Wind Advisory

...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.

CAZ073-NVZ003-041915-
/O.CON.KREV.WI.Y.0014.120604T1800Z-120605T0600Z/
MONO-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRIDGEPORT...MAMMOTH LAKES...SPARKS...

GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY
409 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

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

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS
THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS: UNSECURED OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE SHOULD
BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INDOORS BEFORE WINDS INCREASE TODAY.

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE
LIKELY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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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 Cannon International Airport, Nevada.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Cannon International Airport, Nevada.