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Lake Wind Advisory 13, NWS Reno, NV
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.
- 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
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
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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.