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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2015, 2:32 AM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; 9 counties in California. It took effect at Feb 5, 2015, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2015, 2:32 AM PST (10:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2015, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2015, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 18 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, 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 10:35 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 2199 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
169 WWUS75 KREV 041032 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 232 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS STRONGEST IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER FRIDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ070>072-NVZ002-003-005-050000- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO- CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...INCLINE VILLAGE... SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH 232 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THURSDAY. POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY...SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ073-NVZ001-004-050000- /O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES... HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...FERNLEY...FALLON... LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 232 AM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
6 follow-up statements
339 WWUS75 KREV 042323 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 323 PM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS STRONGEST IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER FRIDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA... NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-051200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0001.150205T0000Z-150205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 323 PM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL START INCREASING TONIGHT OVER LAKE TAHOE BEFORE INCREASING FURTHER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS TONIGHT: SOUTH 15 TO 25 GUSTING TO 40 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 2 TO 4 FEET. * WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 2 TO 5 FEET. * WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY: POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 3 TO 7 FEET. * IMPACTS: UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL DEGRADE FURTHER AS WINDS INCREASE LATE THIS WEEK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY...SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-051200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 323 PM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THURSDAY WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE UP TO 4 FEET. * WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BECOMING 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE 3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-051200- /O.EXA.KREV.WI.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 323 PM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY: POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-051200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE... GERLACH 323 PM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY: POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY...SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ NVZ001-051200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 323 PM PST WED FEB 4 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THURSDAY NIGHT WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND HIGHWAY 95. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ BOYD/HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
769 WWUS75 KREV 051206 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 406 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND FRIDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER FRIDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-060000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150205T1800Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 406 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR LAKE TAHOE... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 2 TO 5 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. * WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY: INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 3 TO 7 FEET. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL DEGRADE FURTHER AS WINDS INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY...SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 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. 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-NVZ003-005-060000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T0600Z-150207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE... GERLACH 406 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY: INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY...SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ073-060000- /O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T1200Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES 406 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY: INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-060000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0001.150205T1800Z-150206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 406 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE UP TO 4 FEET. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE 3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-060000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 406 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
356 WWUS75 KREV 051800 AAA NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1000 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND FRIDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER FRIDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ072-NVZ002-060000- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150205T1800Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE... INCLINE VILLAGE 1000 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY THAT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 2 TO 5 FEET. HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO NORTH AND EASTERN SHORES. * WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY: INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 3 TO 7 FEET. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON LAKE TAHOE WILL DEGRADE FURTHER AS WINDS INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY... SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ070-071-073-NVZ003-005-060000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1000 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY: INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY...SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ004-060000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 1000 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS TODAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE UP TO 4 FEET. * WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE 3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-060000- /O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1000 AM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT WITH STRONG DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95. SOME WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
