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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 2, 2015, 11:57 AM PST for Modoc County, Mono County, California; Washoe County, Nevada. It took effect at Dec 3, 2015, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 2, 2015, 11:57 AM PST (19:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2015, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2015, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Modoc County, CA, Mono County, CA, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:58 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, 8.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
958 WWUS75 KREV 021957 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 NVZ003-031200- /O.UPG.KREV.WI.Y.0009.151203T1700Z-151204T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0002.151203T1700Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID- MORNING THURSDAY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND OVER RIDGES SPREADING TO THE VALLEYS BY NOON. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. A FEW GUSTS 80 TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE EXPOSED TO SOUTH WINDS. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 580/395 AND 80. BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS AND POSSIBLE RE-ROUTES IF TRAVELING IN A HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA 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. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-031200- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ROADS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR GERLACH. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ073-031200- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1800Z-151204T0300Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING THE COLEVILLE AREA. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR DELAYS AND POSSIBLE RE-ROUTES IF TRAVELING IN A HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ NVZ004-031200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0032.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1157 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS TO NORTHEAST SHORES. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
5 follow-up statements
978 WWUS75 KREV 030115 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 NVZ003-031200- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.151203T1700Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. A FEW GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE EXPOSED TO SOUTH WINDS. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATES 80...580 AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR I-580 AND US-395. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH BINS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BY THURSDAY MORNING. && $$ NVZ004-031200- /O.NEW.KREV.DU.Y.0007.151203T1800Z-151204T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO WINNEMUCCA...HIGHWAY 50 IN LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON. * PYRAMID LAKE WAVE HEIGHTS: 3 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS TO NORTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. BE PREPARED TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF DUST. SMALL BOATS AND FISHING RAFTS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING ON PYRAMID LAKE AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ073-031200- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1800Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING COLEVILLE AND WALKER. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS TO 100 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL KICK UP DOWNWIND OF THE MONO LAKE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO IMPACT VEHICLES REROUTEING TO US-6 AND US-95. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-031200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 515 PM PST WED DEC 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
433 WWUS75 KREV 031120 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 NVZ003-040100- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.151203T1700Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR I-580 AND US-395. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH BINS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BY THIS MORNING. && $$ NVZ004-040100- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0007.151203T1800Z-151204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO WINNEMUCCA...HIGHWAY 50 IN LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES...AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON. * PYRAMID LAKE WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS TO NORTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. BE PREPARED TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF DUST. SMALL BOATS AND FISHING RAFTS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING ON PYRAMID LAKE AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1500Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-040100- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.151203T1800Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 320 AM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING COLEVILLE AND WALKER. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF MONO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO IMPACT VEHICLES RE-ROUTING TO US-6 AND US-95...ESPECIALLY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
