NVZ032>034-030400- /O.CON.KLKN.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081203T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY- EXTREME EASTERN ELKO COUNTY-RUBY MOUNTAINS/EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKO...SPRING CREEK...CARLIN...WELLS... WEST WENDOVER...LEE...RUBY LAKE 300 PM PST TUE DEC 2 2008
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET...EXCEPT EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS IN RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEYS...AND IN THE WENDOVER AREA...WHERE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MID EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN RUBY VALLEY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH OR GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND WATCH FOR AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST.