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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Elko, NV

October 24, 20146 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 24, 2014, 2:08 PM PDT for 6 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Oct 25, 2014, 9:31 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2014, 2:08 PM PDT (21:08 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2014, 9:31 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2014, 2:00 AM PDT
In force
16 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 21:08 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 12:00Z, 9.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2014-10-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 12:00Z on 2014-10-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
321 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.

490 
WWUS75 KLKN 242108
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
208 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014

...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

NVZ030-035>037-040-041-251515-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.141025T1800Z-141026T0300Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
208 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. 


* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING...11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY... 
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... 
  TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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.

&&

$$

SZATANEK
8 follow-up statements
152 
WWUS75 KLKN 250902
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
202 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO
BE THIS AFTERNOON.

NVZ030-035>037-040-041-260300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.141025T1800Z-141026T0300Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
202 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...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...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH.GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING...11 AM TO 8 PM PDT TODAY. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE LIKELY TO
  BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
   GOLCONDA SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS... 
  TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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.

&&

$$

RCM
173 
WWUS75 KLKN 251631
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
931 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NEVADA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
WHEN GUSTS MAY EXCEED 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS.

NVZ031-033-034-038-039-260300-
/O.EXB.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.141025T1631Z-141026T0300Z/
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
931 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE
  LIKELY TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-035>037-040-041-260300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.141025T1800Z-141026T0300Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
931 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 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...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH.GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE LIKELY
  TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...
  GOLCONDA SUMMIT...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS... GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND 
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...
  TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER... CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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/RCM
561 
WWUS75 KLKN 252035
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
135 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NEVADA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
WHEN GUSTS MAY EXCEED 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY.

NVZ038-260300-
/O.NEW.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.141025T2035Z-141026T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN
135 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS 1 MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. REDUCED
  VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE 
  LIKELY TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WITH AREAS OF
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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 BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NVZ030-031-033>037-039>041-260300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/
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-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...
CURRANT SUMMIT
135 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 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...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE 
  LIKELY TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...
   SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS 
  PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE 
  CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...
  DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT 
  PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH... ROUND MOUNTAIN...
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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
378 
WWUS75 KLKN 252108
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
208 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NEVADA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
WHEN GUSTS MAY EXCEED 50 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY.

NVZ038-260300-
/O.CON.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-141026T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN
208 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* VISIBILITY...AS LOW AS 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE 
  LIKELY TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WITH AREAS 
  OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

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 BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NVZ030-031-033>037-039>041-260300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/
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-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...
CURRANT SUMMIT
208 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 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...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE 
  LIKELY TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...
   SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS 
  PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE 
  CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...
  DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT 
  PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH... ROUND MOUNTAIN...
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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
446 
WWUS75 KLKN 252202
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
302 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NEVADA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...
WHEN GUSTS MAY EXCEED 50 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY.

NVZ038-260300-
/O.CAN.KLKN.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-141026T0100Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN
302 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING
DUST ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE
  LIKELY TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON...AND AT TIME OF
  COLD FRONT PASSAGE. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR ELKO
  AND SPRING CREEK AT 5 TO 6 PM. 

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

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-031-033>037-039>041-260300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/
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-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...
CURRANT SUMMIT
302 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 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...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ON PASSES AND SUMMITS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE 
  LIKELY TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...
  WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...
   SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL... CONNORS 
  PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...SECRET PASS... LAMOILLE 
  CANYON...HARRISON PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...
  DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT 
  PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH... ROUND MOUNTAIN...
  DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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
557 
WWUS75 KLKN 260301
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
801 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...STRONG WEST DOWNSLOPING WINDS FROM THE SANTA ROSA
MOUNTAINS...RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE OVERNIGHT...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN DOWNSLOPE AREAS OF NORTHERN NEVADA
TONIGHT...WHILE THEY ARE DIMINISHING ELSEWHERE.

NVZ031-033-035>038-040-041-260415-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/
NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY-
NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...ELY...MCGILL...
CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...
EMIGRANT PASS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...
DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...
TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
801 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

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

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

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING.

$$

NVZ030-034-039-261000-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T1000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
801 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH EAST OF
  THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS...RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT
  RANGE.

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONGEST GUSTS ARE 
  LIKELY TO BE DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE VALLEY...RUBY VALLEY

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND
  HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$

RCM
391 
WWUS75 KLKN 260303
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
803 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...STRONG WEST DOWNSLOPING WINDS FROM THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS...
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE OVERNIGHT...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN DOWNSLOPE AREAS OF NORTHERN NEVADA
TONIGHT...WHILE THEY ARE DIMINISHING ELSEWHERE.

NVZ030-034-039-261000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T1000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
803 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH EAST 
  OFTHE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS...RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT 
  RANGE. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PARADISE VALLEY...RUBY VALLEY

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND 
  HAZARDOUS 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.

&&

$$


RCM
457 
WWUS75 KLKN 260900
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
200 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

NVZ030-034-039-261000-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141026T1000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...
LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
200 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED.

$$

RCM

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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.