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Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Elko, NV

January 28, 2013Elko County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this blizzard warning at Jan 28, 2013, 2:34 PM PST for Elko County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 28, 2013, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 23 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
Jan 28, 2013, 2:34 PM PST (22:34 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2013, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 29, 2013, 3:20 PM PST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

County Elko County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 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

Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 102 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, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-01-28Temperature 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, Elko, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1097 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

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WWUS45 KLKN 282234
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
234 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW HEADING TO NORTHERN NEVADA...

.A STRONG JET STREAM DIVING INTO NEVADA FROM THE NORTH WILL
SPREAD WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA LATE
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND MUCH OF ELKO COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WITH THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY.

NVZ031-291200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.BZ.A.0001.130129T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.BZ.W.0001.130129T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
234 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* SNOW...EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 8 TO 18 INCHES 
  IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ON
  TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 45 MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER
  TERRAIN.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM 10 PM
  TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY ACCOMPANIED BY WIDESPREAD BLOWING
  SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TUESDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF.

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

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  WITH DRIFTING EXPECTED TO CLOSE SOME ROADWAYS. TRAVEL IS 
  HIGHLY DISCOURAGED AND MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NVZ038-291200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0003.130129T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.130129T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0003.130129T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN
234 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE
5500 FEET...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY
BELOW 5500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING ABOVE 5500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY BELOW 5500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY BELOW 5500 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET INCLUDING
  SPRING CREEK...2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 5500 FEET INCLUDING ELKO.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM
  TUESDAY. SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST AND
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH
  ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF 
  YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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. 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.

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. 

&&

$$

NVZ034-291200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0003.130129T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WS.W.0003.130129T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS
234 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM
  TUESDAY. SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND WIDESPREAD
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AND 20S.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING...INCREASING 
  TO 30 TO 50 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 60 MPH 
  PRODUCING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  IS EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DRIFTING 
  SNOW WILL CLOSE MANY MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS 
  ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESCHEDULE ANY PLANNED TRIPS TO THE 
  MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.

* 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. 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.

&&

$$

NVZ039-291200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0003.130129T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.130129T0600Z-130130T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
234 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY.
  SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING WEST
  AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40
  MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF 
  YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 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. 

&&

$$

NVZ030-036-291200-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WS.A.0003.130129T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.130129T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
234 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS...5 TO 8 INCHES IN
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM 10 PM
  THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY. SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
  STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW
  SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S...WARMING TO THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING 
  WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL 
  EXCEED 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
  CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 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. 

&&

$$

NVZ033-291200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.130129T0600Z-130130T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
234 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS...3 TO 6 INCHES MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. SNOW
  WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING WEST
  AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40
  MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF 
  YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 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. 

&&

$$

NVZ035-037-291200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.130129T0600Z-130130T0600Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
234 PM PST MON JAN 28 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10
PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY.


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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  IS EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON TUESDAY. SNOW
  WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF.


* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST AND
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH
  ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF 
  YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 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. 

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
194 
WWUS45 KLKN 290807
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1207 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW HEADING TO NORTHERN NEVADA...

.A STRONG JET STREAM DIVING INTO NEVADA FROM THE NORTH WILL
SPREAD WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA LATE
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND MUCH OF ELKO COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS AND AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...WITH THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY.

NVZ038-300000-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN
1207 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR ELKO.
  HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR SPRING CREEK AND LAMOILLE.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS
  AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 
  MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST
  TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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. 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.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW 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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-036-300000-
/O.UPG.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
1207 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4
PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN
  THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND
  NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR AND WEST OF
  WINNEMUCCA.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
  AND TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN
  COVERAGE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA
  SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S...WARMING TO THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST AND
  INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH
  ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... 
  CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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...
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. 

