Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Elko, NV

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WWUS45 KLKN 291603 CCA
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
759 AM PST WED JAN 29 2014


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NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
759 AM PST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS IN NORTHERN
  ELKO COUNTY. 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6500 FEET...WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS WILL FAVOR
  THE WESTERN HALF OF THE ZONE...INCLUDING THE JARBIDGE WILDERNESS.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH MAY
  BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER IN
  THE EVENING. ON THURSDAY...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND
  PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY
  THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D 
  SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS 

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND 
  SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS. 
  PLEASE PLAN YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO 
  REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

* 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.

&&

$$

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SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...
CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
759 AM PST WED JAN 29 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7
PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET
  IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL
  SNOW BY LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW
  COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
  TAPER OFF BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING
  FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO...SPRING 
  CREEK...CARLIN. 

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND 
  SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS. 
  PLEASE PLAN YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO 
  REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

* 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. 

&&

$$

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HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
759 AM PST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
  OVER ONE FOOT POSSIBLE ON THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL
  SNOW BY LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW
  COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
  TAPER OFF BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING
  FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLCONDA SUMMIT.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ON AREA ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED 
  ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS. PLEASE PLAN 
  YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR 
  DESTINATION.

* 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. 

&&

$$

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NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...
EUREKA...PINTO SUMMIT
759 AM PST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION... 2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. 1 TO 2 FEET
  IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* TIMING...NORTHERN LANDER/EUREKA...RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN THIS
  MORNING...CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BY LATER TONIGHT THROUGH THE
  THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES
  THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY THURSDAY
  EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING FRIDAY.

  SOUTHERN LANDER/EUREKA...OFF AND ON RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
  TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LATER THURSDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
  THROUGH SOUTHERN LANDER/EUREKA COUNTY...CHANGING THE RAIN TO
  SNOW.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...PINTO 
  SUMMIT 

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ON AREA ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED 
  ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS. PLEASE PLAN 
  YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR 
  DESTINATION.

* 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. 

&&

$$

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WHITE PINE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK
759 AM PST WED JAN 29 2014

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

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

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...OFF AND ON RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH
  THURSDAY. LATER THURSDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WHITE
  PINE COUNTY...CHANGING THE RAIN TO SNOW.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN 
  NATIONAL PARK. 

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MESSY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME AND USE WINTER DRIVING
  TECHNIQUES.  

* 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. 

&&

$$

215 
WWUS45 KLKN 292254
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
254 PM PST WED JAN 29 2014

NVZ031-034-301230-
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NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
254 PM PST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS IN NORTHERN
  ELKO COUNTY. 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS THIS EVENING.
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING, THEN TAPER
  OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...OWYHEE...H D 
  SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS. 

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND 
  SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS. 
  PLEASE PLAN YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO 
  REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ035>039-301230-
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WHITE PINE COUNTY-
NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK...BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...
AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT...EUREKA...DIAMOND VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...
ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
254 PM PST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. 

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

* TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS AROUND MIDNIGHT
  ACROSS NORTHERN LANDER AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES AND THURSDAY
  MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN LANDER/SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTIES AND
  WHITE PINE COUNTY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELY...MCGILL...CONNORS PASS...GREAT BASIN
  NATIONAL PARK...AUSTIN...AUSTIN SUMMIT... EUREKA...DIAMOND
  VALLEY...PINTO SUMMIT...BATTLE MOUNTAIN... EMIGRANT PASS...
  WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...ELKO... SPRING CREEK...CARLIN.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ON AREA ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED 
  ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS. PLEASE PLAN 
  YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR 
  DESTINATION. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-301230-
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HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
254 PM PST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW
  SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLCONDA SUMMIT.

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ON AREA ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED 
  ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS. PLEASE PLAN 
  YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR 
  DESTINATION.

* 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.

&&

$$

669 
WWUS45 KLKN 301008
WSWLKN

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
208 AM PST THU JAN 30 2014

NVZ031-034-301115-
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NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...H D SUMMIT...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...
HARRISON PASS
208 AM PST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY
AND THE RUBIES. ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH
WILL OCCUR IN NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY WITH ANOTHER ONE TO THREE
INCHES IN THE RUBIES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELED.

$$

NVZ030-036-038-039-301115-
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HUMBOLDT COUNTY-NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY-
SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GOLCONDA SUMMIT...
BATTLE MOUNTAIN...EMIGRANT PASS...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...
WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT
208 AM PST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS HUMBOLDT AND ELKO
COUNTIES THIS MORNING...WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
OCCURRING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

NVZ035-037-302215-
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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
208 AM PST THU JAN 30 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS
  WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6500 FEET.

