Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 17, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2012, 2:19 AM PDT for Elko County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 5, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2012, 2:19 AM PDT (09:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 1:57 AM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 2358 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 192 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
093 WWUS75 KLKN 050919 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 219 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...GUSTY POST FRONTAL WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT... NVZ033-039-040-052300- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.120406T0000Z-120406T1200Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 219 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND BECOME STRONG WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 7 PM PDT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS:MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ROADS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
376 WWUS75 KLKN 052100 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 200 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... NVZ033-039-040-061200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.120406T0000Z-120406T1200Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 200 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED 8 PM THROUGH 5 AM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE NEAR SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY ON SUMMITS AND PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TURNER
548 WWUS75 KLKN 052310 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 410 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... NVZ033-039-040-061200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.120406T0000Z-120406T1200Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 410 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED 8 PM THROUGH 5 AM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE NEAR SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY ON SUMMITS AND PASSES. 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. && $$ TURNER
489 WWUS75 KLKN 060008 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 508 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... NVZ033-039-040-061200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120406T1200Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 508 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED 8 PM THROUGH 5 AM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE NEAR SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY ON SUMMITS AND PASSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TURNER
972 WWUS75 KLKN 060857 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 157 AM PDT FRI APR 6 2012 NVZ033-039-040-061000- /O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120406T1200Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 157 AM PDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL AND WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$
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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.