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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Elko, NV

January 16, 2011Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 16, 2011, 1:29 PM PST for Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 16, 2011, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 16, 2011, 1:29 PM PST (21:29 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 16, 2011, 2:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 17, 2011, 9:17 PM PST
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

Counties Elko County, NV, White Pine County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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

Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 2011-01-16Temperature 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 2011-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 474 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
717 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
474 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
568 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.

165 
WWUS75 KLKN 162129
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
129 PM PST SUN JAN 16 2011


NVZ032-034-171800-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.110116T2200Z-110117T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
129 PM PST SUN JAN 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT
RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
  TO EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY...DIMINISHING BY MID-MORNING ON MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS
  ALONG WITH THE RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEY AREAS...AS WELL AS
  HIGHWAY 93 FROM WELLS TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF WELLS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
962 
WWUS75 KLKN 171116
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
316 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011

NVZ032-034-171800-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110117T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
316 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT
RANGE...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST
HUMBOLDT RANGE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT
  AND THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS...TAPERING OFF LATER THIS
  MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS 
  ALONG WITH THE RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEY AREAS...AS WELL AS 
  HIGHWAY 93 FROM WELLS TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF WELLS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
922 
WWUS75 KLKN 171728
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
928 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011

NVZ032-034-180530-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
928 AM PST MON JAN 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY
MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND INTO THE
  EVENING...TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS
  ALONG WITH THE RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEY AREAS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY
  93 FROM WELLS TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF WELLS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

SZATANEK
164 
WWUS75 KLKN 172218
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
218 PM PST MON JAN 17 2011

NVZ032-034-180515-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
218 PM PST MON JAN 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT
RANGE...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST
HUMBOLDT RANGE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE
  EVENING...THEN TAPERING OFF LATER TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS
  ALONG WITH THE RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEY AREAS...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY
  93 FROM WELLS TO 25 MILES SOUTH OF WELLS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

SZATANEK
399 
WWUS75 KLKN 180517
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
917 PM PST MON JAN 17 2011


NVZ032-034-180630-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110118T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
917 PM PST MON JAN 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE.

GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN DIMINISHING THIS EVENING ACROSS THE REGION.
WHILE SOME LOCALIZED GUSTS COULD APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS INTO THE
LATE EVENING HOURS...MOST AREAS CAN EXPECT LIGHTER WINDS.

$$

ROOD

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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.