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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Las Vegas, NV

August 31, 2008Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Aug 31, 2008, 4:20 AM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Aug 31, 2008, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 31, 2008, 4:20 AM PDT (11:20 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 31, 2008, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 31, 2008, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
11 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 text

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

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 311120
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
420 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA TODAY WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

CAZ522-523-NVZ014-017-311930-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.080831T1900Z-080901T0300Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
420 AM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

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

WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH EXPECTED. THESE WINDS
WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 311922
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1222 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA TODAY WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

CAZ522-523-NVZ014-017-010300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1222 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

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

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

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH EXPECTED. THESE WINDS
WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

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 312057
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
157 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

CAZ519>521-010300-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
157 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...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 FOR THE
SIERRA...THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

WINDS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND DOWN TO
PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING IN THE OWENS VALLEY. GUSTS TO 65
MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE SIERRA. THESE
WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS
THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR
FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED BELOW 5000
FEET WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ522-523-NVZ014-017-010300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
157 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND DEATH VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA AND
ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL
DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

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 010254
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
754 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA TODAY WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

CAZ519>523-010400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-080901T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
754 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO COUNTY AND NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

WINDS HAD BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA THIS
EVENING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST IN
FAVORED TERRAIN AREAS...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAS
ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NVZ014-017-010600-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-080901T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
754 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...AND
WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT. THE WINDS
WILL BE STRONGEST ON THE NEVADA TEST SITE AND IN FAVORED TERRAIN
AREAS.

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.

$$

MORGAN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 010544
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1044 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

NVZ014-017-010645-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-080901T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1044 PM PDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA...NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

WINDS WERE GRADUALLY DECREASING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS
EVENING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAS
ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MORGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 31, 2:25 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino2 hr
Aug 31, 3:27 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino2 hr
Aug 31, 3:35 AM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFClark115 min

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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.