1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 22, 3:00 PM PST, 3 hours 23 minutes earlier.
WESTERN NEVADA AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
300 PM PST SAT MAR 22 2003
UPPER TROUGH NOW NEAR THE OREGON COAST BRUSHES NORTHERN NV TONIGHT
AS IT MOVES INLAND. MAIN VORT MAX IN TROUGH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL OREGON. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BAND DROPS SOUTH OVER NRN CA
AND NV TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH PRECIPITATION FROM IT FALLING
MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE SIERRA. WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES
SHOULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY OR MID EVENING. A SECONDARY VORT MAX
TRAILING THE MAIN TROUGH AND WELL SOUTH OF IT REACHES SOUTH CENTRAL
CA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND HELPS KEEP PRECIP FALLING ALONG THE FRONTAL
BAND WELL INTO SUNDAY EVENING. BY THIS TIME IT WILL BE AFFECTING
ONLY MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES IN OUR FORECAST AREA. HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES IN ON MONDAY. CLOUDS INCREASE TUESDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER
PACIFIC TROUGH AND SOME LIGHT PRECIP COULD REACH NE CA TUESDAY
NIGHT. COREY
IN THE EXTENDED...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...GFS CONTINUES
DEAMPLIFY THE FLOW FOR MID WEEK. SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST ON WEDNESDAY...WITH THE BEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES
FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. PROGRESSIVE FLOW
REMAINS IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA THROUGH
THURSDAY....WHILE A UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC.
DRY PERIOD BEGINS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AS HEIGHTS RISE IN RESPONSE TO
APPROACHING RIDGE AXIS. BRONG
.REV...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR NVZ003 AND 005
AND CAZ070 AND 071.CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-231500- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 600 AM PST SAT MAR 22 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER NORTHWESTERN NEVADA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. SEE THE LATEST WIND ADVISORY STATEMENT... REFER TO WWUS75 KREV NPWREV FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Reported by spotter 6 miles southwest of Gardnerville.
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