467 WWUS75 KREV 032249 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 NVZ003-040300- /O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON INTERSTATES 80 AND 580...AND HIGHWAYS 50 AND 395. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. TURBULENCE AND WIND SHEAR HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO AND OUT OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY FOR I-580 AND US-395. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...PATIO FURNITURE...TRASH BINS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BY THIS MORNING. && $$ NVZ004-040600- /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO WINNEMUCCA...HIGHWAY 50 IN LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES...AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON. * PYRAMID LAKE WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 5 FEET...HIGHEST ON THE MID LAKE WATERS TO NORTHEAST SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. BE PREPARED TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF DUST. SMALL BOATS AND FISHING RAFTS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING ON PYRAMID LAKE AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040300- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 447 AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY ROAD MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR GERLACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAZ073-040600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 249 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING COLEVILLE...WALKER AND TOMS PLACE. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF MONO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO IMPACT VEHICLES RE-ROUTING TO US-6 AND US-95...ESPECIALLY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
997 WWUS75 KREV 040234 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 NVZ003-040345- /O.EXP.KREV.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA HAS ENDED. HOWEVER WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM. $$ NVZ004-040600- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ /O.CON.KREV.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES ALONG INTERSTATE 80 FROM FERNLEY TO WINNEMUCCA...HIGHWAY 50 IN LYON AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES...AND HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF FALLON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. BE PREPARED TO REDUCE SPEED AND USE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AREAS OF DUST. && $$ CAZ070-NVZ005-040345- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0300Z/ SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE... FORT BIDWELL...EMPIRE...GERLACH 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVER NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY AND THE SURPRISE VALLEY THIS EVENING. GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM. $$ CAZ073-040600- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 634 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 INCLUDING COLEVILLE...WALKER AND TOMS PLACE. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF MONO LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE PREPARED FOR TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON HIGHWAY 395. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO IMPACT VEHICLES RE-ROUTING TO US-6 AND US-95 THIS EVENING. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
171 WWUS75 KREV 040533 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 933 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 NVZ004-040645- /O.EXP.KREV.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 933 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER PERSHING AND CHURCHILL COUNTIES THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ073-040645- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-151204T0600Z/ MONO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING... MAMMOTH LAKES 933 PM PST THU DEC 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS MONO COUNTY...HOWEVER A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. $$ 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 Dec 2, 11:25 AM PST, 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 11:25 AM PST, 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1125 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE VALLEY INVERSIONS AND REDUCED AIR
QUALITY AGAIN TODAY. A MODEST WINTER STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS
AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS. THE MAIN STORM TRACK WILL STAY OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR THE WEEKEND WITH LIGHT SHOWERS REMAINING
MAINLY NORTH OF I-80 SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES NEAR AVERAGE WILL RISE
TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE SUNDAY.
&&
.UPDATE...
FIRST UPDATE THIS MORNING WILL BE TO CANCEL THE AIR ADVISORY FOR
THE RENO AREA EARLY. PARTICULATES HAVE IMPROVED AND ONLY A YELLOW
BURN CODE IS IN PLACE.
THE OTHER UPDATE WILL BE TO EXPAND WIND ADVISORIES ALONG THE 395
CORRIDOR AND UPGRADE THE ADVISORY FOR THE SIERRA FRONT TO A HIGH
WIND WARNING. A CORE OF 60-70 KT 700 MB WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM
18-00Z NEAR AND JUST EAST OF THE SIERRA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 59
TOMORROW. WITH THESE STRONGER WINDS, A VERY SUPPORTIVE SURFACE
GRADIENT, HIGH WINDS LOOK MORE LIKELY FOR THE SIERRA FRONT WITH
VALLEY GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION, ADVISORY LEVEL
WINDS (GUSTS 50-55 MPH) LOOK LIKELY FROM MONO COUNTY NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WASHOE COUNTY AS WELL. USED THE DECEMBER 2014 EVENT AS A
COMPARISON, ALTHOUGH OVERALL THE WINDS FOR TOMORROW LOOK A BIT
WEAKER THAN LAST YEAR'S. NO CHANGES NEEDED TO THE WINTER
STATEMENTS AT THIS TIME AS OVERALL THEY LOOK ON TRACK. WALLMANN
&&
.AVIATION...
UPDATE...WINDS LOOKS STRONGER TOMORROW WITH SOME LLWS IN THE EARLY
MORNING BEFORE WINDS MIX DOWN BY 20Z. PEAK GUSTS MAY REACH 50+ FOR
KRNO/KCXP/KMEV/KRTS AND 45 KTS FOR KSVE/KTVL/KTRK/KMMH. PEAK
TIMING STILL LOOKS TO BE 18Z-02Z.
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 332 AM PST WED DEC 2 2015/
SHORT TERM...
MAIN CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST WERE FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING IN ORDER TO SLOW THE ARRIVAL OF PRECIPITATION SLIGHTLY
AND TO BUMP UP WINDS FOR A FEW SPOTS IN THE SIERRA FRONT.
