Wind Advisory 7, NWS Elko, NV

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
150 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

NVZ031-034-021700-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260402T0900Z/
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.260402T1600Z-260403T0300Z/
Northern Elko-Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range in Elko-
Including the cities of Gibbs Ranch, Tuscarora, Charleston,
Mountain City, Jarbidge, Owyhee, and Midas
150 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM 
PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Northern Elko and Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range 
  in Elko Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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NVZ030-021000-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260402T0900Z/
Humboldt-
Including the cities of Golconda, Winnemucca, Dufferena, and
Valmy
150 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

Winds have dropped below advisory levels and this wind advisory will 
be allowed to expire on time. Winds will pick up again as the next 
system moves across the region.

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NVZ033-035>041-021700-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.260402T1600Z-260403T0300Z/
Southeastern Elko-White Pine-Northern Lander and Northern Eureka-
Southern Lander and Southern Eureka-Southwest Elko-South Central
Elko-Northwestern Nye-Northeastern Nye-
Including the cities of Eureka, Emigrant Pass, Palisade, South
Fork, Preston, Crescent Valley, Jiggs, Lund, Ely, West Wendover,
Ryndon, Ruth, Duckwater, Argenta, Lee, Diamond Valley, Grass
Valley, Eureka Airport, Manhattan, McGill, Ely Airport, Pinto
Summit, Spring Creek, Ruby Lake, Battle Mountain, Cherry Creek,
Elko, Beowawe, Hickison Summit, Oasis, Dunphy, Garden Pass, Round
Mountain, Lamoille, Tonopah, and Blue Eagle Ranch
150 AM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM 
PDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...White Pine, Northern Lander and Northern Eureka, Southern 
  Lander and Southern Eureka, South Central Elko, Southeastern Elko, 
  Southwest Elko, Northeastern Nye, and Northwestern Nye Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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597 
WWUS75 KLKN 021933
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
1233 PM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

NVZ031-033>041-030300-
/O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260403T0300Z/
Northern Elko-Southeastern Elko-Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt
Range in Elko-White Pine-Northern Lander and Northern Eureka-
Southern Lander and Southern Eureka-Southwest Elko-South Central
Elko-Northwestern Nye-Northeastern Nye-
Including the cities of Elko, Argenta, Jarbidge, Blue Eagle
Ranch, West Wendover, Lee, Ely Airport, McGill, Pinto Summit,
Spring Creek, Battle Mountain, Diamond Valley, Grass Valley,
Crescent Valley, Ruby Lake, Tuscarora, Manhattan, Charleston,
Ryndon, South Fork, Preston, Cherry Creek, Eureka, Ruth,
Duckwater, Midas, Emigrant Pass, Owyhee, Oasis, Round Mountain,
Mountain City, Lamoille, Garden Pass, Tonopah, Ely, Eureka
Airport, Gibbs Ranch, Lund, Beowawe, Hickison Summit, Jiggs,
Palisade, and Dunphy
1233 PM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

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

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

* WHERE...White Pine, Northern Lander and Northern Eureka, Southern 
  Lander and Southern Eureka, Northern Elko, Ruby Mountains and East 
  Humboldt Range in Elko, South Central Elko, Southeastern Elko, 
  Southwest Elko, Northeastern Nye, and Northwestern Nye Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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313 
WWUS75 KLKN 030239
NPWLKN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Elko NV
739 PM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

NVZ031-033>041-030345-
/O.EXP.KLKN.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260403T0300Z/
Northern Elko-Southeastern Elko-Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt
Range in Elko-White Pine-Northern Lander and Northern Eureka-
Southern Lander and Southern Eureka-Southwest Elko-South Central
Elko-Northwestern Nye-Northeastern Nye-
Including the cities of Ruth, Tonopah, Garden Pass, Ruby Lake,
Gibbs Ranch, Cherry Creek, Elko, Lee, Dunphy, Emigrant Pass,
Palisade, Spring Creek, Blue Eagle Ranch, Ryndon, Oasis, Battle
Mountain, West Wendover, Ely Airport, McGill, Argenta, Tuscarora,
Manhattan, Hickison Summit, Eureka, Owyhee, Mountain City, Pinto
Summit, Ely, Charleston, Jarbidge, Diamond Valley, Jiggs, South
Fork, Round Mountain, Duckwater, Beowawe, Grass Valley, Lamoille,
Lund, Crescent Valley, Midas, Preston, and Eureka Airport
739 PM PDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have subsided below Advisory levels, and as such the Wind 
Advisory for much of northern and all of central Nevada will be 
allowed to expire at 8 PM PDT. Higher elevation areas as well as 
locations prone to gusty Northwesterly winds can expect gusts of 25 
to 35 mph to continue through the late evening hours. Winds will 
continue to diminish overnight.

