Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 21, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at May 31, 2011, 3:30 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jun 1, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2011, 3:30 PM PDT (22:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 1, 2011, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 3:37 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 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
- 4824 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
184 WWUS75 KVEF 312230 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WEDNESDAY... ..A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH THE STRONG WINDS SPREADING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ522-NVZ014-017-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AROUND DYER LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN PICK UP AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP... AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /330 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY IN NEVADA...THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU IN ARIZONA AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93 AND INTERSTATE 40. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /330 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ CAZ519-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168. * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ520-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WEDNESDAY...MAINLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
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244 WWUS75 KVEF 010540 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY - SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WEDNESDAY... ..A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ522-NVZ014-017-011400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA COUNTY...MUCH OF NYE COUNTY AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AROUND DYER LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP... AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-011400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168. * 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ520-011400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...MAINLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015-011400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /1040 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93 AND INTERSTATE 40. 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 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. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-011400- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /1040 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE MOHAVE FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ MORGAN
013 WWUS75 KVEF 010719 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1219 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ..A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND DURING THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY THIS AFTERNOON. AZZ001-003-CAZ522-523-NVZ014-015-017-011300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- 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... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1219 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /1219 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...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AROUND DYER LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP... AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS. 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. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-011300- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 1219 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 /1219 AM MST WED JUN 1 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * LOCATION: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ CAZ519-520-011300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1219 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL LIKELY 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. * 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
034 WWUS75 KVEF 011037 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 337 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND DURING THE DAY TODAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NVZ014-011900- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0020.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 337 AM PDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH...WITH MOST OF THE REGION SEEING SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL MAINLY BE SEEN IN DYER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 264...WHILE THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA SUCH AS BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS WILL SEE ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 3:30 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 33 hr |
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