* TIMING...SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
  LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS WHITE PINE COUNTY...WITH RAIN CHANGING
  TO SNOW. SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING IN SOUTHERN LANDER AND EUREKA
  COUNTIES.

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

* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  ON AREA ROADWAYS. ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED 
  ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS. PLEASE PLAN 
  YOUR TRIP ACCORDINGLY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR 
  DESTINATION.

* 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
819 PM PST TUE JAN 28 2014

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AND VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL
BRING WIDESPREAD BENEFICIAL RAIN AND SNOW TO NORTHERN NEVADA
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

&&

.UPDATE...HAVE LOWERED MIN TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT FOR EAST
CENTRAL NV SINCE ALREADY AT THERE FORECASTED LOW TEMPERATURES.
HOWEVER...ONLY BY A FEW DEGREES SINCE CLOUD COVER AND LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT. HAVE LOWERED POPS
SLIGHTLY TONIGHT AS MAIN RAIN BAND STILL ALONG THE WEST COAST.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED AT 230 PM /

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

ANOTHER MILD AND DRY AFTERNOON ACROSS NEVADA, BUT THAT WILL BE
CHANGING SOON. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS STILL HANGING ON WITH ITS
AXIS ALONG THE WEST COAST, BUT IT IS DAMPENING AND VERY DIRTY WITH
THICK CIRRUS OVERSPREADING THE GREAT BASIN. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
OVER THE PACIFIC CLEARLY SHOWS THE ANTICIPATED ATMOSPHERIC RIVER
OR PINEAPPLE CONNECTION, STRETCHING FROM THE WEST COAST OUT TO
HAWAII. PRIMARY SHORTWAVE NEAR 35N/150W, NE OF HAWAII, IS THE
DOMINANT FEATURE THAT WILL INTERACT WITH THIS PACIFIC MOISTURE TO
CREATE A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ACROSS NEVADA.

TONIGHT...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN AND LOWER THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING, AS OVERRUNNING AND WARM AIR ADVECTION
CONTINUES. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL BREAK OUT BY SUNRISE AS THE
FAVORED ECMWF MODEL SUGGESTS. THE BLANKET OF CLOUDS AND WARM AIR
ADVECTION ARE EXPECTED TO KEEP US VERY MILD TONIGHT. MOST VALLEYS
WILL HOLD ABOVE FREEZING IN THE 30S.

WEDNESDAY...HIGH PRESSURE FINALLY WEAKENS RAPIDLY, WITH AN
EXCEPTIONALLY MOIST PACIFIC JET STREAM TAKING AIM ON NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA BY 4 PM. CLOUDY AND MILD ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA, WITH
RAIN SPREADING SOUTHWARD INTO NEVADA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY EVENING. VERY MILD, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS MAINLY IN THE
50S, EVEN SOME LOWER 60S ACROSS HUMBOLDT/NYE COUNTIES. WESTERLY
700 MB WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR 50 KTS BY EVENING, SO WINDS WILL BE
INCREASINGLY GUSTY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES, ESPECIALLY ON/NEAR THE
HIGHER TERRAIN. SNOW LEVELS UNSEASONABLY HIGH, NEAR 8000 FT, SO
CONFIDENT ALL PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN FOR ALL POPULATED VALLEYS
THROUGH 4 PM WEDNESDAY. WET SNOW WILL BEGIN ACCUMULATING ON THE
MOUNTAINS ABOVE THIS LEVEL.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...MUCH NEEDED RAIN AND SNOW ON THE
WAY TO NEVADA. FOLLOWED THE 12Z ECMWF MODEL RUN CLOSELY FOR THESE
TIME PERIODS, AS IT SHOWED GOOD CONTINUITY FROM ITS PREVIOUS 00Z
RUN, AND GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW PHASING ISSUES. ECMWF IS MORE
COHERENT WITH THE INCOMING TROUGH FROM THE PACIFIC, AND AS SUCH
GINS UP A MORE ORGANIZED STORM SYSTEM FOR NEVADA. RAIN, MODERATE
TO HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL SPREAD SOUTH INTO NORTHERN NEVADA
WEDNESDAY EVENING. COMPLETELY CONFIDENT THAT RAIN WILL OCCUR, AS
SUCH RAIN COVERAGE IN THE GRIDS IS NEAR 100% FOR THE NORTHERN
ZONES. ALSO, SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY HIGH THROUGH 10 PM,
AS WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE INCOMING TROUGH KEEPS MILD PACIFIC
AIR PUMPING IN. MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT COLD FRONT WILL SAG
INTO NORTHERN NEVADA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, CHANGING RAIN TO SNOW
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH WITH TIME. PRECIPITATION RATES ALONG THIS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE INTENSE AT TIMES, WITH FRONTOGENETICAL
LIFT VERY IMPRESSIVE AND WIDESPREAD. RAIN AND SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE
VERY GENEROUS ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA, BUT EXACTLY WHO GETS HOW
MUCH RAIN AND HOW MUCH SNOW WILL ALL COME DOWN TO EXACTLY HOW FAST
THE COLD AIR INVADES. GFS HAS BEEN MORE PROGRESSIVE WITH THIS COLD
FRONT, BUT NOTICED THE 18Z RUN IS NOW SLOWER. AT ANY RATE, THE
COLD FRONT WILL SAG SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE I-80 CORRIDOR AT SOME
POINT EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY,
WHICH APPEAR TO BE TIMED FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SOME
LIGHTNING AND THUNDER NOT IMPOSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING, WITH NAM
FORECASTING CAPE TO 100 J/KG AND LIFT VERY INTENSE, BUT LEFT OUT
OF THE FORECAST FOR NOW FOR SIMPLICITY.

