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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2008, 2:35 PM PDT for Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 29, 2008, 2:21 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2008, 2:35 PM PDT (21:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2008, 2:21 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2008, 8:08 PM PDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:33 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
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KLKN 282135 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 235 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN NEVADA TUESDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST TO NORTHERN NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NVZ030>032-034-036-290945- /O.NEW.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.080429T1800Z-080430T0300Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 235 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TUESDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN NEVADA...BLOWING DUST WILL BE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. $$ NVZ033-290945- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.080429T1800Z-080430T0300Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST WENDOVER 235 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE IN THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JMG
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KLKN 290921 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 221 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL RETURN TO NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST TO NORTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. CENTRAL NEVADA WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THE BLOWING DUST...BUT WILL SEE WINDS PICK UP SIGNIFICANTLY BY THIS AFTERNOON. NVZ037-292315- /O.EXA.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.080429T1800Z-080430T0300Z/ SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 221 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN NEVADA...BLOWING DUST WILL BE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. $$ NVZ013-292315- /O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.080429T1800Z-080430T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TONOPAH 221 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE IN THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ035-292315- /O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.080429T1800Z-080430T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 221 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE IN THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. 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. $$ NVZ030>032-034-036-292315- /O.CON.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.080429T1800Z-080430T0300Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 221 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN NEVADA...BLOWING DUST WILL BE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. $$ NVZ033-292315- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.080429T1800Z-080430T0300Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST WENDOVER 221 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE IN THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. 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. $$ IPPI
000 WWUS75 KLKN 292115 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 215 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA INTO THE EVENING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE AFFECTING THE AREA INTO THE EVENING AND WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST TO NORTHERN NEVADA. CENTRAL NEVADA WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THE BLOWING DUST...BUT WILL CONTINUE SEE STRONG WINDS. NVZ013-292215- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TONOPAH 215 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE REMAINED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ NVZ030>032-034-036-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN 215 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN NEVADA...BLOWING DUST WILL BE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. $$ NVZ037-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 215 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA. DUE TO THE RECENT DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN NEVADA...BLOWING DUST WILL BE LIKELY. VISIBILITIES COULD BE REDUCED TO UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. $$ NVZ033-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEST WENDOVER 215 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE IN THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. 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. $$ NVZ035-300300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 215 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE IN THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JMG
000 WWUS75 KLKN 300308 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 808 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 NVZ030>032-034-036-037-300415- /O.CAN.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 808 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...BUT WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 2O MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. $$ NVZ033-035-300415- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080430T0300Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 808 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ HARMER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2:35 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine | 30 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.