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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Elko, NV

March 4, 20166 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2016, 3:40 PM PST for 6 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 5, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2016, 3:40 PM PST (23:40 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 6, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
In force
24 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 23:41 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, 11.7 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 2016-03-04Temperature 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 2016-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 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
1385 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

611 
WWUS75 KLKN 042340
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
340 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

NVZ030-051745-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.160306T0000Z-160306T1200Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
340 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. 


* WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY ACROSS WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY
  EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...WITH HIGHER SPEEDS EXPANDING INTO
  CENTRAL AND EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY LATER IN THE EVENING AND
  OVERNIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH HUMBOLDT COUNTY EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING WITH LIGHTER WINDS AFTER SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS MAY
  RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-033>041-051745-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.160306T0600Z-160307T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...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...
ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...
ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
340 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 
 
* WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE BREEZY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SHOULD
  STRENGTHEN SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WINDS
  WILL THEN DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO
  THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER HIGHER
  TERRAIN AND ALONG THE FRONT. 

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS MAY
  RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.| 

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.

&&

$$

JR
6 follow-up statements
657 
WWUS75 KLKN 051147
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
347 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

NVZ030-060600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.160306T0000Z-160306T1200Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
347 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY ACROSS WESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY
  THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHER SPEEDS EXPANDING INTO CENTRAL AND
  EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A
  COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH HUMBOLDT COUNTY EARLY SUNDAY
  MORNING WITH LIGHTER WINDS AFTER SUNRISE.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS MAY
  RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-033>041-060600-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.160306T0600Z-160307T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...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...
ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...
ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
347 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE BREEZY TONIGHT AND SHOULD STRENGTHEN
  SUNDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WINDS WILL THEN
  DIMINISH AFTER THE FRONT PASSES WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST
  OR SOUTHWEST. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN AND
  ALONG THE FRONT.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS MAY
  RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.|

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.

&&

$$
528 
WWUS75 KLKN 052216
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
216 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

NVZ030-061200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.160306T0000Z-160306T1200Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
216 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING..STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATER THIS EVENING THROUGH
  MOST OF THE NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES,
  ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS
  ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-033>041-061630-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.160306T0600Z-160307T0000Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...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...
ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...
ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
216 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
  APPROACHES. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES,
  ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS
  ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

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.

&&

$$
247 
WWUS75 KLKN 061022
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
222 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

NVZ033-070000-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.160306T1800Z-160307T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
222 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. THE WINDS ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ030-062000-
/O.EXT.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160306T2000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WINNEMUCCA...MCDERMITT...
PARADISE VALLEY...GOLCONDA SUMMIT
222 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. THE WINDS ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  AND REDUCEDVISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-034>041-070000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
NORTHERN 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-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...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...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...
CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
222 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. THE WINDS ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  AND REDUCEDVISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

LW
083 
WWUS75 KLKN 061628
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
828 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

NVZ030-061730-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160306T2000Z/
HUMBOLDT COUNTY-
828 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW ADVISORY REQUIREMENT. THERE ARE STILL
SOME GUSTY WINDS OUT THERE, SO BE CAREFUL ON HIGHWAYS OR WORKING
OUTSIDE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT ARE STILL VULNERABLE
TO BROADSIDE GUSTS.

$$

NVZ031-034>041-070000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
NORTHERN 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-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...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...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...
CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
828 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. THE WINDS ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-070300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.160306T1800Z-160307T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
828 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL 
  DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. THE WINDS ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST 
  AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$
466 
WWUS75 KLKN 062155
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
155 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

NVZ031-034>041-070000-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
NORTHERN 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-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...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...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...
CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
155 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...
  ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS
  ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES. BIGGEST IMPACTS ON SUMMITS AND PASSES. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ033-070300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160307T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
155 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...
  ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS
  ALSO MAY MAY BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES. BIGGEST IMPACTS ON HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS
  SILVER ZONE PASS AND SURROUNDINGS.

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.

&&

$$
174 
WWUS75 KLKN 062352
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
352 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

NVZ031-034>041-070100-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
NORTHERN 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-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...JACKPOT...WILDHORSE...
OWYHEE...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...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...
CARLIN...WELLS...PEQUOP SUMMIT...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...
DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT
352 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WHILE SOME AREAS WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS IN THE 20 TO
35 MPH RANGE...STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AND AS SUCH THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST. 

$$

NVZ033-070300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160307T0300Z/
SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS...
WEST WENDOVER
352 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LARGEST IMPACTS WILL BE OVER
  HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS SILVER ZONE PASS...AS WELL AS LOCATIONS
  ALONG EASTERN SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS AND WHERE WESTERLY WINDS
  CHANNEL SUCH AS THE WEST WENDOVER AREA.

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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JR

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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.