Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 23, 2009, 3:11 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 23, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2009, 3:11 PM PDT (22:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2009, 10:22 AM PDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 3:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Sierra Rotors 01, CA | MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 1 LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION OF 5697 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 54 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 232211 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 311 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL CREATE PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING INTO TOMORROW EVENING. NVZ018-019-240615- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0008.090424T0000Z-090425T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 311 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...AT THIS TIME IT BECOMES UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...RESULTING IN WINDS GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH OR GREATER. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED AREAS. WHILE WINDS MAY LESSEN FOR A PERIOD LATER TONIGHT...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY EVENING...WHEN WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN GUST OVER 60 MPH. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS. THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OR SHEEP RANGE SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY SURGES OF STRONGER WIND GUSTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. $$ CAZ519-240615- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0008.090424T0000Z-090424T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 311 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. A BAND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST AT RIDGETOP LEVEL WHERE GUSTS COULD EXCEED 90 MPH. MOST AREAS ALONG THE MID SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WILL SEE GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 80 MPH. RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. BE ALERT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES OR OBJECTS ON ROADS AT NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ523-240615- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 311 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 45 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS OVERNIGHT...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO OR ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS BEGINNING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY INTO EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ017-240615- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0500Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 311 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR WESTERN CLARK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 45 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS OVERNIGHT...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO OR ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS BEGINNING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN CLARK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY INTO EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-240615- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 311 PM MST THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AREA OF MOHAVE COUNTY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH DURING TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ521-240615- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.090424T0000Z-090424T1500Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 311 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST AT RIDGETOP LEVEL WHERE GUSTS COULD EXCEED 70 MPH. MOST AREAS WILL SEE GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 70 MPH. TRAVELERS AND THOSE WITH RECREATION PLANS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ANY OBJECTS ON ROADS AT NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ015-240500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 311 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...RESULTING IN WINDS GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH OR GREATER. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ STACHELSKI
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 240016 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 516 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. NVZ018-019-241030- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0000Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090425T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 516 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...WITH WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED AREAS. THE WINDS WILL SLACK OFF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN GUST OVER 60 MPH. TRAVELERS AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ519-241030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090424T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 516 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 90 MPH AT RIDGETOP LEVEL...AND REACH 60 TO 80 MPH DOWN TO MID SLOPE LEVEL. RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. BE ALERT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES OR OBJECTS ON ROADS AT NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ523-241030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 516 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ017-241030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 516 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ015-240500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 516 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ521-241030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T1500Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 516 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AT RIDGETOP LEVEL. TRAVELERS AND THOSE WITH RECREATION PLANS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ANY OBJECTS ON ROADS AT NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-241030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 516 PM MST THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 240346 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 846 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. CAZ523-NVZ017-241200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 846 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAD DECREASED THIS EVENING AND WILL LULL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ015-240500- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T0500Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 846 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAD DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ018-019-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090425T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 846 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...WITH WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED AREAS. THE WINDS WILL SLACK OFF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHEN WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN GUST OVER 60 MPH. TRAVELERS AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS. 