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Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Elko, NV

December 24, 20125 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 24, 2012, 2:37 PM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 29 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2012, 2:37 PM PST (22:37 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2012, 2:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 26, 2012, 7:28 PM PST
In force
29 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.

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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, 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 2012-12-24Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1269 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

056 
WWUS45 KLKN 242237
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
237 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD SNOW INTO NORTHWEST
NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SNOW SPREADING ACROSS THE REST OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY NIGHT. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHERN NEVADA AND 2 TO 4
INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA.

NVZ031-251200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0012.121226T0300Z-121228T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
237 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW....WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM TUESDAY TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS AND 6 TO 12 INCHES MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING
  BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
  IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. 

&&

$$

NVZ030-251200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121225T2200Z-121227T1800Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
237 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES VALLEYS...5 TO 10 INCHES
  MOUNTAINS...WITH  THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN HUMBOLDT
  COUNTY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE HEAVIEST
  ACCUMULATIONS FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... 
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT. 

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S AT NIGHT RISING TO AROUND FREEZING IN THE 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
  IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. 

&&

$$

NVZ034-036>040-251200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0400Z-121227T1800Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN
237 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES VALLEYS AND 5 TO 10 INCHES
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  WILL OCCUR FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY... 
  PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS... 
  PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...TONOPAH... 
  ROUND MOUNTAIN. 

* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25 AT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
  IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. 

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-041-251200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0800Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
237 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT
TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
NIGHT TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS...4 TO 6 INCHES 
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... 
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... 
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT. 

* TEMPERATURES...18 TO 24 AT NIGHT AND 28 TO 32 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
  IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  NEAR ZERO AT TIMES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. 

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
804 
WWUS45 KLKN 251010
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
210 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
NEVADA... 

.A STRONG PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD SNOW INTO
NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED
BY NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING 4 TO 7
INCHES FOR MOST NORTHERN NEVADA VALLEYS...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR
CENTRAL NEVADA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ON
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL
THURSDAY NIGHT.

NVZ031-260000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.121226T0300Z-121228T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
210 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES FOR VALLEYS AND 1 TO 2 FEET 
  FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NEVADA THIS EVENING.
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
  NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY BEFORE SNOW
  FINALLY TAPERS OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...ENSURE
  YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT
WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ030-260000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121225T2200Z-121227T1800Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
210 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES VALLEYS...6 TO 12 INCHES
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS
  EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.  

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
   GOLCONDA SUMMIT. 

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S AT NIGHT RISING TO AROUND FREEZING IN
  THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ034-036>040-260000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0400Z-121227T1800Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN
210 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...FOR ELKO COUNTY AND NORTHERN LANDER AND
  NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES...EXPECT 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS
  WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

  FOR SOUTHERN LANDER AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES AND NORTHWEST
  NYE COUNTY...EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR ALONG THE INTERSTATE
  80 CORRIDOR.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND
  MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE
  WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW IS
  NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY... 
  PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS... 
  PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...TONOPAH... 
  ROUND MOUNTAIN.

* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25 AT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-041-260000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0800Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
210 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS...4 TO 6 INCHES 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
  NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW IS
  NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... 
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... 
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT.

* TEMPERATURES...18 TO 24 AT NIGHT AND 28 TO 32 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
  IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A
  WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

TURNER
044 
WWUS45 KLKN 251730
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
930 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
NEVADA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD SNOW INTO
NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED
BY NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING 4 TO
7 INCHES FOR MOST NORTHERN NEVADA VALLEYS...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR
CENTRAL NEVADA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ON
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL
THURSDAY NIGHT.

NVZ030-261200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121225T2200Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KLKN.WS.W.0012.121225T2200Z-121227T1800Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
930 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES VALLEYS...6 TO 12 INCHES 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS SNOW 
  SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT. 

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S AT NIGHT RISING TO AROUND FREEZING IN 
  THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ034-036-038-039-261200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0400Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KLKN.WS.W.0012.121226T0400Z-121227T1800Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...
PEQUOP SUMMIT
930 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 14
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL 
  AND MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE 
  WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW IS 
  NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS... PEQUOP 
  SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN. 

* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25 AT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ031-261200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.121226T0300Z-121228T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
930 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES FOR VALLEYS AND 1 TO 2 
  FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NEVADA THIS EVENING. 
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY 
  BEFORE SNOW FINALLY TAPERS OFF THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL 
  VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST 
  TRAVEL...ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR 
  VEHICLE.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT
WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ037-040-261200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0400Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...
EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN
930 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

 * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
   AND MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
   WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE
   WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW IS
   NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN. 

* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25 AT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-041-261200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0800Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
930 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THURSDAY. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY 
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... 
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT. 

* TEMPERATURES...18 TO 24 AT NIGHT AND 28 TO 32 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$
081 
WWUS45 KLKN 252254
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
254 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
NEVADA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD SNOW INTO
NORTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED
BY NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. A PROLONGED
PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING 4 TO
7 INCHES FOR MOST NORTHERN NEVADA VALLEYS...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR
CENTRAL NEVADA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ON
NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL
THURSDAY NIGHT.

NVZ031-261200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.121226T0300Z-121228T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
254 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES FOR VALLEYS AND 1 TO 2 
  FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST NEVADA THIS EVENING. 
  THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY 
  BEFORE SNOW FINALLY TAPERS OFF THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL 
  VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST 
  TRAVEL...ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR 
  VEHICLE. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT
WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ030-261200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
254 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES VALLEYS...6 TO 12 INCHES 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS 
  EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS SNOW 
  SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
   GOLCONDA SUMMIT. 

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S AT NIGHT RISING TO AROUND FREEZING IN 
  THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ034-036-038-039-261200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.121226T0400Z-121227T1800Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...
PEQUOP SUMMIT
254 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 7 TO 14 
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL 
  AND MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT 
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES WILL 
  CONTINUE WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS 
  THURSDAY. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY 
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS... PEQUOP 
  SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN.

* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25 AT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ037-040-261200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0400Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...
EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN
254 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8 
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL  
  AND MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH  
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE   
  WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW IS   
  NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN. 

* TEMPERATURES...20 TO 25 AT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-041-261200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.121226T0800Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
254 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  WEDNESDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THURSDAY. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY 
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... 
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... 
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT.

* TEMPERATURES...18 TO 24 AT NIGHT AND 28 TO 32 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$
158 
WWUS45 KLKN 261040
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
240 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...ACTIVE WINTER STORM TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO NEVADA...

.AN ACTIVE PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS
NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ON
THURSDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATING 3 TO 5 ADDITIONAL INCHES FOR MOST NORTHERN NEVADA
VALLEYS...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR CENTRAL NEVADA. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY ESPECIALLY ON WEST FACING SLOPES. SNOW IS NOT
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

NVZ031-262300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121228T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
240 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES FOR VALLEYS AND
  UP TO 2 FEET FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHEAST NEVADA TODAY. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. NUMEROUS
  SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY BEFORE SNOW FINALLY
  TAPERS OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TODAY BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ALL ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL 
  VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL 
  REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST 
  TRAVEL...ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR 
  VEHICLE. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT
WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ030-262300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
240 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES VALLEYS...5 TO 10
  INCHES MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  IS EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
   GOLCONDA SUMMIT. 

* TEMPERATURES...MID 20S AT NIGHT RISING TO AROUND FREEZING IN 
  THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING BECOMING WEST
  10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ034-036-038-039-262300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...
PEQUOP SUMMIT
240 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS
  WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND
  MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.
  SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS... PEQUOP 
  SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN.

* TEMPERATURES...15 TO 25 AT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BECOMING
  WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY
  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE ON SECONDARY ROADS. IN ADDITION PERIODS
  OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY
  TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH
  THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ037-040-262300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...
EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN
240 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND
  4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL AND MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY
  NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER
  OFF UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN.

* TEMPERATURES...15 TO 25 AT NIGHT AND 25 TO 30 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING BECOMING WEST 10
  TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL VERY 
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE 
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR 
  VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-041-262300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
240 AM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS AND 4 TO
  6 INCHES MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  OCCURRING WEDNESDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF UNTIL LATE
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... 
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... 
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT.

