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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Elko, NV

February 5, 2021Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 5, 2021, 1:02 AM PST for Elko County, White Pine County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 5, 2021, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 5, 2021, 1:02 AM PST (09:02 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2021, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 5, 2021, 9:00 PM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

Counties Elko County, NV, White Pine County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:08 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

Elko, NV (KLKN), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 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, Elko, NV at 00:00Z on 2021-02-05Temperature 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, Elko, NV at 00:00Z on 2021-02-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

781 
WWUS75 KLKN 050902
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
102 AM PST Fri Feb 5 2021

NVZ031-033-060015-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.210205T1800Z-210206T0500Z/
Northern Elko County-Southeastern Elko County-
Including the cities of Midas, Gibbs Ranch, Charleston, Jarbidge,
Mountain City, Owyhee, Tuscarora, and West Wendover
102 AM PST Fri Feb 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Northern Elko County and Southeastern Elko County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 9 PM PST this evening.

* 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
1 follow-up statement
283 
WWUS75 KLKN 052026
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
1226 PM PST Fri Feb 5 2021

NVZ034-039-060500-
/O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210206T0500Z/
Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range-South Central Elko County-
Including the cities of Ruby Lake and Oasis
1226 PM PST Fri Feb 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range and South 
  Central Elko County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 9 PM PST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$

NVZ031-033-060500-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210206T0500Z/
Northern Elko County-Southeastern Elko County-
Including the cities of Midas, Gibbs Ranch, Charleston, Jarbidge,
Mountain City, Owyhee, Tuscarora, and West Wendover
1226 PM PST Fri Feb 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Northern Elko County and Southeastern Elko County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 9 PM PST this evening.

* 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

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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.