Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 20, 2011, 9:09 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Apr 21, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2011, 9:09 PM PDT (04:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 21, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 8:33 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 10 N Independence, CA | WINDS HAVE PICKED UP IN LAST HOUR WITH GUSTS EASILY OVER 50 MPH. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 3676 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
308 WWUS75 KVEF 210409 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ519-211100- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.110421T1600Z-110421T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.110421T1100Z-110421T2100Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110421T1100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. STRONGER WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM THURSDAY. DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND SHOULD PEAK BY NOON BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 60 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. && $$ CAZ520-211100- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.110421T1100Z-110421T2100Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN PEAK BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON BEFORE TURNING NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO LESS THAN 50 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH/SOUTH ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016>022-211100- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 /909 PM MST WED APR 20 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE DESERTS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY THUS DAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...RED ROCK CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$ CAZ523-524-211100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$ JA
4 follow-up statements
850 WWUS75 KVEF 211038 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TODAY ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ519-212100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110421T1100Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.110421T1100Z-110421T2100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND SHOULD PEAK BY NOON BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 60 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. && 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. && $$ CAZ520-212100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.110421T1100Z-110421T2100Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON BEFORE TURNING NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO LESS THAN 50 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH/SOUTH ROADS. && $$ CAZ523-524-212300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016>022-212300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 /338 AM MST THU APR 21 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE DESERTS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... RED ROCK CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$
004 WWUS75 KVEF 211727 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1027 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TODAY ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ519-520-212100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110421T2100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1027 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AND WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 50 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 30 TO 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS 60 MPH OR GREATER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVERS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. && $$ CAZ523-524-220000- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T1727Z-110422T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 1027 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 600 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016>022-220000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1027 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 /1027 AM MST THU APR 21 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE DESERTS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... RED ROCK CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$
807 WWUS75 KVEF 212100 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 200 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ519-520-212200- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110421T2100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 200 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY. DOWNSLOPE WINDS REACHED THEIR PEAK EARLIER TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 72 MPH RECORDED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF INDEPENDENCE. WIND SPEEDS WERE DECREASING AND HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CAZ523-524-220300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110422T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 200 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 600 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016>022-220300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110422T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 200 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 /200 PM MST THU APR 21 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE DESERTS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 600 PM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... RED ROCK CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$
809 WWUS75 KVEF 212103 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 202 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ519-520-212215- /O.COR.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110421T2100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 202 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. DOWNSLOPE WINDS REACHED THEIR PEAK EARLIER TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 72 MPH RECORDED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF INDEPENDENCE. WIND SPEEDS WERE DECREASING AND HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CAZ523-524-220300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110422T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 202 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 600 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016>022-220300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110422T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 202 PM PDT THU APR 21 2011 /202 PM MST THU APR 21 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE DESERTS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 600 PM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... RED ROCK CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.