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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2006, 3:28 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 4, 2006, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2006, 3:28 AM PST (11:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 4, 2006, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2006, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 041128 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 328 AM PST SAT FEB 4 2006 CAZ026-041930- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0003.060204T1400Z-060205T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.060204T1400Z-060205T0200Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 328 AM PST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY SURFACE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND EVEN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY AT TIMES. WEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 7000 FEET. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY REACH THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS IN THE VALLEY... ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN PORTION...COULD REACH SPEEDS UP TO 45 MPH. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 041921 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1121 AM PST SAT FEB 4 2006 CAZ026-050200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060205T0200Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 1121 AM PST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR AREAS BELOW 7000 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRAS ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE OWENS VALLEY...HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONDITIONS ARE NOT FAVORABLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO MAKE IT DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY...WHERE GUSTS OF ONLY 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 050159 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 559 PM PST SAT FEB 4 2006 CAZ026-050300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060205T0200Z/ OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY 559 PM PST SAT FEB 4 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... SINCE 5 PM WINDS HAVE BEEN STEADILY DECREASING IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND BELOW CANYONS ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM. BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM...AUTOMATED STATIONS BELOW CANYONS NEAR INDEPENDENCE REPORTED WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUST OBSERVED AT THE BISHOP AIRPORT WAS 38 MPH. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ PIERCE
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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.