Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 14, 2011, 3:47 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 16, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2011, 3:47 PM PDT (22:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2011, 2:44 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 2957 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
947 WWUS75 KVEF 142247 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 347 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011 ...A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY AND THEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. INCREASED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND THIS ALONG WITH INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS MAY CREATE POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO MUCH OF WEDNESDAY... CAZ519-520-151215- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T1200Z-110317T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 347 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH AT THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL AND TO OVER 60 MPH ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANYON OPENINGS MAY BE SEEN. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...AND THEN IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: IF THESE WINDS FORM...RESIDENCES AND TRAVELERS ALIKE WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO THE WESTERN ROADWAYS OF INYO COUNTY SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
997 WWUS75 KVEF 142321 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 419 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY AND THEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. INCREASED WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND THIS ALONG WITH INCREASED SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS MAY CREATE POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. CAZ519-520-151300- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T1200Z-110317T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 419 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH AT THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL AND TO OVER 60 MPH ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANYON OPENINGS MAY BE SEEN. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE ALONG THE SIERRA CREST...AND THEN IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: IF THESE WINDS FORM...RESIDENCES AND TRAVELERS ALIKE WILL NEED TO USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO THE WESTERN ROADWAYS OF INYO COUNTY SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. 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. && $$
868 WWUS75 KVEF 150932 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 232 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND THEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE TONIGHT...WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES INTO THE OWENS VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CAZ519-520-152200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T1200Z-110317T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 232 AM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY OVER 60 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. 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
439 WWUS75 KVEF 152235 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 335 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING AND THEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON WEDNESDAY. ACCOMPANYING IT WILL BE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE REMAINING AREAS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT, CAZ519-520-161200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.110316T0000Z-110316T1200Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T1200Z-110317T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 335 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING AND THEN POSSIBLY INCREASE TO GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TO OVER 60 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-161200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK 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...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 335 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 /335 PM MST TUE MAR 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY,,,THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...AND THE SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REACH THEIR STRONGEST SPEEDS DURING THE MID AFTERNOON TO MID EVENING WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THESE LOCATIONS...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN AREA...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...PAHRUMP...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: WILL INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MAJOR HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95. CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NVZ019-020-161200- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 335 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY WEST OF THE 215 BELTWAY IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE REST OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...WESTERN PORTION OF LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE 215 BELTWAY AND ROADS WEST OF THE BELTWAY AND ALSO ROADS INTO AND AROUND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 156..157...158...AND 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
228 WWUS75 KVEF 160515 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1015 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. CAZ519-520-161400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T1200Z-110317T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1015 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WILL GUST TO AROUND 65 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE SIERRA WHILE GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES IN THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. 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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-161400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK 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...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1015 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 /1015 PM MST TUE MAR 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...AND THE SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REACH THEIR STRONGEST SPEEDS DURING THE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN AREA...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MESQUITE... OVERTON...PAHRUMP...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: WILL INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MAJOR HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95. CROSSWINDS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-020-161400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 1015 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY WEST OF THE BELTWAY IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE REST OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...WESTERN PORTION OF LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS BELTWAY AND ROADS WEST OF THE BELTWAY AND ALSO ROADS INTO AND AROUND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
391 WWUS75 KVEF 160944 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY THIS EVENING...BRINGING STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. NVZ019-020-161800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0006.110316T1500Z-110317T0500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WERE ALREADY INCREASING ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL OCCUR SPORADICALLY THROUGH THE DAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY...WHILE THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAS VEGAS...INCLUDING THE BELTWAY AND NEARBY ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE PICKED UP AND THROWN AROUND...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-161800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN THE SIERRA AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. 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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-161800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK 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...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /244 AM MST WED MAR 16 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN INYO...NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...MUCH OF MOHAVE AND MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY EXCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95. 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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.