Wind Advisory 17, NWS Elko, NV

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
145 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

...STRONG WINDS IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
...STRONG WINDS IN ELKO COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW
OVERSPREADING NEVADA. THE STRONGEST JET ENERGY WILL IMPACT
HUMBOLDT COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHERE GUSTS NEAR
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET
BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY REDEVELOP
FRIDAY MORNING, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXPECTED
ACROSS ELKO COUNTY.

NVZ031-033-034-038-039-131200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.140613T1800Z-140614T0400Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
145 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP QUICKLY AROUND NOON ON
  FRIDAY, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE 
  PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON... 
  HARRISON PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...
  CARLIN. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS
  ELKO COUNTY, WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED ON PASSES AND
  SUMMITS. MOTORISTS WITH HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA
  CAUTION. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 80 AND U.S. HIGHWAY 93 WILL BE
  AFFECTED. 

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.

&&

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
145 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE QUICKLY AROUND
  SUNSET. 

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

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT,
  INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 95 AND INTERSTATE 80. MOTORISTS WITH
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY NEAR WINNEMUCCA
  AND INTERSTATE 80 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

TURNER

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
745 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

...WINDS TAPERING DOWN IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY THIS EVENING. MORE
GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED IN ELKO COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH ACROSS THE SILVER STATE...
STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY REDEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON EXPECTED ACROSS ELKO COUNTY.

NVZ030-130345-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-140613T0300Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
745 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 



$$

NVZ031-033-034-038-039-132045-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0018.140613T1800Z-140614T0400Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
745 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL REDEVELOP QUICKLY AROUND NOON
  ON FRIDAY... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AROUND 
  SUNSET FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE 
  PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE CANYON...
  HARRISON PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT... ELKO...SPRING 
  CREEK...CARLIN 

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS ELKO COUNTY... WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS
  EXPECTED ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. MOTORISTS WITH HIGH-PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 80 AND
  U.S. HIGHWAY 93 WILL BE AFFECTED.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
847 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
BRING A WARM WINDY DAY TO NEVADA TODAY...WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER AND
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL USHER MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES INTO NORTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS NEVADA FRIDAY...WITH FIRE DANGER HIGHEST IN
CENTRAL NEVADA.

&&

.UPDATE...ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY FROM NOON
THROUGH 8 PM. NOTICED AN UPTICK ON THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE FOR
WINNEMUCCA IN THE 12Z MODELS. SUSPECT THE MODELS ARE TRYING TO
CATCH UP TO AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT, UNUSUAL FOR
MID JUNE. 12Z MET FOR WINNEMUCCA IS UP TO 32 MPH SUSTAINED AT
5 PM. GUSTS OF 45-55 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY,
ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALL
ACROSS NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON, WITH WINDS LIKELY AT ADVISORY
CRITERIA ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF ZONE 031 AS WELL. EASTERN ZONE
031 WILL NOT REACH CRITERIA THOUGH, SO LEFT THEM OUT. WIND GUSTS
OF 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON ALL ACROSS NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON, AND
THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNSET. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST TO BE
LOFTED OUT OF THE SINKS, REACHING ELKO/SPRING CREEK THIS EVENING.

TURNER

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 337 AM /

SYNOPSIS...A PACIFIC LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN U.S.
EXPECTING GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY BLOWING DUST...AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST NEVADA. BUT
GENERALLY EXPECTING A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS LOW WILL USHER
COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE REGION...WHERE AFTERNOON TEMPS WILL
DIP INTO THE SEVENTIES.

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...U COMPONENT ANOMALIES...AND
DECREASED UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS TO THE GREAT BASIN. NOT MUCH
EXPECTED IN THE WAY OF QPF...THE PREDOMINATE SENSIBLE WEATHER
IMPACT WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TODAY AND WITH THE JET CORE ROUNDING
THE BASE OF THE TROF OVER CENTRAL NV...EXPECTING AN ENCORE
PERFORMANCE WITH THE WINDS TOMORROW SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THROUGH
HIGHWAY 50 ON FRIDAY.

LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. THE MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR
THE MOST PART. THERE IS SOME MODEL DISCREPANCY POPPING UP NEXT WEEK.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THERE WILL BE AN EXITING
TROUGH THAT MAY PRODUCE SOME LINGERING SHOWERS OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST NEVADA UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. IF SKIES CLEAR OUT
ENOUGH...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING COULD BE VERY CHILLY...WITH SOME
BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN ELKO COUNTY VALLEYS NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80 AND POSSIBLY SOME FROST ACROSS THE REST OF ELKO
COUNTY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 30 DEGREES ACROSS
NORTHERN NEVADA TO THE 40S SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 50.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...A BROAD TROUGH WILL SLUMP DOWN
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN UNITED STATES. NEVADA WILL BE UNDER A
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND PERIODICALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD
RESULT AS WEAK IMPULSES MOVE THROUGH THE MEAN TROUGH. HIGHS WILL
GENERALLY BE IN THE 70S SATURDAY WARMING BACK UP INTO THE 80 SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 30S TO THE MID
40S.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE OUTLIER ECMWF MODEL IS SHOWING A
MOIST UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTH INTO NEVADA. WITH MODEL AGREEMENT
BECOMING ILLUSIVE...KEPT CONDITIONS DRY FOR NOW. LOWS WILL GENERALLY
BE IN THE 40S. HIGHS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 80S.

HYDROLOGY...LAMOILLE CREEK CONTINUES TO FLOW STRONGLY DUE TO
SNOWMELT OFF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS. THE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO PEAK
NEAR 4 FEET FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL EVENINGS. NO FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A DIMINISHING SNOWPACK...THE
CREEK MAY PEAK BELOW 4 FEET OVER THE WEEKEND.

AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT KWMC KEKO KELY AND
KTPH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BLOWING DUST MAY AFFECT THE KWMC
TERMINAL AT TIMES.

FIRE WEATHER...MULTIPLE RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NV...FOR WINDS AND LOW RH. WITH THE
PROGGED JET TRACK...EXPECTING A MULTIPLE DAY WIND EVENT FOR
CENTRAL NV. THE PW FROM THE LATEST SOUNDINGS AT RENO AND ELKO
RESPECTIVELY...WERE .32 OF AN INCH WHICH IS 77 PERCENT OF NORMAL
AND WERE .24 OF AN INCH WHICH WAS 53 PERCENT OF NORMAL. SUFFICE
TO SAY A BONE DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE OVER THE SILVER STATE. THE
TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATE WITH THE LOW...MAKE THIS A SLAM
DUNK FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR HUMBOLDT
COUNTY...NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY.

WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR NORTHEASTERN NYE
COUNTY...NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY...
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY...SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN
EUREKA COUNTY...WHITE PINE COUNTY.

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