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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Elko, NV

June 11, 2006Eureka County, Lander County, White Pine County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Jun 11, 2006, 3:20 PM PDT for Eureka County, Lander County, White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 12, 2006, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2006, 3:20 PM PDT (22:20 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 12, 2006, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 12, 2006, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

Counties Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 184 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2006-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2006-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2208 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KLKN 112220
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
320 PM PDT SUN JUN 11 2006

NVZ013-035-037-121200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.060612T1900Z-060613T0300Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL...
AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY
320 PM PDT SUN JUN 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. 

A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY
MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WELL
AHEAD OF THIS STORM MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN CENTRAL NEVADA...ISOLATED
GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS HIGH ELEVATION MOUNTAIN PASSES
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

TT
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KLKN 121048
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
348 AM PDT MON JUN 12 2006

NVZ013-035-037-130300-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0022.060613T1800Z-060614T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.060612T1900Z-060613T0300Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL...
AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY
348 AM PDT MON JUN 12 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN
LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES...AS WELL AS WHITE PINE AND NORTHERN
NYE COUNTIES.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING ACROSS THOSE SAME AREAS.

A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND
THROUGH TUESDAY. AS IT DOES SO...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 50 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EVENING HOURS. ISOLATED
AREAS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS MOUNTAIN PASSES AND SUMMITS MAY
SEE GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ROOD
000 
WWUS75 KLKN 122220
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
320 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006

NVZ013-035-037-130300-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0022.060613T1800Z-060614T0400Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060613T0300Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL...
AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY
320 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT TUESDAY UNTIL 9
PM TUESDAY PDT.

A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE
INLAND THROUGH TUESDAY. WELL AHEAD OF THIS STORM...STRONG SOUTHERLY 
WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 50
MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH 
EVENING HOURS. ISOLATED AREAS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS
MOUNTAIN PASSES AND SUMMITS MAY SEE GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

RA
000 
WWUS75 KLKN 130249
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
749 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006

NVZ013-035-037-131400-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060613T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0022.060613T1800Z-060614T0400Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL...
AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY
749 PM PDT MON JUN 12 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED MONDAY EVENING ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. THE
WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY HAS THEREFORE BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A STORM SYSTEM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL GRADUALLY MOVE
INLAND ON TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. ISOLATED
AREAS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS MOUNTAIN PASSES AND SUMMITS MAY
SEE GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 11, 4:43 AM PDTRed Flag WarningLKN40 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.