Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 25, 2007, 3:48 PM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Dec 26, 2007, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 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 25, 2007, 3:48 PM PST (23:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2007, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2007, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 252348 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 348 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-260100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-071226T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 348 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 /448 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...FORT MOHAVE AND LAKE HAVASU. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ519-520-260730- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0015.071226T0800Z-071226T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.071226T0800Z-071226T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 348 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AS THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. EVEN STRONGER DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA EXTENDING INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. THE BEST SIGNATURE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN BETWEEN 2 AND 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET LOCAL WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WEST WIND COULD SPREAD INTO THE OWENS VALLEY AN IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 260606 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1006 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 CAZ519-520-261200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.071226T0800Z-071226T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1006 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...MAINLY NORTH OF LONE PINE. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO LOOK FAVORABLE FOR HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THE REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH AREAL COVERAGE AND THE DURATION OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE WARNING AREA...THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY...MAINLY FROM BISHOP TO LONE PINE. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET...LOCAL WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR CANYON OPENINGS AND FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WEST WINDS COULD SPREAD INTO THE OWENS VALLEY AND IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG PARTS OF HIGHWAY 395. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 FROM LONE PINE TO BISHOP. $$ ADAIR
000 WWUS75 KVEF 261155 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 355 AM PST WED DEC 26 2007 CAZ519-520-261800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071226T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 355 AM PST WED DEC 26 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO LOOK FAVORABLE FOR HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH AREAL COVERAGE AND THE DURATION OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE WARNING AREA...THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY...MAINLY FROM BISHOP TO LONE PINE. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET...LOCAL WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR CANYON OPENINGS AND FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WEST WINDS COULD SPREAD INTO THE OWENS VALLEY AND IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG PARTS OF HIGHWAY 395. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 395 FROM LONE PINE TO BISHOP. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 261741 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 941 AM PST WED DEC 26 2007 CAZ519-520-261845- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-071226T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 941 AM PST WED DEC 26 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WERE OBSERVED THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...BUT WERE NEITHER AS STRONG NOR AS WIDESPREAD AS EXPECTED. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ MORGAN
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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.