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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 12, 2007Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2007, 4:14 AM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2007, 4:14 AM PDT (11:14 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2007, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:13 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 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 49 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 00:00Z on 2007-04-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 00:00Z on 2007-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3335 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 121114
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
414 AM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY...

.A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS
NEVADA INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY. A STRONG JET STREAM ON THE
WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHWEST NEVADA AND COMBINE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THOSE AREAS. 

CAZ523>526-NVZ014-122000-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.070412T1114Z-070413T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
414 AM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WERE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS EARLY
THIS MORNING ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA AND
CENTRAL NYE COUNTY IN NEVADA. NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE
DECREASING THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH
STRONGER GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN VISIBILITY. PEOPLE
DRIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THROUGH
THIS EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ520-522-NVZ017-122000-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.070412T1800Z-070413T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
414 AM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND BY NOON WILL BE
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH
STRONGER GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN VISIBILITY. PEOPLE
DRIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 121615
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
915 AM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY...

.A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST
ACROSS NEVADA INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY. A STRONG JET STREAM
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA AND COMBINE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT TO
PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THOSE AREAS.

CAZ523-122300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0006.070412T1615Z-070413T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
915 AM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WEST WINDS WERE GUSTING OVER 60 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS MORNING...AND THIS IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND DECREASE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
LIKELY...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN
VISIBILITY. PEOPLE DRIVING IN THIS AREA SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ524>526-NVZ014-122300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
915 AM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...CENTRAL NYE COUNTY
AND ESMERALDA COUNTY.

NORTHWEST WINDS WERE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS EARLY
THIS MORNING ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA AND
CENTRAL NYE COUNTY IN NEVADA. NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY
BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN
VISIBILITY. PEOPLE DRIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ520-522-NVZ017-122300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.070412T1800Z-070413T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
915 AM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK
COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY.

NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND BY NOON WILL BE
SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN
VISIBILITY. PEOPLE DRIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

MORGAN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 122151
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
251 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT MUCH
OF THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEVADA INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS EVENING. A STRONG JET STREAM ON
THE WEST SIDE OF THE LOW WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT TO
PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

CAZ525-130300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.DS.W.0001.070412T2151Z-070413T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
251 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
MORONGO BASIN. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

DUST STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MORONGO BASIN THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WINDS GUSTING TO 50 TO 60 MPH HAVE RAISED LARGE
AMOUNTS OF DUST AND SAND...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. THE
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND THE DUST WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE THIS EVENING.

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL
SEVERELY LIMIT VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

$$

CAZ523-130300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
251 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

STRONG WEST WINDS WHICH GUSTED OVER 60 MPH IN MUCH OF WESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY TODAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AS
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND DECREASE THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
LIKELY...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN
VISIBILITY. PEOPLE DRIVING IN THIS AREA SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-130300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0005.070412T2151Z-070413T0300Z/
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
251 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007 /251 PM MST THU APR 12 2007/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU.

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH. BEHIND THE FRONT...THE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO
40 TO 50 MPH FROM THE NORTH FOR A FEW HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING
THIS EVENING.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT.

BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES
DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR
ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER
AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

$$

AZZ003-130300-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP
251 PM MST THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE
DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAD INCREASED OVER MOHAVE COUNTY THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH REPORTED. THESE WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH...AND WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS CREATING A
SUDDEN DECREASE IN VISIBILITY. PEOPLE DRIVING IN THESE AREAS
SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE
EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ524-526-NVZ014-130300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
251 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
ESMERALDA COUNTY...CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...AND EASTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

NORTHWEST WINDS WERE GUSTING OVER 40 MPH OVER MUCH OF
ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL
FINALLY DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN
VISIBILITY. PEOPLE DRIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ520-522-NVZ017-130300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
251 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.

NORTH WINDS WERE GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF INYO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE...WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS
CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN VISIBILITY. PEOPLE DRIVING IN THESE
AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO
THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

MORGAN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 130213
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
713 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

CAZ525-130315-
/O.CAN.KVEF.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
713 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...DUST STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE DUST STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

NORTH WINDS HAD DECREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 40 MPH BEFORE GRADUALLY
TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL AT LEAST 8 PM AND
DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ523-130315-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
713 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELED.

NORTH WINDS HAD DECREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING BUT WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 45 MPH BEFORE GRADUALLY
TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL AT LEAST 8 PM AND
DRIVERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE CONDITIONS IN WESTERN

$$

AZZ003-130315-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP
713 PM MST THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE LATER
THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE...WITH STRONG
WIND GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN VISIBILITY. PEOPLE
DRIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THROUGH
THIS EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ524-526-NVZ014-130315-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
713 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA AND THE EASTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS IN CALIFORNIA.

NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF ESMERALDA...
CENTRAL NYE...AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL FINALLY
DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE...
WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN VISIBILITY.
PEOPLE DRIVING IN THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

CAZ520-522-NVZ017-130315-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
713 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES
IN NEVADA.

NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF INYO COUNTY WILL FINALLY SUBSIDE LATER THIS
EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE...WITH STRONG WIND
GUSTS CREATING A SUDDEN DECREASE IN VISIBILITY. PEOPLE DRIVING IN
THESE AREAS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING
DUE TO THE EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-130315-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
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
713 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007 /713 PM MST THU APR 12 2007/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY DOWN THROUGH LAKE HAVASU.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT.

BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES
DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR
ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER
AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

$$

JGA
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 130311
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
811 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007

AZZ003-CAZ520-522>526-NVZ014-017-130415-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...
STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...
FT IRWIN...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
811 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007 /811 PM MST THU APR 12 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS HAD DECREASED DURING THE EVENING AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WERE
NO LONGER WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. HOWEVER... WIND
SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REGION THE REST
OF THE EVENING BEFORE WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THESE
NORTH WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE CROSS WINDS AND ADVERSE DRIVING
CONDITIONS...MAINLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ON EAST/WEST
ORIENTED ROADS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.


$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-130415-
/O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070413T0300Z/
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
811 PM PDT THU APR 12 2007 /811 PM MST THU APR 12 2007/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY DOWN
THROUGH LAKE HAVASU. WIND SENSORS SHOWED NORTH WINDS HAD GENERALLY
DECREASED TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN IN THIS RANGE OVERNIGHT.

$$

JGA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 8:19 PM PDTWind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Apr 12, 9:15 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningVEFSan Bernardino10 hr
Apr 12, 2:51 PM PDTDust Storm WarningVEFSan Bernardino4 hr
Apr 12, 2:51 PM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino5 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Nevada, 2007Wind Advisories in California, 2007Wind Advisories in Arizona, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007

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.