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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 10, 2010, 4:56 AM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at May 10, 2010, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 28 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2010, 4:56 AM PDT (11:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 10, 2010, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2010, 6:10 PM PDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
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548 WWUS75 KVEF 101156 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 456 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CAZ519-102000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100510T2100Z-100511T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 456 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ017-102000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100510T2100Z-100511T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 456 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SCOTTYS CASTLE...PAHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-524-102000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100510T2100Z-100511T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 456 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ NVZ019-102000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100511T0100Z-100511T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 456 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK...MOUNT CHARLESTON AND MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
7 follow-up statements
102 WWUS75 KVEF 101908 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1208 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CAZ519-110200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100510T2100Z-100511T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1208 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ017-110200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100510T2100Z-100511T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1208 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SCOTTYS CASTLE...PAHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-524-110200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100510T2100Z-100511T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 1208 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ NVZ019-110200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100511T0100Z-100511T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1208 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK...MOUNT CHARLESTON AND MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
476 WWUS75 KVEF 102247 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 347 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT ENHANCING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND CREATING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. CAZ525-110700- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100511T0700Z-100511T1800Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 347 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ NVZ014-110700- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 347 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE NEVADA TEST SITE...BEATTY...DYER...GOLDFIELD. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-110700- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 347 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND HIGHWAY 395 THROUGHOUT THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ CAZ519-110700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 347 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ017-110700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 347 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SCOTTYS CASTLE...PAHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ CAZ523-524-110700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 347 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-110700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100511T0100Z-100511T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 347 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND BE STRONGEST TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK...MOUNT CHARLESTON AND MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$
906 WWUS75 KVEF 110330 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT ENHANCING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND CREATING GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. AZZ036-NVZ020>022-111130- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 /830 PM MST MON MAY 10 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH 5 AM PDT TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH 3 AM PDT. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...NORTH LAS VEGAS... SUMMERLIN...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ CAZ519-111130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ017-111130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SCOTTYS CASTLE...PAHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-524-111130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ NVZ019-111130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND READ ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK...MOUNT CHARLESTON AND MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ014-111130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE NEVADA TEST SITE...BEATTY...DYER...GOLDFIELD. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ CAZ525-111130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.100511T0700Z-100511T1800Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-111130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 830 PM PDT MON MAY 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND HIGHWAY 395 THROUGHOUT THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$
984 WWUS75 KVEF 111100 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 400 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS MORNING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE LOW ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. AZZ036-CAZ519>522-NVZ017-019>022-111200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 400 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 /400 AM MST TUE MAY 11 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO...SOUTHERN NYE AND CLARK COUNTIES. SINCE 1 AM...SENSORS HAVE INDICATED A STEADY DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IN INYO...SOUTHERN NYE AND CLARK COUNTIES. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH 5 AM THIS MORNING BUT THE STRONGER PERIOD OF WINDS HAS PASSED. $$ NVZ014-111900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100512T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 400 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE NEVADA TEST SITE...BEATTY...DYER...GOLDFIELD. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ CAZ523-524-111800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 400 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ525-111800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1800Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 400 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: NOW THROUGH 11 AM THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ PIERCE
952 WWUS75 KVEF 111749 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1049 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 CAZ523-524-111900- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 1049 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND WILL PERSIST AT THESE SPEEDS THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ CAZ525-111900- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100511T1800Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 1049 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS HAVE REMAINED BELOW 40 MPH THIS MORNING AND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ NVZ014-112300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100512T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1049 AM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE NEVADA TEST SITE...BEATTY...DYER...GOLDFIELD. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JA
607 WWUS75 KVEF 112245 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 345 PM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 NVZ014-120300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100512T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 345 PM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT DYER AND TONOPAH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: THE NEVADA TEST SITE...BEATTY...DYER...GOLDFIELD. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND PRODUCE BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ JA
458 WWUS75 KVEF 120110 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 610 PM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 NVZ014-120215- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100512T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 610 PM PDT TUE MAY 11 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. WIDESPREAD WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at May 10, 4:20 AM PDT, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 10, 4:20 AM PDT, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
420 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS...AFTER A BRIEF RESPITE FROM THE WIND THIS MORNING....WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY TO WINDY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LINGERS OVER UTAH. THERE
WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER
THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL THROUGH MID-WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...ROUND ONE OF THE WIND HAS PASSED AS SATELLITE SHOWS
SHORTWAVE HEADING TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS. RESPITE WILL BE BRIEF AS
NEXT LOW IS POISED OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. AS LOW MOVES
INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THE WIND WILL START TO
HUM ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. ARW/NMM CROSS SECTION THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
SHOWS THE STRONGEST WIND CONFINED TO THE HIGH SIERRA WITH LITTLE OR
NO PENETRATION INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THE
INDICATION OF THE MOUNTAIN WAVE BREAKING FURTHER DOWNSTREAM OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA ACROSS DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. IN THE EARLY
EVENING STRONG WINDS DEVELOP IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. SOME POTENTIAL
EXISTS OF THESE STRONG WINDS WORKING INTO THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
TONIGHT. DID NOT ISSUE AN ADVISORY FOR THE VALLEY BUT DEFINITELY
WILL NEED TO BE ANALYZED WITH 12Z HI-RES MODEL RUNS. AS LOW MOVES
INTO UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THE PERIOD OF STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
COME TO AN END BY LATE MORNING. HOWEVER....NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL
LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY WITH TROUGH SITUATED TO OUR EAST.
AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION GOES. THE BEST COUPLET OF DEEP MOISTURE AND
DYNAMICS/INSTABILITY WILL BE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES TONIGHT THEN
LINGER OVER LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS TROUGH SLOWS. DID SPREAD POPS A TAD FURTHER SOUTH LATE
TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE TROUGH
AXIS. WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE
WORK WEEK.
.LONG TERM...COOLER THAN NORMAL READINGS WILL CONTINUE ON THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS A POSITIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS
FROM SOCAL TOWARDS THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE 00Z GFS AND ECMWF BOTH
SHOWED A WEAK DISTURBANCE CROSSING CENTRAL CALIFORNIA DURING THIS
TIME FRAME THAT MAY TOUCH OFF AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR TWO OVER THE
SIERRA. ON OUR SIDE OF THE CREST I DOUBT IT WILL AMOUNT TO MUCH MORE
THAN SOME CLOUDS GIVEN THE LACK OF ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE AND THE
TRAJECTORY IT MOVES IN FROM. THIS WEAK DISTURBANCE HELPS TO MAINTAIN
SOUTHERN STREAM TROUGHING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. INTO FRIDAY.
GIVEN THIS I DO NOT SEE US GETTING MUCH ABOVE NORMAL BUT THE
INCREASE IN SUNSHINE AND SLIGHT WARMING IN MID-LEVEL TEMPS SHOULD
HELP.
THE UPPER FLOW FLATTENS OUT ON SATURDAY BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUING INTO NEXT MONDAY AND
TUESDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER RIDGE THAT SETS UP OVER THE MIDDLE
OF THE NATION AND A DEEP UPPER TROUGH THAT SETTLES IN ACROSS THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC. WARMING ALOFT COMBINED WITH STRENGTHENING
SOUTHWEST FLOW SHOULD HELP THINGS TO MIX BETTER AND THUS BOOST TEMPS
ABOVE NORMAL STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER WARMING ON
SUNDAY. AS THE TROUGH OFFSHORE APPROACHES SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WINDS
WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND SUSTAINED SPEEDS SHOULD REACH
15-25 MPH IN MANY AREAS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF AND GEM
CONTINUE TO BE SLOWER WITH THE ADVANCING TROUGH AND WERE PREFERRED
GIVEN THE UPSTREAM RIDGE. THIS SHOULD DELAY ANY BIG COOLING BY
ANOTHER DAY OR TWO.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
AROUND 19Z MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15-25 KTS AND GUSTS OF
25-30 KTS EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE BETWEEN 04Z AND 11Z
TUESDAY AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 KTS MAY OCCUR THEN. MECHANICAL
TURBULENCE ALOFT WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS MORNING
INTO TONIGHT. FEW-SCT CLOUDS AOA 25K FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
WITH BASES LOWERING TO AROUND 7K-10K FEET TONIGHT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE
AROUND 19Z MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 15-25 KTS AND GUSTS OF
25-35 KTS EXPECTED. HIGHER VALUES ARE LIKELY NEAR KDAG. THE EASTERN
SIERRA...WHITE AND PANAMINT MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE WINDS OVER 50 KTS
NEAR RIDGETOP AND SOME STRONGER GUSTS MAY PUSH DOWN INTO ADJACENT
VALLEYS AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING FROM THE
WEST. BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z TUESDAY WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO NORTHWEST
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AT SPEEDS OF 10-20 KTS AND GUSTS UP
TO 35 KTS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VSBY...MECHANICAL
TURBULENCE ALOFT AND LOW-LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE FROM
LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. CLOUD BASES WILL MAINLY BE AOA 25K
FEET THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT LOWER TO BETWEEN 6K AND 10K FEET
TONIGHT OVER INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NEVADA ALONG WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. SNOW LEVELS
WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 6K-7K FEET BUT LOWER TO AROUND 5K FEET.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET
FOR ZONE 102 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MARGINAL WIND SPEEDS AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ARE FORECAST TODAY.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NVZ019.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NVZ017.
