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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Elko, NV

December 12, 20215 counties in Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 12, 2021, 2:34 PM PST for 5 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Dec 13, 2021, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2021, 2:34 PM PST (22:34 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 13, 2021, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 14, 2021, 4:00 AM PST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

Counties Elko County, NV, Eureka County, NV, Lander County, NV, Nye County, NV, White Pine County, NV

The radar

The Elko radar (KLRX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:33 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2021-12-12Temperature 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 2021-12-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
1589 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
355 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

101 
WWUS75 KLKN 122234
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
234 PM PST Sun Dec 12 2021

NVZ034-035-131345-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/
Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range-White Pine County-
Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, 
Cherry Creek, and McGill
234 PM PST Sun Dec 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range and White Pine 
  County.

* WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 4 AM PST 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
2 follow-up statements
905 
WWUS75 KLKN 131112
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
312 AM PST Mon Dec 13 2021

NVZ034-131215-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/
Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range-
312 AM PST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The wind advisory for the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range 
has been cancelled and replaced with a Winter Storm Warning. 
Winds of 25-30 mph with gusts approaching 50 mph are still 
expected early Tuesday morning along with significant snowfall.

$$

NVZ035-140215-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/
White Pine County-
Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, 
Cherry Creek, and McGill
312 AM PST Mon Dec 13 2021

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

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

* WHERE...White Pine County.

* WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 4 AM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few
  power outages are possible. Cross-winds will be strong along
  US-50.

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
780 
WWUS75 KLKN 132204
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
204 PM PST Mon Dec 13 2021

NVZ034-037>041-141200-
/O.EXA.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/
Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range-
Southern Lander County and Southern Eureka County-
Southwest Elko County-South Central Elko County-
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Eureka, Pinto Summit, Grass Valley, 
Hickison Summit, Diamond Valley, Eureka Airport, Garden Pass, 
Elko, Ryndon, Jiggs, Lamoille, Lee, South Fork, Spring Creek, 
Ruby Lake, Oasis, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, 
Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater
204 PM PST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range, Southern 
  Lander County and Southern Eureka County, Southwest Elko 
  County, South Central Elko County, Northwestern Nye County and 
  Northeastern Nye County.

* WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 4 AM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. A few power
  outages are possible.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ035-141200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0016.211214T0600Z-211214T1200Z/
White Pine County-
Including the cities of Ely, Ely Airport, Lund, Preston, Ruth, 
Cherry Creek, and McGill
204 PM PST Mon Dec 13 2021

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

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

* WHERE...White Pine County.

* WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 4 AM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Travel
  will be difficult for high profile vehicles. 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
Dec 12, 2:15 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLKNElko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Nye, White Pine70 hr
Dec 12, 2:31 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningLKNElko, Eureka, Lander, Nye, White Pine58 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.