Wind Advisory 2, NWS Elko, NV

000 
WWUS75 KLKN 151313
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
513 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2006

NVZ013-033-160030-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.060115T1700Z-060116T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...WEST WENDOVER
513 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

A SECONDARY POLAR COLD FRONT WILL BRING A REINFORCING SHOT OF
COLD AIR INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT SWEEPS ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN WEST WENDOVER NEVADA AND ALONG INTERSTATE 80 WEST OF
WEST WENDOVER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

TT

000 
WWUS75 KLKN 152204
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
204 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2006

NVZ013-033-160500-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060116T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...WEST WENDOVER
204 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST / 10 PM MST THIS
EVENING.

AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST TONIGHT...WINDS WILL REMAIN
STRONG ACROSS NORTHERN NYE AND EXTREME EASTERN ELKO THIS EVENING. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCAL WIND GUSTS
NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN WEST WENDOVER NEVADA AND ALONG
INTERSTATE 80 WEST OF WEST WENDOVER THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION SINCE THE STRONG WIND CAN
CAUSE RECENT SNOWFALL IN THESE AREAS TO BLOW ACROSS ROADWAYS THAT
HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLOWED.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$
WHITWORTH

000 
WWUS75 KLKN 160448
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
848 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2006

...WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL NEVADA...

.THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EASING UP ACROSS EASTERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW THE THRESHOLD FOR
WIND ADVISORY BY 9 PM PST.

NVZ013-033-160600-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-060116T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...WEST WENDOVER
848 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY 10 PM IN EXTREME EASTERN
ELKO COUNTY...AND TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN NORTHERN NYE.

$$

REA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
200 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEVADA TONIGHT BRINGING
SNOW WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS. THE STORM WILL
EXIT INTO UTAH SUNDAY WITH LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES OVER THE EAST. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO
NEVADA ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
&&

.SHORT TERM...MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM WILL BE SNOW AMOUNTS AS COLD
FRONT SHIFTS EAST TONIGHT. CURRENT LRX RADAR SHOWS INCREASING
RADAR COVERAGE CENTRAL NV INTO EKO COUNTY AS BAROCLINC BAND SHIFTS
EAST. SFC THERMAL GRADIENT AND FRONTOGENISIS INCREASING NEXT 3-6HRS
BY BOTH NAM AND GFS WHILE COLD AIR/FRONT ALOFT LAGS BACK AT 700MB
IN WRN NEVADA. WILL INCLUDE NRN EKO COUNTY AND RUBY MTNS IN SNOW
ADVISORY TONIGHT/SUN MORNING AS GOOD JET DYNAMICS AND 700/300MB
CONV/DIVG COUPLET SETS UP BETWEEN 00Z-06Z. MOISTURE AMPLE WITH
INCREASING THETA-E CONVERGENCE AND NEGATIVE EPV FOR ADDED
INSTABILITY ALONG FRONT. BY 12Z STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION SHIFTS
OVER THE CWA WITH GFS AND NAM BOTH GOOD NORTHWEST FETCH AT 700MB
AND TEMPS TO -16C. HAVE INCREASED POPS SUNDAY/SUN EVENING FOR SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS ALL ZONES SINCE GFS HAS SECONDARY SHORTWAVE SHEARING
THROUGH NE NEVADA 00Z. FLAT RIDGE BUILDS IN MONDAY WITH WAA AS NEXT
SYSTEM MOVES IN. MOVED UP TIMING A BIT BUT KEPT POPS SAME. SLA

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MADE VERY FEW
CHANGES IN THE LONG TERM FORECAST. SERIES OF SHORTWAVES TO MOVE
THROUGH IN PREDOMINANTLY NW FLOW ALOFT DURING ENTIRE PERIOD WILL BE
DIFFICULT TO TIME.

LR MODELS HAVE CHANGED TIMING FROM YESTERDAY. SHALLOWER TRACK OF
FIRST SIGNIFICANT WAVE INITIALLY PROGGED FOR WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW
FOR FASTER MOVEMENT AND LESS MOISTURE. HOWEVER UPSTREAM SYSTEM
THURSDAY LOOKS TO BE DEEPER PROVIDING MORE MOISTURE. ALSO...700MB
THERMAL GRADIENT AND U/L JET SUPPORT IS FAR WEAKER THAN PREVIOUS
RUNS AS SYS WEAKENS WHILE MAKING LANDFALL IN NRN/CNTRL CALIF.
CONTINUED TREND OF LOWERING POPS EVER SO SLIGHTLY FOR THE MOST
PART...PLAYING CAUTIOUS. WITH THURSDAY NIGHT THRU SATURDAY NIGHT
PROMISING THE MOST SUSTAINABLE RIDGE PATTERN...WENT WITH SLIGHT
CHANCE WORDING EXTREME NORTHERN ELKO AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES SINCE
MODELS DO PROVIDE A LOT OF DIRT MOVING OVER LOW-AMPLIFIED RIDGE.
WHITWORTH
&&

.AVIATION...TWEB ROUTES REFLECT EXPECTED MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION
THROUGH EVENING HOURS AS WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION CONDITIONS EVOLVE.
APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL KEEP PREDOMINANTLY MVFR CONDITIONS
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD...WITH LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...IMPROVING WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT. WHITWORTH

&&
.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SNOW ADVISORY 6PM TO 6AM NVZ013...
031...037. SNOW ADVISORY 6PM TO 10AM SUNDAY NVZ034. SNOW ADVISORY 8PM
TO 10AM NVZ035.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
300 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2006

NVZ013-030>037-151200-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES-NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
SOUTHERN LANDER AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
300 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2006

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA
TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN EXIT ON SUNDAY. MODERATE SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING...THEREFORE A SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THAT AREA.
PLEASE SEE PRODUCT WWUS45 KLKN OR RNOWSWLKN FOR MORE DETAILS.
LESSOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA...
WITH UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON WEDNESDAY FOR A THREAT OF MORE SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EXIT INTO UTAH ON SUNDAY.
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE UP TO AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON
WEDNESDAY FOR A THREAT OF MORE SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CEC