&&

$$

NVZ031-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
1207 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* SNOW...EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 8 TO 18 INCHES 
  IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 50 MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
  AND TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED
  ROADWAYS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WITH
  DRIFTING EXPECTED TO CLOSE SOME ROADWAYS. TRAVEL IS HIGHLY
  DISCOURAGED AND MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NVZ034-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS
1207 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT
  AND TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AND 20S.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT...INCREASING TO 30 TO
  50 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 60 MPH PRODUCING NEAR
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  IS EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DRIFTING 
  SNOW WILL CLOSE MANY MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS 
  ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESCHEDULE ANY PLANNED TRIPS TO THE 
  MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.

* 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. 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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-039-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
1207 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS...3 TO 6 INCHES 
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND
  TUESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING.  

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING 
  WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL 
  EXCEED 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST
  TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 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.

&&

$$

NVZ035-037-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
1207 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST TUESDAY.

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

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST
  SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON TUESDAY. SNOW
  WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING THEN TAPER OFF.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT...BECOMING WEST AND 
  INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH ON TUESDAY. GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 
  MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST
  TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 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
054 
WWUS45 KLKN 291010
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
210 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY...

.A STRONG JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD STRONG WINDS AND
MOISTURE ACROSS NEVADA TODAY...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES
ESPECIALLY IN ELKO COUNTY AND IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS
DISCOURAGED. EXPECT THE SNOW AND WIND TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

NVZ031-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
210 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* SNOW...EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 8 TO 18 INCHES 
  IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS 
  EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  WITH DRIFTING EXPECTED TO CLOSE SOME ROADWAYS. TRAVEL IS 
  HIGHLY DISCOURAGED AND MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NVZ038-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN
210 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES. LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR ELKO. 
  HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR SPRING CREEK AND LAMOILLE. 

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45
  MPH ESPECIALLY ON SUMMITS AND PASSES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF 
  YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 AND
BLOWING SNOW 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.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW 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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-036-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
210 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN 
  THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN NORTHEAST HUMBOLDT COUNTY 
  AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...LOWEST AMOUNTS NEAR AND WEST OF 
  WINNEMUCCA. 

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
  MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  IN COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS 

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S...WARMING TO THE LOWER 30S TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH
  ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY IN OPEN 
  RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... 
  CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 AND
BLOWING SNOW 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.

&&

$$

NVZ034-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS
210 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TO TWO FEET.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
  SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON 
  PASS

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE TEENS AND 20S.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DRIFTING
  SNOW WILL CLOSE MANY MOUNTAIN ROADWAYS. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE
  ENCOURAGED TO RESCHEDULE ANY PLANNED TRIPS TO THE MOUNTAINS
  TODAY.

* 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 AND
BLOWING SNOW 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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-039-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
210 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES VALLEYS...3 TO 6 INCHES
  MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE
  GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ESPECIALLY ON PASSES AND SUMMITS.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF 
  YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 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.

&&

$$

NVZ035-037-300000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT
210 AM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING.

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

* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SNOW AND
  WIND ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE 20S.

* WINDS...BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS
  WILL EXCEED 40 MPH ESPECIALLY ON AND NEAR HIGHER TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOW AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW-PACKED 
  ROADWAYS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY IN OPEN RURAL AREAS. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED. IF 
  YOU MUST TRAVEL...CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH 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 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
064 
WWUS45 KLKN 292320
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
320 PM PST TUE JAN 29 2013


NVZ031-300030-
/O.CAN.KLKN.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT
320 PM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD
WARNING. 

WIDESPREAD AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AS
WINDS AND SNOW ARE DIMINISHING IN MOST VALLEY AREAS...AND AS SUCH
THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
DUE TO LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS...DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER.

$$

NVZ030-036-300030-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS
320 PM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED IN MOST AREAS...WITH LIGHT SHOWERS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MAINLY JUST THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. AS
SUCH...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DUE TO LOCALLY
GUSTY WINDS...DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THIS EVENING HOWEVER.

$$

NVZ034-038-300030-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN
320 PM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WHILE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THE
HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED...AND AS SUCH THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

NVZ033-035-037-039-300030-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130130T0600Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO 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
320 PM PST TUE JAN 29 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

WHILE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING
THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS HAVE ENDED...AND AS SUCH THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DUE TO LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS
DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING
HOWEVER.

