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 7, 2:55 AM PST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
355 AM PDT THU APR 7 2005
.SHORT TERM...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THE MAIN VORT MAX RACING NORTHWARD
ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. A COLD FRONT IS TRAILING
THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...AS CAN BE NOTED BY THE COLD AIR
CUMULUS/SHOWERS THAT ARE MOVING ONSHORE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
COLD AIR ADVECTION ALOFT IS ENSUING RAPIDLY OVER WESTERN NEVADA AND
EASTERN CALIFORNIA AS THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS APPROACHES THE SIERRA.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS HAVE ENSUED OVER THE REGION...WITH WIND PRONE
AREAS RECEIVING GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. MANY OTHER AREAS HAVE SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY LOOKS STELLAR
FOR NOW SO WILL LEAVE ALONE.
PRECIPITATION WISE TODAY...THE BEST FORCING IS QUICKLY MOVING NORTH
WITH THE VORT MAX OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...SO PRECIP ACCUMULATIONS
LOOK MEEK...ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA WHERE RAIN
SHADOWING WILL BE STRONG WITH THE LACK OF GOOD INSTABILITY AND DEEP
MOISTURE. IN ANY CASE...IT WILL BE CONSIDERABLY COLDER THAN
YESTERDAY WITH THE GOOD COLD AIR PUNCH COMING IN (SEE THE INFRARED
SATELLITE).
THE NEXT...QUICK MOVING SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON
FRIDAY. WITH LIMITED MOISTURE BUT THE SAVING GRACE OF STRONG
DYNAMICS JUST NORTH OF A 100+ KT JET...THE SIERRA MAY GET ENOUGH
PRECIP FOR A SNOW ADVISORY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT. WITH
WINTER STORM WARNING SNOW CRITERIA UNLIKELY...I DID NOT WANT TO
ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH. THE DAYSHIFT SHOULD REVIEW THE LATEST
MODELS FOR THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF A SNOW ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY.
BESIDES SNOW TOTALS...THE COMPACT AND VIGOROUS SYSTEM WILL CERTAINLY
KICK WINDS UP FOR THE REGION. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING IN A
REINFORCEMENT SHOT OF COOLER AIR FOR THE WEEKEND...SO NO WARM TEMPS
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. SNYDER
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MED RANGE MODELS SIMILAR MOVG RIDGE OVER AREA ON SUNDAY FOR DRY AND
WARMER CONDITIONS. L/WV TROUGH REMAINS IN GULF OF ALASKA EARLY NEXT
WEEK WITH UPPER JET SAGGING FURTHER S ONTO NRN CA CST BY TUESDAY.
JET DYNAMICS OVER FAR NRN CWA TUES INTO WEDNESDAY FOR SLGT CHC POPS
MAINLY WITH OVERRUNNING MOISTURE. GFS AND EURO IN CLOSE AGREEMENT
MOVG TROUGH AXIS ACROSS AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. A
LITTLE COOLER BY WEDNESDAY IN WAKE OF TROUGH PASSAGE. DAYTIME TEMPS
NEAR CLIMO WHILE OVERNIGHT LOWS MILDER DUE TO CLOUDS AND WIND. CYLKE
&&
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...WIND ADVISORY 4 AM TO 2 PM ZONES 1...3...4 AND 5.
WIND ADVISORY 2 AM TO 11 AM ZONE 2.
.CA...WIND ADVISORY 4 AM TO 2 PM ZONE 70.
WIND ADVISORY 2 AM TO 11 AM ZONES 71...72 AND 73.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 55 kt (63 mph) wind gust recorded at the Desert Springs RAWS sensor 12 miles NNW of Reno.
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