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Wind Advisory 31, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Jun 22, 2012, 2:05 PM PDT for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jun 23, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2012, 2:05 PM PDT (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2012, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 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 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 3323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
222 WWUS75 KLKN 222105 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 205 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...A LARGE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE WEST COAST ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM EXPECT STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... NVZ035-037-040-041-231200- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0031.120623T1800Z-120624T0400Z/ 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 205 PM PDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH WILL OCCUR ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. * TIMING: EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS TO BEGIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO NEAR SUNSET SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ TURNER
3 follow-up statements
691 WWUS75 KLKN 231019 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 319 AM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...A LARGE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OFF THE WEST COAST TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM EXPECT STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... NVZ033-039-240400- /O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0031.120623T1800Z-120624T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 319 AM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...WELLS... PEQUOP SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS SUCH INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ035-037-040-041-240400- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0031.120623T1800Z-120624T0400Z/ 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 319 AM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY 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: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 50. MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$
946 WWUS75 KLKN 232125 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 225 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 NVZ033-035-037-039>041-241530- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0032.120624T1700Z-120625T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120624T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH... ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 225 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: TODAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. TONIGHT: DECREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 5 TO 15 MPH. SUNDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS SUCH INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS DURING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ NVZ034-241530- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0032.120624T1700Z-120625T0400Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 225 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. 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. && $$
579 WWUS75 KLKN 240350 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 850 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 NVZ033-035-037-039>041-242200- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120624T0400Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0032.120624T1700Z-120625T0400Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH... ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 850 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SEPARATE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: TONIGHT: HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS IN MOST AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SUNDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG WEST TO EAST HIGHWAYS SUCH INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS DURING PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS. 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. && $$ NVZ034-242200- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0032.120624T1700Z-120625T0400Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 850 PM PDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. 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. && $$ ROOD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2:10 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | LKN | Elko | 7 days |
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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.