.A COLD FRONT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING...EXCEPT IN THE RUBY VALLEY AND THE WENDOVER AREAS WHERE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO MID EVENING.
NVZ032>034-030400- /O.NEW.KLKN.WI.Y.0023.081202T1715Z-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 915 AM PST TUE DEC 2 2008
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ELKO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN ELKO COUNTY.
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET...EXCEPT EAST OF THE RUBY MOUNTAINS IN RUBY AND CLOVER VALLEYS...AND IN THE WENDOVER AREAS...WHERE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MID EVENING. ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN RUBY VALLEY.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.