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Wind Advisory 57, NWS Las Vegas, NV

November 18, 2011San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 18, 2011, 10:13 AM PST for San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 18, 2011, 10:13 AM PST (18:13 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2011, 10:06 PM PST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:11 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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 31 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-11-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2011-11-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 80 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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Mixed-layer LCL
2601 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

959 
WWUS75 KVEF 181813
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1013 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

.HAZARDOUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS
VALLEY...AND PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY
TODAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519-520-190600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1013 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 
  MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND 
  NEARBY SECTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING BUT THE 
  GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. 
  THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW 
  VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF
PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

&&

$$

NVZ014-190600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.111118T2200Z-111119T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1013 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FISH LAKE VALLEY AND
NEARBY AREAS IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN WESTERN 
  ESMERALDA COUNTY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE GREATEST 
  POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES 
  OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE 
  VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF
PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

&&

$$

CAZ523-190600-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.111118T1813Z-111119T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1013 AM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING...AND SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AND
  HIGHWAYS 395 AND 127.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD
  ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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
3 follow-up statements
141 
WWUS75 KVEF 182252
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
252 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

.DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...AND
PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHERN NEVADA. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST ACROSS THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

CAZ519-520-190600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
252 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80
  MPH. THREE STATIONS IN THE OWENS VALLEY HAD ALREADY REPORTED
  WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 78 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... 
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE 
  HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. 
  THESE WINDS MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW 
  VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF
PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

&&

$$

NVZ014-190600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
252 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FISH LAKE VALLEY AND
NEARBY AREAS OF WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES 
  OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE 
  VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF
PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

&&

$$

CAZ523-190600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
252 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY
  DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AND 
  HIGHWAYS 395 AND 127.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD 
  ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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
554 
WWUS75 KVEF 190130
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

.DANGEROUS DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...ADJACENT AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...AND
PORTIONS OF THE FISH LAKE VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHERN NEVADA. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST ACROSS THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519-520-190600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 
  MPH. THREE STATIONS IN THE OWENS VALLEY HAD ALREADY REPORTED 
  WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 78 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE 
  DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... 
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN BURSTS OF WIND ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
  CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE WINDS
  MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND
  DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES OR PROPERTY. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY
  395 MAY BE CLOSED DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND THE REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE TRAVELING
  THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF
PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

&&

$$

NVZ014-190600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE 
  DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER

* IMPACTS: THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITY...AND DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES 
  OR PROPERTY. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN THE FISH LAKE 
  VALLEY MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS IF
PLANNING TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE FISH LAKE VALLEY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

&&

$$

NVZ019-190600-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...RED ROCK
530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE RED ROCK CANYON
AREA...MAINLY BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE 
  SLOWLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE
  DIAMOND AND HIGHWAY 159.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD
  ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 159 THROUGH THE RED ROCK CANYON NRA.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-190600-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN
PORTION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: SOUTH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SLOWLY
  DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
  LAS VEGAS VALLEY...SOUTH OF CHARLESTON BOULEVARD. THIS WILL
  INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO MOUNTAINS EDGE AND SEVEN HILLS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD 
  ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY
LOWER VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523-190930-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
530 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE 
  SLOWLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AND 
  HIGHWAYS 395 AND 127.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND COULD 
  ALSO CAUSE LOWER VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

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.

&&

$$
240 
WWUS75 KVEF 190606
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1006 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011


CAZ519-520-NVZ014-190715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
1006 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...ESMERALDA COUNTY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ523-190715-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
1006 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CAN CELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL BE SEEN INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
WIDESPREAD WINDS EXCEEDING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$

NVZ019-020-190715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0057.000000T0000Z-111119T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...
SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
1006 PM PST FRI NOV 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDSS TO
NEAR 30 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
EVENING...WIDESPREAD WINDS EXCEEDING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

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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.