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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Reno, NV

January 10, 2014Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 8 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2014, 10:43 AM PST for Douglas County, Washoe County, Nevada; 8 counties in California. It took effect at Jan 11, 2014, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2014, 10:43 AM PST (18:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2014, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 11, 2014, 1:52 PM PST
In force
7 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, Douglas County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 187 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 2014-01-10Temperature 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 2014-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 219 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1236 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
219 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
394 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.

472 
WWUS75 KREV 101843
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1043 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ON SATURDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS ARE
FORECAST ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST LIKELY.

NVZ003-110330-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1043 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

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

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HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS
  WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
  WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY MAY SEE GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ALONG
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580 AND HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE
  LIKELY. IN ADDITION, LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.  

&&

$$

CAZ073-110330-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
1043 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS
  WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
  WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WITH SIERRA
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY
  395. IN ADDITION, LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.  

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-110330-
/O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0300Z/
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
1043 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...LASTING THROUGH
  MUCH OF THE DAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND VISIBILITY
  REDUCTIONS.

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

* VISIBILITY: REDUCTIONS BELOW A MILE ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  DOWNWIND OF THE ALKALI FLAT AND OTHER OPEN DESERT AREAS.

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS
  50...95...AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RAPID REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY POSSIBLE.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.  

&&

$$

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-110330-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
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
1043 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS
  DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT AND BLACK
  ROCK DESERT. CHOPPY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ON ALL AREA LAKES.


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
4 follow-up statements
006 
WWUS75 KREV 102245
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
245 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ON SATURDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS ARE
FORECAST ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST LIKELY.

NVZ003-111200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
245 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY 
  EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY MAY SEE 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ALONG
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580 AND HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE
  LIKELY. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ073-111200-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
245 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY 
  EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OVERNIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WITH 
  SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY
  395. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-111200-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0300Z/
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
245 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...LASTING 
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND 
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS.

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

* VISIBILITY: REDUCTIONS BELOW A MILE ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY 
  DOWNWIND OF THE ALKALI FLAT AND OTHER OPEN DESERT AREAS.

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50... 
  95...AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY 
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-111200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
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
245 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY 
  SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SATURDAY 
  NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITY 
  REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF THE SMOKE 
  CREEK DESERT AND BLACK ROCK DESERT. CHOPPY CONDITIONS ARE 
  LIKELY ON ALL AREA LAKES.

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
703 
WWUS75 KREV 111136
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
336 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. WIDESPREAD WIND
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

NVZ003-120000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
336 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY TAPER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY MAY SEE 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580 AND HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE
  LIKELY. IN ADDITION...EXPECT LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ073-120000-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
336 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  TAPER OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WITH 
  SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 395. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-120000-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0300Z/
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
336 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THESE WINDS
  WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS.

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

* VISIBILITY: REDUCTIONS BELOW 1 MILE ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  DOWNWIND OF THE ALKALI FLAT AND OTHER OPEN DESERT AREAS.

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50...
  95...AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY
  POSSIBLE. LAKE WATERS WILL BE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-120000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.140111T1500Z-140112T0300Z/
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
336 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER THIS
  EVENING...BUT LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS
  DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF THE SMOKE CREEK DESERT AND BLACK
  ROCK DESERT. LAKE WATERS WILL BE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

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
043 
WWUS75 KREV 111720
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
920 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TODAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. WIDESPREAD WIND
GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

NVZ003-120130-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
920 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS FROM 10 AM THROUGH 4 PM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  TAPER THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY MAY SEE 
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580 AND HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS 
  ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...EXPECT LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ073-120130-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
920 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...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 LATE MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY TAPER OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WITH 
  SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 395. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-120130-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0300Z/
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
920 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING...WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. THESE 
  WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND VISIBILITY 
  REDUCTIONS.

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

* VISIBILITY: REDUCTIONS BELOW 1 MILE ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  DOWNWIND OF THE SINKS AND ALKALI FLATS AND OTHER OPEN DESERT
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50... 
  95...AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY 
  POSSIBLE. LAKE WATERS WILL BE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ070>072-NVZ002-005-120130-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0300Z/
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
920 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

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

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

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATER THIS
  EVENING...BUT LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITY 
  REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF THE SMOKE 
  CREEK DESERT AND BLACK ROCK DESERT. LAKE WATERS WILL BE 
  ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

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
098 
WWUS75 KREV 112152
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
152 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. STRONG
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

CAZ072-NVZ002-120500-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0001.140111T2200Z-140112T0600Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
152 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

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

* WAVES HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET

* SMALL BOATS WILL 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.  

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-112300-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0300Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
152 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ073-120500-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/
MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES
152 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...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 GUSTY WINDS PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING THEN
  BEGIN TO DIMINISH. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
  WIND PRONE AREAS MAY SEE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WITH SIERRA
  RIDGE GUSTS UP TO 115 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  HIGHWAY 395. IN ADDITION...LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ003-120300-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0300Z/
GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
152 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.
  WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS GALENA AND WASHOE VALLEY MAY SEE GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  INTERSTATES 80 AND 580 AND HIGHWAY 395. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS 
  ARE LIKELY. IN ADDITION...EXPECT LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO A COUPLE OF MILES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ001-004-120300-
/O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0300Z/
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
152 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
  BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT.

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

* VISIBILITY: REDUCTIONS BELOW 1 MILE ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY 
  DOWNWIND OF THE SINKS AND ALKALI FLATS AND OTHER OPEN DESERT 
  AREAS.

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS 50... 
  95...AND INTERSTATE 80 WITH RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY 
  POSSIBLE. LAKE WATERS WILL BE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 10:43 AM PSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryREVChurchill, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Washoe32 hr
Jan 10, 10:43 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningREVDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe32 hr

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Sources

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