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Wind Advisory 45, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 7, 2012, 3:11 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Nov 8, 2012, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 7, 2012, 3:11 PM PST (23:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 8, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 215 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:11 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 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 3535 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
334 WWUS75 KVEF 072311 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 311 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 .GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT REGION THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE WESTERN STATES. CAZ519-520-080630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0015.121108T1500Z-121109T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.121108T2000Z-121109T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 311 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * TIMING: GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE PEAK PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: POWERFUL CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ019-080630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0015.121108T1500Z-121109T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.121109T0200Z-121109T1500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 311 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 PM THURSDAY AND 4 AM FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON * IMPACTS: HIGH CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ014-080630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0015.121108T1500Z-121109T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.121108T2000Z-121109T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 311 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ACROSS CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. WEST WINDS GUSTING 50 TO 55 MPH IN THE LEE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NEAR DYER. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BE STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ015-017-080630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.121108T2000Z-121109T0200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 311 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BE STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: RACHEL...PANACA...PIOCHE * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
195 WWUS75 KVEF 080609 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1009 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 .GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT REGION THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE WESTERN STATES. CAZ519-520-081500- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.121108T2000Z-121109T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1009 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * TIMING: GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE PEAK PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: POWERFUL CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ019-081500- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.121109T0200Z-121109T1500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1009 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON FROM 6 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 PM THURSDAY AND 4 AM FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON * IMPACTS: HIGH CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-081500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.121108T2000Z-121109T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1009 PM PST WED NOV 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BE STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: RACHEL...PANACA...PIOCHE * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$
081 WWUS75 KVEF 081237 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 437 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 .GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE WESTERN STATES. CAZ519-520-082100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.121108T2000Z-121109T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 437 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * TIMING: GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE PEAK PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: POWERFUL CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ019-082100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.121109T0200Z-121109T1500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 437 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 PM THURSDAY AND 4 AM FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: HIGH CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-082100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.121108T2000Z-121109T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 437 AM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS SHOULD BE STRONGEST BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... RACHEL...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ MORGAN
950 WWUS75 KVEF 082058 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1258 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT REGION THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND TONIGHT AS A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE WESTERN STATES. CAZ519-520-090230- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121109T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1258 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS AS STRONG AS 85 TO 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS...PRIMARILY FROM THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST DOWN TO ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 5000 FEET ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. * TIMING: LOCAL GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS...HOWEVER THE PEAK PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: POWERFUL CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ019-090230- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.121109T0200Z-121109T1500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1258 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THEN ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM FRIDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: HIGH CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-090200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-121109T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1258 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH 5 PM TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY AFTER SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... RACHEL... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$
459 WWUS75 KVEF 090216 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 616 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 NVZ014-015-017-090330- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-121109T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 616 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS ACROSS ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES WERE DECREASING THIS EVENING AND THAT TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ519-520-091200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121109T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 616 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: LOCAL GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY MUCH OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: POWERFUL CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ NVZ019-091200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121109T1500Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 616 PM PST THU NOV 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE CREST OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: HIGH CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON. LOOSE AND LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AWAY IF NOT SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 3:11 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Clark, Nye | 40 hr |
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