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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 29, 2014, 3:49 AM PDT for Mono County, California; 4 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2014, 3:49 AM PDT (10:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2014, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Mono County, CA, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 WWUS75 KREV 291049 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 349 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 NVZ003-291800- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0009.140329T1049Z-140329T1800Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 349 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY WILL SEE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR 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. && $$ CAZ073-291800- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0009.140329T1049Z-140330T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 349 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ACROSS HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-291800- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0015.140329T1049Z-140330T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 349 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 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 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
271 WWUS75 KREV 291800 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1100 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 NVZ003-292200- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140329T2200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 1100 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AS RAIN SPREADS OVER THE RENO AND CARSON CITY VICINITY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FOR WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL CONTINUE ON INTERSTATE 580 AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-300000- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T0000Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 1100 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ACROSS HIGHWAY 395. 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. && $$ NVZ004-300000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140330T0000Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 1100 AM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
081 WWUS75 KREV 292200 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 300 PM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 NVZ003-292300- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140329T2200Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY 300 PM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER WESTERN NEVADA, RESULTING IN DECREASING WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON FROM WASHOE VALLEY SOUTH TO DOUGLAS COUNTY, BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ENDED. $$ CAZ073-300300- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 300 PM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS ACROSS HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-300300- /O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140330T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 300 PM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
342 WWUS75 KREV 300235 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 735 PM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 CAZ073-300345- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140330T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 735 PM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MONO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT, BUT BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE FORECAST TONIGHT, WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395. TRAVELERS SHOULD WATCH FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS. ACCUMULATING HEAVY SNOWS WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT HIGHWAY 395 THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ004-300345- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140330T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 735 PM PDT SAT MAR 29 2014 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 30 MPH ARE FORECAST THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 3:49 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 16 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.