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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Elko, NV

February 26, 2021Nye County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2021, 2:18 PM PST for Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 27, 2021, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2021, 2:18 PM PST (22:18 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 27, 2021, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 27, 2021, 7:00 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

County Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 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 2021-02-26Temperature 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 2021-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -21 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
4198 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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421 
WWUS75 KLKN 262218
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
218 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

NVZ040-271330-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.210227T1800Z-210228T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
218 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph expected with gusts up to 50
  mph.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ030-033-036-038-039-270300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210227T0300Z/
Humboldt County-Southeastern Elko County-
Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County-
Southwest Elko County-South Central Elko County-
Including the cities of Golconda, Winnemucca, Valmy, Dufferena, 
West Wendover, Argenta, Battle Mountain, Crescent Valley, 
Beowawe, Dunphy, Emigrant Pass, Palisade, Elko, Ryndon, Jiggs, 
Lamoille, Lee, South Fork, Spring Creek, Ruby Lake, and Oasis
218 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Humboldt County, Southeastern Elko County, Northern 
  Lander County and Northern Eureka County, Southwest Elko 
  County and South Central Elko County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM PST Friday.

* 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
4 follow-up statements
948 
WWUS75 KLKN 270244
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
644 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

NVZ030-033-036-038-039-270345-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210227T0300Z/
Humboldt County-Southeastern Elko County-
Northern Lander County and Northern Eureka County-
Southwest Elko County-South Central Elko County-
Including the cities of Golconda, Winnemucca, Valmy, Dufferena, 
West Wendover, Argenta, Battle Mountain, Crescent Valley, 
Beowawe, Dunphy, Emigrant Pass, Palisade, Elko, Ryndon, Jiggs, 
Lamoille, Lee, South Fork, Spring Creek, Ruby Lake, and Oasis
644 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

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

Winds have subsided below advisory criteria. As such, the wind
advisory will expire at 7 PM.

$$

NVZ040-271745-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.210227T1800Z-210228T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
644 PM PST Fri Feb 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph expected with gusts up to 50
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.


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
735 
WWUS75 KLKN 271002
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
202 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021

NVZ040-280115-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.210227T1800Z-210228T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
202 AM PST Sat Feb 27 2021

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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph expected with gusts up to 
  50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County.

* WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects and
  make travel 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
884 
WWUS75 KLKN 272207
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
207 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021

NVZ040-280300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210228T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
207 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Northwestern Nye County.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects and
  make travel difficult for high profile vehicles.

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
397 
WWUS75 KLKN 280241
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
641 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021

NVZ040-280345-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210228T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, and Tonopah
641 PM PST Sat Feb 27 2021

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

The wind advisory will expire at 7PM this evening as winds are 
subsiding. 


$$

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
Feb 26, 3:09 PM PSTSnow Squall WarningLKNElko, Eureka, Lander51 min

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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.