Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 11, 2009, 2:39 PM PDT for White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Oct 12, 2009, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2009, 2:39 PM PDT (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 12, 2009, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 12, 2009, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 217 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 251 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 112139 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 239 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009 NVZ013-035-120945- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.091012T2000Z-091013T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 239 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT OF THE WINDS IS ANTICIPATED. EXPECTING THE STRONGEST WINDS TO MATERIALIZE OVER EASTERN NORTHERN NYE AND ACROSS THE STEPTOE VALLEY ALONG ROUTE 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ032-120400- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091012T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS 239 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF ELKO COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...INCLUDING AREAS LIKE CLOVER AND RUBY VALLEYS AS WELL AS US HIGHWAY 93 FROM JUST WEST OF SPRUCE MOUNTAIN NORTH TO WELLS. OTHER ROADS INCLUDE STATE ROUTE 229 AND 767 INCLUDING SECRET PASS SOUTH TO RUBY VALLEY. ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS WILL SEE GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 MPH WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE ANTICIPATED IN SOME OF THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS...WHICH MAY INHIBIT TRAVEL. MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG THE ABOVE LISTED ROADS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ031-120200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091012T0200Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE 239 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST EFFECT THE WIND WILL HAVE WILL BE ALONG HD SUMMIT ON US HIGHWAY 93...EAST OF SUMMER CAMP RIDGE. ALTHOUGH MOST AREAS WILL SEE GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO 55 MPH WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE ANTICIPATED IN SOME OF THE MORE WIND PRONE AREAS...WHICH MAY INHIBIT TRAVEL. MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG THE ABOVE LISTED ROADS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KLKN 120359 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 859 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009 NVZ032-120500- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-091012T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS 859 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. $$ NVZ013-035-121600- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.091012T2000Z-091013T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 859 PM PDT SUN OCT 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES. SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH MIDDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ REA
000 WWUS75 KLKN 120918 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 218 AM PDT MON OCT 12 2009 NVZ013-035-130300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.091012T2000Z-091013T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 218 AM PDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR EASTERN NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH MIDDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AFFECTED COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS75 KLKN 122214 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 314 PM PDT MON OCT 12 2009 NVZ013-035-131015- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0022.091013T2100Z-091014T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091013T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONOPAH...ELY...RUTH...MCGILL 314 PM PDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ALSO ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA. A MAJOR STORM IS CLOSING IN ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST THAT WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN...WITH TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ030>032-034-036-037-131015- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0022.091013T2100Z-091014T0600Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...JACKPOT... WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...LEE... RUBY LAKE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY 314 PM PDT MON OCT 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. A MAJOR STORM IS CLOSING IN ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST THAT WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN...WITH TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 3:18 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Elko | 2 hr |
| Oct 11, 5:27 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | Elko | 16 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.