Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 9, 2006, 11:52 AM PST. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 9, 2006, 11:52 AM PST (19:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2006, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 091952 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1152 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 .A STRONG...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND DOWN THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...STRONG...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA MOUNTAINS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS PENETRATING THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ026-100000- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0006.060310T0200Z-060310T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060310T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.060309T1952Z-060310T0200Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 1152 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED AND HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HIGH WIND WARNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE OWENS VALLEY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. ALTHOUGH WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR LONG DURATIONS OF TIME...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO OCCUR IN THE VALLEY BETWEEN BISHOP AND OLANCHA AT TIMES THROUGH 6 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CAZ028-100000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER... FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1152 AM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. AS OF 1130 PM...PEAK GUSTS OF 39 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT BOTH THE BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT AND AT TWENTYNINE PALMS. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED DURING A PROLONGED PERIOD EXTENDING UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ JGA
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 092354 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 354 PM PST THU MAR 9 2006 .A STRONG...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING SOUTH OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM... STRONG...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. CAZ026-100200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060310T0200Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 354 PM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE OWENS VALLEY NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. SEVERAL AUTOMATED WEATHER SITES WEST OF INDEPENDENCE REPORTED WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH BETWEEN 100 PM AND 300 PM WITH SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 40 MPH. THESE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. ALTHOUGH WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH ARE NOT EXPECTED FOR LONG DURATIONS OF TIME...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO OCCUR IN THE VALLEY BETWEEN BISHOP AND OLANCHA AT TIMES THROUGH 6 PM. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THESE CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ CAZ028-100200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER... FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS 354 PM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS OF 300 PM...A PEAK GUST OF 47 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT WITH SEVERAL OTHER AUTOMATED SITES AROUND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RECORDING GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO CAUSING AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. A SPOTTER NEAR NEWBERRY SPRINGS REPORTED VISIBILITIES BEING REDUCED TO 20 FEET ALONG PORTIONS OF NEWBERRY SPRINGS ROAD WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED DURING A PROLONGED PERIOD EXTENDING UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ ASG
000 WWUS75 KVEF 100216 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 616 PM PST THU MAR 9 2006 .A STRONG...COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING SOUTH OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM... STRONG...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. CAZ026-100330- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060310T0200Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 616 PM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WHICH WERE OCCURRING THROUGH THE DAY IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING. DUE TO THE DECREASE IN WINDS...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ALTHOUGH THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE. MOTORIST ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER ROUTES ACROSS THE OWENS VALLEY ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY STILL BE ENCOUNTERED. $$ CAZ028-100700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-060311T0200Z/ SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER... FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS 616 PM PST THU MAR 9 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST FRIDAY... STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AS OF 600 PM...A PEAK GUST OF 53 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT WITH SEVERAL OTHER AUTOMATED SITES AROUND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RECORDING GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED DURING A PROLONGED PERIOD EXTENDING UNTIL 6 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. IN ADDITION...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST AND SAND MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:12 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | 38 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:42 PM PST | Snow Advisory | VEF | 19 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.