alertwildfire.org Strong wind on Wednesday is pushing cooler temperatures and inclement weather towards the Lake Tahoe Basin. The National Weather Service in Reno issued a lake wind advisory for Wednesday for wind gusts that are expected to reach about 40 mph causing waves up to 3 feet. The southwest winds are expected to stay in the 15 to mph range throughout the day with the advisory ending at 9 p.m. After the wind, the thermometer won’t go above 50 through Saturday with snow and rain in the forecast. A late season storm is expected to bring gusty winds, rain, Sierra snow and freezing temperatures to the region starting as early as Wednesday night.