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High Wind Warning 12, NWS Elko, NV

November 29, 2011White Pine County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Nov 29, 2011, 1:55 PM PST for White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 30, 2011, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 34 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2011, 1:55 PM PST (21:55 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 30, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 1, 2011, 8:21 PM PST
In force
34 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 21:59 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, 9.9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-11-29Temperature 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, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 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
1149 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 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.

096 
WWUS75 KLKN 292155
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
155 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011


NVZ013-010330-
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0012.111130T1800Z-111202T0000Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
155 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEDNESDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH. THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 65
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONG WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A LULL IN
  THE EVENING. WINDS WILL PICK UP AND BE THE STRONGEST AND MOST
  DAMAGING DURING THURSDAY AFTER 11 AM.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... 
  CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY
  THURSDAY...WILL LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON WEST-EAST
  ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. THESE VERY
  STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO LEAD TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES AND
  BUSINESSES. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-010330-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0046.111130T1800Z-111202T0000Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
155 PM PST TUE NOV 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL
  THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... 
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY...WILL LEAD TO
  DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON WEST TO EAST ROADS...LIKE I-80 AND US
  HIGHWAY 6. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
540 
WWUS75 KLKN 301113
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
313 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011

NVZ013-302315-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0012.111130T1800Z-111202T0000Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
313 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEDNESDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH. THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS 
  TO 75 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONG WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A LULL IN
  THE EVENING. THE MOST DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER 11 AM PST
  THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...
  CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY... 
  WILL LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON WEST-EAST 
  ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. THESE 
  VERY STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO LEAD TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO 
  HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-032-302315-
/O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0046.111130T1800Z-111202T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT
313 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND MAINLY EAST OF ELKO.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...
  SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON
  HIGHWAY 93...ESPECIALLY OVER H D SUMMIT. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
  USE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-302315-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0046.111130T1800Z-111202T0000Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
313 AM PST WED NOV 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY...WILL LEAD TO 
  DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON WEST TO EAST ROADS...LIKE I-80 AND 
  US HIGHWAY 6. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE 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.

&&

$$
108 
WWUS75 KLKN 302322
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
322 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011

NVZ033-035-011200-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.111201T1400Z-111202T0000Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
322 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  HIGHEST GUSTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY 
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON WEST
  TO EAST ROADS...LIKE I-80 AND US HIGHWAY 6. MOTORISTS ARE URGED
  TO USE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-032-011200-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.111201T1400Z-111202T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT
322 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.
  STRONGEST GUSTS IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON SUMMITS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY
  AFTERNOON...AND MAINLY EAST OF ELKO.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...
  SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON
  HIGHWAY 93...ESPECIALLY OVER H D SUMMIT. PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE
  80 WILL ALSO BE SUBJECT TO STRONG GUSTS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
  USE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ013-011200-
/O.EXT.KLKN.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111202T0200Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
322 PM PST WED NOV 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEDNESDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 60
  MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT...REDUCED WIND SPEEDS BUT STILL GUSTY.
  THURSDAY...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 GUSTING TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS ON HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONG WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A LULL
  OVERNIGHT. THE MOST DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER 11 AM PST
  THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...
  CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY...
  WILL LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON WEST-EAST ROADWAYS.
  MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION. THESE VERY STRONG
  WINDS CAN ALSO LEAD TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

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.

&&

$$
757 
WWUS75 KLKN 011057
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
257 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

NVZ035-020000-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.111201T1400Z-111202T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KLKN.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
257 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
  HIGHEST GUSTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON U.S.
  HIGHWAYS 93 AND 6 AS WELL AS WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS. MOTORISTS
  ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.


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.

&&

$$

NVZ013-020000-
/O.EXT.KLKN.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
257 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS ON HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...
  CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON
  WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
  CAUTION. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO LEAD TO STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-020000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.111201T1400Z-111202T0000Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
257 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HIGHEST
  GUSTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON WEST TO EAST ROADS INCLUDING
  INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-032-020000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.111201T1400Z-111202T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT
257 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  EARLY AFTERNOON...AND MAINLY EAST OF ELKO. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...
  SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY 93...ESPECIALLY OVER H D
  SUMMIT...AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO
  USE 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.

&&

$$
211 
WWUS75 KLKN 011838
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1038 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

NVZ013-020500-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
1038 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS ON HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  EARLY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...
  CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS 
  ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO LEAD TO STRUCTURAL 
  DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ035-020500-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
1038 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 
  MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  EARLY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON 
  U.S. HIGHWAYS 93 AND 6 AS WELL AS WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS. 
  MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ036-037-020000-
/O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
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
1038 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON EAST-WEST TRENDING HIGHWAYS. MOTORISTS
  ARE URGED TO USE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-020000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
1038 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HIGHEST 
  GUSTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON WEST TO EAST ROADS INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE 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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-032-020000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-111202T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT
1038 AM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON...AND ESPECIALLY IN NORTH TO SOUTH TRENDING VALLEYS
  WHERE WINDS GUSTS COULD EXCEED 65 MPH LOCALLY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...
  SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY 93...ESPECIALLY OVER H D
  SUMMIT...AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE 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.

&&

$$
247 
WWUS75 KLKN 012339
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
339 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

NVZ013-020500-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
339 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH. 
  STRONGEST GUSTS ON HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...
  CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO VERY DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON
  WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME
  CAUTION. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO LEAD TO STRUCTURAL
  DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ035-020500-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
339 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 
  MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS ON U.S.
  HIGHWAYS 50 AND 6 AS WELL AS WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS. MOTORISTS
  ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

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 AND POWER OUTAGES.

