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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 29, 2010, 3:14 PM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 30, 2010, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2010, 3:14 PM PDT (22:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2010, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2010, 6:58 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 56 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 2662 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 539 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
677 WWUS75 KLKN 292214 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 314 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...A PACIFIC STORM BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE AFFECTING THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SILVER STATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...BUT THEN RESTRENGTHEN AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE STATE ON TUESDAY. NVZ030-301015- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100330T0400Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA 314 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. AFTER DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND US HIGHWAY 95. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NVZ031-301015- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100330T0400Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OWYHEE 314 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. AFTER DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...JACKPOT * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG US HIGHWAY 93. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ036-037-301015- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T1800Z-100331T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100330T0400Z/ NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 314 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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. A WIND ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. AFTER DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ON TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND US HIGHWAY 50. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NVZ033-035-301015- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T2100Z-100331T0600Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 314 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80...US HIGHWAY 6...US HIGHWAY 50...AND US HIGHWAY 93. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ013-032-034-301015- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T2100Z-100331T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE... RUBY LAKE 314 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE...RUBY LAKE...TONOPAH * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80...US HIGHWAY 6...AND US HIGHWAY 93. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ RCM
5 follow-up statements
113 WWUS75 KLKN 300356 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 856 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...A PACIFIC STORM BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE IMPACTING THE STATE THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NEVADA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...BUT THEN RESTRENGTHEN AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE SILVER STATE ON TUESDAY. NVZ030-031-301600- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100330T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...OWYHEE 856 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS:ON TUESDAY...SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...WINNEMUCCA * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG US HIGHWAY 93. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ036-037-301600- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100330T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T1800Z-100331T0300Z/ NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 856 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: ON TUESDAY...WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ON TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND US HIGHWAY 50. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NVZ033-035-301600- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T2100Z-100331T0600Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 856 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80...US HIGHWAY 6...US HIGHWAY 50...AND US HIGHWAY 93. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ013-032-034-301600- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T2100Z-100331T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE... RUBY LAKE 856 PM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE...RUBY LAKE...TONOPAH * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80...US HIGHWAY 6...AND US HIGHWAY 93. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 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. && $$ SZATANEK
419 WWUS75 KLKN 301025 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 325 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...A PACIFIC STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING... .A VIGOROUS PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH INLAND YIELDING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SILVER STATE. THE JET STREAM WILL TRACK DIRECTLY ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY UNLEASHING DANGEROUS WINDS. NVZ030-031-302230- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T1800Z-100331T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0003.100330T1500Z-100331T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...OWYHEE 325 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY BEGINNING AT 8 AM AND CONTINUING UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...WINNEMUCCA * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND US HIGHWAY 95. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NVZ036-037-302230- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T1800Z-100331T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0003.100330T1500Z-100331T0200Z/ NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 325 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY BEGINNING AT 8 AM AND CONTINUING UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80 AND US HIGHWAY 50. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NVZ033-035-302230- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T2100Z-100331T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0003.100330T1500Z-100331T0200Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 325 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY BEGINNING AT 8 AM AND CONTINUING UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80...US HIGHWAY 6...US HIGHWAY 50...AND US HIGHWAY 93. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NVZ032-034-302230- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T2100Z-100331T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0003.100330T1500Z-100331T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE...RUBY LAKE 325 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY BEGINNING AT 8 AM AND CONTINUING UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT...LEE...RUBY LAKE * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 80...US HIGHWAY 93 AND STATE HIGHWAYS 225...226...227...AND 229. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NVZ013-302230- /O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.100330T1500Z-100331T0200Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH 325 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TODAY BEGINNING AT 8 AM AND CONTINUING UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG US HIGHWAY 6...AND STATE HIGHWAY 376. BLOWING DUST MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SZATANEK
381 WWUS75 KLKN 301814 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1114 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...A PACIFIC STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING... .A VIGOROUS PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH INLAND YIELDING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SILVER STATE. THE JET STREAM WILL TRACK DIRECTLY ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY UNLEASHING DANGEROUS WINDS. NVZ030>037-302300- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100331T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...OWYHEE...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT... WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 1114 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...WINNEMUCCA...WEST WENDOVER... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY... PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...LEE...RUBY LAKE...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS... WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NVZ013-302300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100331T0200Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH 1114 AM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG US HIGHWAY 6...AND STATE HIGHWAY 376. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CEC
