Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at May 17, 2012, 3:44 AM PDT for Inyo County, California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at May 17, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2012, 3:44 AM PDT (10:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 17, 2012, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2012, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 13 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 10:49 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:30 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 2 Ese Pahrump, NV | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED AN 82 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 2697 FT. |
| May 17, 5:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Mercury (Nts A23), NV | THE MERCURY A23 MESONET SITE MEASURED A PEAK GUST OF 58 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 3678 FEET. |
| May 17, 9:42 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | OAK CREEK RAWS MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH A GUST OF 70 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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
- 5567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
287 WWUS75 KVEF 171044 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 344 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS...WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY AND THEN ACROSS NEVADA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO FORM ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL LESSEN ON FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST OUT OF THE AREA. CAZ519-520-171900- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0010.120517T2100Z-120518T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.120517T2100Z-120518T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 344 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS BEING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 168. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ521-NVZ014-171900- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.120517T2100Z-120518T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 344 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY WILL ADVISORY LEVELS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: FISH LAKE VALLEY...DYER AND HIGHWAYS 264 AND 168 HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEEING THE STRONGEST WINDS. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL BE SEEN IN PAHRUMP...ARMAGOSA VALLEY...GOLDFIELD... BEATTY...HIGHWAY 95. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ018-019-171900- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.120517T2100Z-120518T1000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 344 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RED ROCK CANYON LOOP...CALICO HILLS...HIGHWAYS 156...157...159. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522-524-527-NVZ015>017-020>022-171900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.120517T2100Z-120518T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE 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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 344 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 /344 AM MST THU MAY 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE HAVASU... KINGMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...SHOSONE...NEEDLES...PIOCHE...PAHRUMP... DESERT ROCK...LAS VEGAS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...WHILE BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. 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. && $$ CAZ523-171900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.120517T2100Z-120518T1000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 344 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...AND FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40...WHILE BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
747 WWUS75 KVEF 171848 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1148 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS...WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY AND THEN ACROSS NEVADA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO FORM ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL LESSEN ON FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST OUT OF THE AREA. CAZ519-520-180300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.120517T2100Z-120518T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1148 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS BEING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 168. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ521-NVZ014-180300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.120517T2100Z-120518T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1148 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY WILL MEET ADVISORY LEVELS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: FISH LAKE VALLEY...DYER AND HIGHWAYS 264 AND 168 HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEEING THE STRONGEST WINDS. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL BE SEEN IN PAHRUMP...ARMAGOSA VALLEY... GOLDFIELD... BEATTY...HIGHWAY 95. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ018-019-180300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.120517T2100Z-120518T1000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1148 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RED ROCK CANYON LOOP...CALICO HILLS...HIGHWAYS 156...157...159. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522-524-527-NVZ015>017-020>022-180300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.120517T2100Z-120518T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE 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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1148 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 /1148 AM MST THU MAY 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE HAVASU... KINGMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...SHOSONE...NEEDLES...PIOCHE... PAHRUMP... DESERT ROCK...LAS VEGAS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...WHILE BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. 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. && $$ CAZ523-180300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.120517T2100Z-120518T1000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1148 AM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...AND FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40...WHILE BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
020 WWUS75 KVEF 172316 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 416 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS - WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY AND THEN ACROSS NEVADA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO FORM ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL LESSEN ON FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST OUT OF THE AREA. CAZ519-520-180600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120518T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 416 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS BEING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ521-NVZ014-180600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120518T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 416 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ018-019-180600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 416 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE SHEEP RANGE UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522-524-527-NVZ015>017-020>022-180600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120518T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE 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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 416 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 /416 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA UNTIL 11 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS... TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...WHILE BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. 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. && $$ CAZ523-180600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 416 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40...WHILE BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. 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. && $$ MORGAN
554 WWUS75 KVEF 180551 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1051 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY INTO THE NIGHT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS... .STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS HAD SUBSIDED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING....BUT WILL PERSIST ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INTO THE NIGHT. CAZ521-NVZ014-180700- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120518T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1051 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522-524-527-NVZ015-016-021-022-180700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120518T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- 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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1051 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 /1051 PM MST THU MAY 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS HAD SUBSIDED OVER MUCH OF THE DESERT AREAS THIS EVENING...SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ519-520-181000- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1051 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. AT 942 PM PDT...A SENSOR NEAR INDEPENDENCE RECORDED A GUST OF 70 MPH. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ018-019-181000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1051 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE SHEEP RANGE UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE LATE THIS EVENING. AT 1034 PM PDT...RED ROCK CANYON RECORDED A GUST OF 56 MPH. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ017-020-181000- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 1051 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: ANOTHER SURGE OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS COULD SPREAD ACROSS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 AM BEFORE THE EVENT ENDS. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...WHILE BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-181000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1051 PM PDT THU MAY 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40...WHILE BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE. 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. && $$ MORGAN
537 WWUS75 KVEF 180957 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 257 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 CAZ519-520-181100- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 257 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...STRONG AND HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING. $$ NVZ018-019-181100- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 257 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHTTIME HOURS...STRONG AND HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING. $$ NVZ017-020-181100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 257 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING. $$ CAZ523-181100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120518T1000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 257 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:44 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 23 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2012High Wind Warnings in California, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.