* TEMPERATURES...18 TO 24 AT NIGHT AND 28 TO 32 DURING THE DAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  TO IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$
556 
WWUS45 KLKN 262259
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
259 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO
NEVADA...

.WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO
THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA WHILE AREAS FARTHER SNOW WILL SEE
OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS...MOST VALLEYS WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1
TO 3 INCHES ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH NORTHERN
ELKO COUNTY SEEING 3-6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IN THE
VALLEYS. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE
STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA.

NVZ031-271230-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121228T0000Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
259 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES FOR VALLEYS AND 6
  TO 12 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE ON THURSDAY BEFORE SNOW FINALLY TAPERS OFF LATE
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ALL ROADWAYS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING
  TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. IF YOU MUST
  TRAVEL...ENSURE YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT
WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ030-271230-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
259 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS...3 TO 6 INCHES
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW
  IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
   GOLCONDA SUMMIT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  VERY DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ034-036-038-039-271230-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...
PEQUOP SUMMIT
259 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS
  WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL AND MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON ENDING BY THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...WELLS... PEQUOP 
  SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
  MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE ON SECONDARY ROADS. IN ADDITION
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT
  TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER
  SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. FOR
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ037-040-271230-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...
EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN
259 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO
  5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL AND MOST RAPID ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
  MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE ENDING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
  MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-041-271230-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
259 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS AND 6 TO
  12 INCHES MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW
  SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... 
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK... 
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
  MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE
  ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$
917 
WWUS45 KLKN 270328
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
728 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012


NVZ036-271200-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1200Z/
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
728 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING BEFORE ENDING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH DURING THE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER ROADWAYS WILL CREATE ICY
  CONDITIONS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER
  SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. 

&&

$$

NVZ031-271800-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121228T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
728 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8
  INCHES MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ON NORTHERN
  FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER ROADWAYS WILL CREATE ICY
  CONDITIONS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER
  SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. 

&&

$$

NVZ034-038-039-271800-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
728 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 4 TO 8
  INCHES MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS ON NORTHERN
  FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER ROADWAYS WILL CREATE ICY
  CONDITIONS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER
  SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM. 

&&

$$

NVZ030-270430-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
728 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS PASSED. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH THE EVENING WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. ROADS
COULD STILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY...MAKING DRIVING
HAZARDOUS. PLEASE USE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT TONIGHT OR TOMORROW
MORNING. 

$$

NVZ037-040-041-271200-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1200Z/
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...
EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...
ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
728 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND
  3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN... 
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER ROADWAYS WILL CREATE ICY
  CONDITIONS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER
  SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES. 

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

NVZ033-035-271800-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-121227T1800Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
728 PM PST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 6 TO
  12 INCHES MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN
  FACING SLOPES.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...
  MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
  MPH LATE TOMORROW MORNING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLIPPERY OR SNOW PACKED MAKING TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW OVER ROADWAYS WILL CREATE ICY
  CONDITIONS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CARRY A WINTER
  SURVIVAL KIT WITH THEIR VEHICLES.  

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=EKO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO WINTRY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS
AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE
LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 511 OR VISIT WWW.NVROADS.COM.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 24, 11:56 AM PST, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 11:56 AM PST, 2 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1156 AM PST MON DEC 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT ALONG WITH A FRESH SNOW
PACK WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO ACROSS MOST OF
EASTERN NEVADA CHRISTMAS MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
&&

.UPDATE...DROPPED ALL REMAINING WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AS STORM
HAS EXITED INTO UTAH WITH ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED
ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEVADA THE REST OF THE DAY.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 1019 AM/

SYNOPSIS...

