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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Elko, NV

February 19, 2021Nye County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2021, 3:03 PM PST for Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 20, 2021, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2021, 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2021, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 20, 2021, 6:56 PM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

County Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 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 2021-02-19Temperature 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 2021-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3086 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

649 
WWUS75 KLKN 192303
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
303 PM PST Fri Feb 19 2021

NVZ040-201415-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.210220T1600Z-210221T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
303 PM PST Fri Feb 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph expected with gusts up to 50
  mph.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. High
  profile vehicles should use caution.

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
409 
WWUS75 KLKN 201059
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
259 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021

NVZ040-210200-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.210220T1600Z-210221T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
259 AM PST Sat Feb 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 7 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
432 
WWUS75 KLKN 210256
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
656 PM PST Sat Feb 20 2021

NVZ040-210400-
/O.CAN.KLKN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210221T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
656 PM PST Sat Feb 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have dropped below advisory criteria and therefore the Wind
Advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

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.