989 WWUS75 KLKN 302202 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 302 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...A PACIFIC STORM WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING... .A VIGOROUS PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH INLAND YIELDING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SILVER STATE. THE JET STREAM WILL TRACK DIRECTLY ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY UNLEASHING DANGEROUS WINDS. NVZ030>037-310200- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100331T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...OWYHEE...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT... WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 302 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: OWYHEE...WINNEMUCCA...WEST WENDOVER... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY... PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...LEE...RUBY LAKE...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS... WHICH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. && $$ NVZ013-310200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100331T0200Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH 302 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 7 PM PDT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ALONG US HIGHWAY 6...AND STATE HIGHWAY 376. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
495 WWUS75 KLKN 310158 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 658 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 NVZ030>037-310300- /O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100331T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...OWYHEE...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...CLOVER VALLEY...PEQUOP SUMMIT... WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 658 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...HOWEVER EXPECT LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ NVZ013-310300- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100331T0200Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH 658 PM PDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...HOWEVER EXPECT LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 29, 3:46 AM PDT, 11 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 29, 3:46 AM PDT, 11 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 346 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG STORM APPROACHING FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CAUSE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SILVER STATE TODAY. GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE ON TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. RAIN ALONG THE COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND MAY LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IR IMAGERY SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT CLOUD FIELD ACROSS THE CWA THIS MORNING. RADAR IS PICKING UP ON SOME SHOWERS SKIRTING THE OREGON AND IDAHO BORDERS. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY CONTINUING THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN. CURRENT RIDGING IS NOW BREAKING DOWN RAPIDLY...BEING NUDGED LONG BY AN INCOMING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. CLOUD DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING DUE TO STRENGTHENING DIFLUENCE ALOFT ATTM. THIS POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST FOR A COUPLE DAYS...THE MAIN CONCERN AS OF NOW. THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SHOWERS STILL EXISTS NEAR THE IDAHO AND OREGON BORDERS TODAY BUT ELSEWHERE SHOULD BE DRY. STRONG JET STREAK MOVES IN ALOFT AHEAD OF THE MAIN STORM...WITH WINDS OF 90-100 KNOTS AT 500 MB AND 45-65 KNOTS AT 700 MB. CLOUDS WILL INHIBIT MIXING...EXPECT SURFACE GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO BE COMMON ACROSS HUMBOLDT...NORTHERN ELKO...NORTHERN LANDER...AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES WHERE THE WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN PLACE FROM NOON TO 9PM TODAY. WILL HAVE TO KEEP A VIGIL ON THE POTENTIAL OF HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA...ESPECIALLY FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY. BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA WHERE DRIER SOIL...SPARSE VEGETATION AND SALT FLATS ARE COMMON...AND THE OWYHEE DESERT AREA OF NORTHWEST ELKO COUNTY. DUST WILL LIKELY BE CARRIED AS FAR EAST AS THE ELKO AND SPRING CREEK AREAS TODAY WHERE WINDS MAY NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG. ENHANCED SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES TO ABOVE AVERAGE BUT MAY NOT FEEL PLEASANT DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND OBSCURED SKY. WINDS MAY DECOUPLE SOMEWHAT TONIGHT HOWEVER STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ANEW ON TUESDAY AS THE SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THUS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES. WITH PRECIPITATION BEGINNING TO SPREAD SOUTHWARD TOWARDS CENTRAL NEVADA...BLOWING DUST IS NOT AS GREAT OF A CONCERN. MOST AREAS SHOULD START OUT AS RAIN ON TUESDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES. DO NOT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN GENERAL HOWEVER ENTIRELY POSSIBLE TO GET 2-3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY ALONG AND NEAR THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON TUESDAY. SNOW MAY LINGER THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT SLOWS DOWN ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. WINDS SHOULD BE MUCH WEAKER ON WEDNESDAY...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE 20-25 DEGREES COLDER THAN MONDAY. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. COMMENCING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE LATEST RUNS OF THE OPERATIONAL ECMWF...GEM AND GFS DEPICT A WELL DEFINED CYCLONE MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE LKN CWA...BUT WILL RAPIDLY WIND DOWN. IN THIS SYSTEMS WAKE...DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW WILL DOMINATE UNTIL FRIDAY...WHEN THE REGIME ALOFT BECOMES MORE ZONAL. ALL THE WHILE...A DEEP CLOSED LOW WILL BE BREWING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A MAJOR SHORTWAVE...ROTATING ABOUT THE BASE OF THIS TROF AXIS IS PROJECTED TO SLAM INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. GOOD CONFIDENCE WITH THIS EVENT. THE BEST DYNAMICS WILL GRAZE HUMBOLDT AND ELKO COUNTIES LATE FRIDAY/EARLY SATURDAY...YIELDING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ALONG THE IDAHO/NEVADA BORDER. UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT PROJECTED NEAR WILDHORSE AND THE JARBIDGE WILDERNESS AREAS. A THIRD SYSTEM IS LOOMING ON THE HORIZON FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD...IMPACTING THE REGION AS EARLY AS NEXT MONDAY. HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL TOO MUCH DIVERGENCE IN THE MASS FIELDS OF NCEP AND NON-NCEP GUIDANCE. && .AVIATION...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY OVER THE ENSUING 24 HR PERIOD...RESULTING IN AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SILVER STATE. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE STATE TODAY RESULTING IN BLOWING DUST WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE QUITE AS STRONG AT KELY OR KTPH...WHERE 15-25 KT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. CEILINGS WILL REMAIN OVER 15000FT. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY... SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY. WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT MONDAY FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY. && 92/97/97
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 3:41 AM PDT, 11 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 341 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 NVZ030-300400- HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 341 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEVADA FROM THE PACIFIC TODAY. AHEAD OF THE STORM...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY AS WELL. PRECIPITATION WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...ONLY MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...IF ANY...ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ031-036-037-300400- NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- 341 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND NORTHEAST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEVADA FROM THE PACIFIC TODAY. AHEAD OF THE STORM...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WHICH WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND MAY GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SIMILARLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY AS WELL. PRECIPITATION WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE MOST PART...ONLY MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...HOWEVER 2-3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ013-032>035-300400- NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- WHITE PINE COUNTY- 341 AM PDT MON MAR 29 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH NEVADA FROM THE PACIFIC TODAY. AHEAD OF THE STORM...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WHICH MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SIMILAR...OR PERHAPS EVEN STRONGER...WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN AS RAIN AND THEN CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE MOST PART...ONLY MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. LW
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