Red Flag Warning
RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
948 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
CAZ272-273-NVZ450-453-459-301315-
/O.CON.KREV.FW.W.0005.090830T2100Z-090831T0500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-EASTERN ALPINE COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA SIERRA FRONT-WEST CENTRAL NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE-
MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
948 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY.
THE AREA AT GREATEST THREAT FOR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS IS ALONG
INTERSTATE 80 FROM TRUCKEE TO LOVELOCK AND SOUTHWARD TO LEE
VINING IN MONO COUNTY AND HAWTHORNE IN MINERAL COUNTY.
LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS NORTH OF THE AREA TOMORROW AND BRING A
PERIOD OF GUSTY WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA.
BY THE AFTERNOON WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. SIERRA RIDGE GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL OCCUR FROM DONNER SUMMIT TO TIOGA PASS.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS FOR AREAS ALONG
AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 395. HUMIDITY IN THE TAHOE BASIN IS LIKELY TO
LOWER BELOW 20 PERCENT.
CONTINUE TO CHECK WEATHER.GOV/RENO FOR UPDATES.
&&
$$
BRONG
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
251 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL DEVELOP A THERMAL
TROUGH ALONG THE SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING NORTH WINDS OVER ALL OF THE
WATERS TODAY...PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY.
PZZ350-370-301100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-090831T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0072.090830T0000Z-090831T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
251 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KT
THIS EVENING...PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE WITHIN ABOUT 10 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST TO 10 TO 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE RETURNING ABOVE 20 KT AROUND NOON ON
SUNDAY.
SEAS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING AS STEEP TO VERY STEEP WIND SEAS REACH 5 TO
7 FEET AT 7 SECONDS OR LESS. THESE WINDS SEAS WILL COMBINE WITH A
WEST SWELL 4 TO 7 FEET AROUND 10 SECONDS...RESULTING IN COMBINED
NORTHWEST SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET AT 8 TO 10 SECONDS THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
251 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL DEVELOP A THERMAL
TROUGH ALONG THE SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING NORTH WINDS OVER ALL OF THE
WATERS TODAY...PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY.
PZZ356-301100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-090831T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-090831T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
251 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND ABOUT 8
NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHILE
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 TO 20 KT WITHIN ABOUT 5 NAUTICAL MILES OF
THE COAST MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEY WILL AGAIN INCREASE AROUND NOON ON
SUNDAY.
WEST SWELL 7 TO 8 FEET AT 11 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH BUILDING
WIND WAVES THAT WILL REACH 5 TO 7 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS OR LESS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE HIGHEST AND STEEPEST
SEAS WILL BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF TODAY AND
SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
FB
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
251 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL DEVELOP A THERMAL
TROUGH ALONG THE SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA COAST
TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING NORTH WINDS OVER ALL OF THE
WATERS TODAY...PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY.
PZZ376-301100-
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0079.000000T0000Z-090831T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-090831T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
251 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY.
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. OCCASIONAL GALE FORCE GUSTS 35 KT ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ZONE. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
WEST SWELL 7 TO 8 FEET AT 11 SECONDS WILL COMBINE WITH BUILDING
WIND WAVES THAT WILL REACH 6 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS OR LESS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.
SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
246 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ350-370-300530-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT... BUILDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO
5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT. MIXED SWELL W
4 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING
TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXED SWELL NW 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS
AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL W 6 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W
6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W
4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...BECOMING
3 FT. SWELL W 4 FT.
.THU...S WIND 5 KT...RISING TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 5 FT. SWELL W 4 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
246 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ356-300530-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
246 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 TO 25 KT WITHIN 5 NM OF
BROOKINGS SOUTHWARD. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT EARLY IN THE
EVENING. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE
EVENING...THEN...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W SWELL
6 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...NORTHERN PORTION...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. BROOKINGS
SOUTHWARD...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT...EASING TO 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXED SWELL NW 3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 6 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W
6 TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...N WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 4 FT.
.THU...N WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
SWELL W 4 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
246 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
PZZ376-300530-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT
SOUTHERN PORTION. WIND WAVES 5 TO 6 FT... BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. W
SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS... SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS
AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 TO 9 FT. MIXED SWELL W 4 FT AT
9 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 13 SECONDS. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 TO 9 FT. MIXED SWELL NW
3 TO 4 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND S 2 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL W 6 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 4 FT. SWELL W 6 TO
7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE MORNING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT IN THE EVENING...
BECOMING 2 FT OR LESS. SWELL W 4 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS.
SWELL W 4 FT.
.THU...W WIND 5 KT...BECOMING SW 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS...
BECOMING 4 FT. SWELL W 4 FT.
$$
FB
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
234 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
PZZ450-301045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-090831T0000Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
234 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
234 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
PZZ470-301045-
/O.CON.KEKA.SC.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-090831T2200Z/
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
234 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
232 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ450-300545-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO OUT 10 NM-
232 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 7 FT AT 10 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 10 TO 15 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO
6 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT...BECOMING SW 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. NW SWELL 4 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
232 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
PT ST GEORGE TO PT ARENA AND OUT 60 NM
PZZ470-300545-
PT ST GEORGE TO CAPE MENDOCINO 10 TO 60 NM-
232 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS.
.SUN...N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. COMBINED
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 10 SECONDS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. N SWELL
6 TO 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 5 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 4 FT.
$$
Lake Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
208 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
CAZ072-073-NVZ001-002-004-301300-
/O.NEW.KREV.LW.Y.0044.090830T2100Z-090831T0500Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES-
WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND RANGE INCLUDING PYRAMID LAKE-
208 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT SUNDAY.
* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
* WAVE HEIGHTS: INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON TO 2 TO 4 FEET ON LAKE
TAHOE...2 TO 3 FEET ON PYRAMID LAKE. HIGHEST WAVES ON NORTH AND
EASTERN SHORES. CHOPPY CONDITIONS ALSO EXPECTED ON OTHER AREA
LAKES AND RESERVOIRS.
* SMALL BOATS WILL BE PRONE TO CAPSIZING AND SHOULD REMAIN OFF
LAKE WATERS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
&&
$$
HOON
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RENO
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
830 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
UPDATED TODAY DISCUSSION
ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-WAZ024-026>030-501-502-301215-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
WALLOWA COUNTY-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-JOHN DAY BASIN-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
530 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES, JOHN DAY
BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
A STRONG PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO HE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TODAY. THE INITIAL COLD FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING
ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IS PUSHING INTO
WARMER AND UNSTABLE AIR AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. THIS IS RESULTING IN
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. THE
COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY
LATE THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE A BREAK WITH SOME SURFACE SOLAR
HEATING TAKING PLACE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON/EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS...AS A SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
BRINGS MORE INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE INTO THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
SURFACE HEATING COMBINED WITH AFTERNOON INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE
WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING A THREAT OF ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON
MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY NIGHT THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO
THE REGION TODAY WILL MOVE TO THE EAST AND THEN SLOW DOWN. MOISTURE
WILL WRAP AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGING A
POSSIBILITY OF MORE STEADY STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY. DRIER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS WILL THEN ARRIVE ON
TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
TOMORROW.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
CURRENTHAZARDS.
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