
391 
WWUS75 KREV 291450 CCA
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
649 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM RENO SOUTHWARD
THROUGH MONO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY
95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

CAZ073-NVZ001-010245-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.120229T1500Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
649 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY FROM 10 AM 
  THROUGH 7 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
  GUSTS TO 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95 NEAR WALKER LAKE.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY. POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF HIGHWAY 95 DUE 
  TO STRONG WINDS NEAR WALKER LAKE IN MINERAL COUNTY. HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN 
  ALTERNATE ROUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY 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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-010245-
/O.COR.KREV.WI.Y.0006.120229T1328Z-120301T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
649 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING PERSISTING THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH
  6 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH.

* BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR AND EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 95 WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED AS LOW AS ONE MILE. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAY 95 AND HIGHWAY 50. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ003-010245-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
649 AM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 
  FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 
  395 FROM RENO SOUTH INTO THE CARSON VALLEY. HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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
786 
WWUS75 KREV 292307
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
307 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH MONO COUNTY AND
ALSO ALONG HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY.

CAZ073-NVZ001-010600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...
HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
307 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
  GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN CANYONS AND WIND PRONE AREAS
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395...AS WELL AS OVER PASSES IN SOUTHWESTERN
  MINERAL COUNTY.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS OVER 100 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  THROUGH MONO COUNTY. HIGHWAY 95 SOUTH OF SCHURZ MAY BE CLOSED AT
  TIMES. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR
  CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NVZ003-010300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
307 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING CONSIDERABLY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH...MAINLY SOUTH OF RENO. GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
  FOOTHILLS AS WELL AS IN WIND PRONE AREAS SOUTH OF RENO.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  SOUTH OF RENO. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY COULD BE
  CLOSED TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-010300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
307 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50.

* BLOWING DUST: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR NEAR AND EAST 
  OF HIGHWAY 95 WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE MILE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL HIGHWAYS 95 AND
  50. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DELAY TRAVEL OR CONSIDER AN
  ALTERNATE ROUTE.

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.

&&

$$
SNYDER/MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
773 
WWUS75 KREV 010253
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
653 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

NVZ001-010400-
/O.CAN.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
653 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. 

STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL
COUNTIES. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG
HIGHWAY 95 THROUGH 10 PM.

$$

NVZ004-010400-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120301T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
653 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN THE BASIN AND RANGE THIS
EVENING. GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG HIGHWAY 50 FROM
DAYTON TO MIDDLEGATE THROUGH 10 PM.

$$

CAZ073-010600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
653 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN
  DIMINISH AFTER 10 PM.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 65
  MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* SIERRA RIDGE WINDS UP TO 85 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395
  THROUGH MONO COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY COULD OCCUR WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND
REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

NVZ003-010600-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
653 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH
  BY MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 60
  MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS AND WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: WINDS WILL AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM WASHOE
  VALLEY TO CARSON VALLEY. HIGHWAY 395 IN WASHOE VALLEY REMAINS
  CLOSED TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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
203 
WWUS75 KREV 010546
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
946 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012


CAZ073-010700-
/O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
946 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* WINDS: GUSTS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL REMAIN BELOW 40
  MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE WILL RETURN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
  DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395.

$$

NVZ003-010700-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
946 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* WINDS: GUSTS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT WILL REMAIN BELOW 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE WILL RETURN BY EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING...WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 3:43 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningREVLyon, Mineral42 hr
Feb 28, 4:36 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryREVWashoe53 hr
Feb 28, 9:17 AM PSTLake Wind AdvisoryREVDouglas, Washoe13 hr

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Sources

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