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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.

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