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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 12, 20114 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2011, 10:13 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Apr 13, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2011, 10:13 PM PDT (05:13 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2011, 12:41 AM PDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 47 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-04-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-04-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4170 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

737 
WWUS75 KVEF 130513
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1013 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND IMPACT ADJACENT
PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A
FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. 

CAZ523-131315-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.110413T1900Z-110414T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1013 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND BE
  STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON WEDNESDAY AND 11 PM. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
  SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATE 15/40...HIGHWAY 395
  AND 58

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 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.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-131315-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.110413T1900Z-110414T0400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1013 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST
  BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE BY LATE
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...LEE CANYON...BLUE
  DIAMOND

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 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.

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-CAZ521-522-NVZ014>018-020>022-131315-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.110413T1900Z-110414T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1013 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2011 /1013 PM MST TUE APR 12 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT
/9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST
  BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE BY LATE
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
  AREA...MESQUITE...BEATTY...KINGMAN.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS
  OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LAS VEGAS FOR
  UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-525-131315-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.110413T1900Z-110414T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1013 PM PDT TUE APR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST
  BETWEEN NOON AND 11 PM. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...YUCCA
  VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK
OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LAS VEGAS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-131315-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.110413T1900Z-110414T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1013 PM PDT TUE APR 12 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 EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS
VALLEY.

* WINDS: FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL LEAD 
  TO WEST WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING OVER 58 MPH ALONG THE WEST SIDE 
  OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND OVER 70 MPH ON THE ADJACENT EASTERN 
  SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE EARLY 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... 
  OLANCHA AND PEARSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 
  HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY 
  OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA AND PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH/SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395.

&&

$$

PIERCE
4 follow-up statements
255 
WWUS75 KVEF 131031
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
331 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

.STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. DOWNSLOPE
WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA AND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME HIGH IN ADJACENT PORTIONS
OF THE OWENS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ519-520-132045-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0012.110413T1900Z-110414T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0011.110413T1900Z-110414T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
331 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY
  DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS
  MORNING THEN SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HIGH EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 58 MPH ALONG SOME SECTIONS OF THE
  WEST SIDE OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND OVER 70 MPH ON THE ADJACENT
  EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: MODERATE WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
  ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS MORNING.
  SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND BECOME HIGH BETWEEN NOON
  AND 6 PM THEN DECREASE IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... 
  OLANCHA AND PEARSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND
  EVENT IS EXPECTED AND WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH/SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395.

&&


$$

CAZ523-132045-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.110413T1900Z-110414T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
331 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND BE
  STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON AND 11 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
  SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATE 15/40...HIGHWAY 
  395 AND 58 

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS
WINDS ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NVZ019-132045-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.110413T1900Z-110414T0400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
331 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST
  BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE BY LATE
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...LEE CANYON...BLUE 
  DIAMOND

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS
WINDS.


&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ521-522-NVZ014>018-020>022-132045-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.110413T1900Z-110414T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
331 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011 /331 AM MST WED APR 13 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY
TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE BY 
  LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
  AREA...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...RACHEL...PIOCHE...
  BEATTY...KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY.

* IMPACTS: 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ524-525-132045-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.110413T1900Z-110414T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
331 AM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE MORONGO BASIN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND BE STRONGEST 
  BETWEEN NOON AND 11 PM. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY SUBSIDE AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...YUCCA VALLEY... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

JA
539 
WWUS75 KVEF 131952
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1252 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

.STRONG WINDS WERE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVED INTO CALIFORNIA. STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO
NEVADA. DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME HIGH IN ADJACENT
PORTIONS OF THE OWENS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ519-520-140400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110414T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1252 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY.

* WINDS: WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING OVER 58 MPH ALONG SOME
  SECTIONS OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND OVER 70 MPH ON
  THE ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY ABOUT 9 PM.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... 
  OLANCHA AND PEARSONVILLE.

* IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND
  EVENT IS EXPECTED AND WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY
  REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH/SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395.

&&

$$

CAZ523-140400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1252 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY
  ABOUT 11 PM.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATE 15/40...HIGHWAY 
  395 AND 58

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS
ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

NVZ019-140400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110414T0400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1252 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY ABOUT 9 PM.

* LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...LEE CANYON...BLUE 
  DIAMOND

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS
WINDS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ521-522-NVZ014>018-020>022-140400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110414T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1252 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 /1252 PM MST WED APR 13 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY ABOUT 9 PM.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL 
  RECREATION AREA...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...RACHEL...PIOCHE... 
  BEATTY... KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY.

* IMPACTS: 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ524-525-140400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1252 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE MORONGO BASIN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY ABOUT 11 PM.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...YUCCA VALLEY... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$
283 
WWUS75 KVEF 140355
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
855 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

CAZ523-140500-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
855 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. 

WINDS WERE DECREASING THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVED INTO SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

CAZ519-520-140500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110414T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
855 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS
VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

A COLD FRONT HAD PASSED THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...TURNING
WINDS TO NORTHERLY AND ENDING THE THREAT FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

NVZ019-140500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110414T0400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
855 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK
CANYON WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

A COLD FRONT HAD PASSED THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING...TURNING
WINDS TO NORTHERLY AND ENDING THE THREAT FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ524-140500-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110414T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
855 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

WINDS WERE DECREASING THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVED INTO SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ521-522-NVZ014>018-020>022-140500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110414T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
855 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011 /855 PM MST WED APR 13 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...MUCH
OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA WILL EXPIRE
AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

WINDS WERE DECREASING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION
THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ525-140900-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110414T0900Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
855 PM PDT WED APR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2
AM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* IMPACTS: 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

MORGAN
240 
WWUS75 KVEF 140741
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1241 AM PDT THU APR 14 2011

CAZ525-140845-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-110414T0900Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
1241 AM PDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
BE SEEN OVERNIGHT...BUT WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 12, 10:13 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningVEFClark, Nye23 hr

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Sources

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