Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 23, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 5, 2012, 3:24 AM PDT for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 5, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 5, 2012, 3:24 AM PDT (10:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 5, 2012, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 4856 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
618 WWUS75 KVEF 051024 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 324 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-051930- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.120405T1800Z-120406T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...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 324 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /324 AM MST THU APR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN... MUCH OF CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN... BULLHEAD CITY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BARSTOW... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP... SEARCHLIGHT...BOULDER CITY AND LAS VEGAS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-051930- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 324 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE A BIT OF A LULL IN THE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
6 follow-up statements
392 WWUS75 KVEF 051813 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1113 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...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 1113 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /1113 AM MST THU APR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO CITY... KINGMAN...BULLHEAD CITY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BARSTOW... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP... SEARCHLIGHT...BOULDER CITY AND LAS VEGAS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-060300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1113 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE. * LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
794 WWUS75 KVEF 052232 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 332 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 CAZ519-520-060300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 332 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS OFF OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL MOVE INTO THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...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 332 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /332 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * 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...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN... BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-060600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 332 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
369 WWUS75 KVEF 052351 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 439 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 CORRECTIONS TO ALL SEGMENTS CAZ519-520-060300- /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 439 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS OFF OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL MOVE INTO THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060600- /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...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 439 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /439 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE...BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... MOUNTAIN PASS...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...PAHRUMP...DESERT ROCK...PIOCHE...RACHEL... MESQUITE...HOOVERDAM...LAUGHLIN...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN... BULLHEAD CITY...TUWEEP...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-060600- /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 439 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
178 WWUS75 KVEF 060242 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 742 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 CORRECTIONS TO ALL SEGMENTS CAZ519-520-060345- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 742 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY EARLY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 30 MPH WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE EVENING...WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...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 742 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /742 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...WESTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE DECREASING AT THIS TIME...BUT GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE...BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... MOUNTAIN PASS...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...PAHRUMP...DESERT ROCK...PIOCHE...RACHEL... MESQUITE... HOOVERDAM...LAUGHLIN...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN... BULLHEAD CITY... TUWEEP...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-060600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 742 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEFORE ENDING BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
972 WWUS75 KVEF 060558 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1058 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 CORRECTIONS TO ALL SEGMENTS AZZ003-NVZ015-017-018-060700- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- 1058 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /1058 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ AZZ001-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ016-020>022-060900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0900Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1058 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /1058 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT /2 AM MST/ FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT /2 AM MST/ FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...THE AS VEGAS VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM PDT BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE...BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... MOUNTAIN PASS...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...MESQUITE...HOOVERDAM...LAUGHLIN...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BULLHEAD CITY...TUWEEP. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-060900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0900Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1058 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM PDT BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
019 WWUS75 KVEF 060836 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 136 AM PDT FRI APR 6 2012 AZZ001-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ016-020>022-060945- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0900Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 136 AM PDT FRI APR 6 2012 /136 AM MST FRI APR 6 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT /2 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH ABOUT 5 AM...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WAS ENDING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. DRIVERS ON INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 IN AND NEAR THE BARSTOW AREA SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVERNIGHT. $$ NVZ019-060945- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0900Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 136 AM PDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MORGAN
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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.