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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2012, 2:20 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 25, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2012, 2:20 PM PDT (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 165 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
- 2376 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 214 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
825 WWUS75 KLKN 242120 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 220 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ON SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE IN THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. NVZ013-251200- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120325T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 220 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. EXPECT ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS MIDDAY SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...CURRANT SUMMIT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT WESTERN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN NYE COUNTY...WITH LIGHTER WINDS IN EASTERN AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 6. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE 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. && $$ NVZ032-034>037-251200- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 220 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MIDDAY SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY... PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 50. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TURNER
4 follow-up statements
727 WWUS75 KLKN 250318 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 818 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ON SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE IN THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. NVZ013-251530- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120325T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 818 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP MIDDAY SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...CURRANT SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 6. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE 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. && $$ NVZ032-034>037-251530- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 818 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MIDDAY SUNDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY... PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 50. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCM
918 WWUS75 KLKN 250928 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 228 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. NVZ031-252130- /O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE 228 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MIDDAY TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE 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. && $$ NVZ013-032-034>037-252130- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS... CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 228 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MIDDAY TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN... PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY... PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...MANHATTAN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80...U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 50. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ RCM
373 WWUS75 KLKN 252105 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 205 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE IN NEVADA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING STORM...SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. NVZ013-031-032-034>037-260300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 205 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT INTO THIS EVENING. EXPECT STRONG CROSSWINDS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 80...U.S. HIGHWAY 50 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 6. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LOCALLY REDUCE 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. && $$ TURNER
501 WWUS75 KLKN 260248 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 748 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 NVZ013-031-032-034>037-260400- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/ NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... ELKO...SPRING CREEK...WELLS...CARLIN...PEQUOP SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 748 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION AND GENERALLY SPEAKING...NO ADDITIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED. $$ RCM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2:23 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | LKN | 18 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.