Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 50, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 30, 2011, 6:15 PM PST for Humboldt County, Nevada. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2011, 6:15 PM PST (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
County Humboldt County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 204 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1847 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
935 WWUS75 KLKN 310408 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 808 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA CONTINUE TONIGHT... .AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA...WINDS WILL BE EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT. NVZ031>034-311200- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-111231T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0013.111231T0408Z-111231T1200Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 808 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH... * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 93 AND INTERSTATE 80 OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 8:08 PM PST | High Wind Warning | LKN | Elko, White Pine | 6 hr |
| Dec 31, 5:22 AM PST | High Wind Warning | LKN | 4 hr |
Nearby
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.