Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 26, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 19, 2011, 2:53 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Apr 20, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2011, 2:53 PM PDT (21:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 20, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 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
- 2653 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
068 WWUS75 KVEF 192153 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 253 PM PDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION WILL PRODUCE GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT... CAZ519-200600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.110420T2100Z-110421T1100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 253 PM PDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL. * IMPACTS: RESIDENCES AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY DEVELOP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ASG
6 follow-up statements
302 WWUS75 KVEF 200541 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1041 PM PDT TUE APR 19 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-201130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.110420T2100Z-110421T1100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1041 PM PDT TUE APR 19 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ASPENDELL AND STATE ROUTE 168. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP. && $$
912 WWUS75 KVEF 201049 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 349 AM PDT WED APR 20 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PRODUCE GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. CAZ519-202100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.110420T2100Z-110421T1100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 349 AM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ASPENDELL AND STATE ROUTE 168. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP. && $$
768 WWUS75 KVEF 201945 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1245 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL PRODUCE GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. CAZ519-210300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.110420T2100Z-110421T1100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1245 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ASPENDELL AND STATE ROUTE 168. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP. && $$
297 WWUS75 KVEF 202149 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 249 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PRODUCE GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY. CAZ523-524-210600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 249 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER * 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. && $$ CAZ519-210600- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0014.110421T1600Z-110421T2200Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110421T1100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 249 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH TONIGHT. STRONGER WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED NEAR SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ASPENDELL AND STATE ROUTE 168. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
308 WWUS75 KVEF 210409 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ519-211100- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.110421T1600Z-110421T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.110421T1100Z-110421T2100Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110421T1100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH TONIGHT. STRONGER WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM THURSDAY. DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND SHOULD PEAK BY NOON BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 60 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. && $$ CAZ520-211100- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.110421T1100Z-110421T2100Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN PEAK BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON BEFORE TURNING NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO LESS THAN 50 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH/SOUTH ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016>022-211100- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 /909 PM MST WED APR 20 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE DESERTS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY THUS DAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...RED ROCK CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * 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. && $$ CAZ523-524-211100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 909 PM PDT WED APR 20 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. && $$ JA
850 WWUS75 KVEF 211038 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE GREAT BASIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TODAY ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ519-212100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-110421T1100Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.110421T1100Z-110421T2100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND SHOULD PEAK BY NOON BEFORE DECREASING BELOW 60 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE STRONG WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. && 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. && $$ CAZ520-212100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.110421T1100Z-110421T2100Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL PRODUCE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON BEFORE TURNING NORTHWEST AND DECREASING TO LESS THAN 50 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE AREAS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH/SOUTH ROADS. && $$ CAZ523-524-212300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016>022-212300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.110421T2100Z-110422T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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 338 AM PDT THU APR 21 2011 /338 AM MST THU APR 21 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE DESERTS. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... RED ROCK CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * 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. && $$
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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.