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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Reno, NV

March 11, 20166 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California

NWS Reno, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 11, 2016, 1:48 PM PST for 6 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at Mar 13, 2016, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2016, 1:48 PM PST (21:48 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2016, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2016, 11:04 AM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Lassen County, CA, Modoc County, CA, Plumas County, CA, Sierra County, CA, Churchill County, NV, Douglas County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Storey County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 140 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2016-03-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2016-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 371 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
529 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

991 
WWUS75 KREV 112148
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
148 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-121200-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0007.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1500Z-160314T0500Z/
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...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
148 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING
  BECOMING STRONG SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL
  LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN
  THE FOOTHILLS AND ON RIDGES. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY
  MORNING BECOMING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* WINDS: PEAK WINDS FOR SATURDAY, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FOR SUNDAY, SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID WIND PRONE AREAS
  SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO DOYLE, AND I-580 THROUGH
  WASHOE VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR
  AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS
INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY.

&&

$$

NVZ004-121200-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0016.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
148 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY
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 SATURDAY. 

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

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH
  AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR A
SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS. CONSIDER POSTPONING
BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND.

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-120200-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160312T0200Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE
148 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING
  THIS EVENING.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE TAHOE: 1 TO 3 FEET...HIGHEST FROM THE 
  MIDDLE OF THE LAKE TO THE NORTHEAST SHORES.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR A
SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS. CONSIDER POSTPONING
BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
3 follow-up statements
804 
WWUS75 KREV 120257
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
657 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-121500-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1500Z-160314T0500Z/
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...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
657 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST
SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING STRONG SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 
  WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING 
  ESPECIALLY IN THE FOOTHILLS AND ON RIDGES. WINDS WILL INCREASE 
  AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING BECOMING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* WINDS: PEAK WINDS FOR SATURDAY... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO25 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. FOR SUNDAY... SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 
  20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND 
  PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID WIND PRONE AREAS 
  SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO DOYLE... AND I-580 
  THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE 
  TURBULENCE FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE... HOLIDAY DECORATIONS... AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS
INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY.

&&

$$

NVZ004-121500-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
657 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2016

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST
SATURDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

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

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE 
  NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND BE PREPARED FOR A
SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS. CONSIDER POSTPONING
BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
233 
WWUS75 KREV 121153
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
353 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

CAZ072-NVZ002-122000-
/O.EXB.KREV.LW.Y.0016.160312T1200Z-160312T2000Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE
353 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR LAKE
TAHOE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.

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

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE 
  NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND CONSIDER POSTPONING
BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND.

&&

$$

CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-130000-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/
/O.CON.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1500Z-160314T0500Z/
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...SPARKS...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
353 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST GUSTS
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER AND MORE
  HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: FOR TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH. FOR SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 65 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID WIND PRONE AREAS
  SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO DOYLE...AND INTERSTATE
  580 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE
  TURBULENCE FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW
THESE ITEMS AWAY.

&&

$$

NVZ004-130000-
/O.EXB.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1800Z-160314T0900Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.160312T1500Z-160313T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
353 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST GUSTS
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER AND MORE
  HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS ON PYRAMID LAKE TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE TODAY: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE
  ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE.

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

* WINDS ON SUNDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF
  INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...AND ALTERNATE 50 AND 95.
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR
  ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW
THESE ITEMS AWAY.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
195 
WWUS75 KREV 121904
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

CAZ070-071-NVZ003-005-130715-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1500Z-160314T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.160313T1500Z-160314T1000Z/
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160313T0300Z/
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...
SUSANVILLE...SPARKS...GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...EMPIRE...
GERLACH
1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY
TO 3 AM PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER AND MORE HAZARDOUS
  WINDS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: FOR TODAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. FOR SUNDAY...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 65 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID WIND PRONE AREAS 
  SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395 FROM SUSANVILLE TO DOYLE...AND 
  INTERSTATE 580 THROUGH WASHOE VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT 
  IN SEVERE TURBULENCE FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW
THESE ITEMS AWAY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND WATER ON
HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN THE EVENT
OF A POWER OUTAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ073-130715-
/O.NEW.KREV.HW.W.0003.160313T2200Z-160314T1800Z/
MONO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BRIDGEPORT
1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. HIGHER
  GUSTS IN WIND PRONE AREAS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH
  EASTERN MONO COUNTY. WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE TURBULENCE
  FOR AIRCRAFT FLYING THROUGH THE REGION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE, HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS
INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW THESE ITEMS AWAY. THE BEST THING TO DO
IS PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME BY MAKING SURE YOU HAVE EXTRA FOOD AND
WATER ON HAND, FLASHLIGHTS WITH SPARE BATTERIES AND/OR CANDLES IN
THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE.

&&

$$

NVZ004-130715-
/O.UPG.KREV.HW.A.0002.160313T1800Z-160314T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0008.160313T1800Z-160314T1800Z/
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160313T0300Z/
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS
1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST GUSTS
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. EVEN STRONGER AND MORE
  HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS ON PYRAMID LAKE TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* WAVE HEIGHTS ON PYRAMID LAKE TODAY: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE 
  ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE.

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

* WINDS ON SUNDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF 
  INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 95...AND ALTERNATE 50 AND 
  95. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO 
  NEAR ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW
THESE ITEMS AWAY. CONSIDER POSTPONING BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE
LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND.

&&

$$

NVZ001-130715-
/O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0008.160313T1800Z-160314T1800Z/
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY
1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY,
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO
  MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN SOUTHERN LYON COUNTY
  SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  95 AND ALTERNATE HIGHWAY 95. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO
FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE WHICH COULD BLOW
THESE ITEMS AWAY. 

&&

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-122300-
/O.EXT.KREV.LW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-160312T2300Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...INCLINE VILLAGE
1104 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR LAKE TAHOE...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE TAHOE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

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

* WAVE HEIGHTS: 2 TO 4 FEET WITH THE ROUGHEST WATERS ON THE 
  NORTH AND EAST SIDES OF THE LAKE.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CHECK LAKE CONDITIONS BEFORE HEADING OUT AND CONSIDER POSTPONING
BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE LAKE UNTIL A DAY WITH LESS WIND.

&&

$$

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 1:11 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningREVDouglas, Washoe61 hr
Mar 11, 1:48 PM PSTLake Wind AdvisoryREVChurchill, Douglas, Lyon, Pershing, Washoe29 hr
Mar 11, 1:48 PM PSTWind AdvisoryREVDouglas, Lyon, Storey, Washoe29 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.