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Lake Wind Advisory 49, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this lake wind advisory at Aug 20, 2021, 12:31 PM PDT for 6 counties in Nevada; 4 counties in California. It took effect at Aug 21, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2021, 12:31 PM PDT (19:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 21, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
Counties Alpine County, CA, El Dorado County, CA, Nevada County, CA, Placer 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), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 2616 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
385 WWUS75 KREV 201931 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 1231 PM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 NVZ004-211945- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0049.210821T2100Z-210822T0300Z/ Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake- Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay 1231 PM PDT Fri Aug 20 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. Waves 1 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Pyramid, Lahontan and Rye Patch. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/rev
2 follow-up statements
765 WWUS75 KREV 210946 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 246 AM PDT Sat Aug 21 2021 CAZ072-NVZ002-220300- /O.EXB.KREV.LW.Y.0049.210821T1800Z-210822T0300Z/ Greater Lake Tahoe Area- Including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee, Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village 246 AM PDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... * WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. Waves 1 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Lake Tahoe, Donner, Fallen Leaf, Prosser and Boca. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind. && $$ NVZ003-220300- /O.EXA.KREV.LW.Y.0049.210821T2100Z-210822T0300Z/ Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area- Including the cities of Sparks, Verdi, Gardnerville, and Virginia City 246 AM PDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. Waves 1 to 3 feet on Lake Tahoe. * WHERE...Washoe. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. * 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. && $$ NVZ004-220300- /O.CON.KREV.LW.Y.0049.210821T2100Z-210822T0300Z/ Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake- Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay 246 AM PDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. Waves 1 to 4 feet on Pyramid Lake. * WHERE...Pyramid, Lahontan, and Rye Patch. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 8 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/rev
562 WWUS75 KREV 220252 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 752 PM PDT Sat Aug 21 2021 CAZ072-NVZ002-220400- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-210822T0300Z/ Greater Lake Tahoe Area- Including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee, Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village 752 PM PDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... Winds are beginning to decrease and will become light overnight. $$ NVZ004-220400- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-210822T0300Z/ Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake- Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock, Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay 752 PM PDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Winds are beginning to decrease and will become light overnight. $$ NVZ003-220400- /O.EXP.KREV.LW.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-210822T0300Z/ Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area- Including the cities of Sparks, Verdi, Gardnerville, and Virginia City 752 PM PDT Sat Aug 21 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Winds are beginning to decrease and will become light overnight. $$ 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.