Active Advisories: High Wind Warning
Currently
Reported at Elko, Elko Municipal-Harris Field, NV
6:56 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012- 70°F21°C
Hazy- Feels Like:70°F21°CDew Point:41°F5°CHumidity:35%
Winds:W 29 mph G 3847 kph G 61
Pressure:29.68 in1005 hPaVisibility:5.00 miles8045.00 meters
High Wind Warning
...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH LOWS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY VALLEY LOCATIONS. NVZ033-034-041-050600- /O.UPG.KLKN.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120605T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLKN.HW.W.0006.120605T0108Z-120605T0600Z/ SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SILVER ZONE PASS... WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS... DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT 608 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COLD FRONT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SILVER ZONE PASS...WEST WENDOVER...SECRET PASS...LAMOILLE CANYON...HARRISON PASS...TONOPAH...ROUND MOUNTAIN...DUCKWATER...CURRANT SUMMIT * IMPACTS: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS SUCH AS U.S. HIGHWAY 6 AND INTERSTATE 80. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND IT MAY LOCALLY FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE FOR A PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. &&




