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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Reno, NV

October 12, 20146 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 12, 2014, 2:25 PM PDT for 6 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California. It took effect at Oct 14, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 12, 2014, 2:25 PM PDT (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 14, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 15, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

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

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2014-10-12Temperature 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 km15 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 2014-10-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -78 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
1885 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-34 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.

127 
WWUS75 KREV 122125
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
225 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014

CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005-130530-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-
CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...BRIDGEPORT...
MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...
VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
225 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING BECOMING STRONG
  AND GUSTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  WIND PRONE LOCATION MAY GUST UP TO 65 MPH WITH UP TO 100 MPH
  ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES
  FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80, 580 AND HIGHWAYS 395, 50. BLOWING
  DUST IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BASIN AND RANGE, INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
  DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA LAKES. IF YOU
  HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SECURE.


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
192 
WWUS75 KREV 122141
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
241 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014

CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005-131200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-
CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...BRIDGEPORT...
MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...
VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
241 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING BECOMING 
  STRONG AND GUSTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATION MAY GUST UP TO 65 MPH WITH UP TO 100 MPH 
  ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80... 580 AND HIGHWAYS 395... 50.
  BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BASIN AND RANGE... 
  INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50 WHICH MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY. DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON 
  AREA LAKES. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS... MAKE SURE 
  THAT THEY ARE SECURE.

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
360 
WWUS75 KREV 131004
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
304 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2014

NVZ004-132300-
/O.EXA.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
304 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 95.
 
* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES
  FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...ALTERNATE 50
  AND ALTERNATE 95. BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR
  VISIBILITY. DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA
  LAKES. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE
  SECURE OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-132300-
/O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
304 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS WILL CONTINUE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS MAY GUST UP TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  100 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE
  RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND
  580...AND HIGHWAYS 395 AND 50. BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. DANGEROUS
  BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA LAKES. IF YOU HAVE
  OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT
  INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-132300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
304 AM PDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS MAY GUST UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES
  ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR
  DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SECURE OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
899 
WWUS75 KREV 132118
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
218 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2014

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-141200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
218 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS MAY GUST UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT 
  TIMES ESPECIALLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR 
  DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SECURE OR BROUGHT 
  INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-141200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
218 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 11 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
  OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS WILL CONTINUE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND 
  INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS MAY GUST UP TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 100 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE 
  RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 
  AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 395 AND 50. BLOWING DUST COULD 
  PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY EAST OF 
  HIGHWAY 395. DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON 
  AREA LAKES. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THAT 
  THEY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-141200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
218 PM PDT MON OCT 13 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 95.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95... 
  ALTERNATE 50 AND ALTERNATE 95. BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE 
  AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED ON AREA LAKES. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...
  MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE SECURE OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 

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
392 
WWUS75 KREV 141045
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
345 AM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-142300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
345 AM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY 395. BLOWING DUST
  COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 447. IF YOU HAVE
  OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THEY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT
  INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-142300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
345 AM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG GUSTS WILL CONTINUE
  LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  100 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES
  FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS SHOULD
  REMAIN OFF AREA LAKES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 395
  AND 50. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY EAST OF HIGHWAY 395.
  IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THEY ARE SECURED OR
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-142300-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.141014T1800Z-141015T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
345 AM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 95.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES
  FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS SHOULD
  REMAIN OFF PYRAMID LAKE.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. BLOWING DUST COULD
  PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR
  DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THEY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$
MJD

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
285 
WWUS75 KREV 142202
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
302 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-150800-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
302 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY 395. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 
  447. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THEY ARE 
  SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-151230-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
302 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG GUSTS WILL CONTINUE 
  LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 100 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS 
  SHOULD REMAIN OFF AREA LAKES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH RESTRICTIONS FOR 
  HIGHPROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND 
  HIGHWAYS 395 AND 50. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY 
  EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE 
  SURE THEY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-150800-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
302 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 95.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS 
  SHOULD REMAIN OFF PYRAMID LAKE. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. IF YOU 
  HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THEY ARE SECURED OR 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

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...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
350 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-150800-
/O.COR.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
350 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY 395. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 
  447. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THEY ARE 
  SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-151330-
/O.COR.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
350 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG
  GUSTS WILL CONTINUE LATE TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS
  THE FRONT APPROACHES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 100 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS 
  SHOULD REMAIN OFF AREA LAKES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH RESTRICTIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND 
  HIGHWAYS 395 AND 50. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY 
  EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE 
  SURE THEY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ004-150800-
/O.COR.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
350 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF HIGHWAY 95.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS 
  SHOULD REMAIN OFF PYRAMID LAKE. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATE 80...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY. IF YOU 
  HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THEY ARE SECURED OR 
  BROUGHT INDOORS.

