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Wind Advisory 55, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 3, 2011, 3:41 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Nov 3, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 3, 2011, 3:41 AM PDT (10:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 3, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2011, 3:46 AM PDT
- In force
- 17 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 10:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 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
- 4590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
732 WWUS75 KVEF 031041 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ACROSS MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. NVZ020-031145- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTH GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. $$ CAZ519>522-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAK IN THE DURING THE EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ017-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * 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. && $$ NVZ015-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ014-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T2200Z-111104T1300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
943 WWUS75 KVEF 031507 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 CORRECTED A TYPO .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ACROSS MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. NVZ020-031615- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTH GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. $$ CAZ519>522-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAK IN THE EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ017-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * 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. && $$ NVZ015-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ014-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T2200Z-111104T1300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
218 WWUS75 KVEF 031817 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1117 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE RIDGETOPS AND EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ACROSS MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS DOWN ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. CAZ519>522-040230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 1117 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL FIRST INCREASE ACROSS THE SIERRA RIDGETOPS THIS MORNING THEN SPREAD TO THE EASTERN SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-040230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1117 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ018-019-040230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T2200Z-111104T1300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1117 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
795 WWUS75 KVEF 040006 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 506 PM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS SOUTHEAST THROUGH NORTHERN INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. CAZ519>522-040700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 506 PM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WERE INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-040700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 506 PM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WERE INCREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-040700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 506 PM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
458 WWUS75 KVEF 040622 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1122 PM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 .AREAS OF STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. CAZ519>522-041200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 1122 PM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WERE GUSTING FROM 45 TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE INDEPENDENCE AREA BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-041200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1122 PM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE CONFINED TO MAINLY THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE LATE THIS EVENING BUT THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ018-019-041200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1122 PM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD DAWN. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
923 WWUS75 KVEF 041046 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 AM PDT FRI NOV 4 2011 .GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS MORNING BUT INCREASE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES INLAND. CAZ519>522-NVZ014-015-017>019-041200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-111104T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 346 AM PDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. SOUTH WINDS WERE GENERALLY GUSTING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING AND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING AS CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION SPREAD FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA INTO SOUTHWEST NEVADA. $$ AZZ001-003-041700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0056.111104T1700Z-111105T0100Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 346 AM MST FRI NOV 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND REACH THEIR PEAK BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM THEN DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * LOCATIONS: PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...COLORADO CITY... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...PEACH SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP. * 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 ROADS. && $$ JA
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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.