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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Elko, NV

December 1, 20125 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2012, 2:35 PM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 2, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2012, 2:35 PM PST (22:35 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 2, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 2, 2012, 2:29 PM PST
In force
10 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 22:40 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 2, 6:42 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6116 N Tuscarora, NV
Dec 2, 7:47 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6515 Wnw Orovada, NV
Dec 2, 8:41 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 839 E Jarbidge, NV
Dec 2, 10:18 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 582 Ese Wells, NV
Dec 2, 10:37 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 685 Wsw Paradise Valley, NV
Dec 2, 10:38 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6111 Wsw Winnemucca, NV
Dec 2, 11:37 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 638 W Baker, NV

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 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 2012-12-01Temperature 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 2012-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 199 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1993 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
336 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.

819 
WWUS75 KLKN 012235
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
235 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA SUNDAY...

NVZ030-031-036-030000-
/O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0006.121202T1500Z-121203T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0007.121202T1200Z-121203T0000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS
235 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH...75
  MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF HUMBOLDT AND NORTHERN ELKO COUNTIES.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY MORNING OVER HUMBOLDT
  COUNTY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG A COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES
  EAST THROUGH THE STATE AND EXITS THROUGH WHITE PINE COUNTY EARLY
  SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...WINNEMUCCA...
  MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE
  MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL. SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS
  COULD PUSH YOU OFF THE ROAD. CROSSWINDS WILL BE A MAJOR DANGER.
  TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
  LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
  TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.


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. THIS STORM WILL
PRODUCE WINDS STRONGER THAN THESE SPEEDS.

&&

$$

NVZ033>035-037>041-030000-
/O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0006.121202T1500Z-121203T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0039.121202T1500Z-121203T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...
ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...
ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
235 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY MORNING OVER 
  HUMBOLDT COUNTY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE COLD 
  FRONT AS IT MOVES EAST THROUGH THE STATE AND EXITS THROUGH 
  WHITE PINE COUNTY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... SECRET 
  PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN 
  SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... WELLS...
  PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN... TONOPAH...
  ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL. SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS
  COULD PUSH YOU OFF THE ROAD. CROSSWINDS WILL BE A MAJOR DANGER.
  TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER
  LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE
  TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

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. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE GUSTS UP TO AROUND 55 MPH.

&&

$$

BB
3 follow-up statements
807 
WWUS75 KLKN 021014
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
214 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...A PACIFIC STORM CONTINUES TO MARCH TOWARDS THE REGION 
PRODUCING STRONG ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY...

NVZ030-031-036-030000-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0007.121202T1200Z-121203T0000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS
214 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH... 
  75 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF HUMBOLDT AND NORTHERN ELKO 
  COUNTIES. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THIS MORNING OVER HUMBOLDT
  COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEVADA. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...
  BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* IMPACTS: DEGRADED DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER INTERSTATE
  80...HIGHWAY 95 AND US 93. DRIVERS OF  VANS...
  CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE
  VERY CAREFUL. SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS COULD PUSH YOU OFF THE ROAD.
  CROSSWINDS WILL BE A MAJOR DANGER. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH
  CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
  OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF
  HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

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. THIS STORM WILL
PRODUCE WINDS STRONGER THAN THESE SPEEDS.

&&

SZATANEK

$$

NVZ033>035-037>041-030300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0039.121202T1500Z-121203T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...
ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...
ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
214 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THIS MORNING OVER CENTRAL
  NEVADA AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... 
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... SECRET 
  PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN 
  SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... WELLS... 
  PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN... TONOPAH... 
  ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT

* IMPACTS: DEGRADED DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER HIGHWAY
  50...US 93 AND US 6. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND
  OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL. SUDDEN
  STRONG GUSTS COULD PUSH YOU OFF THE ROAD. CROSSWINDS WILL BE A
  MAJOR DANGER. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
  FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH
  WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND
  DOWN POWER LINES.

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. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE GUSTS UP TO AROUND
55 MPH.

&&

$$


SZATANEK
748 
WWUS75 KLKN 021706
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
906 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...A PACIFIC STORM CONTINUES TO MARCH TOWARDS THE REGION
PRODUCING STRONG ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY...

NVZ033-034-038-039-030000-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121203T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KLKN.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...
ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
906 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHERN
  ELKO COUNTY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: SOME MINOR BUILDING DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN ELKO.
  DEGRADED DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER INTERSTATE
  80...HIGHWAY 50...US 93 AND US 6...PLUS NEVADA 225. DRIVERS OF
  VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS... AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL. SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS COULD PUSH YOU OFF
  THE ROAD. CROSSWINDS WILL BE A MAJOR DANGER. TAKE ACTION TO
  SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
  WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

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 AND PUSH VEHICLES OFF
ROADS OR OVERTURN THEM.

&&

$$

NVZ030-031-036-030000-
/O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS
906 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH...
  75 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING OVER
  HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NEVADA.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...
   BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS 

* IMPACTS: DEGRADED DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER INTERSTATE
  80...HIGHWAY 95 AND US 93...AND HIGHWAY 140. DRIVERS OF VANS...
  CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE
  VERY CAREFUL. SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS COULD PUSH YOU OFF THE ROAD.
  CROSSWINDS WILL BE A MAJOR DANGER. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH
  CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
  OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF
  HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

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. THIS STORM WILL
PRODUCE WINDS STRONGER THAN THESE SPEEDS.

&&


$$

NVZ035-037-040-041-030300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121203T0300Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
906 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THIS MORNING OVER 
  CENTRAL NEVADA AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH... ROUND MOUNTAIN...
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS: DEGRADED DRIVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER HIGHWAY
  50...US 93 AND US 6...AND HIGHWAY 376. DRIVERS OF
  VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS... AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD BE VERY CAREFUL. SUDDEN STRONG GUSTS COULD PUSH YOU OFF
  THE ROAD. CROSSWINDS WILL BE A MAJOR DANGER. TAKE ACTION TO
  SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
  WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES.

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. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE GUSTS UP TO AROUND
55 MPH.

&&

$$
176 
WWUS75 KLKN 022229
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
229 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...A COLD FRONT THAT PRODUCED STRONG WINDS IS PUSHING EAST AND
WILL EXIT THE STATE IN A FEW HOURS. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW
HAZARDOUS LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...


NVZ030-031-033-034-036-038-039-022330-
/O.CAN.KLKN.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...
PEQUOP SUMMIT
229 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. 

A FEW PLACES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHEST RIDGES MAY STILL SEE SOME
ISOLATED HIGH GUSTS FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT MOST PLACES WILL SEE
WINDS WEAKENING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

NVZ035-037-040-041-022330-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121203T0300Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
229 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

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

A FEW PLACES ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHEST RIDGES MAY STILL SEE SOME
ISOLATED HIGH GUSTS FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT MOST PLACES WILL SEE
WINDS WEAKENING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 2:35 PM PSTWind AdvisoryLKNElko, Eureka, Lander, Nye, White Pine24 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.