$$

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Elko NV
108 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Periods of valley rain and mountain snow beginning this evening,
  persisting through Wednesday

* Changeover for northern NV locations from rain to snow early
  Thursday morning

* Strong winds for northern and central NV Wednesday and Thursday
  afternoon

* Fair weather conditions this weekend with a gradual warming
  trend

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.UPDATE...
Issued at 105 AM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

Scattered showers are continuing across central Nevada this
morning with more isolated showers across northeastern portions
of the state. Overall forecast package is on track with no major
updates needed at this time.

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.DISCUSSION...
(This evening through next Monday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: The first of two weather systems is
pushing into the Silver State this evening increasing
precipitation across the area. PWat values in the 0.5-0.6 range
are running about twice the daily average for March 31st meaning
moisture availability over the area is plentiful for meaningful
precipitation amounts. The first system is the warmer of the pair
in which mainly valley rain and some highest elevation mountain
snow will accumulate.

The second wave, fast on the heels of the first, pushes into the
Great Basin by Wednesday afternoon. This second system creates a
tighter pressure gradient over northern NV Wednesday and
eventually northern and central NV on Thursday to create criteria
level winds needed for a Wind Advisory. In terms of moisture the
best chances for meaningful precipitation will be over northern
NV. Almost all precipitation that falls Wednesday will be in the
form of rain but strong cold front pushes through the region
Wednesday night. This will send snow levels crashing to below
valley floors as a changeover to snow takes place over much of the
area early Thursday morning. The unseasonably hot weather we have
endured for much of March may inhibit accumulations in valleys
somewhat. Current projections are a dusting to an inch along the
I-80 corridor (amounts closer to 2 for summits and peaks). Higher
valley amounts are possible in northern Elko County along US-93
and SR-225 where better moisture resides. 3-5 inches in locations
such as Mountain City, Owyhee, Jarbidge, and Jackpot are possible.
Model disagreement exists in shutoff of moisture. ECMWF guidance
dries the system out sooner than its GFS counterpart on Thursday.
Northern NV peaks and ridges could potentially see 1-2 feet of
needed snowfall between the two systems this week.

Behind the second wave ridging builds back into the SW CONUS
beginning Friday. The weekend looks to be pleasant until gradually
warming temperatures and fair skies.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: High confidence remains in
valley rain and mountain snow this evening through Thursday.
Thunder was removed from Wx grids this evening and Wednesday as no
appreciable model was indicating instability present, not even
NAM. That combined with cloud cover today keeping temperatures
somewhat subdued led to increased confidence in lack of convection
with this system. NBM90 was also utilized in wind and wind gust
grids through 06Z THU.

&&

.AVIATION...

Upper troughing is pushing moisture across Nevada
today, bringing in VCSH and -RA conditions to the northern
terminals and moving southeast towards the central terminals this
afternoon. VFR conditions will the be dominant category, however
MVFR and lower conditions are possible with passing storm systems.
Precipitation is expected to fall as rain throughout the day with
much cooler temperatures behind the front. Any lingering
precipitation may transition to snow overnight, however much of
the moisture will have passed by then. Breezy westerly winds up to
10-15 kts with gusts as high as 20-25 kts across all terminals,
dissipating this evening. More ongoing weather is expected to
continue overnight into tomorrow morning as a stronger low
pressure system moves in shortly after.

&&

.LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
Wind Advisory from 10 AM this morning to 2 AM PDT Thursday
NVZ030-031-034.

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DISCUSSION...99
AVIATION...97