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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Elko, NV

February 23, 2021Nye County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2021, 2:31 PM PST for Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 24, 2021, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2021, 2:31 PM PST (22:31 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2021, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 24, 2021, 7:00 PM PST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

County Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 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 2021-02-23Temperature 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 2021-02-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -41 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3079 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

413 
WWUS75 KLKN 232231
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
231 PM PST Tue Feb 23 2021

NVZ040-041-241345-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.210224T2000Z-210225T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, 
Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater
231 PM PST Tue Feb 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph expected with gusts around 40
  mph.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County and Northeastern Nye County.

* WHEN...From noon to 7 PM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. High
  profile vehicles should use caution especially on east to west
  routes.

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
049 
WWUS75 KLKN 241003
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
203 AM PST Wed Feb 24 2021

NVZ040-041-250115-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.210224T2000Z-210225T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, 
Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater
203 AM PST Wed Feb 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph expected with gusts around 45 
  mph.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County and Northeastern Nye County.

* WHEN...From noon to 7 PM PST Wednesday.

* 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
113 
WWUS75 KLKN 250249
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
649 PM PST Wed Feb 24 2021

NVZ040-041-250400-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210225T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, 
Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater
649 PM PST Wed Feb 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

Winds continue to diminish across northern Nye county and
have fallen below advisory levels. Therefore the Wind Advisory 
will be 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.