1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Reno, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 15, 6:25 AM PST, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
725 AM PDT THU APR 15 2004
.UPDATE...
CANCELED WIND ADVISORY AS WIND NOW GUSTING TO 35 KT IN WIND PRONE
AREAS AND MUCH LESS ELSEWHERE. WALLMANN
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
SHORTWAVE PUSHING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON IS
PRODUCING SOME LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE SIERRA NORTH OF HIGHWAY 50 AND
INTO LASSEN AND MODOC COUNTIES. MOISTURE PRODUCING THESE SHOWERS IS
VERY SHALLOW WITH VERY NOTICEABLE SHADOWING ON IR BY THE SIERRA.
PRECIP SHOULD END BY 6AM AS DRIER AIR IS BEING ADVECTED INTO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. TROUGH DIGGING ALONG 135W WILL KEEP THE
PATTERN COOL AND UNSETTLED THROUGH SATURDAY. EXPECTING ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
WIND WILL BE BREEZY AGAIN TODAY AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...BUT WONT BE AS
STRONG AS YESTERDAY. LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TAHOE AND
PYRAMID. BRONG
&&
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
MODELS STILL STRUGGLING A BIT AT TIMES WITH EXTENDED PATTERN...BUT
WILL LEAN TOWARD MORE CONSISTENT EURO/GFS SOLUTIONS. POSSIBLE BREAK
ON SUN FROM SYSTEMS PER GFS...BUT EURO KEEPS A FLATTER FLOW AHEAD OF
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE DROPPING INTO THE MEAN TROF. FOR THIS REASON WILL
KEEP LOW POPS BUT ONLY WEATHER MENTIONED IN ZONES/GRIDS FOR SIERRA
WITH POSSIBLE UPSLOPE. OTHERWISE AFOREMENTIONED SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA LATE MON INTO TUES AND HAVE RAISED POPS A BIT FOR
THIS TIME PERIOD BASED ON GFS/EURO CONSISTENCY WITH SYSTEM. WITH
SOME COLD TEMPS ALOFT MAY SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...BUT TOO EARLY TO
MENTION AT THIS TIME. THEN MODELS IN AGREEMENT WITH RIDGING TO BUILD
BACK INTO THE AREA FOR WED WHICH MAKES SENSE AS NEXT TROUGH TO DIG
FURTHER WEST. TEMPS SHOULD WARM UP TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS WED AFTER
BEING 5-10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL SUN-TUE. WALLMANN
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADV THROUGH 10AM TODAY NVZ003.
LAKE WIND ADV TODAY FOR PYRAMID LAKE AND LAKE TAHOE NVZ002-004.
CA...LAKE WIND ADV TODAY FOR LAKE TAHOE CAZ072.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 620 AM PDT THU APR 15 2004 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-161500- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-MONO COUNTY-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE- 620 AM PDT THU APR 15 2004 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR LAKE TAHOE AND PYRAMID LAKE...SEE WMO HEADER SXUS45 KREV FOR DETAILS. WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED...SEE WMO HEADER WWUS75 KREV FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. STARTING APRIL 15 2004...THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL ONLY BE ISSUED WHEN HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN EASTERN CALIFORNIA OR WESTERN NEVADA WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. WHEN THERE IS ANY THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER...THIS OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 7 AM.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
55 knot (63 mph) wind gust reported by trained spotter 6 miles southwest of Gardnerville.
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