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 Apr 20, 1:30 PM PST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 230 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2004 .SHORT TERM... AIRMASS DRYING OUT AS STRONG JET STREAM STAYS OVER THE CWA. THIS IS CAUSING STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVSRY TIL 8PM. AS AIRMASS DRIES OUT THE CHC FOR PRECIP DROPS. BEST CHC IS UP IN NRN WASHOE AND SURPRISE VALLEY TNGT. WINDS STAY MODERATELY STRONG AGAIN TOMORROW AS MODELS MOVE A S/W ACROSS WASH...OREGON AND ID. THIS KEEPS NRN NV UNDER THE JET MAX. WINDS MAY BE JUST A BIT LESS STRONG WEDNESDAY. DRY WESTLY FLOW THEN SETS UPS INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A SLOW WARMING TREND. FISCHER .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DIFFER IN THE HANDLING OF WHEN THIS WEEKENDS TROUGH MOVES THROUGH AND THE RIDGE BUILDS IN. THE EURO AND UKMET STILL BRING THE TROUGH IN A LITTLE STRONGER WITH THE LATEST RUNS ACTUALLY FORMING A CLOSED LOW OVER THE NV/UT BORDER THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. THINK THIS IS A LITTLE OVERDONE AS THE DIGGING TROUGH IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC WILL HELP TO BUILD UP THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN STATES AND PUSH THIS ENERGY OUT OF THE AREA. BREEZY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL HELP TO WARM TEMPS THIS WEEKEND EVEN UNDER THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER...BUT STILL WENT BELOW MOS. RIDGE BUILDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH SOME CUMULUS FORMATION OVER THE SIERRA FROM ABOUT TAHOE SOUTH UNDER A SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS. && .REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...WIND ADVISORY TIL 8 PM THIS EVENING NVZ001-NVZ005 CA...WIND ADVISORY TIL 8 PM THIS EVENING CAZ070-073.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
54 knot (62 mph) wind gust reported by trained spotter at Gerlach.
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