High Wind Warning
NVZ001-004-050600-
/O.CON.KREV.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/
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
705 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65
MPH.
* VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE
HALF MILE AT TIMES.
* AREA LAKES: ROUGH AND CHOPPY LAKE WATERS. WAVE HEIGHTS 3 TO 5
FEET ON PYRAMID LAKE.
* 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 DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND POOR
VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST.
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
754 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA...
NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY WINDS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95
THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH.
WINDS HAVE DECREASED ELSEWHERE WITH GUSTS GENERALLY BELOW 45 MPH.
WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR MOST OF THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA WITH ONLY THE HIGH WIND WARNING STILL IN EFFECT FOR
EAST OF HIGHWAY 95 IN THE BASIN AND RANGE. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES
HAVE ALSO BEEN CANCELLED FOR AREA LAKE AS WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF
SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING.
MAIN CONCERN WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL BE THE MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. COLDER VALLEYS IN THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
COULD SEE TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT. HIGH ELEVATION
SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND PERSIST
OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY ALLOWING RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS TO TAPER OFF BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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.
Special Weather Statement
CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-051330-
SURPRISE VALLEY CALIFORNIA-LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-
EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES-GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-GREATER RENO-CARSON CITY-
MINDEN AREA-WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
NORTHERN WASHOE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDARVILLE...EAGLEVILLE...
FORT BIDWELL...PORTOLA...SUSANVILLE...WESTWOOD...SIERRAVILLE...
LOYALTON...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...TRUCKEE...
MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...HAWTHORNE...YERINGTON...SMITH VALLEY...MINA...
SCHURZ...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE...SPARKS...VERDI...
GARDNERVILLE...VIRGINIA CITY...FERNLEY...FALLON...LOVELOCK...
SILVER SPRINGS...NIXON...IMLAY...EMPIRE...GERLACH
315 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012
...COLD TROUGH TO BRING SOME SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY BRINGING SHOWERS AND MUCH
COOLER CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
FREEZING ACROSS THE SIERRA AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
AND IN THE COLDEST VALLEYS OF WESTERN NEVADA. SEVERAL INCHES OF
SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE SIERRA AND NORTH AND
WEST OF SUSANVILLE AND GERLACH, INCLUDING THE SURPRISE VALLEY.
MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT SOME SLICK AND SLUSHY ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT
THROUGH MID MORNING TUESDAY. THIS INCLUDES ALL SIERRA PASSES...AS
WELL AS FREDONYER SUMMIT ON HIGHWAY 36...ALONG HIGHWAY 44 WEST OF
SUSANVILLE...AND FOR HIGHWAY 395 NORTH OF SUSANVILLE.
AS THE TROUGH PASSES...SKIES WILL CLEAR TUESDAY NIGHT. LIGHT WINDS
AND CLEAR SKIES WILL RESULT IN UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH
WIDESPREAD LOWS IN THE 20S AND 30S. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY IN
SIERRA VALLEYS...WITH A FEW HOURS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES
FOR TYPICALLY COLDER VALLEYS OF WESTERN NEVADA. ATTENTION SHOULD
BE GIVEN TO PROTECT PLANTS AND ANIMALS SENSITIVE TO COLD
TEMPERATURES.
There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Smith, Nevada.
Mostly Cloudy
