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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Elko, NV

January 31, 2011

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 31, 2011, 1:35 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2011, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 31, 2011, 1:35 AM PST (09:35 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2011, 2:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 31, 2011, 3:18 PM PST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

513 
WWUS75 KLKN 310935
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
135 AM PST MON JAN 31 2011


NVZ032-010000-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.110131T1000Z-110201T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
135 AM PST MON JAN 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT
RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH 4 PM MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND
  EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF RUBY AND CLOVER
  VALLEYS.
 
* IMPACTS: GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ALONG HIGHWAY 93 FROM WELLS TO RUBY VALLEY AND ALONG STATE ROUTE
  229.  

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
238 
WWUS75 KLKN 312318
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
318 PM PST MON JAN 31 2011


NVZ032-010030-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110201T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
318 PM PST MON JAN 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS HAVE FALLEN
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN 
CANCELLED.

$$

NVZ013-011500-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.110201T1800Z-110202T0200Z/
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
318 PM PST MON JAN 31 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY MORNING WILL
  INCREASE QUICKLY BY LATE MORNING AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PASSES
  NORTHERN NYE COUNTY. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE NEAR 30
  MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE
  EXPECTED IN NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM 10 AM THROUGH 6
  PM TUESDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN SUBSIDING NEAR SUNSET.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE TRAVELERS ON EAST
  WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 6.


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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 3:18 PM PSTWind AdvisoryLKN27 hr

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