Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jun 15, 2010, 12:31 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jun 15, 2010, 7:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 2010, 12:31 PM PDT (19:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 15, 2010, 7:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2010, 3:08 PM PDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 3153 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
058 WWUS75 KVEF 151931 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1231 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... CAZ519-520-160345- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.100616T0300Z-100617T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.100616T0200Z-100617T0200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1231 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP WHICH WOULD PRODUCE WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS...AND GUSTS AROUND 58 MPH OR GREATER IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A LULL OF SEVERAL HOURS WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...HIGHWAY 395...INDEPENDENCE...ASPENDELL... THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST IN THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ015>020-022-160345- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.100616T1900Z-100617T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1231 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 /1231 PM MST TUE JUN 15 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE ...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY......LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS......WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT...BEATTY...BARSTOW ...CALIENTE...LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...WHITE MOUNTAINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...INDIAN SPRINGS...MESQUITE...SHEARLIGHT...SHEEP RANGE...PIPE SPRINGS. * IMPACTS:GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS IN AND NEAR THE ADVISORY AREA. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RAISE BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN AREAS ADJACENT TO PLACES PRONE TO THESE CONDITIONS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
268 WWUS75 KVEF 151938 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1231 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 CORRECTED WIND ADVISORY FOR LOCATIONS IN NYE COUNTY ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... CAZ519-520-160345- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.100616T0300Z-100617T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.100616T0200Z-100617T0200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1231 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP WHICH WOULD PRODUCE WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS...AND GUSTS AROUND 58 MPH OR GREATER IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A LULL OF SEVERAL HOURS WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...HIGHWAY 395...INDEPENDENCE...ASPENDELL... THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST IN THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ015>020-022-160345- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.100616T1900Z-100617T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1231 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 /1231 PM MST TUE JUN 15 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE ...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY......LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS......WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT...PAHRUMP...BARSTOW ...CALIENTE...LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...WHITE MOUNTAINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...INDIAN SPRINGS...MESQUITE...SHEARLIGHT...SHEEP RANGE...PIPE SPRINGS. * IMPACTS:GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS IN AND NEAR THE ADVISORY AREA. THE STRONG WINDS MAY RAISE BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN AREAS ADJACENT TO PLACES PRONE TO THESE CONDITIONS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
763 WWUS75 KVEF 160012 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 501 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 CORRECTED FOR FORMAT ERRORS ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY... CAZ519-520-160830- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.100616T0300Z-100617T0000Z/ /O.COR.KVEF.HW.W.0009.100616T0200Z-100617T0200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 501 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP PRODUCING WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND GUSTS AROUND 58 MPH OR GREATER IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. THERE MAY BE A LULL OF SEVERAL HOURS WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...HIGHWAY 395...INDEPENDENCE...ASPENDELL... THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST IN THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR AT LOWER ELEVATIONS WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ015>020-022-160830- /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.100616T1900Z-100617T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 501 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 /501 PM MST TUE JUN 15 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST TO 9 PM PDT/MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST TO 9 PM PDT/MST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT...PAHRUMP...BARSTOW ...CALIENTE...LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...WHITE MOUNTAINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...INDIAN SPRINGS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...SHEEP RANGE...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RAISE BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
083 WWUS75 KVEF 160437 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 937 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CAZ519-520-161200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100617T0200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 937 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: CONDITIONS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP PRODUCING WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND GUSTS AROUND 58 MPH OR GREATER IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. THE * TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...HIGHWAY 395...INDEPENDENCE...ASPENDELL... THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST IN THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ015>020-022-161200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.100616T1900Z-100617T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 937 PM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 /937 PM MST TUE JUN 15 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST/ TO 9 PM PDT/MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST TO 9 PM PDT/MST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...PAHRUMP...BARSTOW... CALIENTE...LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...WHITE MOUNTAINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...INDIAN SPRINGS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...SHEEP RANGE...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RAISE BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
681 WWUS75 KVEF 161105 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 405 AM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 .STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CAZ519-520-161800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100617T0200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 405 AM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY....ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND GUSTS AROUND 58 MPH OR GREATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...HIGHWAY 395...INDEPENDENCE...ASPENDELL... THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST IN THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ015>020-022-161800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.100616T1900Z-100617T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 405 AM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 /405 AM MST WED JUN 16 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE DESERTS. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...PAHRUMP...BARSTOW... CALIENTE...LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...WHITE MOUNTAINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...INDIAN SPRINGS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...SHEEP RANGE...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS AND RAISE BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JA
585 WWUS75 KVEF 161658 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 958 AM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 .STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. CAZ519-520-170200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100617T0200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 958 AM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY....ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND GUSTS AROUND 58 MPH OR GREATER WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...HIGHWAY 395...INDEPENDENCE...ASPENDELL... THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE ENGAGING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST IN THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-170400- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0007.100616T1700Z-100617T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 958 AM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 /958 AM MST WED JUN 16 2010/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * LOCATION: THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE * TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ015>020-022-170400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.100616T1900Z-100617T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 958 AM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 /958 AM MST WED JUN 16 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE DESERTS. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...PAHRUMP...BARSTOW... CALIENTE...LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...WHITE MOUNTAINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...INDIAN SPRINGS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...SHEEP RANGE...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS AND RAISE BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
021 WWUS75 KVEF 162208 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 308 PM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. CAZ519-520-170400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-100617T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-100617T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 308 PM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...HIGHWAY 395...INDEPENDENCE...ASPENDELL... THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS AND RAISE BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ015>020-022-170400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-100617T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 308 PM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 /308 PM MST WED JUN 16 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE DESERTS. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET WILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...PAHRUMP...BARSTOW... CALIENTE...LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...WHITE MOUNTAINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...INDIAN SPRINGS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...SHEEP RANGE...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS AND RAISE BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-170400- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-100617T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 308 PM PDT WED JUN 16 2010 /308 PM MST WED JUN 16 2010/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * LOCATION: THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH INCLUDES LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE. * TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. * IMPACTS: A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$ PIERCE
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 Jun 15, 10:03 AM PDT, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 10:03 AM PDT, 2 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1003 AM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010
.SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEVADA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVEN STRONGER WINDS AREA
WIDE WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DECREASE TO BELOW NORMAL WEDNESDAY
AND SLOWLY INCREASE TO NEAR NORMAL BY WEEKS END AS A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE HOLDS OVER THE WEST.
