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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2015, 3:01 AM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Nov 15, 2015, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2015, 3:01 AM PST (11:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2015, 2:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2015, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV
The radar
The Reno radar (KRGX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:06 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 2515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
645 WWUS75 KREV 141101 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 301 AM PST SAT NOV 14 2015 NVZ003-150000- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0006.151115T1000Z-151115T1900Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 301 AM PST SAT NOV 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND FOOTHILL AREAS AROUND RENO AND CARSON CITY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS SUNDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY ON I-580 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE OR BRING INDOORS LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS BEFORE THE WINDS INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS THAT WERE WEAKENED BY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION EARLIER THIS WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-150000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.151115T0000Z-151115T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 301 AM PST SAT NOV 14 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY AS SNOW INCREASES ALONG WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL BOATS...KAYAKS AND PADDLE BOARDS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. && $$ MJD HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
4 follow-up statements
836 WWUS75 KREV 141942 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1142 AM PST SAT NOV 14 2015 NVZ004-151200- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0029.151115T1600Z-151116T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 1142 AM PST SAT NOV 14 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS AND THOSE FISHING NEAR SHORE SHOULD USE CAUTION ON PYRAMID LAKE SUNDAY MORNING. BE PREPARED TO GET OFF THE LAKE WATERS AS WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE QUICKLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH A WIND SHIFT LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. && $$ NVZ003-151200- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.151115T1000Z-151115T1900Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 1142 AM PST SAT NOV 14 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS AROUND RENO...CARSON CITY AND STOREY COUNTY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON I-580 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS WEAKENED BY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE RENO AREA EARLIER THIS WEEK. SECURE OUTDOOR ITEMS BEFORE THE WINDS INCREASE TONIGHT. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-151200- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0028.151115T0000Z-151115T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 1142 AM PST SAT NOV 14 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH HIGHEST WAVES FROM MID LAKE TO THE NORTH AND EAST SHORES. * HAZARDOUS LAKE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SNOW INCREASES ALONG WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL BOATS...KAYAKS AND PADDLE BOARDS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
181 WWUS75 KREV 151146 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 346 AM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 CAZ072-NVZ002-151300- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-151115T1200Z/ GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY... TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE 346 AM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR LAKE TAHOE... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN...WHICH IS REPLACING THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ003-151900- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151115T1900Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 346 AM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 AND 10 AM. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS AROUND RENO...CARSON CITY AND STOREY COUNTY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON I-580 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS WEAKENED BY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE RENO AREA EARLIER THIS WEEK. && $$ NVZ004-160000- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0029.151115T1600Z-151116T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 346 AM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS AND THOSE FISHING NEAR SHORE SHOULD USE CAUTION ON PYRAMID LAKE THIS MORNING. BE PREPARED TO GET OFF THE LAKE WATERS AS WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE QUICKLY TODAY WITH A WIND SHIFT LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
312 WWUS75 KREV 151710 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 910 AM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 NVZ001-160115- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.151116T0600Z-151116T2100Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 910 AM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH MINERAL COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 6 NORTH OF BISHOP AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. LIGHT SNOW OR BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR WITH THE WINDS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 6 AND 95. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ003-160000- /O.EXT.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151116T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 910 AM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS INCLUDING WASHOE VALLEY AND FOOTHILL LOCATIONS AROUND RENO... CARSON CITY AND STOREY COUNTY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ESPECIALLY ON I-580 BETWEEN RENO AND CARSON CITY DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND LIMBS WEAKENED BY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE RENO AREA EARLIER THIS WEEK. && $$ NVZ004-160115- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-151116T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 910 AM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR PYRAMID LAKE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. * WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 3 FEET. * SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS AND THOSE FISHING NEAR SHORE SHOULD USE CAUTION ON PYRAMID LAKE THIS MORNING. BE PREPARED TO GET OFF THE LAKE WATERS AS WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE QUICKLY TODAY WITH A WIND SHIFT LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
272 WWUS75 KREV 152341 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 341 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 NVZ004-160045- /O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-151116T0200Z/ WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK... SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY 341 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 30 MPH ON PYRAMID LAKE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM. BOATERS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT TOMORROW MORNING. $$ NVZ003-160045- /O.EXP.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-151116T0000Z/ GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARKS...VERDI...GARDNERVILLE... VIRGINIA CITY 341 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NEVADA. $$ NVZ001-160745- /O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.151116T0600Z-151116T2100Z/ MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY... MINA...SCHURZ 341 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH MINERAL COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 6 NORTH OF BISHOP AND HIGHWAY 95 IN MINERAL COUNTY. LIGHT SNOW OR BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR WITH THE WINDS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON HIGHWAYS 6 AND 95. TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 395 WILL BE IMPACTED BY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ BRONG HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 11:42 AM PST | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Churchill, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe | 28 hr |
Nearby
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.