Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 17, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at May 7, 2011, 2:53 PM PDT for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 7, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 26 hr. 3 reports 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
- May 7, 2011, 2:53 PM PDT (21:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Well 5b (Nts A05), NV | |
| May 8, 4:24 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Desert Rock Airport, NV | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH WAS MEASURED AT THE DESERT ROCK AIRPORT AT AN ELEVATION OF 3301 FEET. |
| May 8, 8:21 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA | GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER OCCURRED FROM 531 PM THROUGH 909 PM. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ALSO REPORTED SAND COVERING ONE AND A HALF LANES OF A ROAD IN THE AREA. |
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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 3955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
578 WWUS75 KVEF 072153 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 253 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING FROM THE WASHINGTON COAST THIS EVENING INTO EASTERN OREGON SUNDAY WILL CAUSE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ519-520-080800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0018.110508T0700Z-110509T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0017.110508T0400Z-110509T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 253 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: MAINLY ALONG THE MID SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ019-020-080800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0018.110508T1900Z-110509T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0400Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 253 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE REMAINDER OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL SEE WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO RED ROCK CANYON... BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 215 ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-525-NVZ015>018-021-022-080800- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.110508T1900Z-110509T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 253 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 /253 PM MST SAT MAY 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BAKER...PAHRUMP...MESQUITE... AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...SEARCHLIGHT...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...PIOCH...PANACA...ALAMO. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ CAZ523-080800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110509T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 253 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY THEN WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE AROUND 2 PM SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOR IRWIN * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
310 WWUS75 KVEF 080416 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 916 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING FROM THE WASHINGTON COAST INTO EASTERN OREGON SUNDAY WILL CAUSE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ519-520-081200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 916 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 45 MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: TWO PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED...ONE FROM THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND ANOTHER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ019-020-081200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0400Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 916 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE REMAINDER OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL SEE WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND AREAS WEST OF THE LAS VEGAS BELTWAY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ523-081200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110509T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 916 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY THEN WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE AROUND 2 PM SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-525-NVZ015>018-021-022-081200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.110508T1900Z-110509T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 916 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2011 /916 PM MST SAT MAY 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA FROM NOON TO 9 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY...PIOCHE...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ MORGAN
997 WWUS75 KVEF 081033 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 333 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING FROM THE WASHINGTON COAST INTO EASTERN OREGON TODAY WILL CAUSE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ523-081900- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0017.110508T2100Z-110509T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110508T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 333 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEFORE INCREASING AFTER 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-081900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 333 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 45 MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN THIS MORNING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-020-081900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0400Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 333 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE REMAINDER OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL SEE WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE... AND AREAS WEST OF THE LAS VEGAS BELTWAY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-525-NVZ015>018-021-022-081900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.110508T1900Z-110509T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 333 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 /333 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011/ ...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 PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 8 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... PIOCHE...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$
073 WWUS75 KVEF 081847 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1147 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING FROM THE WASHINGTON COAST INTO EASTERN OREGON TODAY WILL CAUSE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ523-090400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.110508T2100Z-110509T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110508T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1147 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEFORE INCREASING AFTER 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-090400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1147 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 45 MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-020-090400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.110508T1900Z-110509T0400Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 1147 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE REMAINDER OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL SEE WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS WERE GUSTING AROUND 45 MPH AT KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND THE HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT JUST BEFORE NOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE... AND AREAS WEST OF THE LAS VEGAS BELTWAY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-525-NVZ015>018-021-022-090400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.110508T1900Z-110509T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1147 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 /1147 AM MST SUN MAY 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... PIOCHE...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
723 WWUS75 KVEF 082040 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 140 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING FROM THE WASHINGTON COAST INTO EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS ARE ALSO FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ523-090400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110508T2100Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.110508T2100Z-110509T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 140 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-090400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 140 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. WIND GUSTS MAY EXCEED 45 MPH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY 9 PM. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-020-090400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 140 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE REMAINDER OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL SEE WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS WERE GUSTING AROUND 45 MPH AT KYLE CANYON AND PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND GUST OF 54 MPH WAS RECORDED AT RED ROCK CANYON SHORTLY AFTER NOON. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE... AND AREAS WEST OF THE LAS VEGAS BELTWAY ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-525-NVZ015>018-021-022-090400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 140 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 /140 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY ABOUT 9 PM. * LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... PIOCHE...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
237 WWUS75 KVEF 090351 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 851 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 CAZ519-520-090500- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 851 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AS A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN THIS EVENING MAINLY SOUTH OF INDEPENDENCE...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS HAD ENDED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ019-020-090500- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 851 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE A LITTLE THIS EVENING...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY BE SEEN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS HAD ENDED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-525-NVZ015>018-021-022-090500- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-110509T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 851 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 /851 PM MST SUN MAY 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED STRONG WINDS WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE EVENING...MAINLY OVER SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAD ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ523-090600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 851 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MORGAN
114 WWUS75 KVEF 090557 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1057 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING IN THE EVENING. CAZ523-091400- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110509T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.110509T0600Z-110510T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1057 PM PDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRED AT 11 PM PDT SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS AREA EXPIRED AT 11 PM SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THEN MAY LULL FOR A FEW HOURS MONDAY MORNING...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. VISIBILITIES COULD BE BRIEFLY LOWERED DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ MORGAN
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 3:28 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Clark, Nye | 11 hr |
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