Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 22, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2011, 4:15 AM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Apr 6, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2011, 4:15 AM PDT (11:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2011, 4:30 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 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
- 6192 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
561 WWUS75 KVEF 061115 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 415 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 .A COLD LATE SEASON AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY TONIGHT. VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY. CAZ523-061930- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.110407T1700Z-110408T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T0700Z-110408T0500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 415 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW/DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ519-520-061930- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0010.110407T0300Z-110407T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.110407T0100Z-110407T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 415 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...AND WILL POSSIBLY SPREAD INTO THE OWENS VALLEY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...INDEPENDENCE...BISHOP...LONE PINE... HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 395 AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ015>022-061930- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.110407T1700Z-110408T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... 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 415 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 /415 AM MST WED APR 6 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH STILL POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: YUCCA VALLEY...BAKER...LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...CALIENTE...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN... NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA THURSDAY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ PIERCE
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514 WWUS75 KVEF 061827 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1127 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 .A COLD LATE SEASON AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY TONIGHT. VERY STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY. CAZ523-070030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T0700Z-110408T0500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1127 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW/DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ519-520-070030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.110407T0100Z-110407T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1127 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...AND WILL POSSIBLY SPREAD INTO THE OWENS VALLEY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...INDEPENDENCE...BISHOP...LONE PINE... HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 395 AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE 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. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ015>022-070030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.110407T1700Z-110408T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... 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 1127 AM PDT WED APR 6 2011 /1127 AM MST WED APR 6 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH STILL POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: YUCCA VALLEY...BAKER...LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE... CALIENTE...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...CALIENTE...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN... NEEDLES... LAKE HAVASU CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA THURSDAY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
483 WWUS75 KVEF 062330 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 430 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 .A COLD LATE SEASON AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY TONIGHT AND VERY STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY. CAZ519-520-070730- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.110407T0100Z-110407T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T0100Z-110407T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 430 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY. ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT THURSDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHILE THE WESTERN REGIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY WILL HAVE GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE REMAINDER OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...INDEPENDENCE...BISHOP...LONE PINE... HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER ROADS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 395 AND ROADS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ CAZ522-524-525-NVZ017-019-020-022-070730- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.110407T1700Z-110408T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T1200Z-110408T0700Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 430 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...YUCCA VALLEY...BAKER...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ526-NVZ015-016-018-021-070730- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.110407T1700Z-110408T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T1800Z-110408T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-CADIZ BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...VIDAL JUNCTION...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 430 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 /430 PM MST WED APR 6 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: YUCCA VALLEY...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...NEEDLES INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE AREA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ521-070730- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T0100Z-110407T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 430 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING UNTIL 6 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: HIGHWAY 168. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ NVZ014-070730- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T1200Z-110408T0700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 430 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH IN CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AND ESMERALDA COUNTY NEAR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...HIGHWAYS 95...264...266 AND 267. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ523-070730- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0009.110407T1200Z-110408T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 430 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EARLY TO MID MORNING AND LAST THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW/DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. * IMPACTS: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA ON THURSDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STRONG WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-070730- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.110407T1700Z-110408T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.110407T2100Z-110408T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 430 PM PDT WED APR 6 2011 /430 PM MST WED APR 6 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE HAVASU...FORT MOHAVE...AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ THURSDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE BY MID AFTERNOON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON MANY ROADS AROUND THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WHERE STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR. 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. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA THURSDAY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THESE WINDS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 5:05 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 11 hr |
| Apr 5, 5:05 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 23 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:15 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 43 hr |
| Apr 6, 3:10 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
| Apr 6, 4:30 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 30 hr |
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