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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Elko, NV
NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2013, 2:26 AM PDT for 6 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Apr 7, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2013, 2:26 AM PDT (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2013, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Elko, NV
Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Humboldt County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV
The radar
The Elko radar (KLRX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 164 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2344 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
461 WWUS75 KLKN 060926 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 226 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WASHINGTON STATE THEN BEGIN DROPPING SOUTH TOWARDS NEVADA ON SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. NVZ030-031-034-036>038-040-070000- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.130407T1800Z-130408T0300Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 226 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG GUSTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN . * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 AND MOUNTAIN CITY HIGHWAY WHERE CROSS WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
370 WWUS75 KLKN 062124 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 224 PM PDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING NEVADA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. NVZ030-031-034-036>038-040-071100- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.130407T1800Z-130408T0300Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 224 PM PDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG GUSTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN... AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 AND MOUNTAIN CITY HIGHWAY WHERE CROSS WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
952 WWUS75 KLKN 070925 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 225 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING NEVADA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EVENING. AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER ON MONDAY. NVZ034-037-040-080300- /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.A.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.130407T1800Z-130408T0300Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN 225 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS SUNDAY...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING SUNDAY...HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY LATE MORNING AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG GUSTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING MONDAY...HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME GUSTY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG WIND GUSTS BY LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA... DIAMOND VALLEY... PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NVZ030-031-036-038-080300- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.130407T1800Z-130408T0300Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN 225 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY LATE THIS MORNING AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG GUSTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE... WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT... BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 AND MOUNTAIN CITY HIGHWAY WHERE CROSS WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ033-035-039-041-080300- /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.A.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT 225 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME GUSTY EARLY IN THE MORNING AND VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG WIND GUSTS BY LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...WELLS... PEQUOP SUMMIT...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT . * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO EXPERIENCE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST TO WEST ROUTES SUCH AS HIGHWAY 50. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ LW
774 WWUS75 KLKN 072147 NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 247 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING NEVADA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATER TONIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER ON MONDAY. NVZ034-081100- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 247 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS TODAY...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING TODAY...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE EVENING. * TIMING MONDAY...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ037-040-081100- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0001.130408T1200Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/ 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 247 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS TODAY...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING SUNDAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING MONDAY...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ033-035-039-081100- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 247 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...WELLS... PEQUOP SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ041-081100- /O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0001.130408T1200Z-130409T0600Z/ NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 247 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ030-081100- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0009.130408T1200Z-130409T0000Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 247 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS TODAY...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING TODAY...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING MONDAY...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ031-036-038-081100- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0009.130408T1500Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN 247 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS TODAY...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * WINDS MONDAY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING TODAY...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING MONDAY...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
533 WWUS75 KLKN 080316 AAA NPWLKN URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 816 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO IMPACT THE REGION ON MONDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING NEVADA FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION TONIGHT. A VERY STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH ON MONDAY...ALLOWING FOR A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SILVER STATE. THIS WILL CAUSE HIGH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL AND EXTREME EASTERN NEVADA. NVZ034-082245- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 816 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ037-040-082245- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.130408T1200Z-130409T0600Z/ 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 816 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ030-082245- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0009.130408T1200Z-130409T0000Z/ HUMBOLDT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT... PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT 816 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS MONDAY...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... GOLCONDA SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ031-036-038-082245- /O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130408T0300Z/ /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0009.130408T1500Z-130409T0300Z/ NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY- NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY- SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE... OWYHEE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN 816 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK... CARLIN. