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Wind Advisory 34, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2012, 5:15 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2012, 5:15 PM PDT (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2012, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County San Bernardino County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 5943 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
330 WWUS75 KVEF 240015 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 .WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT ON FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. WIDESPREAD STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ523-240815- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0034.120524T0015Z-120524T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTON...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCING AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-240815- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.120525T0000Z-120525T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET...ABOVE 5000 FEET 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...ASPENDELL. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014>018-020>022-240815- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...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 515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 /515 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...PAHRUMP...BEATTY... CALIENTE... PIOCHE...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...DEATH VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...NEEDLES...BARSTOW... BAKER AND FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND 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. && $$ NVZ019-240815- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T0600Z-120526T0300Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET ON FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001-003-240815- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 515 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO WARNING LEVEL BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING MONUMENT... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP AND YUCCA. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON INTERSTATE 40... ESPECIALLY EAST OF KINGMAN. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
370 WWUS75 KVEF 240357 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 .WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT ON FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. WIDESPREAD STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ523-241200- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120524T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ALTHOUGH LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...WIDESPREAD GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 9 PM PDT. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT. && $$ CAZ519-520-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.120525T0000Z-120525T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET...ABOVE 5000 FEET 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...ASPENDELL. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014>018-020>022-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...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 857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 /857 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...PAHRUMP...BEATTY... CALIENTE... PIOCHE...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...DEATH VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...NEEDLES...BARSTOW... BAKER AND FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND 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. && $$ NVZ019-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T0600Z-120526T0300Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET ON FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 857 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO WARNING LEVEL BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING MONUMENT... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP AND YUCCA. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON INTERSTATE 40... ESPECIALLY EAST OF KINGMAN. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2:20 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 33 hr |
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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.