Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Elko, NV

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WWUS45 KLKN 141743
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
943 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

NVZ035-141845-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120214T1800Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
943 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WHITE PINE
COUNTY IS EXITING THE AREA. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE GREAT BASIN PARK THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
300 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE IN COVERAGE THIS MORNING AS
THE LATEST WINTER STORM EXITS THE GREAT BASIN. DRY WEATHER WILL
PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE NEXT WINTER STORM WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS...AND
COLDER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY. EXPECT DRY WEATHER WITH
MODERATING TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY A STRONG
COLD FRONT NEXT WEEKEND.

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.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG WINTER STORM SPINNING
OVER LINCOLN COUNTY THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS FALLEN ACROSS
MUCH OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING AREA IN CENTRAL NEVADA...WITH
MANY ROADWAYS SNOWPACKED AND TREACHEROUS. DEFORMATION AXIS STILL
HOLDING TOUGH ON IR SATELLITE FROM SE ELKO COUNTY THROUGH WHITE
PINE INTO NYE COUNTIES. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA AS OF 3 AM SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.
GIVEN THE SNOWPACKED ROADWAYS AND CONTINUED SNOW SHOWERS
/PARTICULARY ON NW FAVORED SLOPES/ HAVE OPTED TO KEEP THE WINTER
STORM WARNINGS GOING UNTIL THEIR SCHEDULED EXPIRATION TIMES. THE
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE IN LANDER/EUREKA/NYE COUNTIES AT
7 AM AS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING IN
COVERAGE BY SUNRISE. AS FOR WHITE PINE COUNTY...VERY STRONG
DYNAMIC LIFT CONTINUES JUST NORTH OF THE UPPER LOW IN LINCOLN
COUNTY. IR SATELLITE REVEALS COLD ENHANCED CLOUDS WRAPPING AROUND
THE STORM CIRCULATION INTO SE WHITE PINE COUNTY NEAR GREAT BASIN
NATIONAL PARK. VERY HEAVY SNOW FALLING IN SE WHITE PINE COUNTY
INFERRING FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY. NEW 06Z NAM FORECASTS THIS HEAVY
SNOW BAND TO CONTINUE ACROSS SE WHITE PINE COUNTY THROUGH ABOUT 7
AM...WITH SNOW SHOWERS DECREASING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
COUNTY BY 10 AM. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA
THIS MORNING UNTIL SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH AND ROAD CREWS CLEAR
ROADWAYS.

STORM EXITS SWIFTLY EAST THIS AFTERNOON...BEING KICKED ALONG BY
ANOTHER STRONG STORM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. SHORTWAVE
RIDGE WILL PROVIDE AT LEAST PARTIAL CLEARING AND NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY...NOT MUCH OF A BREAK BEFORE CONTENDING WITH THE NEXT
STRONG STORM ENTERING NW NEVADA AT SUNRISE. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
QUITE STRONG WITH INTENSE DYNAMIC LIFT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
WESTERN CWA WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE MUCH MORE
LIMITED...STRONG LIFT AND ADVANCING COLD FRONT WITH THIS STORM
WILL EFFICIENTLY SQUEEZE OUT WHATEVER MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE.
INCREASED SNOW SHOWER COVERAGE TO SCATTERED FOR MOST VALLEYS AND
NUMEROUS ON THE MOUNTAINS...WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE
WESTERN ZONES. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS FOR MOST VALLEYS
ON WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT 1-2 INCHES FOR THE WESTERN ZONES FROM
WINNEMUCCA TO AUSTIN TO TONOPAH. SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW 3 INCHES AT ALL LOCALES...ALTHOUGH TIME OF DAY AND GUSTY
NORTH WINDS /BLOWING SNOW/ MAY NECESSITATE AN IMPACT-BASED
ADVISORY. WILL HIGHLIGHT THIS CONCERN IN AN UPDATED HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK. NOTICEABLY COLDER WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN
THE MID 30S.

THURSDAY...ANOTHER SHORTWAVE RIDGE PROVIDES DRY WEATHER AND
MODERATING AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. TURNER

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY. MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH SUBTLE DIFFERENCES SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. ALL IN ALL THE CURRENT FORECAST APPEARS TO BE ON TRACK AND
NO BIG CHANGES WERE MADE. EXPECTING A DRY RIDGE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN THE EURO HAS THE STRONGEST KICKER LOW
DROPPING IN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA TO ABOUT WASHINGTON AND THEN
MOVING EAST...WITH A VORT LOBE SOUTH ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN ON
SATURDAY AND EXITING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER SHORT WAVE DROPS DOWN
THE BACK SIDE OF THE NOW DEEPENING EURO LOW OVER CENTRAL NORTH
AMERICA ON LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. NOT AS STRONG AS THE MAIN LOW
BUT KEEPING A CHANCE FOR POPS OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA INTO
MONDAY. WARM TEMPERATURES FRIDAY WILL GIVE WAY TO COLD ENOUGH TEMPS
ON THE WEEKEND AND MONDAY FOR MOST PRECIP TO BE SNOW. DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE A MAJOR SNOW-ER BUT WITH DIFFERENCES AND TIMING WILL HOLD OFF
ON MAKING ANY SWEEPING STATEMENTS ABOUT STRENGTH AT THIS TIME. BB

&&

.AVIATION...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA
WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
KWMC WILL IMPROVE TO VFR BY MIDDAY...WHILE KEKO MAY SEE LINGERING
-SHSN THROUGH LATE MORNING...BUT SHOULD BE VFR BY MIDDAY. KELY WILL
BE SUBJECT TO ONGOING -SHSN/SN THROUGH MIDDAY WITH VSBY/CIGS
DROPPING TO IFR AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL NOT IMPROVE TO VFR UNTIL
NEAR 00Z WEDNESDAY. KTPH WILL HAVE -SHSN IN THE AREA...THOUGH NOT
NECESSARILY VCSH...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO NEAR 25 KTS THE
MAIN ISSUE. CONDITION WILL IMPROVE AT KEKO AND KTPH THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. HOWEVER...KWMC WILL SEE NEW SHSN
OVERNIGHT...WITH KELY POSSIBLY HAVING LIGHT FOG AFTER 06Z. BB

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR WHITE PINE
COUNTY.

WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR NORTHERN
NYE COUNTY...SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY.

&&

99/98/98

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

NVZ013-037-141800-
NORTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. MANY ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN
SNOWPACKED AND TREACHEROUS THROUGH THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS
ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH GENERALLY
1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND MAY PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. AN IMPACT-BASED WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR SNOW
THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NVZ035-141800-
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. MANY ROADWAYS WILL REMAIN
SNOWPACKED AND TREACHEROUS THROUGH THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS
ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH GENERALLY
1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND MAY PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. AN IMPACT-BASED WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR SNOW
THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NVZ030>032-034-036-141800-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
243 AM PST TUE FEB 14 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS
ON WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH GENERALLY
1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND MAY PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. AN IMPACT-BASED WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE YET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR SNOW
THIS WEEKEND ALONG WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

TURNER