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ033-035-039-082245- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.130408T1500Z-130409T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY- SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT 816 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY... MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...WELLS... PEQUOP SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ041-082245- /O.CON.KLKN.HW.W.0001.130408T1200Z-130409T0600Z/ NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 816 PM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 5, 3:02 PM PDT, 11 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 5, 3:02 PM PDT, 11 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 302 PM PDT FRI APR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF WEAK STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS...WITH LIGHT SHOWERS EXPECTED AND NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS CULMINATING IN THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE SUNDAY. WIND AND WINTER WEATHER HEADLINE PRODUCTS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THIS SYSTEM. HOWEVER...FOR THE MOMENT...MOSTLY SUNNY AND PLEASANT WEATHER DOMINATES THE GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON THANKS TO A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WHICH MOVED OVERHEAD IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHT'S COLD FRONT AND RAIN. WHILE TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...THEY REMAIN NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR EARLY APRIL. HOWEVER...THIS IS ABOUT TO END...AS THE NEXT SYSTEM IS ALREADY VISIBLE ON SATELLITE MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST. THE LEADING SHORTWAVE WITH THIS SYSTEM APPEARS VERY WEAK...WEAKER THAN IT LOOKED YESTERDAY...SO TRIMMED POPS BACK SLIGHTLY FOR TONIGHT. NEVERTHELESS...SOME WEAK WARM ADVECTION PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK OUT OVER HUMBOLDT COUNTY THIS EVENING...SPREADING INTO NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY OVERNIGHT. PRECIP SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF I-80 THROUGH DAWN SATURDAY. WITH INCREASING CLOUDS...LOWS TONIGHT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH. ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. THIS ONE IS JUST A BIT STRONGER...AND BRINGS SOME INSTABILITY WITH IT...SO STILL ALLOW A GREATER CHANCE OF SHOWERS WHICH EXTENDS SOUTH TO APPROXIMATELY HIGHWAY 50 BY AFTERNOON...THOUGH THE BEST CHANCE WILL STILL BE NORTH OF I-80. IT ALSO DOESN'T LOOK QUITE AS STRONG AS IT DID YESTERDAY HOWEVER...WITH A BIT LESS INSTABILITY THAN PROGGED...SO WAS TEMPTED TO REMOVE THE MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY. HOWEVER...DECIDED TO LET IT RIDE FOR NOW AS IT IS JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER. BASED ON WHAT I SAW TODAY HOWEVER...CHANCES ARE THERE WON'T BE ANY. TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TODAY AS ANY WARM ADVECTION WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED OUT BY THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER. SATURDAY NIGHT LOOKS A BIT WETTER THAN IT DID YESTERDAY WITH ANOTHER SHORTWAVE NOW APPEARING TO MOVE IN LATE AT NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS GOING ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS...BUT AGAIN DRIER CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL SOUTH. LOWS WILL AGAIN STAY ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY AREAS THANKS TO THE CLOUD COVER...ESPECIALLY NORTH. REAL ACTION IS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AS A CLOSED LOW...BY FAR THE MOST POWERFUL SYSTEM IN THIS PATTERN...DROPS SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INTO THE GREAT BASIN. INSTABILITY WITH THIS SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE INCREASED ON MODEL GUIDANCE AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...SO DECIDED TO EXPAND THE SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO ENCOMPASS MORE OF THE CWA. OF PERHAPS MORE IMPORT...WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND ALONG THE COLD FRONT LOOK RATHER STRONG...WITH 700 WINDS UP TO 40 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND A PRETTY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A GOOD WIND ADVISORY EVENT...AND GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE FRONT SOME ISOLATED WARNING LEVEL GUSTS CAN'T BE RULED OUT. DIDN'T WANT TO JUMBLE UP THE FORECAST TEXT EVEN MORE BY ADDING BLOWING DUST INTO THE MIX BUT THERE CERTAINLY COULD BE SOME THAT GETS PICKED UP OFF OF THE PLAYAS OF WESTERN NEVADA AND SENT INTO OUR REGION. FRONT TIMING IS STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN THIS FAR OUT BUT BEST BET IS DURING EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY IN NORTHERN NEVADA...AND PERHAPS AS LATE AS EARLY SUNDAY EVENING IN CENTRAL NEVADA. MODELS VARY ON THE EXACT AMOUNTS BUT THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE DECENT CONSISTENCY FOR AT LEAST A PERIOD OF SNOW IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS TO FOLLOW INTO MONDAY AS THE LOW MOVES DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. SEVERAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOORS IF SOME MODELS LIKE THE ECMWF ARE TO BE BELIEVED...SO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED FOR PARTS OF THE REGION LATE SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE APPROACHING FRONT WILL PROBABLY KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM GETTING QUITE AS WARM ON SUNDAY AS THEY WILL GET ON SATURDAY...BUT STILL NEAR NORMAL. HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY ONCE THE FRONT PASSES AND SUB FREEZING READINGS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT IN MOST AREAS. WITH THE UPPER LOW OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY...HIGHS WILL STAY CHILLY WITH MANY AREAS STUCK IN THE 40S. WINDS MAY STILL BE QUITE STRONG IN OUR FAVORED DOWNSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY SO WE MAY NEED ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES. RCM .LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. GFS HAS UPPER RIDGE QUICKLY BUILDING INTO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WHILE THE ECMWF KEEPS UPPER LOW NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE FOUR-CORNERS REGION WITH BACKWASH MOISTURE ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEVADA. WITH THE BETTER PERFORMANCE OF THE ECMWF ON HANDLING THE LAST SYSTEM HAVE BASED THE FORECAST FOR THE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY TIME PERIOD MOSTLY ON THE ECMWF. THIS MEANS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS FAR EASTERN NEVADA THROUGH TUESDAY. FROM WEDNESDAY ONWARD BOTH GFS/ECMWF ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE AREA AND MOSTLY DRY WEATHER. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS ON THURSDAY WHEN A WEAK SHORT WAVE CLIPS NORTHEAST NEVADA AND COULD BRING A FEW SHOWERS...MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS. && .AVIATION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN NV TONIGHT WITH ANY SHOWERS CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF THE KWMC/KEKO TERMINALS AND CONDITIONS REMAINING VFR AT ALL TAF SITES. A LITTLE STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME SHOWERS TO THE KWMC/KEKO TERMINALS AFTER 18Z SATURDAY BUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VFR. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 93/91/91
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 2:35 PM PDT, 11 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV 235 PM PDT FRI APR 5 2013 NVZ030-031-033>041-062145- 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- 235 PM PDT FRI APR 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA...NORTHEAST NEVADA...NORTHWEST NEVADA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THIS STORM...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP. WINDS MAY GUST TO 50 MPH OR MORE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM PASSES. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...PARTICULARLY IN PARTS OF ELKO...LANDER...EUREKA...AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT WEATHER PHENOMENA ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE. RCM
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