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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765 
WWUS75 KREV 150254
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
754 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

NVZ004-150400-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T0800Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
754 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA
THIS EVENING WITH ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE
BASIN AND RANGE. 

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-150800-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
754 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES WITH TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS POSSIBLE ON HIGHWAY 395. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ALONG HIGHWAYS 395 AND 
  447. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE SURE THEY ARE 
  SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-151200-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
754 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 100 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS 
  SHOULD REMAIN OFF AREA LAKES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH RESTRICTIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND 
  HIGHWAYS 395 AND 50. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY 
  EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR DECORATIONS...MAKE 
  SURE THEY ARE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS.

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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542 
WWUS75 KREV 150752
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1252 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2014

CAZ070-071-NVZ005-150900-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T0800Z/
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...
SUSANVILLE...EMPIRE...GERLACH
1252 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST
NEVADA. ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR IN
SOUTHEAST LASSEN COUNTY...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONGER WINDS
HAS DECREASED. 

$$

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-003-151800-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1252 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. 
  WIND PRONE LOCATIONS WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  95 MPH ALONG MOUNTAIN RIDGES. 

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 2 TO 5 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST 
  WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. SMALL BOATS 
  SHOULD REMAIN OFF AREA LAKES.

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 395
  AND 50. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
MJD

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WWUS75 KREV 151753
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1053 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2014

CAZ072-NVZ002-160000-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0044.141015T1800Z-141016T0000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...
INCLINE VILLAGE
1053 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2014

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
LAKE TAHOE...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. 

OVERALL THE WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE THE AFTERNOON
ALLOWING THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ON LAKE TAHOE AND OVER THE RIDGES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

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

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE
  TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. 

* IMPACTS: SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD
  REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  

&&

$$

CAZ073-NVZ003-151900-
/O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-141015T1800Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
1053 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 

THE STRONG WINDS OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. WITH THE GUSTY WINDS BECOMING LESS WIDESPREAD THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...EVEN THOUGH MANY
LOCATIONS COULD STILL SEE GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO REACH NEAR
50 MPH THROUGH 2 PM.

$$

NVZ004-160000-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0044.141015T1800Z-141016T0000Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
1053 AM PDT WED OCT 15 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

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

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO
  THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN 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

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Oct 12, 2:25 PM PDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 2:25 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
225 PM PDT SUN OCT 12 2014

.SYNOPSIS...

TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AGAIN MONDAY AS A RIDGE REBUILDS OVER THE
WEST COAST IN RESPONSE TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE
COAST. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
TO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL BECOME COLDER ALONG WITH CHANCES FOR RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WITH MILD TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED LATER IN THE WEEK FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
ANOTHER WEAK SYSTEM IMPACTING THE REGION NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM...

THE FORECAST LARGELY REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE REBUILDING OVER THE WEST COAST IN RESPONSE TO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE DIGGING SOUTH OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE COOLER
AIRMASS TODAY ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT WILL
MAXIMIZE RADIATIONAL COOLING AND EXPECT AREAS AWAY FROM POPULATION
CENTERS TO DIP NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. THOSE WITH SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
VEGETATION SHOULD EITHER COVER OR TAKE PLANTS INSIDE. NO FREEZE
WARNING IS PLANNED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE LIMITED EXTENT OF THE
FREEZING TEMPERATURES. WITH PLENTY OF WARMING AT THE SURFACE AND
ALOFT ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW AIDING MIXING HEIGHTS,
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM BACK INTO THE LOW 80S FOR WESTERN
NEVADA VALLEYS ON MONDAY.

THE GREATEST CONCERN IN THE FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE THE STRONG
AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. THE TIMING OF THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE IS A BIT SLOWER, BUT WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
ACROSS RIDGES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING, SPREADING INTO VALLEYS BY
LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON. THERE IS NO DOWNSLOPE SIGNATURE TO
THIS EVENT, BUT THERE IS A STRONG GRADIENT AND 45-60 MPH WINDS AT
700 MB, WHICH WILL MIX DOWN AS GUSTS AT THE SURFACE. WIDESPREAD
45-55 MPH GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE
LOCATIONS AND UP TO 100 MPH ALONG RIDGES. THE STRONGEST 700 MB
WINDS MOVE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT KEEPING WIND PRONE AREAS
AND RIDGES GUSTING THROUGH THE NIGHT, WHILE VALLEYS WILL REMAIN
BREEZY.

WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA,
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA, AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. IMPACTS WILL INCLUDE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES, STRONG CROSSWINDS AND POSSIBLE TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES, BLOWING DUST IN THE BASIN AND RANGE, AND FIRE
WEATHER AND AVIATION CONCERNS. PLEASE SEE AVIATION AND FIRE
WEATHER SECTIONS BELOW IF YOU HAVE INTERESTS IN THESE AREAS. IF
YOU HAVE HALLOWEEN OR SEASONAL DECORATIONS OUT IT MAY BE A GOOD
IDEA TO MAKE SURE THESE ARE SECURE.

UNFORTUNATELY THE LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE DRASTICALLY DECREASED THE
AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION THAT REACHES THE SIERRA AND NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND MOISTURE PROFILES LOOK RATHER ANEMIC. IN ADDITION,
THE TIMING CONTINUES TO SLOW DOWN, WITH THE BEST CHANCES NOW LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. QPF TOTALS LOOK TO BE AROUND
A TENTH UP TO A THIRD OF AN INCH FROM ABOUT LAKE TAHOE NORTHWARD
INTO PLUMAS AND LASSEN COUNTIES. SOME MOISTURE MAY ALSO SPILL
ACROSS NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY WITH SOME SPRINKLES POSSIBLE IN THE
GREATER RENO METRO AREA. THE COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DROP
SNOW LEVELS TO AROUND 7000 FEET WITH LIMITED TRAVEL IMPACTS
POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER ELEVATION PASSES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. DJ

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE HAS THE TROUGH OVER CA/NV WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND THEN QUICKLY MOVES IT INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.  THIS IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER TIMING THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST
AND SOMEWHAT INCREASES THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WEDNESDAY MORNING
NORTH OF I-80 AND ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AS FAR SOUTH AS ALPINE
COUNTY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THESE SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO
THE AFTERNOON BUT ANY LINGERING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY WEDNESDAY, BUT MOST GUSTS
SHOULD DECREASE BELOW 40 MPH. WEDNESDAY WILL ALSO BE MUCH COOLER,
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN TUESDAY.

THU-FRI ANOTHER TROUGH DEVELOPS OFF THE WEST COAST WITH A DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NV. CONFIDENCE IS
LOW REGARDING HOW THE TROUGH WILL EVOLVE GOING INTO THE WEEKEND, BUT
IT APPEARS MOST OF THE MOISTURE/ENERGY WILL BE SPLIT INTO A NORTHERN
STREAM DIRECTED INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. JCM

&&

.AVIATION...

VFR CONDITIONS WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS 5-15 KTS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOMORROW TURNING THE
WINDS BACK TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST. MOUNTAIN WAVES WITH TURBULENT
APPROACHES MAY BEGIN TUESDAY MORNING AS SIERRA RIDGE WINDS INCREASE.
THE STRONGEST RIDGE WINDS WINDS AND ASSOCIATED TURBULENCE ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WINDS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS MAY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY THAN SOUTHWEST
AND PEAK SURFACE GUSTS OF 30-50 KTS ARE LIKELY.  KRNO IS PRONE TO
STRONG SOUTH WINDS, WHICH COULD MATERIALIZE AS A 30-40KT SUSTAINED
WIND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AND/OR ROTORS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE AT ALL TERMINALS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH PEAK SIERRA
RIDGE WINDS OF 60-80 KTS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS, RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW IS POSSIBLE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME BEST CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION IS NORTH AND WEST OF KTRK TO GERLACH. MOUNTAIN
OBSCUREMENT AND MVFR CEILINGS ARE POSSIBLE. BRONG/MITTELSTADT

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

BIGGEST CONCERN CONTINUES TO BE THE WINDS FOR TUESDAY AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT. WHILE THE MODELS ARE SLOWER TODAY, THEY STILL
BRING IN 30-40 KT 700 MB WINDS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A
SUPPORTING SURFACE GRADIENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20-35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH LOOK POSSIBLE FOR ALL AREAS.

BIGGEST CONCERNS REMAIN THE NV ZONES WHERE FUELS REMAIN A BIT DRIER
AND RH IS FORECAST TO DROP INTO THE TEENS DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. FOR THIS REASON, ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ZONES
450, 453 AND 459 ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. WINDS WILL STAY UP INTO THE
EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH RH ONLY SLOWLY RISING. WITH THE
FRONT NOT EXPECTED TO PASS UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WINDS ALOFT
CONTINUING TO INCREASE IT IS LIKELY THAT WIND PRONE AREAS WILL
REMAIN WINDY ALL NIGHT. RH WILL CONTINUE TO RISE HOWEVER, SO WORST
CONDITIONS MAY END AROUND MIDNIGHT OR SOON AFTER TUESDAY NIGHT.
WALLMANN

&&

.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
     NVZ002-003-005.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
     NIGHT NVZ450-453-459.

CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TUESDAY TO 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
     CAZ070>073.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)

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