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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Elko, NV
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.
- 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
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.