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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2011, 2:48 PM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 2, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2011, 2:48 PM PDT (21:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 25 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 21:45 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, 9.8 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
- 3065 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
562 WWUS75 KLKN 012148 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 248 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...VERY WINDY SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH. NVZ013-030>032-034>037-021100- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.110402T1800Z-110403T0400Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 248 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ NVZ033-021100- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.110402T2000Z-110403T1900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 248 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO NOON PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
7 follow-up statements
703 WWUS75 KLKN 020300 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 800 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...VERY WINDY SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GUST UP TO 50 MPH. NVZ013-030>032-034>037-030000- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.110402T1800Z-110403T0400Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 800 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ NVZ033-030000- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.110402T2000Z-110403T1900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 800 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO NOON PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
026 WWUS75 KLKN 020318 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 818 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...VERY WINDY SATURDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL GUST UP TO 55 MPH. NVZ013-030>032-034>037-021530- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.110402T1800Z-110403T0400Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 818 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH... TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ NVZ033-021530- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.110402T2000Z-110403T1900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 818 PM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO NOON PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH TURNING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
626 WWUS75 KLKN 021010 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 310 AM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY AND THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH LIKELY. NVZ013-030>032-034>037-030000- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.110402T1800Z-110403T0400Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 310 AM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING: EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE AROUND 11 AM THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEVADA WILL LOCALLY ENHANCE WINDS AND BLOWING DUST THIS 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. && $$ NVZ033-030000- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.110402T2000Z-110403T1900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 310 AM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING: EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS TO QUICKLY INCREASE AROUND 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH STRONG GUSTS AGAIN EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEVADA WILL LOCALLY ENHANCE WINDS AND BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TURNER
506 WWUS75 KLKN 022139 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 239 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. NVZ013-030>032-034>037-030400- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 239 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH... SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING THEN DIMINISH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NVZ033-031100- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 239 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
456 WWUS75 KLKN 030339 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 839 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 NVZ030>032-034>037-030445- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL 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...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 839 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. REMOTE WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN NEVADA...EXCEPT FOR EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...ARE RECORDING WIND SPEEDS BELOW WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ013-031900- /O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 839 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGER SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE LATE MORNING...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ033-031900- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 839 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. && $$
481 WWUS75 KLKN 030945 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 245 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 NVZ013-031900- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 245 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH EXPECTED. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WIND SPEEDS GRADUALLY DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ033-031900- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 245 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH EXPECTED. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY STRENGTHEN AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WITH WIND SPEEDS GRADUALLY DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ TURNER
731 WWUS75 KLKN 031839 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 1139 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 NVZ013-031945- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 1139 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. HOWEVER BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. $$ NVZ033-031945- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER 1139 AM PDT SUN APR 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PDT TODAY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. HOWEVER BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. $$
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 Apr 1, 2:40 AM PDT, 12 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 2:40 AM PDT, 12 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 240 AM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 60S AND 70S. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING BIG CHANGES THIS WEEKEND...WITH RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR CHANGING THE RAIN TO SNOW SATURDAY EVENING. MUCH COLDER SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY MUCH WARMER WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK. && .