Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Feb 15, 2011, 2:49 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr. 29 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 15, 2011, 2:49 PM PST (22:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2011, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 10:20 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Rachel, NV | |
| Feb 16, 10:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Sierra Rotors 16, CA | |
| Feb 16, 10:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Sierra Rotors 12, CA | |
| Feb 16, 10:51 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Horse Thief Springs Raw, CA | |
| Feb 16, 11:11 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 28 Nne Tonopah, NV | QUIMA PEAK RAWS...7984 FT AMSL |
| Feb 16, 11:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Desert Rock Airport, NV | |
| Feb 16, 12:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Twentynine Palms (Knxp), CA | |
| Feb 16, 12:14 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Apple Valley, CA | OUT BUILDINGS BLOWN OVER. SPOTTER ESTIMATED GUST OF 50 MPH. SPOTTER SBD329. |
| Feb 16, 12:17 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Las Vegas Mccarran Ap, NV | |
| Feb 16, 12:22 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Barstow-Daggett Ap, CA | |
| Feb 16, 12:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 10 E Big Bear City, CA | 72 MPH GUST OCCURRED IN THE BURNS CANYONS RAWS. |
| Feb 16, 12:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 46 E Tonopah, NV | WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT CEMP...7550 FT AMSL |
| Feb 16, 2:14 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Opal Mountain Raws, CA | |
| Feb 16, 2:28 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 4 W Pioche, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED 67 MPH WINDS AT 1428 NEAR PIOCHE. POWER WENT OFF AND ON OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 16, 2:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 22 Wsw Preston, NV | CURRANT CREEK RAWS...5750 FT AMSL |
| Feb 16, 2:41 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Immigration Wash Raws, NV | |
| Feb 16, 2:50 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | Rachel, NV | |
| Feb 16, 2:55 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 5 Ssw 4-Corners (Clr14), CA | MEASURED AT THE BICYCLE LAKE ASOS IN FORT IRWIN |
| Feb 16, 2:59 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Mountain Springs, NV | MEASURED AT THE MT. SPRINGS RAWS SITE |
| Feb 16, 3:34 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Red Rock Canyon, NV | MEASURED AT THE RED ROCK RAWS SITE |
| Feb 16, 3:49 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 13 Wsw Preston, NV | CURRANT SUMMIT NDOT...6995 FT AMSL |
| Feb 16, 4:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | Yucca Mountain (Nts A24, NV | |
| Feb 16, 4:05 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 3 S Pahrump, NV | THIS SPOTTER ALSO MEASURED A GUST TO 65 MPH AT 345 PM. |
| Feb 16, 4:26 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Nellis Afb, NV | |
| Feb 16, 4:35 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pahrump, NV | SPOTTER LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF GAMEBIRD AND NEWCOMB IN PAHRUMP REPORTED THE ROOF OF HER DECK WAS BLOWN OFF BY A WIND GUST. |
| Feb 16, 5:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | Desert Nwr Raws, NV | |
| Feb 16, 6:05 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Wnw Aspendell, CA | SPOTTER MEASURED 8.7 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. THE SNOW BEGAN EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE 6 AM AND ENDED AT AROUND 4 PM. |
| Feb 16, 6:57 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | 10 E Big Bear City, CA | 78 MPH GUST OCCURRED IN THE BURNS CANYONS RAWS. |
| Feb 16, 8:25 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Summerlin, NV | PUBLIC REPORT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CHEYENNE AVE. AND 215 REPORTED MEASURED WINDS SUSTAINED AT 45 MPH WITH A GUST TO 70 MPH. ROOF TILES WERE BEING TORN OFF BY THE WIND AND ONE TILE BROKE A SUN ROOF OF A VEHICLE. |
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 83 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
- 1867 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
337 WWUS75 KVEF 152249 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 249 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION WEDNESDAY AS A LARGE PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE WEST COAST. CAZ520-160630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 249 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 190 AND HIGHWAY 136 IN INYO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WEDNESDAY. && $$ CAZ522>524-NVZ014-015-017-160630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 249 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE HIGH DESERTS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 190 AND HIGHWAY 136 IN INYO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ NVZ018-019-160630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.110216T1800Z-110217T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 249 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL PRODUCE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS IN RED ROCK CANYON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016-020>022-160630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.110216T2000Z-110217T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 249 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 /349 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST PERIOD OCCURRING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...LAS VEGAS VALLEY...SEARCHLIGHT... LAKE MEAD...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$ JA
5 follow-up statements
688 WWUS75 KVEF 160559 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION WEDNESDAY AS A LARGE PACIFIC STORM MOVES ONTO THE WEST COAST AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA. CAZ520-161345- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 190 AND HIGHWAY 136 IN INYO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WEDNESDAY. && $$ CAZ522>524-NVZ014-015-017-161345- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE HIGH DESERTS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 190 AND HIGHWAY 136 IN INYO COUNTY...HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 95 AND 93 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ NVZ018-019-161345- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. * WINDS: CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL PRODUCE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS IN RED ROCK CANYON AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016-020>022-161345- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.110216T2000Z-110217T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 959 PM PST TUE FEB 15 2011 /1059 PM MST TUE FEB 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST PERIOD OCCURRING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...LAS VEGAS VALLEY... SEARCHLIGHT...LAKE MEAD...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$
