Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Nov 17, 2011, 2:49 PM PST for Inyo County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 18, 2011, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. 18 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
- Nov 17, 2011, 2:49 PM PST (22:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2011, 2:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2:04 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Independence, CA | HIGHWAY 395 CLOSED BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE AND BIG PINE DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND DUST. |
| Nov 18, 2:04 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Independence, CA | HIGHWAY 395 CLOSED BETWEEN INDEPENDENCE AND BIG PINE DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND DUST. THE HIGHWAY WAS RE-OPENED AROUND 6 PM. |
| Nov 18, 2:20 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 N Owens Valley Raws, CA | THE SPOTTER HAS A TRAILER WHICH IS VERY WELL TIED DOWN...AND IT IS ROCKING HARD. HIS NEIGHBOR HAS LOST SOME SHINGLES OFF HIS ROOF. THE PEAK MEASURED GUST WAS 56 MPH AT 211 PM. |
| Nov 18, 2:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | Sierra Rotors 08, CA | |
| Nov 18, 2:39 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 9 Nnw Independence, CA | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED A STOP SIGN WAS BLOWN DOWN BY HIGH WINDS. |
| Nov 18, 2:42 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | |
| Nov 18, 2:54 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Owens Valley Raws, CA | |
| Nov 18, 2:55 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 15 Wnw Tonopah, NV | A BIG RIG WAS BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 6. |
| Nov 18, 3:01 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 9 Nnw Independence, CA | CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED HIGH WINDS BLEW A TRANSFORMER JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 NEAR BLACKROCK. |
| Nov 18, 3:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Owens Valley Raws, CA | THE INYO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED AT LEAST TWO POWER LINES BLEW DOWN NORTH OF BISHOP...ONE AT 340 PM AND ANOTHER AT 520 PM. |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Big Pine, CA | THE INYO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN BIG PINE. |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bishop, CA | THE INYO COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN BISHOP. |
| Nov 18, 4:41 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Bishop Airport, CA | |
| Nov 18, 5:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Sierra Rotors 09, CA | SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 9 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4061 FEET. |
| Nov 18, 5:10 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Sierra Rotors 10, CA | SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 10 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 59 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3868 FEET. |
| Nov 18, 6:42 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 86 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | OAK CREEK RAWS REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 86 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 51 MPH WERE ALSO MEASURED. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Sierra Rotors 16, CA | SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 16 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 68 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3728 FEET. |
| Nov 18, 7:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 84 | Sierra Rotors 08, CA | SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 8 MEASURED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 84 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4724 FEET. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH WERE ALSO REPORTED. |
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, 10.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2463 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
700 WWUS75 KVEF 172249 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 249 PM PST THU NOV 17 2011 .HAZARDOUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY FRIDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. CAZ519-520-180600- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0023.111118T1800Z-111119T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 249 PM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND NEARBY SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND NEARBY SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY MORNING BUT THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND PEARSONVILLE. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY FRIDAY...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ014-180600- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 249 PM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER AND HIGHWAY 264 IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ ASG
6 follow-up statements
545 WWUS75 KVEF 180655 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1055 PM PST THU NOV 17 2011 .HAZARDOUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY FRIDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. CAZ519-520-181300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1055 PM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND NEARBY SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND NEARBY SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY MORNING BUT THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND PEARSONVILLE. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ NVZ014-181300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1055 PM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER AND HIGHWAY 264 IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$
128 WWUS75 KVEF 181213 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 413 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 .HAZARDOUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY TODAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. CAZ519-520-190000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 413 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND NEARBY SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING BUT THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND PEARSONVILLE. * IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ NVZ014-190000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 413 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER AND HIGHWAY 264 IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$
959 WWUS75 KVEF 181813 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1013 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 .HAZARDOUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY TODAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. CAZ519-520-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1013 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND NEARBY SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING BUT THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ NVZ014-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1013 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FISH LAKE VALLEY AND NEARBY AREAS IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ CAZ523-190600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.111118T1813Z-111119T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1013 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AND HIGHWAYS 395 AND 127. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$ MORGAN
141 WWUS75 KVEF 182252 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 252 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 .DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. CAZ519-520-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 252 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. THREE STATIONS IN THE OWENS VALLEY HAD ALREADY REPORTED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 78 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ NVZ014-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 252 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FISH LAKE VALLEY AND NEARBY AREAS OF WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ CAZ523-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 252 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AND HIGHWAYS 395 AND 127. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
554 WWUS75 KVEF 190130 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 .DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. CAZ519-520-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. THREE STATIONS IN THE OWENS VALLEY HAD ALREADY REPORTED WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 78 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ NVZ014-190600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ NVZ019-190600- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...RED ROCK 530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA...MAINLY BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND AND HIGHWAY 159. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 159 THROUGH THE RED ROCK CANYON NRA. 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. && $$ NVZ020-190600- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN PORTION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...SOUTH OF CHARLESTON BOULEVARD. THIS WILL INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO MOUNTAINS EDGE AND SEVEN HILLS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-190930- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AND HIGHWAYS 395 AND 127. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$
240 WWUS75 KVEF 190606 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1006 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 CAZ519-520-NVZ014-190715- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 1006 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...ESMERALDA COUNTY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ CAZ523-190715- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 1006 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CAN CELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL BE SEEN INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... WIDESPREAD WINDS EXCEEDING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NVZ019-020-190715- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 1006 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDSS TO NEAR 30 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING...WIDESPREAD WINDS EXCEEDING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 9:53 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 17 hr |
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