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SEEN CLEARLY THIS MORNING ON IR/WATER VAPOR SATELLITE. SOUTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON AS RIDGE AXIS PASSES EAST OF NEVADA BY LATE TODAY. THIS WILL GIVE THICKNESSES A BOOST...RESULTING IN JUST A GLORIOUS DAY AND THE WARMEST DAY SO FAR IN 2011. ALL LOCALES SHOULD ADD AT LEAST 2-3 DEGREES TO YESTERDAY'S READINGS...WITH LOWER 70S COMMON AND NEAR 80 IN PORTIONS OF NYE COUNTY. NAM GUIDANCE IS THE WARMEST...BUT UNDERCUT IT SOMEWHAT WITH CIRRUS APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. STILL...COMPARED TO WHAT IS COMING FOR THIS WEEKEND...EVERYONE NEEDS TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY TODAY. ACTIVE WEATHER ON THE WAY THIS WEEKEND...AS A STRONG YET VERY PROGRESSIVE TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. GRIDS FOLLOW THE GFS SOLUTIONS THE MOST CLOSELY...AM STILL INCLINED TO GO WITH ITS FASTER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. STILL QUITE MILD FOR MUCH OF SATURDAY AS COLD FRONT DOES NOT ENTER HUMBOLDT COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT MIDDAY. STRONG PREFRONTAL SW WINDS RAMP UP SATURDAY AFTERNOON GUSTING 30-40 KTS AT TIMES...AND A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED IN SOME AREAS. RAIN SHOWERS SPREAD INTO NW NEVADA SATURDAY MORNING. KEPT THUNDERSTORMS MENTIONED SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST LOCALES...AS ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE. NAM/GFS BOTH FORECAST CAPE OF 200-400 J/KG...ALONG WITH LIFTED INDICES AS LOW AS -3C. HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE ON THE INSTABILITY AND THE THUNDER AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT SATURDAY...BUT MODELS DIFFER ON THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. GIVEN HOW MUCH COLDER THIS ARRIVING AIR WILL BE...AGAIN AM INCLINED TO SIDE WITH THE FASTER GFS SOLUTION. TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS WILL BE FALLING RAPIDLY ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG NW WINDS USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR ACROSS NEVADA SATURDAY EVENING. EXPECT RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDER TO CHANGE TO SNOW AT ALL VALLEY LOCATIONS SATURDAY NIGHT. VERY PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF TROUGH/COLD FRONT WILL GREATLY LIMIT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. STILL...NOCTURNAL TIMING WILL ENCOURAGE WHAT SNOW THAT DOES FALL TO ACCUMULATE TO NEAR ONE INCH IN MANY VALLEYS. PERHAPS 2 INCHES ON FAVORED NW FACING SLOPES...BUT QPF WILL BE LIMITED ONCE THE COLD AIR ARRIVES. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...3 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST PEAKS. NOT EXPECTING ANY WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES TO BE NEEDED. DRAMATICALLY COLDER SUNDAY...WITH MAX TEMPS FALLING 20 DEGREES FROM THOSE SEEN ON SATURDAY. COLDEST AIR TO RESIDE OVER ELKO/WHITE PINE COUNTIES SUNDAY...WHERE AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL BE STUCK IN THE 30S AND LOWER 40S. CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY FOR THE EASTERN CWA...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS APRIL SUN INTERACTS WITH 500 MB TEMPS AS COLD AS -30C. BT .LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY. HIGH AMPLITUDE PATTERN WITH BE THE THEME FOR THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH LARGE FLUCTUATIONS IN TEMPERATURES ESPECIALLY DURING THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD...ONLY TO HAVE TEMPERATURES SETTLE TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL VALUES AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK. ANY LEFTOVER SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHORT WAVE THAT WAS AFFECTING THE GREAT BASIN AT THE END OF THE SHORT TERM PERIOD...WILL END AS MUCH DRIER AIR OVER SPREADS INTO THE REGION LATER SUNDAY NIGHT. AS SKIES GRADUALLY CLEAR OUT AND GRADIENT WINDS DIMINISH... TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT MOSTLY IN THE 20S MONDAY MORNING. A STRONG MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE GREAT BASIN WITH HEIGHTS REACHING AOA 570DM. IN SPITE OF HIGH CLOUDS SPILLING OVER THE RIDGE...H7 TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO PLUS 1 TO PLUS 3 DEGC ALLOWING MONDAY AFTERNOON HIGHS TO RECOVER WELL INTO THE 50S. ON TUESDAY...THE MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS MOVES TO THE EAST ALLOWING FOR THE FLOW TO BECOME MORE ZONAL. AGAIN...QUITE A BIT OF MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN AREAS WHILE CLOUD COVER WILL BE MUCH THINNER OVER CENTRAL NEVADA. AFTER A CHILLY START TO TUESDAY MORNING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS PUSH MERCURY WELL INTO THE 60S ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREAFTER...A PERIOD ON UNSETTLED WEATHER ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED AS AN UPPER TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN STATES. MODEL DIFFERENCES IN TIMING/STRENGTH OF THIS DEVELOPING TROUGH LEADS TO A LOW CONFIDENCE LEVEL FOR THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK. FOR NOW WILL LEAN WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND SCHC/CHC FOR THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK. 89 && .AVIATION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE WITH ONLY SOME CIRRUS CLOUDS TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN CLOUDS LOWERING/THICKENING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE THREAT OF SHOWERS WILL BE CONFINED TO NORTHWEST HUMBOLDT COUNTY LATE TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY. 89 && .HYDROLOGY...MARTIN CREEK HAS RISEN TO FLOOD STAGE AS OF EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR PARADISE VALLEY...JUST ABOVE 5 FEET. FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY WILL CONTINUE...AS EXPECT THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES TO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON /65-70 DEGREES/. THIS WILL ACCELERATE HIGH ELEVATION SNOW MELT AND IS EXPECTED TO KEEP MARTIN CREEK NEAR/IN FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS NORTHEAST NEVADA WILL RISE TODAY AND TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...AND TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL ABOVE FREEZING TONIGHT. MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THEIR BANKS...BUT WILL FRESHEN UP THE HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK TO ADDRESS THIS. RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY ADD 0.10 INCH OF RAINFALL SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT WILL GREATLY SLOW THE SNOW MELT PROCESS...WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING BY SUNDAY MORNING. BT && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 99/89/89/99
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 4:15 AM PDT, 10 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 415 AM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 NVZ030-021115- HUMBOLDT COUNTY- 415 AM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGH ELEVATION SNOW-MELT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING TONIGHT...TO KEEP STREAM AND CREEK FLOWS ELEVATED. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR STREAMS AND CREEKS IN NORTHEASTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL HUMBOLDT COUNTY. THE HIGHEST CONCERN WILL BE WITH MARTIN CREEK NEAR PARADISE VALLEY...WHICH HAS REACHED MINOR FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING. FOR DETAILS ON THE FLOOD WARNING...PLEASE REFER TO THE PRODUCT RNOFLWLKN. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...SLOWING DOWN THE SNOW-MELT PROCESS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A STRONG WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO RESUME SNOW-MELT EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. NVZ013-031>037-021115- NORTHERN NYE 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- 415 AM PDT FRI APR 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. UNSEASONABLY WARM AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TODAY FOLLOWED BY ABOVE FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...WILL RESULT IN HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW-MELT. RIVERS...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL SHOW INCREASED FLOWS AS SNOW-MELT RUNOFF INCREASES THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...SLOWING DOWN THE SNOW-MELT PROCESS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. A STRONG WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO RESUME SNOW-MELT EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. TURNER/FITZSIMMONS
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