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Lake Wind Advisory 13, NWS Reno, NV

February 26, 20214 counties in Nevada

NWS Reno, NV issued this lake wind advisory at Feb 26, 2021, 7:07 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Feb 27, 2021, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2021, 7:07 PM PST (03:07 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2021, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 27, 2021, 7:00 PM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Reno, NV

Counties Churchill County, NV, Lyon County, NV, Pershing County, NV, Washoe County, NV

The radar

The Reno radar (KRGX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:08 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, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 72 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 00:00Z on 2021-02-27Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-02-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -17 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
2759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
70 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

128 
WWUS75 KREV 270307
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Reno NV
707 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

NVZ004-280300-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0013.210227T1600Z-210228T0300Z/
Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake-
Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, 
Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay
707 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY
FOR PYRAMID LAKE...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* CHANGES...Cancel the Wind Advisory this evening and issue a new
  Lake Wind Advisory for Pyramid Lake on Saturday.

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

* WHERE...Pyramid Lake.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone 
  to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until 
  conditions improve.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will remain breezy this evening as
  well but they have weakened from their peak earlier today.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ070-NVZ001-003-005-270415-
/O.CAN.KREV.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210227T0600Z/
Surprise Valley California-Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties-
Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area-Northern Washoe County-
Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell, 
Hawthorne, Yerington, Smith Valley, Mina, Schurz, Sparks, Verdi, 
Gardnerville, Virginia City, Empire, and Gerlach
707 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds will remain breezy this evening but they have weakened from
their peak earlier today.

$$

CAZ072-NVZ002-270415-
/O.CAN.KREV.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210227T0600Z/
Greater Lake Tahoe Area-
Including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee, 
Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village
707 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds will remain breezy this evening but they have weakened from
their peak earlier today. Another round of gusty winds are 
expected for Lake Tahoe Saturday and Saturday night.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/rev
1 follow-up statement
637 
WWUS75 KREV 271217
NPWREV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Reno NV
417 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021

NVZ004-280300-
/O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0013.210227T1600Z-210228T0300Z/
Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake-
Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, 
Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay
417 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE...

* CHANGES...Slight reduction in wave heights, clean up to remove 
  old headline. 

* WHAT...Northwest to north winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 
  40 mph expected. Waves 2 to 4 feet.

* WHERE...Pyramid Lake.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 7 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/rev

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.