LIGHT WARM AIR ADVECTION IS PRODUCING A POCKET OF LIGHT SNOW (PER
ALTURAS OBSERVATION) THIS MORNING OVER NORTHERN LASSEN AND WASHOE
COUNTIES, AS WELL AS THE SURPRISE VALLEY. MODEL SOUNDINGS AND
OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THAT AREA INDICATE ISOTHERMAL PROFILES NEAR
FREEZING, WITH THE CAMERA ON CEDAR PASS SHOWING A LIGHT SNOWFALL
ON THE ROAD. AFTER A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING (WITH A
VERY LIGHT ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE), THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO
CREEP UP FOR A CHANGEOVER TO RAIN SHOWERS IN THE SURPRISE VALLEY
AND OTHER LOWER ELEVATION AREAS NORTH OF SUSANVILLE AND GERLACH.
TURNING TO THURSDAY, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGE TO THE FORECAST
REGARDING SNOWFALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE
5000-5500 FEET ACROSS NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND FAR WESTERN NEVADA.
STILL EXPECT 6-12 INCHES IN THE HIGH SIERRA FROM ALPINE COUNTY
NORTHWARD, WITH AROUND 3-6 INCHES DOWN TO 5500 FEET IN NORTHEAST
CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. LESSER AMOUNTS UP TO AN
INCH COULD BE SEEN DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FEET NORTH OF I-80.
ONE THING OF NOTE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL INTENSITY OF THE SNOW
THURSDAY EVENING IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA, WITH THE 00Z GFS/ECMWF/NAM
INDICATING BETWEEN 0.40" AND 0.70" OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE
CREST BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM THURSDAY. THE GFS HAS BEEN VERY
CONSISTENT WITH THIS IDEA AND THE ECMWF HAS RECENTLY UPPED ITS
QPF, SO CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM-HIGH IN A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL FOR NORTHERN SIERRA PASSES THURSDAY EVENING. THIS
COULD CAUSE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS SO BE SURE TO CHECK
CALTRANS IF YOU MUST VENTURE OVER THE SIERRA LATE THURSDAY.
THE OTHER FEATURE OF CONCERN ON THURSDAY WILL BE THE WINDS,
ESPECIALLY FOR THE SIERRA FRONT AND THE HIGHWAY 395 CORRIDOR FROM
JANESVILLE SOUTH TO THE ANTELOPE LAKE AREA. THE EVENT WILL BE
DRIVEN BY STRONG GRADIENTS RATHER THAN DOWNSLOPE FORCING, WHICH
WILL MEAN A LARGER AREA AFFECTED BY WIND GUSTS 45+ MPH. IN FACT,
THE SOUTHERLY NATURE OF THE FLOW OFTEN BRINGS THE STRONGEST WINDS
TO THE MAIN VALLEY AREA OF RENO-SPARKS RATHER THAN TO THE FOOTHILLS
AS HAPPENS WITH MORE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED
IF WE SEE A 1-3 HOUR PERIOD OF WINDS 30-40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALONG PYRAMID HIGHWAY IN
RENO-SPARKS FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING THURSDAY
JUST AHEAD OF THE MAIN PRECIPITATION BAND. THE ADVISORY COVERS
THIS CONCEPT WELL.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY, COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION WITH
THE UPPER TROUGH MOVING OVERHEAD. UPSLOPE WESTERLY FLOW IN THE
SIERRA WILL KEEP SOME SHOWERS GOING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER,
WITH MOISTURE SHALLOWING OUT THE SHOWERS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT AND
CONFINED MAINLY TO THE SIERRA AFTER THURSDAY EVENING'S FROPA.
