Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Feb 7, 2011, 9:29 PM PST for Inyo County, California. It was in force for 10 hr. 2 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
- Feb 7, 2011, 9:29 PM PST (05:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2011, 7:00 AM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 1:20 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Sierra Rotors 10, CA | SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 10 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3868 FEET. |
| Feb 8, 1:50 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Sierra Rotors 15, CA | SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 15 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3727 FEET. |
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, 5.5 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
- 3127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 WWUS75 KVEF 080529 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 929 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 .STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AS A FAST MOVING COLD SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ519-520-081130- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.110208T0529Z-110208T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 929 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ALONG WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT LOWER SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED NEAR INDEPENDENCE AND WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OWENS VALLEY THROUGH 3 AM THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: ALTHOUGH NOT ALL AREAS MAY SEE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 WILL LIKELY SEE HIGH WINDS INCLUDING FOOTHILLS AND CANYONS NEAR INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...AND PEARSONVILLE. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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 HIGHWAY 395. && $$ CAZ523-525-081130- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.110208T0529Z-110208T1500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 929 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE MORONGO BASIN AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNRISE ON TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-015-081130- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.110208T0529Z-110208T1500Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 929 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN NEVADA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA BY MIDNIGHT THEN DECREASE TOWARD SUNRISE ON TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-CAZ524-NVZ016>020-022-081130- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.110208T1100Z-110208T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 929 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 /1029 PM MST MON FEB 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST /4 AM MST/ TO 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA... NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST /4 AM MST/ TO 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA AROUND 3 AM PST OR 4 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING THEN WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...LAS VEGAS...BLUE DIAMOND...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...RED ROCK...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE VIRGIN RIVER GORGE * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST- WEST ROADS. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-081130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.110208T1200Z-110209T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 929 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 /1029 PM MST MON FEB 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INITIALLY INCREASE AROUND 4 AM PST ON THE OVERTON ARM OF LAKE MEAD THEN WORK SOUTH THROUGH THE REST OF THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * LOCATIONS: HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-081130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.110208T1500Z-110209T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 929 PM PST MON FEB 7 2011 /1029 PM MST MON FEB 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND 7 AM PST OR 8 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
963 WWUS75 KVEF 081113 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 313 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. CAZ519-520-081500- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 313 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ALONG WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT LOWER SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY 7 AM. * LOCATIONS: ALTHOUGH NOT ALL AREAS MAY SEE WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 WILL LIKELY SEE HIGH WINDS INCLUDING FOOTHILLS AND CANYONS NEAR INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA... AND PEARSONVILLE. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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 HIGHWAY 395. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-081915- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.110208T1200Z-110209T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 313 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 /413 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INITIALLY INCREASE AROUND 4 AM PST ON THE OVERTON ARM OF LAKE MEAD THEN WORK SOUTH THROUGH THE REST OF THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * LOCATIONS: HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-081915- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.110208T1500Z-110209T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 313 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 /413 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND 7 AM PST OR 8 AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ CAZ523-525-081500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 313 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-015-081500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1500Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 313 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-CAZ524-NVZ016>020-022-081800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 313 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 /413 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING FOR CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA...NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA MUCH OF THE MORNING THEN WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH AFTER ABOUT 10 AM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...LAS VEGAS...BLUE DIAMOND...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...RED ROCK... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE VIRGIN RIVER GORGE * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST- WEST ROADS. && $$
651 WWUS75 KVEF 081443 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 643 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. CAZ519-520-081545- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110208T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 643 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING TO BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. SOME VERY LOCALIZED GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING BUT OVERALL THE NORTH WINDS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. $$ CAZ523-525-081545- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 643 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS HAD DIMINISHED EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AT 30 TO 35 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-015-081545- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1500Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 643 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS HAD DECREASED EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-081800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T0300Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 643 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 /743 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-081800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.110208T1500Z-110209T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 643 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 /743 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-CAZ524-NVZ016>020-022-081800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110208T1800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 643 AM PST TUE FEB 8 2011 /743 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING FOR CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA...NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA.. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA MUCH OF THE MORNING THEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER ABOUT 10 AM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...LAS VEGAS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...RED ROCK... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... THE VIRGIN RIVER GORGE * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST- WEST ROADS. && $$
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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.