UPDATE...SNOW HAS ENDED FOR LOCATIONS FROM ELKO WESTWARD SO HAVE
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR THOSE AREAS. SHORT
WAVE CROSSING FAR EASTERN NEVADA AT THIS TIME WITH SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH UP TO
1 INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEYS.  CEC

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 320 AM /

SYNOPSIS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE
NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW
ENDING BY SUNSET. EASTERN NEVADA CAN EXPECT THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON TONIGHT...WITH MUCH OF ELKO AND
WHITE PINE COUNTIES EXPERIENCING SUBZERO READINGS ON CHRISTMAS
MORNING. CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL BE DRY...BEFORE A STRONG STORM
SYSTEM BRINGS AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW TO NEVADA TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

UPDATE...UPDATED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PRODUCT TO SPEED UP
THE TIMING OF COLD FRONT PASSAGE...EXPECTED NOW IN ELKO/SPRING
CREEK WELL BEFORE SUNRISE. EXPECT NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS/SQUALLS
WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. MANY ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
TREACHEROUS THIS MORNING...AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
CONTINUES.  TURNER

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 200 AM /

SYNOPSIS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE
NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW
ENDING BY SUNSET. EASTERN NEVADA CAN EXPECT THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON TONIGHT...WITH MUCH OF ELKO AND
WHITE PINE COUNTIES EXPERIENCING SUBZERO READINGS ON CHRISTMAS
MORNING. CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL BE DRY...BEFORE A STRONG STORM
SYSTEM BRINGS AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW TO NEVADA TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CURRENT STORM SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO EVOLVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING AND CURRENT
TRENDS SUGGEST AREAS OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY FOR MANY LOCATIONS. HAVE THEREFORE
ALLOWED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO CONTINUE WITH THE MOST
ADVERSE TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

STRONG LIFT CONTINUES ACROSS NEVADA THIS MORNING AHEAD OF STRONG
SHORTWAVE APPROACHING FROM OREGON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS HAVE
PERSISTED ON KLRX REFLECTIVITY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...WITH
IR SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATING COOLING CLOUDS ACROSS CENTRAL
NEVADA AS WELL AS ALONG THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SNOW HAS TAKEN
THE FORM OF CONVECTIVE BANDS...WITH SOME AREAS RECEIVING
ACCUMULATING SNOW AND OTHERS NOT. THE MORE INTENSE BANDS ARE
CAPABLE OF DROPPING A QUICK INCH OR TWO OF SNOW...WITH 1.5 INCHES
SO FAR MEASURED HERE AT WFO ELKO. THESE PREFRONTAL SNOW BANDS WILL
CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN ADVANCING STRONG COLD FRONT...NOW ORGANIZING
ACROSS NW NEVADA. COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO RACE THROUGH NEVADA
EARLY THIS MORNING...NEAR WINNEMUCCA AROUND 4 AM...ELKO/SPRING
CREEK AROUND 7 AM...AND ELY BY 10 AM. STRONG FRONTAL LIFT AND
MARGINAL INSTABILITY WILL HELP ORGANIZE CONVECTIVE SNOW BANDS AS
THE FRONT PASSES ANY GIVEN LOCATION...WITH GFS DROPPING LIFTED
INDEX DOWN TO NEAR ZERO BY 10 AM IN WHITE PINE COUNTY. ISOLATED
LIGHTNING POSSIBLE BUT DID NOT INCLUDE IN GRIDS. BRIEF SNOW
SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THAT WILL BE
CAPABLE OF A VERY QUICK 1-2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY. BRIEF PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW AT TIME OF FROPA. ALL OF
THIS TO SAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS WARRANTED. DAY
SHIFT WILL LIKELY CANCEL THE ADVISORY FROM NW TO SE AS THE FRONT
MAKES PROGRESS TODAY...ALTHOUGH MUCH COLDER AIR WILL WORK AGAINST
MELTING SNOW ON ROADWAYS. MUCH COLDER NW WINDS DEVELOPING BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT TODAY AVERAGING 15-25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MOST
VALLEYS WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT...COLDEST NIGHT OF THE SEASON FOR EASTERN NEVADA PERFECTLY
TIMED FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING. SKIES WILL RAPIDLY CLEAR BY SUNSET
THIS EVENING WITH STRONGLY SINKING AIR BEHIND THE DEPARTING
SHORTWAVE. NAM CONTINUES TO FORECAST A 1031 MB SURFACE HIGH
CENTERED ALONG A TUSCARORA-ELKO-ELY LINE AT SUNRISE CHRISTMAS
MORNING. GIVEN EXTENSIVE SNOW COVER...EXPECTING WIDESPREAD SUBZERO
READINGS CHRISTMAS MORNING ALONG THIS CORRIDOR ACROSS ELKO AND
WHITE PINE COUNTIES. CLEARING SKIES OVER SNOW COVER NECESSITATES
ADDING FREEZING FOG TO THE GRIDS FOR NE NEVADA TONIGHT AND
CHRISTMAS MORNING. FOG MAY BECOME QUITE A TRAVEL CONCERN FOR
CHRISTMAS MORNING...AND WILL PASS THIS CONCERN ONTO THE NEXT
SHIFT.

