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High Wind Warning 20, NWS Las Vegas, NV

June 1, 2011Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jun 1, 2011, 3:37 AM PDT for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jun 1, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 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
Jun 1, 2011, 3:37 AM PDT (10:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 1, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 1, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 1, 3:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6342 Ese Manhattan, NVWARM SPRINGS SUMMIT CEMP...7550 FT AMSL

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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
6333 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

034 
WWUS75 KVEF 011037
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
337 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL MOVE INLAND DURING THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

NVZ014-011900-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0020.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
337 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH...WITH MOST OF THE
  REGION SEEING SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL MAINLY BE SEEN IN DYER AND ALONG
  HIGHWAY 264...WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SUCH AS
  BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT
  ROCK...PAHRUMP...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS WILL SEE
  ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH. AREAS
  OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY.

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.


&&

$$

CAZ519-520-011900-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0020.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
337 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

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 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH
  ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  OVER 60 MPH ABOVE THE 4500 FOOT LEVEL. GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS
  168...AND MAINLY ALONG THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
  MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG
  WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR 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.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ522-523-NVZ015-017-011900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
337 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /337 AM MST WED JUN 1 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT...LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTIES.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH STRONG
  WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL
  MONUMENT...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...
  FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT
  IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...DESERT
  ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ON AREA ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE
  VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-011900-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
337 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /337 AM MST WED JUN 1 2011/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

* LOCATION: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS 
  WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA 
  WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON
AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
090 
WWUS75 KVEF 011830
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1130 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ519-520-020400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0020.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1130 AM PDT WED JUN 1 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 TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH 
  ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  OVER 60 MPH ABOVE THE 4500 FOOT LEVEL. GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR. 

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH 
  AS 168...AND MAINLY ALONG THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
  MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG 
  WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR 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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-020400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0020.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1130 AM PDT WED JUN 1 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 ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

* WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS NEAR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS GUSTING TO OVER
  60 MPH...WITH MOST OF THE REGION SEEING SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL MAINLY BE SEEN IN DYER AND 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 264...WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SUCH AS 
  BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...
  DESERT ROCK... PAHRUMP...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS 
  WILL SEE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF 
  TONOPAH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY.

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-CAZ522-523-NVZ015-017-020400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1130 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /1130 AM MST WED JUN 1 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 THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS...DEATH
VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...LINCOLN
COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES..

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...PIPE SPRING 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... 
  DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...RACHEL...
  PAHRUMP...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-020400-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
1130 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /1130 AM MST WED JUN 1 2011/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

* LOCATION: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN
  THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA
  WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING
  AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON
AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$
022 
WWUS75 KVEF 020346
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
846 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011

CAZ519-520-020500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110602T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
846 PM PDT WED JUN 1 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 SUBSIDED THIS EVENING...WITH ONLY ISOLATED GUSTS OF 35
TO 40 MPH REMAINING IN THE INDEPENDENCE AREA. THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM.

$$

NVZ014-020500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110602T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
846 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE
AGAIN. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AT 9 PM.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ522-523-NVZ015-020500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110602T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
846 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /846 PM MST WED JUN 1 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY...MUCH OF LINCOLN
COUNTY...NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL
PARK WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING.

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE
AGAIN. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
9 PM.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-020500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110602T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
846 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /846 PM MST WED JUN 1 2011/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
AND LAKE MOHAVE WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING.

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE
AGAIN. THEREFORE...THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 9 PM.

$$

NVZ017-020700-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-110602T0700Z/
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
846 PM PDT WED JUN 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA 
  VALLEY 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND 
  COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MORGAN

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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.