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Lake Wind Advisory 21, NWS Reno, NV

March 24, 20214 counties in Nevada

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-03-24Temperature 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 2021-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -148 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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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.