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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 14, 2009San Bernardino County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2009, 3:39 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 15, 2009, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2009, 3:39 PM PDT (22:39 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2009, 3:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

The nearest sounding before it

Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 74 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 12:00Z on 2009-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2009-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3089 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 142239
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
MAINLY EARLY ON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL LESSEN LATE TONIGHT IN MOST
OF THE AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ523-150645-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING
LEVEL THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY
395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

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.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-150645-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /339 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND
KINGMAN AREAS.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS
ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN 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.

$$

CAZ520-150000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE OWENS VALLEY.

WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OWENS VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT
COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

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.

$$

NVZ015-016-150645-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS
WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

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.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T0400Z/
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
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /339 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE
HAVASU. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE LAKE
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND IN LAKE HAVASU. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE FORECAST.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

STACHELSKI
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 150003
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
MAINLY EARLY ON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL LESSEN LATE TONIGHT IN MOST
OF THE AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ520-150115-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS
VALLEY.

WINDS WILL BE DECREASING IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING AND THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LOCAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 40
MPH WITH BLOWING DUST WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 7 PM
HOWEVER. 

$$

CAZ523-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING
LEVEL THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

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.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /503 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND
KINGMAN AREAS.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS
ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN 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.

$$

NVZ015-016-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
LINCOLN AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS
WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

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.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T0400Z/
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
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /503 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE
HAVASU.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE LAKE
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND IN LAKE HAVASU. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE FORECAST.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 150358
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.
ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT IN MOST OF THE
AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ523-151200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. WHILE
WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING LEVEL
THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

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.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-151200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
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
858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /858 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR LAKES MEAD...MOHAVE AND HAVASU.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SUSTAINED AROUND
25 MPH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014>020-022-151200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /858 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND 
KINGMAN AREAS..

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS
ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN 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.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 151000
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009

CAZ523-151800-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1000Z-090416T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY....AND REPLACED
IT WITH A WIND ADVISORY WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE FINALLY SUBSIDING. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY
ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES
AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN 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.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014>020-022-151100-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009 /300 AM MST WED APR 15 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER
40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-151100-
/O.CAN.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
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
300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009 /300 AM MST WED APR 15 2009/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MEAD AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED
WINDS OVER 25 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MORGAN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 151815
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1115 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009

CAZ525-NVZ014-160000-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090416T0000Z/
MORONGO BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
1115 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN IN CALIFORNIA...ESMERALDA COUNTY IN
NEVADA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY IN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITHIN THE
LAST HOUR IN THE MORONGO BASIN AS WELL AS IN PORTIONS OF ESMERALDA
COUNTY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY IN NEVADA AND ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS
IN 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.

$$

CAZ523-160000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090416T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1115 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE FINALLY SUBSIDING. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY
ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES
AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
REPORTED VISIBILITY WAS AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES
THIS MORNING ON INTERSTATE 40 EAST OF BARSTOW.

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
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 152359
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
459 PM PDT WED APR 15 2009

CAZ523-525-NVZ014-160100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090416T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
459 PM PDT WED APR 15 2009

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...MORONGO
BASIN...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL
EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT. 

$$

PIERCE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 3:27 AM PDTHigh Wind WarningVEFSan Bernardino24 hr
Apr 14, 9:16 AM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino18 hr
Apr 14, 3:25 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFEsmeralda, Lincoln, Nye26 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Nevada, 2009Wind Advisories in California, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009

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.