SNYDER
LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
A SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE AREA SATURDAY WITH PLENTY OF MID
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND CONDITIONS DRY WITH
STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS. FOR SUN-MON, A COUPLE OF WEAK SHORTWAVES
WILL BRUSH THE AREA AS MAIN UPPER JET/DYNAMICS WILL BE NORTH OF OUR
REGION. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST CA AND
NORTHWEST NV SUNDAY WITH ABUNDANT CLOUDS FARTHER TO THE SOUTH. QPF
IS NOT GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANT WITH EITHER OF THESE SYSTEMS WITH A
COUPLE OF TENTHS POSSIBLE CLOSE TO THE OREGON BORDER AND WESTERN
LASSEN COUNTY WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS ELSEWHERE. BY TUESDAY, A
WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGE DEVELOPS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO
SEASONAL NORMALS AND WE DID BUMP HIGHS UP A FEW DEGREES FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK. INVERSIONS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG ALTHOUGH LIGHTER
WINDS WILL LIMIT VENTILATION. SOME MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO INDICATE
ANOTHER MODEST WINTER STORM WED-THU OF NEXT WEEK. HOHMANN
AVIATION...
PATCHY FZFG AROUND THE MARTIS VALLEY THROUGH MID MORNING, OTHERWISE
VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS AND A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT.
WIND: RIDGE LEVEL WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO
50KT OVER SIERRA RIDGES AFTER MIDNIGHT, THEN PEAKING DURING THE DAY
ON THURSDAY WHEN GUSTS WILL APPROACH 90-100KT AT THE RIDGES. A
STRONG SOUTHERLY SURFACE GRADIENT DEVELOPS DURING THE MORNING
THURSDAY AS SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS OCCUR OVER THE PACNW INTO THE
GREAT BASIN. SURFACE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE FIRST IN THE
HIGHER SIERRA VALLEYS LATE TONIGHT (KTRK-KTVL) AND THEN TRANSITION
TO LOWER VALLEYS OF WESTERN NV AND NORTHEAST CA MID OR LATE MORNING
THURSDAY. HERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE BREAKDOWN OF INVERSIONS, ESPECIALLY AT KCXP-KRNO. ONCE
THE INVERSIONS BREAK HOWEVER, WINDS ARE GOING TO SUDDENLY INCREASE
AND BECOME QUITE STRONG, LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NORTH-SOUTH
FACING VALLEYS ARE GOING TO BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG SUSTAINED
WINDS INCLUDING KTVL-KCXP-KRNO. SUSTAINED WINDS 30-40 MPH WITH GUSTS
55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. RIGHT NOW THE WINDOW FOR
THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN SIERRA AND FAR WESTERN NV
WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL QUICKLY BACK OFF
ONCE THE FRONT PASSES THURSDAY EVENING.
PRECIPITATION: MOST OF THE MOUNTAIN SNOW/VALLEY RAIN WILL STAY IN
THE SIERRA AND ACROSS NORTHEAST CA-NORTHWEST NV AS THE HIGHWAY 395
CORRIDOR FROM KSVE-KRNO-KMMH AND BASIN AND RANGE STAY SHADOWED.
THESE SHADOWED AREAS MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT BAND OF
PRECIPITATION WILL REACH WESTERN LASSEN AND PLUMAS COUNTIES EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON AND THEN OTHER SIERRA LOCATIONS BY EVENING. THE BAND
WILL BE MOVING QUICKLY BUT WILL BE QUITE INTENSE FOR 4-6 HOURS,
PRODUCING RAPID ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOWFALL FOR THE TAHOE BASIN
THURSDAY EVENING. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF ACCUMULATING SNOW ARE
ANTICIPATED AT KTRK/KTVL. SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BE LIGHTER IN NATURE, POSSIBLY ADDING ANOTHER
INCH OF ACCUMULATION. AT THIS TIME WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING ANY
ACCUMULATION FOR KMMH ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOW CHANCE THEY COULD SEE
AN INCH THURSDAY NIGHT. NO ACCUMULATIONS FOR NEVADA TERMINALS.
HOHMANN
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY NVZ002.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY NVZ003.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY CAZ071.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY CAZ072.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY NVZ005.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY NVZ002.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY NVZ003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR PYRAMID
LAKE IN NVZ004.
CA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY CAZ071.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY CAZ070.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY CAZ073.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY CAZ072.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 11:57 AM PST | High Wind Warning | REV | Douglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe | 31 hr |
| Dec 2, 11:57 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 31 hr |
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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.