098 WWUS75 KVEF 161144 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 344 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY AS A LARGE PACIFIC STORM MOVES ONTO THE WEST COAST. CAZ520-162300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 344 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY WHICH WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 190 AND HIGHWAY 136 IN INYO COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WEDNESDAY. && $$ CAZ522>524-NVZ014-015-017-162300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 344 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE HIGH DESERTS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 190 AND HIGHWAY 136 IN INYO COUNTY...HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 95 AND 93 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ NVZ018-019-162300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.110216T1800Z-110217T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 344 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. . * WINDS: CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL PRODUCE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS IN RED ROCK CANYON AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ CAZ525-526-162300- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.110216T2000Z-110217T0600Z/ MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 344 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN AND CADIZ BASIN IN SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST PERIOD OCCURRING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016-020>022-162300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.110216T2000Z-110217T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 344 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 /444 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST PERIOD OCCURRING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...LAS VEGAS VALLEY... SEARCHLIGHT...LAKE MEAD...KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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 SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$
400 WWUS75 KVEF 161830 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1030 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION TODAY AS A LARGE PACIFIC STORM MOVES ONTO THE WEST COAST. CAZ520-170000- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.110216T1830Z-110217T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1030 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BECOMING WEST WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ACROSS INYO COUNTY. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM AS THE FRONT PASSES. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...PEARSONVILLE. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ522>524-NVZ014-015-017-170000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1030 AM PST WED FEB 16 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 HIGH DESERTS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 190 AND HIGHWAY 136 IN INYO COUNTY...HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 95 AND 93 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ NVZ018-019-170000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1030 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL PRODUCE SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MOST FAVORABLE FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ525-526-NVZ016-020>022-170000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.110216T2000Z-110217T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1030 AM PST WED FEB 16 2011 /1130 AM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA... INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST PERIOD OCCURRING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...LAS VEGAS VALLEY... SEARCHLIGHT...LAKE MEAD...KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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 SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$ JA
980 WWUS75 KVEF 162345 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 345 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. CAZ522>524-NVZ014-015-017-170600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 345 PM PST WED FEB 16 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 HIGH DESERTS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING THEN GENERALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH BY 10 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 190 AND HIGHWAY 136 IN INYO COUNTY...HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 95 AND 93 IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ NVZ018-019-170600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 345 PM PST WED FEB 16 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 SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. * TIMING: HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING THEN GENERALLY DECREASE BELOW 40 MPH BY 10 PM PST. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520-525-526-NVZ016-020>022-170600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... VIDAL JUNCTION...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 345 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 /445 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING THEN GENERALLY DECREASE BELOW 40 MPH BY 10 PM PST. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...LAS VEGAS VALLEY... SEARCHLIGHT...LAKE MEAD...KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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 SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$ JA
851 WWUS75 KVEF 170544 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 944 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 CAZ522>524-NVZ014-015-017-170645- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 944 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE HIGH DESERTS OF NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD DIMINISHED TO BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. $$ NVZ018-019-170645- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 944 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE SHEEP RANGE WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WERE GENERALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT BUT OVERALL THE WIND GUSTS OVERNIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN 30 MPH. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520-525-526-NVZ016-020>022-170645- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110217T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... VIDAL JUNCTION...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 944 PM PST WED FEB 16 2011 /1044 PM MST WED FEB 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WINDS WERE GENERALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT BUT OVERALL THE WIND GUSTS OVERNIGHT WILL BE LESS THAN 30 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:31 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 10 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:49 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 31 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:06 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | Inyo | 27 hr |
| Feb 15, 3:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 27 hr |
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High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2011High Wind Warnings in California, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.