High Wind Warning

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE OFF THE WEST COAST THIS EVENING WILL MOVE INLAND
AND PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN
NEVADA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO
EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA TODAY WITH WINDS SUBSIDING
BEHIND THE FRONT BY LATE EVENING.

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MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...

FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...SILVER SPRINGS
409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE
HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS
INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50...95...ALTERNATE 50 AND
ALTERNATE 95. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE LIKELY WITH POSSIBLE
HIGHWAY CLOSURES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. UNSECURED OUTDOOR
ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT
INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND PROPERTY IS POSSIBLE WITH WINDS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN
GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

718 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...

NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT QUICKLY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.

EAST OF A LOVELOCK TO HAWTHORNE LINE...SUSTAINED WINDS COULD
REACH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. ELSWHERE...SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD REACH 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. AS A RESULT...HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND
WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN SIERRA
AND WESTERN NEVADA FOR TONDAY. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE FROM THE TAHOE BASIN NORTH INTO PLUMAS AND LASSEN
COUNTIES. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE COLD FRONT WILL ALSO USHER IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

PRECIPITATION WILL START TO TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY. DRY CONDITIONS AND
A WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. SPOTTERS ARE
ASKED TO REMAIN ALERT AND REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Babbitt, Nevada.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Babbitt, Nevada.