AZ...NONE.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
CAZ519.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
CAZ521-522.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
CAZ523-524.
&&
PIERCE/STACHELSKI
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, May 9, 5:29 AM PDT, 23 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 529 AM PDT SUN MAY 9 2010 CAZ523-100700- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 529 AM PDT SUN MAY 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS INCLUDE POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO POORLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS..STRONG CROSSWINDS MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST OR SAND. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM DUE TO STRONG WEST WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE WINDY AT TIMES MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS STORM SYSTEMS PASS THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. ADDITIONAL WIND PRODUCTS MAY BE NEEDED AS WIND GUSTS WILL EXCEED 40 MPH. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .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-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-100700- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 529 AM PDT SUN MAY 9 2010 /529 AM MST SUN MAY 9 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS INCLUDE DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. A RED FLAG WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM DUE TO STRONG WEST WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY TO WINDY AT TIMES MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. ADDITIONAL WIND PRODUCTS MAY BE NEEDED AS WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 40 MPH. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .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. CAZ519>522-NVZ014>020-022-100700- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-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- 529 AM PDT SUN MAY 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR THESE COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...CLARK...NYE...LINCOLN AND ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IMPACTS INCLUDE DIFFICULT TRAVEL DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY TO WINDY AT TIMES MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. ADDITIONAL WIND PRODUCTS MAY BE NEEDED AS WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 40 MPH. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 10, 12:44 AM PDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1244 AM PDT MON MAY 10 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0141 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 WNW PAHRUMP 36.22N 116.09W
05/09/2010 M51.00 MPH NYE NV MESONET
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 51 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE CW9143
MESONET SITE NEAR PAHRUMP AT AN ELEVATION OF 2540 FEET.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND GST KINGMAN AIRPORT 35.26N 113.93W
05/09/2010 M52.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ ASOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE KINGMAN
AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 3389 FEET.
0310 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 05 36.80N 118.13W
05/09/2010 M53.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 5 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
53 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET.
0310 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 02 36.78N 118.24W
05/09/2010 M88.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 2 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
88 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4842 FEET.
0315 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MERCURY (NTS A23) 36.66N 116.00W
05/09/2010 M57.00 MPH NYE NV MESONET
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 57 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE MERCURY
A23 MESONET SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 3676 FEET.
0320 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 07 36.75N 118.25W
05/09/2010 M73.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 7 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
73 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 5167 FEET.
0334 PM NON-TSTM WND GST RED ROCK CANYON 36.14N 115.45W
05/09/2010 M48.00 MPH CLARK NV MESONET
RED ROCK CANYON RAWS MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 48 MPH
AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET.
0337 PM NON-TSTM WND GST HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIR 35.99N 115.13W
05/09/2010 M49.00 MPH CLARK NV AWOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 49 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE HENDERSON
EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 2464 FEET.
0340 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 08 36.76N 118.23W
05/09/2010 M67.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 8 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
67 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4724 FEET.
0342 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OAK CREEK RAWS 36.84N 118.26W
05/09/2010 M71.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
OAK CREEK RAWS MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST 71 MPH AT AN
ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET.
0346 PM NON-TSTM WND GST TWENTYNINE PALMS MCAS 34.23N 116.06W
05/09/2010 M44.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA ASOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 44 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE TWENTYNINE
PALMS MARINA CORPS AIR STATION AT AN ELEVATION OF 2100
FEET.
0351 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BARSTOW 34.88N 117.07W
05/09/2010 M47.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA MESONET
A MESONET SITE IN BARSTOW MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 47 MPH
AROUND 2000 FEET IN ELEVATION.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GOLDFIELD 37.70N 117.23W
05/09/2010 ESMERALDA NV LAW ENFORCEMENT
GUSTY WINDS CAUSED SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES IN GOLDFIELD. THE
TIME OF THIS EVENT IS ESTIMATED.
0401 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AP 36.09N 115.17W
05/09/2010 M49.00 MPH CLARK NV ASOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 49 MPH WAS MEASURED AT MCCARRAN
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 2180 FEET.
0408 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MOUNT LOGAN RAWS 36.35N 113.20W
05/09/2010 M48.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ MESONET
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 48 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNT
LOGAN RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 7605 FEET.
0410 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 03 36.79N 118.21W
05/09/2010 M66.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 3 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
66 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4180 FEET.
0420 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 04 36.79N 118.17W
05/09/2010 M62.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 4 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
62 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3838 FEET.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DESERT NWR RAWS 36.58N 115.14W
05/09/2010 M64.00 MPH CLARK NV MESONET
DESERT NWR RAWS MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 64 MPH AT AN
ELEVATION OF 7120 FEET.