$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard 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 blizzard warning went out at Jan 28, 2:00 AM PST, 12 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 2:00 AM PST, 12 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
200 AM PST MON JAN 28 2013

.SYNOPSIS...AFTER A SHORT BREAK OF DRY WEATHER THIS MORNING...SNOW
WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS
ARE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON THE WAY TO NORTHERN NEVADA...

A TEMPORARY LULL IN THE ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER PATTERN AS TROUGH
AXIS CLEARS THE UT/NV LINE THIS MORNING. SINKING AIR BEHIND THE
TROUGH PASSAGE IS ERODING THE CLOUDS ACROSS NEVADA THIS MORNING
WITH WINNEMUCCA REPORTING CLEAR SKIES. THIS TREND WILL NOT LAST
LONG WITH CLOUDS QUICKLY THICKENING AND LOWERING ACROSS NW NEVADA
THIS MORNING. EXPECTING WARM AIR ADVECTION AND OVERRUNNING TO KICK
INTO FULL GEAR BY 4 PM...WITH OVERCAST SKIES AND SNOW REDEVELOPING
PRIMARILY NORTH OF I-80.

TONIGHT...SNOW AND WIND BOTH INCREASE AS STRONG JET STREAM ENERGY
DIVES INTO NORTHERN NEVADA. LIFT WILL BE INTENSE THROUGH A
SATURATED ATMOSPHERE WITH STRONG OMEGA CORRELATED WITH THE
DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE...AS SHOWN BY 00Z GFS CROSS SECTIONS OVER
NORTHERN NEVADA. WIDESPREAD SNOW PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED AND RAISED
SNOW COVERAGE IN THE GRIDS TO 100% FOR MUCH OF ELKO AND NE
HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING WITH TIME TONIGHT AS
700 MB WINDS REACH 50-60 KTS BY SUNRISE TUESDAY. EXPECT WINDS TO
AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA...WITH MUCH HIGHER
GUSTS ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WITH BLOWING SNOW INCREASING BY
TUESDAY'S MORNING COMMUTE.

TUESDAY...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MORNING
COMMUTE. THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN ELKO
COUNTY WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL OVERLAP THE
STRONGEST WIND ENERGY. GFS HAS BEEN AMAZINGLY CONSISTENT
FORECASTING THIS EVENT...AND THE 00Z GFS FORECASTS QPF OF .90 INCH
AT WILDHORSE WITH A BOUNDARY LAYER AVERAGE WIND OF 27 KTS TUESDAY.
USING AT LEAST A 15:1 FLUFFY SNOW RATIO...HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT
FAVORED PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY WILL RECEIVE OVER A FOOT
OF SNOW. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON NW-FACING SLOPES. FOR ZONE 031...THE
SNOW ALONE WOULD CLEARLY SUPPORT A WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUANCE.
THE WINDS ARE THE GAME CHANGER. 00Z GFS BUFR SOUNDINGS FOR
WILDHORSE REVEAL 45 KTS OF WIND AT 1000 FT TUESDAY MORNING...WHILE
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FALLING. THUS OPTED TO ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH
FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY 4 PM MONDAY - 4 PM TUESDAY. TRAVEL IS
HIGHLY DISCOURAGED...ESPECIALLY ON U.S. HIGHWAY 93...AND MAY BECOME
IMPOSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS.

ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SW AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO
COUNTY...ALSO FROM 4 PM TODAY THROUGH 4 PM TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH NOT
AS IMPRESSIVE AS NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...MODELS CRANK OUT ROBUST
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE ZONES OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS
WILL FAVOR NW-FACING SLOPES /SUCH AS SPRING CREEK/. ELKO IS NOT
FAVORED IN NW FLOW...EXPECT LESSER AMOUNTS HERE OF 4-5 INCHES.
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND AREAS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST
HUMBOLDT RANGE WHICH LOOK TO BE CLOBBERED IN THIS SYNOPTIC SETUP.
PROLONGED NW FLOW PERPENDICULAR TO THE MOUNTAINS WILL MAXIMIZE
OROGRAPHIC LIFT. PLACED ONE TO TWO FEET IN THE SNOW AMOUNT GRIDS.
THIS COMBINED WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. IT GOES WITHOUT
SAYING...TRAVEL INTO THE RUBIES THROUGH TUESDAY IS NOT ADVISED.

REGARDING HUMBOLDT AND NORTHERN LANDER/EUREKA COUNTIES...A MORE
DIFFICULT CALL TO MAKE HERE. CLEARLY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
OCCUR IN THESE ZONES...WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS FAVORING THE NE
PORTIONS OF THE ZONES. SNOW AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE A BIT LESS...AROUND
3-6 INCHES...BUT WINDS ALOFT ARE ACTUALLY STRONGER. FELT IT WAS
PRUDENT TO PLACE THESE ZONES IN A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR NOW AND
LET THE DAY SHIFT DECIDE IF THEY REQUIRE A WARNING...OR MORE
LIKELY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW/BLOWING SNOW.

FOR THE REMAINING ZONES...ZONE 033 /WEST WENDOVER/ IS STRONGLY
UNFAVORED IN NW DOWNSLOPE FLOW...SO EXCLUDED THAT ZONE FROM WATCH.
NO HEADLINES WILL BE NEEDED FOR NORTHERN NYE. COULD CONCEIVABLY
NEED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW/BLOWING SNOW FROM EUREKA
TO ELY THROUGH TUESDAY...FOR 1-3 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST IMPACTS
NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 50.

SNOW WILL RAPIDLY TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES TUESDAY EVENING WITH
DIMINISHING WINDS. A FEW LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS ELKO COUNTY
WEDNESDAY BUT WITH NO IMPACTS.  TURNER

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN
PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MOST OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD. A
HIGH-AMPLITUDE PACIFIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE...CENTERED
APPROXIMATELY 600 MILES WEST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVE AND SLOWLY MOVE EAST TO ACCOMPLISH
AXIS RELOCATION THROUGH NEVADA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE ECMWF
DEPARTS SOLUTION THEREAFTER FROM THE OTHER MODELS...PREFERRING TO
DEVELOP A STRONGER PACIFIC TROUGH THAT COULD HALT THE EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THE RIDGE. THIS PATTERN OF PRIMARILY RIDGING WILL
LEAD TO A MOSTLY DRY FORECAST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NE NEVADA WHERE
A COUPLE WEAK SHORTWAVES COULD SKIP THROUGH THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE
RIDGE PRIOR TO THE WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE
30S TO AROUND 40 DEGREES. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE
TEENS.

&&

.AVIATION...A VERY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WIND AND SNOW TO
ALL OF THE GREAT BASIN. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS
NORTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD TO CENTRAL NEVADA
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES AT KEKO.

KEKO. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD HOLD THROUGH 22Z MONDAY. VLIFR VIS AND
CIG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

KWMC. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD HOLD THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY.

KELY. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD HOLD THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY.

KTPH. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY.

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY...NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA
COUNTY.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY.

&&

99/92/92
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 2:15 AM PST, 12 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
215 AM PST MON JAN 28 2013

NVZ031-291200-
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-
215 AM PST MON JAN 28 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY THROUGH 4 PM TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

NVZ030-034-036-038-039-291200-
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
215 AM PST MON JAN 28 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW AND AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A
WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TODAY THROUGH 4 PM
TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

TURNER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 2:00 AM PSTBlizzard WatchLKNElko13 hr
Jan 28, 2:00 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchLKNElko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine13 hr
Jan 28, 2:34 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningLKNElko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine25 hr
Jan 28, 2:34 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLKNElko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine25 hr
Jan 28, 2:43 PM PSTWind AdvisoryLKNNye29 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.