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Lake Wind Advisory 21, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this lake wind advisory at Mar 24, 2021, 2:57 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 25, 2021, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2021, 2:57 PM PDT (21:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2021, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 15 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 22:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.0 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
- 1883 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -148 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
552 WWUS75 KREV 242157 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 257 PM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021 NVZ004-260300- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0021.210325T1200Z-210326T0300Z/ Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake- Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay 257 PM PDT Wed Mar 24 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE... * WHAT...Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. Waves 1 to 3 feet, highest from mid-lake to southern and southeastern shores. * WHERE...Pyramid Lake. * WHEN...From 5 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/rev
2 follow-up statements
696 WWUS75 KREV 250856 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 156 AM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 CAZ072-NVZ002-260900- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0022.210326T0600Z-210326T1800Z/ Greater Lake Tahoe Area- Including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee, Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village 156 AM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... * WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Waves 2 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Lake Tahoe. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind. && $$ NVZ004-260300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0021.210325T1200Z-210326T0300Z/ Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake- Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay 156 AM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PYRAMID LAKE... * CHANGES...None. * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. Waves 2 to 4 feet. * WHERE...Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake. * WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 8 PM PDT 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/rev
816 WWUS75 KREV 260320 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 820 PM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 NVZ004-260430- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210326T0300Z/ Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake- Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay 820 PM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-261800- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0022.210326T0600Z-210326T1800Z/ Greater Lake Tahoe Area- Including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee, Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village 820 PM PDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR LAKE TAHOE... * WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Waves 2 to 5 feet. * WHERE...Lake Tahoe. * WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM PDT Friday. * 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.