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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Elko, NV
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:09 PM PST | Snow Squall Warning | LKN | Elko, Eureka, Lander | 51 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.