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Wind Advisory 49, NWS Elko, NV

December 30, 20115 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 30, 2011, 9:57 AM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2011, 9:57 AM PST (17:57 UTC)
Expired
Dec 30, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
In force
12 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 18:03 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, 6.0 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 2011-12-30Temperature 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 2011-12-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2464 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
175 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.

996 
WWUS75 KLKN 301757
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
957 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG DISTURBANCE ARRIVING IN WESTERN OREGON THIS MORNING WILL
TRACK ACROSS FAR NORTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING MORE WEST AND NORTHWESTERLY THIS
EVENING. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ON PASSES
AND SUMMITS ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

NVZ031>034-311200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.111230T1757Z-111231T1200Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...
SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS
957 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50
  MPH...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON
  HOURS. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE 
  PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...
  PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS 

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES DRIVING ALONG
  WEST-EAST ROUTES LIKE I-80. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-310200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.111230T1757Z-111231T0200Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
957 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50
  MPH...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY
  TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... 
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS VEHICLES
  DRIVING ALONG WEST-EAST ROUTES LIKE I-80. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  WILL LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS.
  MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ036-310600-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.111230T1757Z-111231T0600Z/
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
957 AM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50
  MPH...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY
  TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS VEHICLES
  DRIVING ALONG WEST-EAST ROUTES LIKE I-80. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  WILL LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS. MOTORISTS
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

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/86
3 follow-up statements
101 
WWUS75 KLKN 310216
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
615 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA CONTINUE TONIGHT...

.A STRONG DISTURBANCE CONTINUES TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA
TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL AHEAD AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT.

NVZ030-310600-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-111231T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0050.111231T0215Z-111231T0600Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
615 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

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

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 10 PM PST.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS VEHICLES
  DRIVING ALONG WEST-EAST ROUTES LIKE I-80. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  WILL LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS.
  MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ031>034-311200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-111231T1200Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...
SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS
615 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH... 
  BECOMING MORE WESTERLY THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THIS EVENING WEST OF
  THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND AFTER MIDNIGHT EAST OF THE RUBY
  MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE 
  PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... WELLS...
  CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...
  HARRISON PASS 

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND VEHICLES DRIVING 
  ALONG WEST-EAST ROUTES LIKE I-80. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE 
  CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ036-310600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-111231T0600Z/
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
615 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

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

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS VEHICLES 
  DRIVING ALONG WEST-EAST ROUTES LIKE I-80. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WILL LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR 
  LESS.MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. 

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.

&&

$$
935 
WWUS75 KLKN 310408
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
808 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA CONTINUE TONIGHT...

.AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA...WINDS
WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT.

NVZ031>034-311200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-111231T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0013.111231T0408Z-111231T1200Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...
SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS
808 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH...
 
* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE 
  PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... WELLS...
  CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...
  HARRISON PASS 

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
  DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 93 AND INTERSTATE 80
  OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-310600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-111231T0600Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
808 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

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

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 10 PM PST.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS VEHICLES 
  DRIVING ALONG WEST-EAST ROUTES LIKE I-80. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WILL LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR 
  LESS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ036-310600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-111231T0600Z/
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
808 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

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

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AS WELL AS VEHICLES 
  DRIVING ALONG WEST-EAST ROUTES LIKE I-80. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WILL LEAD TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR 
  LESS.MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$
011 
WWUS75 KLKN 310539
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
939 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA CONTINUE TONIGHT...

.AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEVADA...
WINDS WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT.

NVZ030-310645-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-111231T0600Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
939 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 


$$

NVZ036-310645-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-111231T0600Z/
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
939 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 


$$

NVZ031>034-311200-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-111231T1200Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...
SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS
939 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH...

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE 
  PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... WELLS...
  CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...
  HARRISON PASS 

* IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 93 AND INTERSTATE 80 OVERPASSES. 
  MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

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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.