CHRISTMAS DAY...DRY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. CLOUDS RAPIDLY
INCREASE THICKEN AND LOWER THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS STRONG WINTER
STORM APPROACHES...BUT ANY SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
CONFINED TO MAINLY HUMBOLDT COUNTY THROUGH 4 PM. WITH THE COLD
START AND THICK CLOUDS BLOCKING OUT THE AFTERNOON SUN...CHRISTMAS
WILL BE QUITE COLD WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS ONLY IN THE 20S TO NEAR
FREEZING WEST.

TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW. MODEL
GUIDANCE HAS BEEN VERY CONSISTENT FOR SEVERAL DAYS TRACKING A
STRONG WINTER STORM INTO THE GREAT BASIN DURING THIS TIME. LARGE
EXPANSIVE TROUGH WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES EXPECTED TO
RESULT IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
ACROSS NEVADA. SINCE THE STORM IS PROJECTED TO BE COMPRISED OF
MULTIPLE PIECES...THE MODELS ARE STILL RESOLVING THE DETAILS.
FORECASTER CONFIDENCE ON SNOW AFFECTING HOLIDAY TRAVEL CHRISTMAS
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY IS VERY HIGH...BUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH AND
WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALLS IS STILL BEING IRONED OUT.
CONSIDERED ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH WITH THIS MORNING'S
FORECAST...GIVEN THE EXPECTED HOLIDAY TRAVEL IMPACTS. DECIDED TO
ALLOW THE NEXT SHIFT TO MAKE THIS CALL...AND LET THE CURRENT
ADVISORY EXPIRE TO AVOID CONFUSION.  TURNER

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN
FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN. THE LONG TERM
PERIOD STARTS UNSETTLED AS A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PRESIDES
OVER THE LKN CWFA.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE AXIS OF A THE LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL BE RUNNING N-S THROUGH UTAH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
THE TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE GREAT BASIN REGION THROUGH THURSDAY
DUE TO A COUPLE IMPULSES ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG UPPER JET FLOW
OVER CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA THAT WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO DIG
FURTHER SOUTH. VALLEYS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA MAY ACCUMULATE UP
TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD WITH SHOWERS TAPERING OFF
THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 20S TO AROUND
30...LOWS IN THE TEENS.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY DRY.
A SHORT WAVE RIDGE ON FRIDAY WILL EVOLVE INTO A CUT-OFF LOW THAT
WILL RETROGRADE BACK OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS WILL PULL IN
COLD AIR AND POSSIBLY SOME UNSTABLE AIR FOR NE NEVADA. FOR NOW...NO
MENTION OF PRECIPITATION. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID
20S TO THE MID 30S. LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE
TEENS.

AVIATION...AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY...SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT KELY ALL DAY. SHOWERS WILL TAPER
OFF RAPIDLY AFTER NOON AT KWMC KEKO AND KTPH. KEKO AND KELY MAY
EXPERIENCE IFR CONDITIONS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9AM. THE FRONT SHOULD REACH KELY
BEFORE NOON. SKIES WILL CLEAR OUT RAPIDLY TONIGHT AND FOG FORMATION
IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NE NEVADA AND MAY AFFECT KEKO IN THE
MORNING.

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

91/99
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 2:37 PM PST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
237 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

NVZ030-031-033>041-252300-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
237 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST
NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

AREAS OF FREEZING FOG ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AS SKIES CLEAR OVER THE
FRESH SNOW COVER. IN ADDITION...EXPECT THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES
SO FAR THIS SEASON FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEVADA TONIGHT WITH SUBZERO
READINGS COMMON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF SNOWFALL TO
NEVADA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. VALLEYS WILL GENERALLY SEE
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 2:37 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLKNElko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye, White Pine67 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.