Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Jun 2, 2012, 3:21 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Jun 4, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 2, 2012, 3:21 PM PDT (22:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 4, 2012, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2012, 3:31 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
409 WWUS75 KVEF 022221 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 321 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 .WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL A FEW DEGREES BY SUNDAY...DECREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS HEAT LEVELS OF TODAY AND THOSE REPORTED ON FRIDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY THEN CROSS OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS FORMING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-030300- /O.CON.KVEF.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120603T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES... 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 321 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /321 PM MST SAT JUN 2 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET. * EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 102 TO 107 IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MESQUITE AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...AROUND 110 ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER... AND AROUND 116 IN DEATH VALLEY. * GREATEST IMPACTS: THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO BEAT THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS THAT WILL STRESS THE BODY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. && $$ CAZ519>521-NVZ014-030630- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.120604T2200Z-120605T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 321 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO WHITNEY PORTAL... BISHOP...LONE PINE...DYER...ALONG THE WESTERN FOOT HILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 395 AND 168...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 264 THROUGH WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITIES NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS MAY RAPIDLY LOWER TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
505 WWUS75 KVEF 030202 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 702 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY THEN CROSS OVER THE AREA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS FORMING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. AZZ002-003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-030315- /O.CAN.KVEF.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120603T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 702 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 /702 PM MST SAT JUN 2 2012/ ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY DID NOT GET AS HOT AS THOSE EXPERIENCED ON FRIDAY. READING CURRENTLY ACROSS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY ARE IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 102 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL SO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ519>521-NVZ014-031130- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0013.120604T2200Z-120605T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 702 PM PDT SAT JUN 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...OWENS VALLEY...WHITE MOUNTAINS AND ESMERALDA COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO WHITNEY PORTAL... BISHOP...LONE PINE...DYER...ALONG THE WESTERN FOOT HILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 395 AND 168...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 264 THROUGH WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITIES NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS MAY RAPIDLY LOWER TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ PIERCE
928 WWUS75 KVEF 031126 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 426 AM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. CAZ519>521-NVZ014-032230- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0013.120604T2200Z-120605T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 426 AM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO BISHOP...BIG PINE... INDEPENDENCE...WHITNEY PORTAL...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...DYER...PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 395 AND 168...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 264 THROUGH WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITIES NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS MAY RAPIDLY LOWER TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
988 WWUS75 KVEF 032231 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 331 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA...AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CAZ519>521-NVZ014-041200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0013.120604T2200Z-120605T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.120604T2100Z-120605T1600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 331 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...AND MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR GREATER. WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY WILL BE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...DYER. INCLUDING PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH INYO COUNTY AND 264 ACROSS ESMERALDA COUNTY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITIES NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS MAY RAPIDLY LOWER TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 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. && $$ CAZ522>525-NVZ015>020-022-041200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.120604T2100Z-120605T1600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 331 PM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR FOR PORTION OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO FURNACE CREEK... BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...MOUNTAIN PASS... MORONGO VALLEY... CALIENTE...RACHEL...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...MOUNTAINS EDGE... BLUE DIAMOND. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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. && $$
Nearby
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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.