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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Elko, NV

April 12, 20115 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2011, 3:35 PM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 13, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2011, 3:35 PM PDT (22:35 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2011, 2:00 AM PDT
In force
18 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 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 10.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-04-12Temperature 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, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 55 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1307 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 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.

994 
WWUS75 KLKN 122235
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
335 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY...

.A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

NVZ013-030>037-131200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.110413T1500Z-110414T0600Z/
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-
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...
SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...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
335 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS...WITH WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE
  COMMON...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH EXPECTED.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE LATE MORNING
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  RELAXING LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... 
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... 
  SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...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. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY
  LOCALLY ENHANCE WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING DUST.

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
5 follow-up statements
617 
WWUS75 KLKN 131005
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
305 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEVADA TODAY...

.A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO NEVADA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NVZ013-030>037-140000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.110413T1500Z-110414T0600Z/
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-
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...
SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...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
305 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS...WITH WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE
  COMMON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH EXPECTED.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE LATE MORNING
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN
  SUBSIDING LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...
   SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...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. ISOLATED 
  THUNDERSTORMS MAY LOCALLY ENHANCE WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING 
  DUST.

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.

&&

$$
LW
739 
WWUS75 KLKN 131910
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1210 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NEVADA TODAY...

.A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM AND STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TO NEVADA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NVZ033-140600-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0006.110413T2200Z-110414T0600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
1210 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS...WITH WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL BE
  COMMON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8
  PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO SUBSIDE
  LATER THIS EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL
  MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. ISOLATED
  THUNDERSTORMS MAY LOCALLY ENHANCE WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING DUST.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ013-030>032-034>037-140600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
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
1210 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS...WITH WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE
  COMMON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE LEE SIDE OF
  THE RUBIES AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...SUSTAIN WINDS OF 30 TO 40
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING LATE WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* 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. ISOLATED 
  THUNDERSTORMS MAY LOCALLY ENHANCE WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING 
  DUST. 

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.

&&

$$
865 
WWUS75 KLKN 140421
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
921 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA
THIS EVENING...HOWEVER STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN OF
ELKO COUNTY THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...

NVZ033-140530-
/O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
921 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA IN EXTREME
EASTERN ELKO COUNTY. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES
THROUGH THE NIGHT...DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. 

$$

NVZ013-030-031-035>037-140530-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
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...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
921 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONG WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED IN MOST AREAS THIS EVENING AND ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...THOUGH GUSTY AT TIMES. 

$$

NVZ032-034-140600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...
CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
921 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN MOST OF
  SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY THIS EVENING. THE
  EXCEPTIONS ARE LOCATIONS ALONG EASTERN FACING SLOPES...SUCH AS
  THE RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEY AREAS EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS.
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THE LATE
  EVENING HOURS IN THESE AREAS...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30
  MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH AT LEAST 11 PM THIS
  EVENING ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS...WITH
  BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS LINGERING THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MAINLY CONFINED TO HIGHER TERRAIN AND AREAS
  ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS RUBY AND CLOVER
  VALLEYS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS 
  WILL 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.

&&

$$


ROOD
931 
WWUS75 KLKN 140532
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1032 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EAST OF THE RUBY
MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN OF ELKO COUNTY EAST OF THE
RUBY MOUNTAINS PAST MIDNIGHT. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS IN MOST OTHER AREAS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO
COUNTY...

NVZ032-034-140900-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0900Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...
CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
1032 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH 2 AM PDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...HARRISON
  PASS...RUBY VALLEY...CLOVER VALLEY

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS STRONG GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL 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.

&&

$$
LW
656 
WWUS75 KLKN 140904
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
204 AM PDT THU APR 14 2011


NVZ032-034-141015-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110414T0900Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...
CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
204 AM PDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER SOME LOCALIZED GUSTY
WINDS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS.


$$
LW

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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.