Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2005
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 30, 2005, 3:14 PM PST for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Dec 30, 2005, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2005, 3:14 PM PST (23:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2005, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2005, 3:22 PM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 90 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 302314 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 314 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 CAZ026-310615- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.051231T0900Z-060101T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.051231T0000Z-060101T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 314 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. WINDS GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WERE REPORTED AT ASPENDELL THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ON THE EAST SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH 7 PM SATURDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WEST SIDE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST OR WEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 70 MPH IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT BY SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ NVZ018-019-310615- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0001.051231T1800Z-060101T0900Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 314 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS ON SATURDAY WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ JGA
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 310611 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1011 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 CAZ026-311415- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 1011 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY... WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRAS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ON THE EAST SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH 7 PM SATURDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WEST SIDE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST OR WEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 70 MPH IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT BY SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ NVZ018-019-311415- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0001.051231T1800Z-060101T0900Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1011 PM PST FRI DEC 30 2005 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS ON SATURDAY MAY INCREASE TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT BEFORE SPEEDS DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ JENSEN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 311127 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 300 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 NVZ018-019-311845- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.051231T1800Z-060101T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0002.051231T1800Z-060101T0900Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 300 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BY 10 AM ARE EXPECTED TO BE 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY LATE IN THE MORNING ON SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ026-311845- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 300 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRAS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ON THE EAST SLOPES AND FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH 7 PM TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WEST SIDE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST OR WEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 70 MPH IN SOME AREAS. THIS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT BY SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027>029-NVZ014>017-020>022-311845- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.051231T1800Z-060101T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...FORT IRWIN... TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 300 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 /3400 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2005/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 40 MPH BY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND SHOULD BE LESS THAN 10 MPH BY LATE IN THE MORNING SUNDAY. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS WIND EVENT AS IT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 311727 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 927 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 CAZ026-311830- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 927 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS SINCE THE ONSET OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE SIERRA CREST THROUGH THE DAY AND MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED STRONG GUSTS NEAR PASSES AND CANYONS. $$ NVZ018-019-010015- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.051231T1800Z-060101T0900Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 927 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH BY SUNDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027>029-NVZ014>017-020>022-010015- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.051231T1800Z-060101T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...FORT IRWIN... TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 927 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 /1027 AM MST SAT DEC 31 2005/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND SHOULD BE LESS THAN 10 MPH BY SUNDAY MORNING.. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS WIND EVENT AS IT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR LAKES WITHIN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JGA
000 WWUS75 KVEF 312322 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 322 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 NVZ018-019-010600- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060101T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060101T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 322 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL LIKELY BLOW IN EXPOSED AREAS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. $$ AZZ002-CAZ029-010030- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060101T0600Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES 322 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 /422 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2005/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND SENSORS FROM NEEDLES TO LAKE HAVASU HAVE BEEN REPORTING SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ027-028-NVZ014>017-020>022-010600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060101T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...BAKER...FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 322 PM PST SAT DEC 31 2005 /422 PM MST SAT DEC 31 2005/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER 10 PM. SIGNIFICANT WIND GUSTS REPORTED SO FAR INCLUDE... DESERT ROCK AIRPORT (NEAR MERCURY)...48 MPH. HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT..........43 MPH. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS WIND EVENT AS IT WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR LAKES WITHIN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 3:01 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 24 hr |
| Dec 30, 4:17 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | 39 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2005High Wind Warnings in California, 2005Every high wind warning in 2005
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.