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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Reno, NV
NWS Reno, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2021, 2:54 AM PDT for Mono County, California. It took effect at Mar 19, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2021, 2:54 AM PDT (09:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Reno, NV
County Mono County, CA
The radar
The San Joaquin Valley radar (KHNX), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1893 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
462 WWUS75 KREV 190954 NPWREV URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Reno NV 254 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 CAZ073-200300- /O.NEW.KREV.WI.Y.0009.210319T2100Z-210320T0300Z/ Mono County- Including the cities of Bridgeport, Coleville, Lee Vining, and Mammoth Lakes 254 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. Wind prone locations, like canyon openings, could see gusts to 65 mph. * WHERE...Mono County. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Now is the time to secure loose outdoor items such as patio furniture, decorations, and trash cans before winds increase which could blow these items away. The best thing to do is prepare ahead of time by making sure you have extra food and water on hand, flashlights with spare batteries and/or candles in the event of a power outage. && $$ CAZ072-NVZ002-200300- /O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0019.210319T1400Z-210320T0300Z/ Greater Lake Tahoe Area- Including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee, Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village 254 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE TAHOE... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. Waves 2 to 3 feet. * WHERE...Lake Tahoe. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Small boats, kayaks and paddle boards will be prone to capsizing and should remain off lake waters until conditions improve. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Check lake conditions before heading out and be prepared for a sudden increase in winds and wave heights. Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/rev
The office that day
Everything else NWS Reno, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2:54 AM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | REV | Alpine, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer | 17 hr |
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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.