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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Elko, NV

March 22, 2021Nye County, Nevada

NWS Elko, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2021, 1:52 PM PDT for Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 23, 2021, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2021, 1:52 PM PDT (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2021, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Elko, NV

County Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 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 2021-03-22Temperature 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 2021-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2576 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

116 
WWUS75 KLKN 222052
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
152 PM PDT Mon Mar 22 2021

NVZ040-041-231200-
/O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.210323T1500Z-210324T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, 
Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater
152 PM PDT Mon Mar 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM PDT Tuesday.

* 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
2 follow-up statements
018 
WWUS75 KLKN 232122
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
222 PM PDT Tue Mar 23 2021

NVZ040-041-240300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210324T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, 
Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater
222 PM PDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM PDT Tuesday.

* 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
804 
WWUS75 KLKN 240305
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
805 PM PDT Tue Mar 23 2021

NVZ040-041-240415-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210324T0300Z/
Northwestern Nye County-Northeastern Nye County-
Including the cities of Manhattan, Round Mountain, Tonopah, 
Blue Eagle Ranch, and Duckwater
805 PM PDT Tue Mar 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds have subsided below advisory levels across northern Nye
County and will continue to subside tonight. Therefore, the wind
advisory was 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.