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Wind Advisory 44, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 30, 2011, 3:23 PM PDT for Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at May 31, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2011, 3:23 PM PDT (22:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 223 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 2546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
570 WWUS75 KVEF 302223 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 PM PDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP TO JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA. THERE WILL ALSO BE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. CAZ519-311200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.110531T1800Z-110601T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 323 PM PDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF BY LATE EVENING BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168. * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR 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. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-017-311200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.110531T1800Z-110601T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 323 PM PDT MON MAY 30 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO BECOME STRONG ONCE AGAIN BY LATE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
654 WWUS75 KVEF 311021 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 321 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE OREGON COAST WILL DROP SOUTH TO OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA TODAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. CAZ519-311900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.110531T1800Z-110601T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 321 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS MORNING BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF BY LATE EVENING BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168. * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR 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. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-017-311900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.110531T1800Z-110601T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 321 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO BECOME STRONG ONCE AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP... AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
762 WWUS75 KVEF 311836 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1136 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM JUST OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA TODAY. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. CAZ519-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1136 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 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 EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF BY LATE EVENING BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO INCREASE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168. * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR 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. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-017-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 1136 AM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WINDS TO BECOME STRONG ONCE AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP... AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
184 WWUS75 KVEF 312230 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING AND FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WEDNESDAY... ..A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL KEEP GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH THE STRONG WINDS SPREADING OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ522-NVZ014-017-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AROUND DYER LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL THEN PICK UP AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP... AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /330 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY IN NEVADA...THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU IN ARIZONA AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93 AND INTERSTATE 40. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /330 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ CAZ519-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168. * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ520-010600- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 330 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT. POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WEDNESDAY...MAINLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. 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. && $$
244 WWUS75 KVEF 010540 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF INYO COUNTY - SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WEDNESDAY... ..A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE INLAND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ522-NVZ014-017-011400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA COUNTY...MUCH OF NYE COUNTY AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH AROUND DYER LATE WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP... AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ CAZ519-011400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168. * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. 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. && $$ CAZ520-011400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-110601T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0021.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...MAINLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015-011400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN 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 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /1040 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...MUCH OF LINCOLN COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: 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 * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93 AND INTERSTATE 40. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR 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. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-011400- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.110601T2000Z-110602T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 1040 PM PDT TUE MAY 31 2011 /1040 PM MST TUE MAY 31 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE MOHAVE FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ MORGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 5:19 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Esmeralda, Nye | 10 hr |
| May 30, 3:08 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 24 hr |
| May 30, 3:08 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 57 hr |
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