Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 50, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jun 27, 2011, 3:14 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jun 28, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2011, 3:14 PM PDT (22:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 28, 2011, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 211 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 6160 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
467 WWUS75 KVEF 272214 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 314 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THE LOW....STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITHIN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND EASTERN INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-280615- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0050.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 314 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...WESTERN CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING:WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING SOME BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...PAHRUMP...RACHEL...PIOCHE...INDIAN SPRINGS...KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...FURNACE CREEK. * 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. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ PIERCE
5 follow-up statements
602 WWUS75 KVEF 280606 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1106 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE STORM ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND EASTERN INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-281315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0050.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1106 PM PDT MON JUN 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...WESTERN CLARK AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS:SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH DURING THE MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING:WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING...PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...PAHRUMP...RACHEL...PIOCHE... INDIAN SPRINGS...KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...FURNACE CREEK. * 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 OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
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
561 WWUS75 KVEF 281716 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1016 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TODAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE STORM ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND EASTERN INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ520-282300- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0050.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1016 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH THE MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...OLANCHA...LONE PINE...INDEPENDENCE...BIG PINE. * 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 OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0050.110628T1900Z-110629T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1016 AM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...PAHRUMP...RACHEL...PIOCHE... INDIAN SPRINGS...KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...FURNACE CREEK. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ PIERCE
999 WWUS75 KVEF 282246 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING...EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY OVER A LARGER AREA... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM NEAR THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE EAST INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...WHILE EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. CAZ520-522-NVZ014-015-017>019-290700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.110629T1800Z-110630T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 346 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...OWENS VALLEY...SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. ON WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING....THEN DECREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS...PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY...BEFORE DECREASING IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...PAHRUMP...RACHEL...PIOCHE... INDIAN SPRINGS...KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...FURNACE CREEK. * 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... 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 ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-020>022-290700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.110629T1800Z-110630T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 346 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 /346 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN CLARK COUNTY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AND THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...LAUGHLIN...LAKE MEAD NRA...KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...LAKE HAVASU CITY...NEEDLES...BAKER...BARSTOW...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. * 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. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. 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. && $$ PIERCE
840 WWUS75 KVEF 290354 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 854 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEVADA BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT THEN STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. CAZ520-522-NVZ014-015-017>019-291100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-110629T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.110629T1800Z-110630T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 854 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...ESMERALDA...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES... WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: WIDESPREAD SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY... PAHRUMP...RACHEL...PIOCHE... INDIAN SPRINGS...KYLE CANYON... RED ROCK CANYON...FURNACE CREEK. * 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 THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-020>022-291100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.110629T1800Z-110630T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 854 PM PDT TUE JUN 28 2011 /854 PM MST TUE JUN 28 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN CLARK COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS... DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...LAUGHLIN...LAKE MEAD NRA... KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...LAKE HAVASU CITY...NEEDLES... BAKER... BARSTOW...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. * 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. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWERED VISIBILITIES NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$ JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 3:13 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 24 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:13 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 30 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.