THURSDAY...THIS IS WHERE THE PHASING ISSUES ARE MOST ACUTE IN THE
MODELS, WITH THE FAVORED ECMWF (WITH SUPPORT FROM THE GEM) BRINGING
IN A MORE COHERENT SINGLE STORM SYSTEM. AS SUCH, FOLLOWED ECMWF
GUIDANCE MUCH MORE CLOSELY THAN NORMAL ON PRECIP COVERAGE, SNOW
LEVEL, AND QPF AMOUNTS. THE PAST TWO RUNS OF ECMWF HAVE SLOWED
DOWN FORWARD PROGRESSION, WITH THE TROUGH AXIS ARRIVING NEAR THE
SIERRA AROUND 4 PM THURSDAY. RESULTANT CYCLOGENESIS PLACES A
SURFACE LOW EAST OF TONOPAH IN THE AFTERNOON. ECMWF SUGGESTS
FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HANG UP STATIONARY SOMEWHERE OVER THE CWA AS
THIS OCCURS. IT IS ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY, ABOUT WHICH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWBANDS PIVOT, WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL
OCCUR. NYE AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES WILL REMAIN MILD WITH VALLEY
RAIN THROUGH 4 PM THURSDAY, WHILE HEAVY WET SNOW WILL FOCUS
SOMEWHERE IN THE NORTHERN ZONES. THE PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WILL BECOME CLEARER OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. FOR NOW,
OPTED TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ELKO COUNTY (MINUS
WENDOVER), AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LANDER, EUREKA, AND
HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. THE COMBINATION OF MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL
PRODUCE VERY HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN
NEVADA, WITH 1-3 FT EXPECTED. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE POPULATED
VALLEYS, SAY BELOW 6000 FT, ARE MORE UNCERTAIN AND CONTINGENT ON
WHEN COLD AIR ARRIVES AT EACH LOCATION. CURRENTLY EXPECTING 4-8
INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE VALLEYS OF ELKO COUNTY, PRECEDED BY 1/4
TO 1/2 INCH OF RAIN. GREAT NEWS FOR THE ONGOING DROUGHT!

FRIDAY...12Z ECMWF EJECTS THE STORM SYSTEM OUT OF THE GREAT BASIN
QUITE RAPIDLY, WITH ORGANIZED/ACCUMULATING SNOW ENDING ACROSS THE
E/SE ZONES EARLY FRIDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TO PERSIST UNDER
THE COLD TROUGH, AND MUCH COLDER WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN
THE 30S.

TURNER

LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH GOOD SUPPORT FROM ENSEMBLES MEMBERS SHOWING
A COLD AND MOSTLY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
THE PERIOD. SOME LINGERING SHOWERS OVER ERN NV FRIDAY NIGHT IN WAKE
OF DEPARTING TROUGH. AN UPPER LOW WILL DROP SOUTH ALONG THE CA COAST
SUNDAY BUT TOO FAR WEST TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA.
HIGH TEMPS WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S TO THE LOWER
40S, WARMING TO NEAR 50 ACROSS CENTRAL NYE COUNTY MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TERMINALS. INCREASING MOISTURE AFT
18Z WED WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO NRN NV, MAINLY AFFECTING THE
KWMC TERMINAL, BUT CIGS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AOB 5000 FT AGL.

&&

.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY...RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT
RANGE...SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY...SOUTHWESTERN ELKO COUNTY.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HUMBOLDT COUNTY.

WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN
EUREKA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA
COUNTY.

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