&&

$$

NVZ033-020500-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
339 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HIGHEST 
  GUSTS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  EARLY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON WEST TO EAST ROADS INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE 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...AND
LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NVZ036-037-020500-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
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
339 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON SUMMITS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH 
  EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON EAST-WEST TRENDING HIGHWAYS...
  INCLUDING INTERSTATE 80 AND HIGHWAY 50. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE
  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...AND
LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NVZ031-032-020500-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT
339 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST
  GUSTS IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON SUMMITS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING...AND ESPECIALLY IN NORTH TO SOUTH TRENDING VALLEYS
  WHERE WINDS GUSTS COULD EXCEED 65 MPH LOCALLY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO...
  SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY ON HIGHWAY 93...ESPECIALLY OVER H D SUMMIT...AND
  PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 80. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITY. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE 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...AND
LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
010 
WWUS75 KLKN 020421
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
821 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

NVZ013-035-020530-
/O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
821 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. 

STRONG WINDS IN NORTHERN NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLIER THIS EVENING HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NVZ031>033-036-037-020530-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-111202T0500Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...
SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
821 PM PST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

STRONG WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLIER
THIS EVENING HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WIND
SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS
EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Nov 29, 3:17 AM PST, 10 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 3:17 AM PST, 10 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
317 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 50S
TODAY. A BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER WEDNESDAY AS A SHARP COLD
FRONT USHERS IN MUCH COLDER AIR...STRONG WINDS...AND SCATTERED
SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH THURSDAY MORNING...HOWEVER
GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH STRONGEST
WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES LINGER INTO
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT
BASIN TODAY WILL LEAD TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ALONG WITH
TEMPERATURES ROUGHLY 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. CLOUD COVER
INCREASES FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A
STRONG POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH DROPS INTO THE GREAT BASIN. LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER MAINLY JUST THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN HUMBOLDT AND ELKO COUNTIES EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION EXPANDS SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY...REACHING AS FAR SOUTH AS HIGHWAY 50
AND POSSIBLY GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK BY EARLY EVENING. DO NOT
FORESEE ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER
INCREASINGLY STRONGER AND GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY
INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS DUE TO A FAIRLY TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT IN COMBINATION WITH MODERATE MID-LEVEL WINDS. IF WIND
SPEED GUIDANCE REMAINS SIMILAR WITH THE NEXT COUPLE MODEL
RUNS...WILL LIKELY NEED TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY FROM ROUGHLY 20Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH 02Z THURSDAY. INCREASED
WIND SPEED AND GUST GRIDS ACCORDINGLY. ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS
WEDNESDAY EVENING SHOULD END BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS
ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THURSDAY WILL LIKELY BE NEAR TO SLIGHTLY
STRONGER THAN WEDNESDAY WINDS...HOWEVER NOT EXPECTING HIGH WIND
CRITERIA. WITH THE AREA OF STRONG WINDS EXPANDING ON
THURSDAY...LIKELY AREAS FOR A WIND ADVISORY WOULD BE NORTHERN NYE
COUNTY ALONG WITH WHITE PINE COUNTY.

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. THE FORECAST
MODELS ARE ONLY IN AGREEMENT THAT A TROUGH WILL AFFECT THE
SOUTHWEST FOR THE LONG TERM. VERY STRONG DIFFERENCES IN
PROGRESSIVENESS AND LOCATION OF CENTRAL LOW PRESSURE BEGIN TO
APPEAR AS EARLY AS FRIDAY. THE ECMWF MODEL HANGS THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE LKN CWFA FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD WITH A
SIGNIFICANT REINFORCING IMPULSE ON SATURDAY THAT USHERS IN COLDER
AIR AND DEEPENS THE MEAN TROUGH. GFS AND DGEX MODELS TEND TO PULL
THE TROUGH AXIS EAST OVER THE WEEKEND...STILL A COOL FLOW...BUT
HARMLESS AS FAR AS WEATHER PROBLEMS. MADE ONLY SUBTLE CHANGES TO
THE EXTENDED FORECAST THIS MORNING DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE.

WINDS MAY CONTINUE DURING SOME OVERNIGHT PERIODS...WITH STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS POSSIBLE AS A FAIRLY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT SUSTAINS DUE TO SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SOUTHWARD.
AFTERNOON HIGHS FRIDAY WILL BE BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE INCREASING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING DUE TO LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH HOWEVER
SURFACE WINDS WILL NOT BE AN ISSUE FOR THE 24 HOUR PERIOD.

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. &&

96/92/92
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 3:21 AM PST, 10 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
321 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2011

NVZ013-030>037-300000-
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-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-
321 AM PST TUE NOV 29 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST
NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY.

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO EXTREME NORTHERN NEVADA
WEDNESDAY MORNING...MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE COMING INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT...SUGGESTING SOME LIGHT MAINLY MOUNTAIN SNOW OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA...TAPERING OFF BY
THURSDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY. LATEST MODEL RUNS FURTHER
SUGGEST THAT THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
WEDNESDAY...WITH CONTINUED STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THURSDAY AS A
TIGHT SURFACE GRADIENT COMBINES WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS
ALOFT. THE COLDEST DAY OF THE WEEK WILL BE THURSDAY WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO REACH THE MID 30S IN MANY VALLEY
LOCATIONS. TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S ON
FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 29, 1:55 PM PSTWind AdvisoryLKNElko, White Pine25 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.