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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Elko, NV

May 24, 20115 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2011, 2:33 PM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at May 25, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2011, 2:33 PM PDT (21:33 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 26, 2011, 6:43 AM PDT
In force
19 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 21:33 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, 9.6 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 2011-05-24Temperature 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 2011-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 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
752 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
66 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 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.

180 
WWUS75 KLKN 242133
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
233 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION
TOMORROW. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NVZ013-030>032-034>037-251300-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.110525T1900Z-110526T0400Z/
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
233 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  SHIFT TO THE WEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS.

* TIMING: THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND PEAK BETWEEN 5 TO 8 PM. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AROUND 9 PM.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...
  ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...
  MCGILL...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE
  CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT
  PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-251300-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.110525T2200Z-110526T1600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
233 PM PDT TUE MAY 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT
  TO THE WEST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

* TIMING: THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
  AND PEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT AFTER SWITCHING TO THE WEST. THE WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 9 AM.

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

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

KNUTSVIG
5 follow-up statements
403 
WWUS75 KLKN 250941
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
241 AM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TODAY.
WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT
THIS EVENING.

NVZ013-030>032-034>037-252145-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.110525T1900Z-110526T0400Z/
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
241 AM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 55 MPH...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND PEAK BY
  LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BELOW ADVISORY
  CRITERIA AROUND 9 PM.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...ELKO...SPRING
  CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... ELY...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL
  PARK...SECRET PASS...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND
  VALLEY......BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND
  MOUNTAIN.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING 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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-252145-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.110525T2200Z-110526T1600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
241 AM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST DURING THE LATE
  EVENING HOURS.

* TIMING: THE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
  AND PEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT AFTER SWITCHING TO THE WEST. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL DURING THE MORNING ON THURSDAY. 

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

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING 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.

&&

$$
040 
WWUS75 KLKN 252119
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
219 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.

NVZ013-030>032-034>037-260400-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T0400Z/
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
219 PM PDT WED MAY 25 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: SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 55 MPH...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND GRADUALLY
  DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER THE FRONT
  PASSES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... 
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...ELKO...SPRING 
  CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... ELY...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... 
  SECRET PASS...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...BATTLE ...
  MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE REDUCED VISIBILITIES
  IN 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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-260415-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.110525T2200Z-110526T1600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
219 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE TO 10 TO
  20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATE TONIGHT
  OR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  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.

&&

$$
095 
WWUS75 KLKN 260400
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
900 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA THIS EVENING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION
THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OUT OF THE SOUTH AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE
FRONT.

NVZ013-030>032-034>037-260700-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T0700Z/
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
900 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 55 MPH...BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER THE FRONTAL
  PASSAGE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... 
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...ELKO...SPRING 
  CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... ELY...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... 
  SECRET PASS...AUSTIN...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...BATTLE  ...
  MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POSSIBLE REDUCED 
  VISIBILITIES IN 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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-261600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T1600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
900 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST AT
  25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL
  DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 9AM THURSDAY
  MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  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.

&&

$$
619 
WWUS75 KLKN 260659
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1159 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011


NVZ013-030-031-035>037-260800-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T0700Z/
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
1159 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

WINDS ACROSS MOST OF NORTHERN NEVADA HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW
ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. PORTIONS OF WHITE PINE COUNTY ARE CONTINUING
TO GUST TO 45 MPH OR SO...AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT BEFORE
SUBSIDING. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NVZ032-034-261600-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T1600Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
1159 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY
  BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG PORTIONS OF US HIGHWAY 93 IN
  CLOVER VALLEY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-261600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T1600Z/
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
1159 PM PDT WED MAY 25 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST 
  AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER 9AM 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

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

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN 
  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.

&&

$$
172 
WWUS75 KLKN 261343
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
643 AM PDT THU MAY 26 2011


NVZ032>034-261445-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110526T1600Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS
643 AM PDT THU MAY 26 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

REPORTS OF WIND SPEEDS FROM AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS
ACROSS EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY AND THE EASTERN SLOPES 
OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE HAVE DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE MORNING AND ARE NOW BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY TO OCCASIONALLY
WINDY TODAY...BUT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS EARLIER THIS MORNING.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

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