“I was in a big, heavy kayak. And I got out there and right off the shore, the wind was just whipping and a lot stronger than it was at shore,” says Smelley. “I wish there was a story that a ...

The National Weather Service released a lake wind advisory at 2:06 p.m. on Tuesday valid from Wednesday 2 p.m. until Thursday, Mar. 27 at 8 p.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area.