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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Elko, NV

October 9, 2021Nye County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this high wind watch at Oct 9, 2021, 2:06 PM PDT for Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Oct 11, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 9, 2021, 2:06 PM PDT (21:06 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 11, 2021, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2021, 2:41 AM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

County Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 203 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, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-10-09Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2021-10-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -120 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-120 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

544 
WWUS75 KLKN 092106
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
206 PM PDT Sat Oct 9 2021

NVZ040-101215-
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.A.0002.211011T1800Z-211012T1000Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
206 PM PDT Sat Oct 9 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County.

* WHEN...From Monday morning through late Monday night.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/lkn
1 follow-up statement
707 
WWUS75 KLKN 100941
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
241 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

NVZ040-101745-
/O.UPG.KLKN.HW.A.0002.211011T1800Z-211012T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0001.211011T1800Z-211012T1000Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
241 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

NVZ041-101745-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0014.211011T1800Z-211012T1000Z/
Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Blue Eagle Ranch and Duckwater
241 AM PDT Sun Oct 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Northeastern Nye County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM Monday to 3 AM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/lkn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 8, 10:28 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryLKNElko, White Pine13 hr

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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.