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Frost Advisory 1, NWS Elko, NV

June 6, 20206 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this frost advisory at Jun 6, 2020, 2:30 PM PDT for 6 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Jun 6, 2020, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 6, 2020, 2:30 PM PDT (21:30 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 6, 2020, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired: Jun 7, 2020, 9:00 AM PDT
In force: 10 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 21:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.5 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 2046 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this frost 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 frost advisory went out at Jun 6, 11:08 AM PDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 11:08 AM PDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 6:02 AM PDT, 8 hours 28 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Elko NV
602 AM PDT Sat Jun 6 2020

NVZ030-031-033>041-071315-
Humboldt County-Northern Elko County-Southeastern Elko County-
Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range-White Pine County-
Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County-
Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County-
Southwest Elko County-South Central Elko County-
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
602 AM PDT Sat Jun 6 2020

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern
Nevada...north central Nevada...northeast Nevada...northwest
Nevada and south central Nevada.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

A strong cold front will bring showers and thunderstorms to the
region today. A few strong storms may occur in eastern Nevada this
afternoon, which could produce strong winds and small hail. It
will be windy today, with strongest winds late this afternoon and
evening in southern Humboldt and Lander Counties. These winds
could produce areas of blowing dust. Snow levels will drop
tonight, and there will be snow showers in northern Nevada, mainly
north of I80, with some light accumulations possible.
Temperatures through northern and central Nevada will drop into
the 30's by Sunday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

On Sunday, there will be rain and snow showers as well as a few
thunderstorms. It will remain brisk, with gusty northwest winds
across the region.

On Sunday night through Monday morning, frost or freeze products
are likely as temperatures drop into the upper 20's through the
lower 30's in most valleys.

On Tuesday through Friday, no significant weather is expected at
this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are asked to report weather phenomena according to
standard operating procedure.

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 6, 11:14 AM PDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 6, 11:34 AM PDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Elko, NV issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 5, 7:09 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	36 min
Jun 6, 10:37 AM PDT	Red Flag Warning	LKN	Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye	9 hr
Jun 6, 11:34 AM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		26 min
Jun 6, 2:30 PM PDT	Freeze Watch	LKN	Elko, Eureka, Lander, Nye, White Pine	19 hr
Jun 6, 3:19 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN	Elko	41 min
Jun 6, 3:31 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		44 min
Jun 6, 3:46 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		44 min
Jun 6, 4:45 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		45 min
Jun 6, 4:50 PM PDT	Special Weather Statement	LKN		40 min

Nearby

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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.