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. $$ CAZ519-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090424T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 846 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 90 MPH AT RIDGETOP LEVEL...AND REACH 60 TO 80 MPH DOWN TO MID SLOPE LEVEL. RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. BE ALERT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES OR OBJECTS ON ROADS AT NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ521-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T1500Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 846 PM PDT THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AT RIDGETOP LEVEL. TRAVELERS AND THOSE WITH RECREATION PLANS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ANY OBJECTS ON ROADS AT NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON 846 PM MST THU APR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 241101 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 401 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ519-241900- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090425T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 401 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. A BAND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 80 MPH AT THE RIDGE TOP LEVEL...AND REACH 60 TO 75 MPH DOWN TO THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. RESIDENTS IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS. BE ALERT FOR ANY FALLEN TREES OR OBJECTS ON ROADS AT NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NVZ018-019-241900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090425T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 401 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK CANYON. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON...HOWEVER GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH WILL BE SEEN DURING THE DAY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TRAVELERS AND THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ521-241500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-090424T1500Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 401 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING RESULTING IN WINDS GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE MORNING GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-CAZ523-NVZ017-241900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 401 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 /401 AM MST FRI APR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 241722 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1022 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. NVZ018-019-250130- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090425T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T1722Z-090425T1400Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1022 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH EXPECTED. A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVERNIGHT...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 11 PM PDT FRIDAY AND 5 AM PDT SATURDAY WHEN GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS. THOSE WITH RECREATIONAL PLANS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519-250130- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090425T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T1722Z-090425T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1022 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CREST...HOWEVER WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA...HENCE THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH GENERALLY EXPECTED ABOVE 10000 FEET IN THE EASTERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY HAVE BLOWN ONTO ROADS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ521-250130- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T1722Z-090425T0300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 1022 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 ...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 WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH EXPECTED ESPECIALLY AT RIDGETOP LEVEL. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS ANY LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY HAVE BLOWN ONTO ROADS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ003-250130- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1022 AM MST FRI APR 24 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY INCLUDING THE KINGMAN AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-CAZ523-NVZ017-250130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.090424T2100Z-090425T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1022 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2009 /1022 AM MST FRI APR 24 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE CONTINUE TO INCREASE INTO THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR MOUNTAIN GAPS OR ON EXPOSED BRIDGES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ STACHELSKI
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Apr 23, 9:45 AM PDT, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 9:45 AM PDT, 5 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
945 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS...A STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA BY FRIDAY BEFORE
SHIFTING EAST ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN
MAINLY OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
&&
.UPDATE...A BAND OF MAINLY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS HAS PUSHED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA THIS MORNING AND LOOKS TO BE ASSOCIATED
WITH A BAND OF HIGHER LEVEL MOISTURE AHEAD OF A SURFACE COLD FRONT
THAT EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN NEVADA SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS ALSO SOME SORT OF TROUGH AXIS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BACK EDGE OF THIS MOISTURE BAND AND THIS HAS
HELPED SPIKE UP WINDS RECENTLY AT KDAG. AS A RESULT...TWEAKED UP
WINDS IN NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS GRIDS WERE UNDERDONE
COMPARED TO REALITY. IT IS POSSIBLE AS THIS TROUGH AXIS/MOISTURE
BOUNDARY SHIFTS EAST THAT WINDS MAY LET UP A LITTLE BRIEFLY IN THE
KDAG AREA...BUT WITH SURFACE P-GRADS PROGGED TO TIGHTEN AROUND 21Z
TODAY...IT SHOULD REMAIN WINDY ENOUGH THAT THE GRIDS WERE ADJUSTED
TO GO FROM BREEZY TO WINDY LEVELS. ELSEWHERE DID SOME MINOR SKY
ADJUSTMENTS TO MATCH BETTER WITH CURRENT SATELLITE TRENDS. THE BEST
WAY TO DESCRIBE THINGS IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE AREA BACK TO
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY THE REST OF TODAY WOULD BE VARIABLY CLOUDY AS
THE SUN WILL WIN OUT MORE THAN CLOUDS AT TIMES AND VISE VERSA. LAS
VEGAS ONLY DROPPED TO 67 DEGREES LAST NIGHT WHICH IF THIS HOLDS
THROUGH 1 AM PDT ON FRIDAY WOULD SET A NEW RECORD HIGH MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL 23RD...THE CURRENT RECORD IS 63 SET IN 2004.
OTHERWISE NO CHANGES. WE WILL LIKELY BE ISSUING ANOTHER ROUND OF
WIND ADVISORIES WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE MAINLY FOR TOMORROW.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10KTS WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 20KTS THROUGH 19Z THEN INCREASING TO 15-25KTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30KTS THIS AFTERNOON AS A STORM MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 10-20 KTS TONIGHT
BECOMING GUSTY AGAIN FRIDAY. SCT-BKN MID/HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED
THROUGH FRIDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS GENERALLY AROUND 10KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20KTS
THROUGH 19Z THEN INCREASING AND BECOMING GUSTY BETWEEN 30-35KTS.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER 03Z THIS EVENING...BUT BECOME
GUSTY ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY. SCT-BKN MID/HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED THROUGH
FRIDAY.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...ISSUED AT 315 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009...