592 WWUS75 KREV 052307 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 307 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STRONG WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER FRIDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. NVZ004-060630- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS 307 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY. * WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE UP TO 4 FEET. * WINDS FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE 3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY AND EXPECTED REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES...SOMETIMES VERY RAPIDLY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSSWINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-060630- /O.CAN.KREV.HW.A.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 307 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES...SOMETIMES VERY RAPIDLY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSSWINDS. && $$ CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005-060630- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ 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 307 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 2 TO 5 FEET. * WINDS FRIDAY: INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 3 TO 7 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY...WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 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. && $$ HOON HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
427 WWUS75 KREV 060723 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1123 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...STRONG WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST NEVADA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50. AS THE STORM MOVES CLOSER FRIDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA. CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005-061530- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ 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 1123 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNRISE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 2 TO 5 FEET. * WINDS FRIDAY: INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 3 TO 7 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. ON FRIDAY...WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 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. && $$ NVZ004-061530- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 1123 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY. * WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE UP TO 4 FEET. * WINDS FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE 3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY AND EXPECTED REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES...SOMETIMES VERY RAPIDLY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSSWINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ NVZ001-061530- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.150206T1200Z-150207T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 1123 PM PST THU FEB 5 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES...SOMETIMES VERY RAPIDLY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSSWINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
166 WWUS75 KREV 061200 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 400 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TODAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA...NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. NVZ004-070000- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150207T1200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS 400 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BECOMING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WAVES ON PYRAMID LAKE 3 TO 5 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY AND EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES...SOMETIMES VERY RAPIDLY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSSWINDS. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ CAZ070>073-NVZ002-003-005-070000- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150206T1200Z/ /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150207T1200Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS- EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-GREATER RENO- CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA... SUSANVILLE...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TRUCKEE...BRIDGEPORT... MAMMOTH LAKES...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH 400 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS: INCREASING TO 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS NEAR HIGHWAY 395. WAVES ON LAKE TAHOE 3 TO 7 FEET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE SUCH AS FENCE DAMAGE AND LARGE TREE LIMBS COMING DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ001-070000- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150207T1200Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY 400 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH TODAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY AND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITY AT TIMES...SOMETIMES VERY RAPIDLY. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THAT ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CROSSWINDS. && $$ 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 Feb 3, 3:04 PM PST, 11 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 3, 3:04 PM PST, 11 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 304 PM PST TUE FEB 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS... WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TOMORROW BEFORE A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WARM PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND MAY BECOME STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN SHOULD BEGIN THURSDAY OVER NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. && .SHORT TERM... OVERALL LITTLE HAS CHANGED WITH THE FORECAST. JET IN THE PACIFIC WILL DIRECT AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LEAD TO A POTENTIALLY STRONG WIND EVENT ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN SHOULD START IN LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG THE SIERRA CREST. FOR THE WINDS...