Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 5, 2011, 2:18 PM PST for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2011, 2:18 PM PST (22:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2011, 2:39 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties San Bernardino County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 2808 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
512 WWUS75 KVEF 052218 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 218 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY. CAZ523-061100- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0004.110307T1200Z-110308T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 218 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ MORGAN
2 follow-up statements
859 WWUS75 KVEF 061200 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 400 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH EVEN STRONGER WINDS ON MONDAY. CAZ523-062230- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.110306T2100Z-110307T1200Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0004.110307T1200Z-110308T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 400 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE STRONGER WINDS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING BUT THE THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 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. 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. && $$ NVZ014-062230- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.A.0004.110307T1800Z-110308T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 400 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR CENTRAL NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 95 AND OTHER ROADS IN THE WATCH AREA. BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ PIERCE
211 WWUS75 KVEF 062239 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 239 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY...WITH STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF IT AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. CAZ523-071200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0004.110307T1200Z-110308T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.110307T1200Z-110308T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110307T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 239 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE STRONGER WINDS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING BUT THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AT RISK OF OVERTURNING. BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 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. 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. && $$ NVZ014-071200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0004.110307T1800Z-110308T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.110307T1800Z-110308T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 239 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 95 AND SECONDARY ROADS IN THE WARNED AREA. BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 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. && $$ CAZ524-071200- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.110307T1200Z-110308T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 239 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING BUT THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...DUMONT DUNES. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 127 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AT RISK OF OVERTURNING. BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ525-071200- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.110307T1600Z-110308T0800Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 239 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS MONDAY MORNING...BUT THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON AMBOY ROAD AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ROADS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE AT RISK OF OVERTURNING. BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. 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>003-036-CAZ526-527-NVZ016-019>022-071200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.110307T1600Z-110308T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 239 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 /339 PM MST SUN MAR 6 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MOHAVE COUNTY...MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY...AND SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING IN THE MOST WIND PRONE LOCATIONS...BUT THE GREATEST THREAT OF WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MOUNT CHARLESTON...MESQUITE...BULLHEAD CITY...KINGMAN...NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 95...HIGHWAY 93 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ROADS. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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>522-NVZ017-018-071200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.110307T1600Z-110308T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 239 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...AND THE SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ON THE SIERRA CREST...50 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...AND 40 MPH IN SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY...40 MPH IN SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...AND 60 MPH ON THE SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL BE MOST PREVALENT IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...PAHRUMP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...DESERT ROCK...HAYFORD PEAK. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 395. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Nevada, 2011High Wind Watches in California, 2011Every high wind watch 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.