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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 14, 2011, 2:29 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at May 15, 2011, 6:20 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2011, 2:29 PM PDT (21:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 15, 2011, 6:20 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 15, 2011, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 14 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 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3901 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
760 WWUS75 KVEF 142129 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 229 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT...THEN MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ522-NVZ014-150600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.110515T1800Z-110516T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-110515T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 229 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA COUNTY...AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015>017-150600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.110515T1800Z-110516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 229 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 /229 PM MST SAT MAY 14 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PAHRUMP...MERCURY...PIOCHE...CALIENTE...MESQUITE...AND OVERTON. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-150600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-110515T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 229 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && $$ MORGAN
6 follow-up statements
410 WWUS75 KVEF 150427 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 927 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 .GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA HAVE LESSENED THIS EVENING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ522-NVZ014-151230- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-110515T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.110515T1800Z-110516T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 927 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. WINDS IN THESE AREAS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AS OF 9 PM. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE WINDS LESSEN AGAIN IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SHOSHONE * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. HIGHWAY 95 BETWEEN TONOPAH AND BEATTY WILL BE AMONG THE ROADS IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS. && 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. && $$ CAZ520-150530- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-110515T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- 927 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO BUT WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015>017-151230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.110515T1800Z-110516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 927 PM PDT SAT MAY 14 2011 /927 PM MST SAT MAY 14 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY...ALL OF NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...ALL OF LINCOLN COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND WESTERN AND NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 93 FROM NEAR COYOTE SPRINGS NORTHWARD AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 319 AND INTERSTATE 15 FROM NEAR MOAPA TO THE ARIZONA-UTAH STATE LINE. 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. && $$ STACHELSKI
394
WWUS75 KVEF 151019
NPWVEF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
319 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST
OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. A DISTURBANCE ROTATING
AROUND THE LOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
AZZ001-003-CAZ522-523-NVZ014>017-151900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.110515T1800Z-110516T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE 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...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
319 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 /319 AM MST SUN MAY 15 2011/
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHERN AND
CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN AND NORTHEAST CLARK
COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.
* LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA
VALLEY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT
IRWIN... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...
TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN
SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
DYER...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SHOSHONE
* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG
CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING
DUST AND SAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVEL MAY
BE DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 93 FROM NEAR COYOTE SPRINGS
NORTHWARD AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 319 AND INTERSTATE 15 FROM NEAR
MOAPA TO THE ARIZONA-UTAH STATE LINE.
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.
&&
$$773 WWUS75 KVEF 151320 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 620 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. A DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CAZ519-520-152000- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.110515T1320Z-110516T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 620 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET. IN THE OWENS VALLEY SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 ARE EXPECTED EARLY TODAY...FOLLOWED BY WEST TO SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING INTO EARLY EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ522-523-NVZ014>017-152000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.110515T1800Z-110516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE 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... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 620 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 /620 AM MST SUN MAY 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD... DYER...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SHOSHONE * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 93 FROM NEAR COYOTE SPRINGS NORTHWARD AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 319 AND INTERSTATE 15 FROM NEAR MOAPA TO THE ARIZONA-UTAH STATE LINE. 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. && $$
196 WWUS75 KVEF 151818 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1118 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. A DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THE LOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. AZZ001-003-CAZ519-520-522-523-NVZ014>017-160300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1118 AM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 /1118 AM MST SUN MAY 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE DESERT AREAS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE MOUNTAIN AREAS. AT 11 AM...NUMEROUS STATIONS IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND ON THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE WERE REPORTING GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 86 MPH AT ONE REMOTE MOUNTAIN STATION. * TIMING: THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...DEATH VALLEY...BARSTOW...BEATTY...PIOCHE...MERCURY... MESQUITE...OVERTON. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
777 WWUS75 KVEF 160058 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 558 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 AZZ001-003-CAZ519-520-522-523-NVZ014>017-160300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 558 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 /558 PM MST SUN MAY 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...INCLUDING LINCOLN COUNTY. NUMEROUS GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS HAVE GENERALLY PEAKED THIS AFTERNOON AND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS LIKELY DROPPING BELOW 40 MPH ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION BY 8 PM. * LOCATIONS: INDEPENDENCE...DEATH VALLEY...BARSTOW...BAKER... KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...BEATTY...RACHEL...PIOCHE...MERCURY. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
291 WWUS75 KVEF 160254 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 754 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 AZZ001-003-CAZ519-520-522-523-NVZ014>017-160400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110516T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 754 PM PDT SUN MAY 15 2011 /754 PM MST SUN MAY 15 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...MUCH OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND MUCH OF INYO AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. AUTOMATED WINDS SENSORS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA CONTINUED TO SHOW A DECREASING TREND IN SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2:39 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Mohave | 29 hr |
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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.