0430 PM NON-TSTM WND GST AREA 5 NORTH (NTS A13) 36.86N 115.96W
05/09/2010 M51.00 MPH NYE NV MESONET
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 51 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE AREA 5
NORTH MESONET SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 3164 FEET.
0432 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NELLIS AFB 36.24N 115.05W
05/09/2010 M51.00 MPH CLARK NV ASOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 51 MPH WAS MEASURED AT NELLIS AIR
FORCE BASE AT AN ELEVATION OF 1867 FEET.
0440 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 10 36.77N 118.16W
05/09/2010 M62.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 10 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
62 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3868 FEET.
0442 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG INDEPENDENCE 36.80N 118.20W
05/09/2010 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN INDEPENDENCE BY STRONG GUSTY
WINDS.
0451 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DESERT ROCK AIRPORT 36.62N 116.03W
05/09/2010 M51.00 MPH NYE NV ASOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 51 MPH WAS RECORDED AT THE DESERT
ROCK AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 3230 FEET.
0451 PM NON-TSTM WND GST HORSE THIEF SPRINGS RAW 35.77N 115.91W
05/09/2010 M50.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA MESONET
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 50 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE HORSE
THIEF SPRINGS RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 5000 FEET.
0455 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N LONE PINE 36.60N 118.06W
05/09/2010 E65.00 MPH INYO CA TRAINED SPOTTER
A SPOTTER ESTIMATED 55 TO 65 MPH WINDS IN LONE PINE AT AN
ELEVATION OF 3737 FEET.
0514 PM NON-TSTM WND GST OPAL MOUNTAIN RAWS 35.15N 117.18W
05/09/2010 M45.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA MESONET
OPAL MOUNTAIN RAWS MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 45 MPH AT
AN ELEVATION OF 3240 FEET.
0530 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 11 36.78N 118.13W
05/09/2010 M61.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 11 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
61 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3761 FEET.
0550 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 09 36.77N 118.19W
05/09/2010 M66.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 9 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
66 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3761 FEET.
0555 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 10 N INDEPENDENCE 36.94N 118.20W
05/09/2010 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
A BIG RIG WAS BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 395 10 MILES NORTH OF
OLANCHA BY STRONG WINDS.
0620 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG OLANCHA 36.28N 118.00W
05/09/2010 INYO CA LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN OLANCHA BY STRONG WINDS.
0641 PM NON-TSTM WND GST KANE SPRINGS RAWS 37.25N 114.71W
05/09/2010 M60.00 MPH LINCOLN NV MESONET
KANE SPRINGS RAWS MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH AT
AN ELEVATION OF 4382 FEET.
0706 PM NON-TSTM WND GST HURRICANE RAWS 36.70N 113.21W
05/09/2010 M52.00 MPH MOHAVE AZ MESONET
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE HURRICANE
RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 5445 FEET.
0720 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA ROTORS 01 36.77N 118.28W
05/09/2010 M84.00 MPH INYO CA MESONET
SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 1 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF
84 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 5697 FEET.
0750 PM SNOW GOLDFIELD 37.70N 117.23W
05/09/2010 M0.0 INCH ESMERALDA NV LAW ENFORCEMENT
SNOW FELL BRIEFLY BUT DID NOT ACCUMULATE IN GOLDFIELD AT
AN ELEVATION OF 5690 FEET.
0830 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW ALIANTE 36.28N 115.19W
05/09/2010 E45.00 MPH CLARK NV NWS EMPLOYEE
AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATED 40 TO 45 MPH WIND
GUSTS AT AN ELEVATION OF AROUND 2280 FEET IN NORTH LAS
VEGAS.
0912 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NORTH LAS VEGAS AP 36.21N 115.20W
05/09/2010 M45.00 MPH CLARK NV ASOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 45 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE NORTH LAS
VEGAS AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 2268 FEET.
0912 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MOJAVE RIVER SINK 35.05N 116.08W
05/09/2010 M54.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA MESONET
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 54 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE MOJAVE
RIVER SINK MESONET SITE AT AN ELEVATION OF 950 FEET.
1045 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BARSTOW-DAGGETT AP 34.85N 116.79W
05/09/2010 M48.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA ASOS
A PEAK WIND GUST OF 48 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE
BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 1929 FEET.
1051 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SQUAW SPRINGS RAWS 35.37N 117.57W
05/09/2010 M55.00 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA MESONET
SQUAW SPRINGS RAWS MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 55 MPH AT
AN ELEVATION OF 3661 FEET.
&&
THIS IS AN UPDATED SUMMARY OF REPORTS FROM ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FROM SUNDAY'S EVENT. THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS
WERE LOCATED IN THE OWENS VALLEY NEAR INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE AND
OLANCHA AND WERE ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS.
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.