&&
.UPDATE...STILL DECIDING ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY. NEW HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS STILL
ROLLING IN AND UP TO 08Z TONIGHT. NOT AS IMPRESSIVE A SIGNATURE AS
YESTERDAYS 12Z MODEL RUN...BUT MORE SO THAN LAST NIGHTS 00Z RUN.
LEANING TOWARDS A WIND ADVISORY FOR THOSE TWO AREAS THIS EVENING.
ALSO PLANNING ON ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY TO COVER MUCH
OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST. OTHERWISE NO
OTHER CHANGES PLANNED AND WILL NOT ISSUE AN UPDATED FORECAST FOR
NOW. -JACQUES-
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...430 AM PDT TUE JUN 15....SHORT TERM...TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY...THE MAIN FEATURE TO WATCH IS THE UPPER LOW
CENTERED NEAR VANCOUVER THIS MORNING. THE ECMWF AND AND NAM
SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS SYSTEM DOWN INTO NORTHERN NEVADA
WEDNESDAY WHILE THE GFS KEEPS IT OVER OREGON AND IDAHO. THE FORECAST
TRENDS REMAIN BASED ON THE DEEPER SOLUTIONS WHICH WOULD LEAD TO
STRONGER WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST AREA TO BE IMPACTED WILL BE THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
AND OWENS VALLEY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS INCREASING
THIS EVENING AND HOLDING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE TROUGH
AXIS SWINGS ACROSS. 00Z HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL RUNS SHOW THE
POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING THEN PERSISTING
UNTIL MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...CROSS-SECTIONS KEEP
STRONG WINDS GENERALLY ON THE MID TO UPPER SLOPES FOR NOW AND NOT
SURE HOW GOOD OF A CRITICAL LAYER MAY SET UP NEAR THE RIDGETOPS.
WILL KEEP THE WATCH UP FOR NOW AND SEE IF DETAILS CAN BE PINNED DOWN
BETTER WITH ADDITIONAL/NEWER DATA. WIDESPREAD GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
SHOULD DEVELOP OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 18Z WEDNESDAY AND
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW SKIRTS ACROSS
NORTHERN NEVADA INTO NORTHERN UTAH BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE
ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT PUSHES DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA BY LATE
WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH NORTH WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER UPPER LOW QUICKLY DROPS INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM AND WILL MANAGE TO PRODUCE SOUTH WINDS BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT SPEEDS SHOULD GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 20 MPH.
.LONG TERM...LITTLE CHANGE NEEDED THIS EVENING TO THE EXTENDED
FORECAST AS MODELS SHOW GOOD CONTINUITY WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. LOW
PRESSURE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
SOUTHEAST WILL RESULT IN DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE CWA.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY GET
SOME ENHANCEMENT FROM WEAK DISTURBANCES PASSING NORTH OF THE REGION
AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE RIGHT AROUND NORMAL LEVELS WITH NO
LARGE FLUCTUATIONS EXPECTED EITHER WAY. &&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL INCREASE
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A STORM APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. WIND SPEEDS IN GENERAL ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN
THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE TODAY BUT INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWESTERLY SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS A STORM APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT
BASIN. WIND SPEEDS IN GENERAL ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH
RANGE TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS OVER THE WESTERN FORECAST AREA.
WIDESPREAD GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF AN
UNSEASONABLE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS
AFTERNOON AND DIE DOWN AFTER SUNSET IN MOST AREAS...EXCEPT FOR THE
SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY WHERE VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE
FAVORED THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS AND SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE
CRITICAL CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA. WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 35 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR FOR SEVERAL
HOURS.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
NVZ461>465.
AZ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR AZZ102.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR CAZ227-
228.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CAZ519-520.
&&
ADAIR/KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 6:08 AM PDT, 6 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 608 AM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 CAZ519>521-160700- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 608 AM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY UP TO 60 MPH IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .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. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ014>022-160700- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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- 608 AM PDT TUE JUN 15 2010 /608 AM MST TUE JUN 15 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TO NORTH WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA. WIND GUSTS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL RANGE BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE BEHAVIOR CONDITIONS SHOULD A WILDFIRE BE IGNITED. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM UNTIL 10 PM WEDNESDAY. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLE REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST NEAR FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .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. JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 4:54 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 41 hr |
| Jun 15, 12:31 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 32 hr |
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Sources
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