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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2012, 3:01 AM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 13, 2012, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2012, 3:01 AM PDT (10:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2012, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 7:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 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 10:04 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 00:00Z, 10.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1515 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
567 WWUS75 KLKN 121001 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 301 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY... NVZ032-034-036-130000- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0011.120313T1700Z-120314T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS 301 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BECOMING STRONG IN VALLEY LOCATIONS LATER TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS I80 WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT...WITH CROSS WINDS POTENTIALLY MAKING DRIVING CHALLENGING AT TIMES. DUST WILL LIKELY BE MIXED INTO THE AIR IN MANY AREAS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE. AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TIMES WOULD LIKELY HAVE THE GREATEST REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NVZ030-031-130000- /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.A.0003.120313T1700Z-120314T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE 301 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. NORTHWEST HUMBOLDT COUNTY WILL HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS...WITH SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY ON THE LOWER END OF THE WIND SPEED RANGE MOST AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BECOMING STRONG IN VALLEY LOCATIONS LATER TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING OR POSSIBLY DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DUST WILL LIKELY BE MIXED INTO THE AIR IN MANY AREAS...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE. AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TIMES WOULD LIKELY HAVE THE GREATEST REDUCTION TO VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ ROOD
4 follow-up statements
811 WWUS75 KLKN 122053 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 153 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY... NVZ030-031-131830- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0003.120313T1700Z-120314T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0011.120313T1700Z-120314T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE 153 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN NORTHWEST HUMBOLDT COUNTY...WITH SOUTHEAST HUMBOLDT AND NORTHERN ELKO COUNTIES ON THE LOWER END OF THE WIND SPEED RANGE IN MOST AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BECOMING STRONG IN VALLEY LOCATIONS LATER TUESDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING OR POSSIBLY DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN LOW LYING AREAS. 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. && $$ NVZ032-034-036-131830- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0011.120313T1700Z-120314T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS 153 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BECOMING STRONG AT ALL ELEVATIONS LATE MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: TRAVEL ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS I-80 WILL HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT. CROSSWINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN LOW-LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
245 WWUS75 KLKN 131025 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 325 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT NORTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY... NVZ030>032-034-036-140200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0011.120313T1700Z-120314T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS 325 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...BECOMING STRONG IN VALLEY LOCATIONS BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE IN THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING OR POSSIBLY DANGEROUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN PRONE AREAS...WHICH INCLUDE THE I80 CORRIDOR FROM WINNEMUCCA EAST TO WELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ROOD
529 WWUS75 KLKN 132138 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 238 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 NVZ030>032-034-036-140200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120314T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS 238 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING NEAR SUNSET. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE DRIVING CHALLENGING OR POSSIBLY DANGEROUS AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN PRONE AREAS...WHICH INCLUDE THE I80 CORRIDOR FROM WINNEMUCCA EAST TO WELLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
460 WWUS75 KLKN 140156 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 656 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 NVZ030>032-034-036-140300- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120314T0200Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS 656 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS VALLEY LOCATIONS...BUT HIGHER PASSES WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 35 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:01 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | LKN | Elko, Humboldt | 11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.