.SHORT TERM...TROUGH DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE PACNW COAST TO PUSH
INTO THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE CWA EARLY TODAY AND THEN SLOWLY
SHIFT SOUTH OVER THE AREA BY FRIDAY. TROUGH AXIS TO RUN GENERALLY
FROM CENTRAL IDAHO TO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY 00Z SATURDAY BEFORE
SHIFTING OVER AND TO THE EAST OF THE CWA BY LATE SATURDAY. MODELS IN
FAIRLY CLOSE AGREEMENT ON POSITION AND TIMING OF THIS SYSTEM. THIS
WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AS
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE GRADIENTS INCREASE. WITH TROUGH
CONTINUING TO DROP SOUTH ON FRIDAY...FLOW ALOFT/SURFACE GRADIENTS
SHOW LITTLE CHANGE...THUS EXPECT ANOTHER WINDY DAY ON FRIDAY. WIND
ADVISORIES WHICH WERE OUT FOR TODAY WILL BE CONTINUED...BUT EXPANDED
WEST INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. ADVISORIES
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY TOO. IN ADDITION SEE THE FIRE
WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AS THE TROUGH MOVES INTO
THE CWA...ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS TO FORM OVER MAINLY THE
NORTHERN MOUNTAINS ON FRIDAY AND THEN DROP ALONG THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE AREA LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE EXITING TO THE
EAST BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. TEMPERATURES TO BE AROUND 5 DEGREES
COOLER TODAY AS HEIGHTS DROP WITH FLATTENING RIDGE AND THEN AN
ADDITIONAL 15-20 DEGREES COOLER BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS TROUGH
SHIFTS THROUGH THE AREA.
.LONG TERM...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL BEGIN TO DROP
SOUTH LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY BRINGING ANOTHER SHOT OF COOLER AIR TO
THE REGION. THE MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT
IN THE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY TIME FRAME WITH THE ECMWF REMAINING
THE MOST CONSISTENT MODEL. THE MODELS ARE SHOWING A LARGE UPPER LOW
DROPPING SOUTH THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MONDAY AND REMAINING
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE SHIFTING OFF TO THE EAST.
THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH THE MAIN
IMPACTS BEING COOLER TEMPERATURES...INCREASED WINDS...AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE CWA. WILL NEED TO
WATCH FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER LINCOLN COUNTY TUESDAY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THAT REGION. DID GO AHEAD AND ADD MENTION TO THE
GRIDS. OTHERWISE...FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF
THE DISTRICT WITH GUSTS TO OVER 35 MPH LIKELY. THIS COMBINED WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND DRY FUELS WILL ALLOW
FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA STARTING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...GUSTY WINDS ARE ONCE AGAIN LOOKED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WITH CONTINUED LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. GIVEN FUELS ARE
STILL EXPECTED TO BE DRY...CRITICAL CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN
EXPECTED IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...THUS
CONTINUING THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR NVZ461>466.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR NVZ015-017>019.
AZ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MST FRIDAY
FOR AZZ101-102.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR CAZ229.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR CAZ523.
&&
UPDATE...STACHELSKI
AVIATION...SALMEN
PREVIOUS...JENSEN/GORELOW
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 3:27 AM PDT, 11 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 327 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-240130- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 327 AM PDT THU APR 23 2009 /327 AM MST THU APR 23 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL CAUSE INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE AREA. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...BUT GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE DISTRICT. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST STATEMENTS CONCERNING WIND ADVISORIES. AT THE SAME TIME...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE STORM WHICH WILL INCREASE THE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE DISTRICT ON FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR GREATER WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES TO BE ISSUED FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE ON SATURDAY AS THE STORM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. HOWEVER ANOTHER STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY WHICH COULD CREATE ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 3:11 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 40 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.