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 Jun 16, 2:00 PM PST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
300 PM PDT THU JUN 16 2005
.SHORT TERM...
A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN STORE FROM THE QUIET WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AROUND THE AREA TODAY. AN IMPRESSIVE STORM SYSTEM
CENTERED NEAR 45N 135W WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TO OFF THE OREGON COAST
BY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
AS IT APPROACHES. 140 KT JET STREAM ROUNDING THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW
WILL DIG SOUTH AND NOSE IN ACROSS THE TAHOE AREA BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. 700 MB WINDS 45-55 KTS...TIGHT GRADIENT...AND PRECIP
PUSHING UP ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CREST WILL PRODUCE WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER WRN NV AND THE SIERRA ON THURSDAY. DECIDED TO ISSUE
A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR WRN NV AND
PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA. DIFFLUENCE IN THE NORTHEAST QUAD OF THE LOW
WILL CLIP FAR NORTHWEST ZONES ON THURSDAY...THEREFORE SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS POSSIBLE NORTH OF GERLACH. PRECIP MOVES INTO THE
SIERRA FROM TAHOE NORTH AROUND MIDDAY AND EVENTUALLY SPREADS SOUTH
THURSDAY NIGHT AND EAST OVERNIGHT AS WINDS WEAKEN AND THE ATMOSPHERE
BECOMES LESS STABLE EAST OF THE CREST. PRECIP TOTALS IN THE SIERRA
FROM .25 INCHES TO .75 INCHES...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATERS OF 1.5 TO
2.0 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START FAIRLY
HIGH...ABOVE ALL THE PASSES ON THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN DROP DOWN TO
AROUND OR BELOW 7000 FEET OVERNIGHT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. COULD SEE A
FEW INCHES OF SNOW AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY. CYCLONICALLY
CURVED JET STREAM DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE TAHOE AREA AND WRN NV
THROUGH SATURDAY...LEAVING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR TSTMS ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF THE JET FROM TAHOE NORTH THROUGH SATURDAY. MODELS
HAVE BEEN GRADUALLY PICKING UP ON THE THE HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES COMING IN FROM THE PACIFIC WITH EACH RUN...SO PRECIP VALUES
AND POPS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AND POSSIBLY INCREASED IN LATER
SHIFTS.
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
TREND THROUGH THE PERIOD IS FOR UPPER LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CA COAST
TO GRADUALLY FILL AND WEAKEN RESULTING IN INCREASING HEIGHTS AND
WARMING THROUGH THE PERIOD. ANOTHER UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHEAST FROM
THE GULF OF AK INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND PHASES WITH THE WEAKENED
UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. LITTLE CHANGE TO
PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH LINGERING PRECIPITATION LASSEN AND NORTHERN
WASHOE COUNTIES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. SHOULD BE UNSTABLE ENOUGH THOSE
AREAS FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AND LEFT THIS IN
FORECAST. FOR TUE INTO WED GENERALLY DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH
STRONG UPPER HIGH REMAINING OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. CONTINUING
TREND TO RAISE HEIGHTS THROUGH THE PERIOD SO SHOULD SEE TEMPERATURES
AT OR ABOVE NORMAL BY MIDWEEK AND INCREASED MAX TEMPS ACCORDINGLY.
HOLLINGSWORTH
&&
.AVIATION...
ISOLD HIGH BASED TSTMS DEVELOPING OVER SRN MONO AND MINERAL COUNTIES
22Z-04Z. OTRW INCREASING MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS THROUGH 18Z THUR
WITH LGT TO MODERATE SWLY FLOW BECOMING STRONG SWLY BY 06Z THUR.
PRECIPITATION WITH INCOMING TROUGH WILL BEGIN IN NORTHEAST CA AND NW
NV BY 00Z FRI. HOLLINGSWORTH
.REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...FLOOD WARNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE FOR THE HUMBOLDT RIVER
ABOVE RYE PATCH RESERVOIR...NVZ004.
HIGH WIND WATCH NVZ001-005 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
.CA...HIGH WIND WATCH CAZ070-073 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 600 AM PDT THU JUN 16 2005 CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-171400- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-LASSEN- EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-MONO-NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY- SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA- WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE- 600 AM PDT THU JUN 16 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEVADA...THE EASTERN SIERRA...AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA.. .DAY ONE...TODAY AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN OPEN AREAS AS WINDS INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. REFER TO THE HIGH WIND WARNING /WWUS75 KREV RNONPWREV/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE HUMBOLDT RIVER ABOVE RYE PATCH RESERVOIR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE FLOOD STATEMENT /WGUS85 KREV RNOFLSREV/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND ARE ASKED TO REPORT FLOODING OR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN RIVER/STREAM LEVELS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. MCGUIRE
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A 54 kt (62 mph) wind gust reported at Damonte Ranch High School 5 miles south of Reno.
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