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN WINDS KICKING UP THURSDAY AS THE JET NOSES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. GUSTS COULD REACH 50 MPH IN THE TAHOE BASIN, ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FROM LASSEN COUNTY SOUTH TO MONO COUNTY. WIND PRONE AREAS MAY REACH 60 MPH. LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY, THE JET SHOULD REACH THE NORTHERN SIERRA WITH RIDGE LEVEL WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR AND ABOVE 100 MPH. MODELS ALSO SHOW SOME DOWNSLOPE POTENTIAL ALONG WITH AN INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. MAIN CONCERN FOR FRIDAY IS A STRONG WIND EVENT, WHERE GUSTS EXCEED 60 MPH IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS DOWNWIND OF THE SIERRA CREST WITH WIND PRONE LOCATIONS APPROACHING 80 MPH. CERTAINLY ANY INCREASE IN WINDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL LIKELY YIELD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND LOW VISIBILITY ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA. FOR THE PRECIPITATION...RAIN WILL START THURSDAY OVER WESTERN LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES, THEN SPREAD SOUTH ALONG THE SIERRA CREST FRIDAY AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY FRIDAY NIGHT. LIQUID AMOUNTS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE SIERRA CREST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 88/CARSON PASS BY FRIDAY NIGHT. AMOUNTS COULD BE HIGHER FOR WESTERN LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES. ALONG THE MONO COUNTY CREST, AMOUNTS COULD GET UP TO AN INCH, BUT WILL DEPEND ON HOW QUICKLY THE MOISTURE PLUME TRACKS SOUTH. SIGNIFICANT SNOW TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA, BUT WILL BE LIMITED TO 8000 FEET OR HIGHER. ANY SNOW THAT DOES ACCUMULATE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE TYPICAL SIERRA CEMENT, WITH SNOW WATER RATIOS OF 6-8 TO 1. SNOW LEVELS REMAIN THE BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST. ANY DRY AIR AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM COULD KEEP SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 7000 FEET AS THE PRECIPITATION INITIALLY BEGINS. MODELS DO SHOW A RISE IN SNOW LEVELS TO WELL ABOVE 8000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING/FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER HEAVY PRECIPITATION MAY ALLOW AN ISOTHERMAL LAYER TO DEVELOP AND KEEP THE SNOW LEVELS FROM CLIMBING MUCH ABOVE 8000 FEET IN THE SIERRA. TRAVEL OVER CARSON PASS AND THE MT ROSE SUMMIT COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE SNOW, WITH WET ROADS FOR MOST OF THE SIERRA PASSES. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS ALONG WITH THE SUSAN RIVER. FLOOD POTENTIAL IS VERY LOW WITH THE DRY SOILS, THOUGH THERE COULD BE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND POORLY DRAINED URBAN AREAS. BRONG .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... MAINLY MINOR TO MODERATE ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE LONG TERM FORECAST THIS ROUND TO ACCOUNT FOR MODEL UNCERTAINTIES AND TIMING VARIATIONS. THE INITIAL AND MOST POTENT WAVE OF THIS ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT WILL BE EXITING SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER, FLOW WILL REMAIN MOIST WITH A 1.5-2" PWAT PLUME DIRECTED TOWARDS THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND SOUTHERN CASCADES. THIS WILL PROMOTE A CONTINUATION OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH EACH PASSING IMPULSE OF JET ENERGY. IT'S A LITTLE EARLY TO DISCUSS PRECIPITATION TOTALS, BUT SEVERAL INCHES OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST TAPERING DOWN INTO THE GREAT BASIN AS RAIN SHADOWING BECOMES MORE PREVALENT. HAVE KEPT BREEZY CONDITIONS IN THE FORECAST INTO SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING THEM DOWN SUNDAY AS THE JET LOSES STEAM AND SHIFTS SOUTHEAST. TIMING OF THE IMPULSES REMAINS ON THE LOWER END OF THE CONFIDENCE SCALE, BUT MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE BECOMING MORE CONGRUENT WITH ONE ANOTHER FOR SATURDAY/SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. CURRENTLY, TWO IMPULSES ARE DEPICTED TO CROSS THE SIERRA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. THESE TWO PERIODS WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY MOSTLY ISOTHERMAL LAYERS INDICATING A WIDE RANGE OF SNOW LEVEL POSSIBILITIES. GENERALLY, SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ON THE HIGHER SIDE AROUND 8000 FEET, BUT WILL LIKELY LOWER INTERMITTENTLY WITH HEAVIER PRECIPITATION DOWN TO AROUND 7000 FEET. A RAIN/SNOW MIX WILL BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6000 FEET AND AS HIGH AS 9000 FEET WHEN PRECIPITATION IS VERY LIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS THE NATURE OF AN ISOTHERMAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE. MODELS HAVE SHIFTED A LITTLE SOUTH WITH THE OVERALL TRAJECTORY OF THIS SERIES OF WAVES INTRODUCING SOME DECENT CHANCES TOWARDS THE NORTHERN END OF MONO COUNTY. HAVE CONTINUED THE TREND OF INCREASING PRECIP CHANCES FARTHER SOUTH. A COLDER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PICTURE ON MONDAY, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THE TIMING OF PRECIPITATION COINCIDENT WITH THE COLDER AIR. RIGHT NOW, INDICATIONS ARE POINTING TO A PERIOD OF HEAVIER PRECIPITATION IN THE WARM SECTOR FOLLOWED BY LIGHTER PRECIPITATION WITH SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 5500/6000 FEET IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. THIS SCENARIO IS NOT THE MOST FAVORABLE FOR HIGHER SNOW TOTALS, BUT IT IS PROBABLE THAT THERE WILL BE AT LEAST A FEW HOURS OF SNOW FOR SIERRA LOCATIONS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TUESDAY INTO MID WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING WARMER ONCE AGAIN. BOYD && .AVIATION... CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY VFR UNDER AT LEAST PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES THROUGH MID WEEK INTO THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE OF SOME GROUND FOG TO OCCUR AT KRNO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SOIL MOISTURE REMAINS RELATIVELY HIGH TONIGHT. FOG WILL BE THICKEST EAST OF THE TERMINAL ALONG STEAMBOAT CREEK AND MAY APPROACH THE AIRFIELD. WILL KEEP CONDITIONS VFR FOR NOW WITH THE MENTION OF PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. FOG WILL BE MORE LIKELY FOR KTRK AND ALONG THE MARTIS VALLEY WITH CLOUD COVER BEING THE MAIN CONTROLLING FACTOR FOR HOW THICK IT WILL BE. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A PERIOD OF CLEARING TONIGHT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR BETTER RADIATIONAL COOLING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS A 150KT JET MOVES OVER THE SIERRA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. EXPECT A PERIOD OF PERSISTENT PRECIPITATION TO ACCOMPANY THIS STRONG JET WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR IN THE SIERRA AND PERIODS OF MVFR ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN AND SNOW. IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT THERE WILL BE SOME SIGNIFICANT MECHANICAL TURBULENCE FROM A FEW THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE RIDGES TO VALLEY FLOORS. ADDITIONALLY, ICING WILL BE A THREAT DURING ASCENT/DESCENT WITH THERMAL PROFILES SHOWING MIXED ICING AS THE PRIMARY MODE. BOYD && .REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. CA...NONE. && FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2:32 AM PST | High Wind Watch | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey and 1 more | 37 hr |
| Feb 4, 3:23 PM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 37 hr |
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Sources
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