Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 5, 2013, 2:15 PM PST for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Mar 6, 2013, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
- Mar 5, 2013, 2:15 PM PST (22:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2013, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2013, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 185 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 11:42 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | OAK CREEK RAWS MEASURED A 60 MPH WIND GUST FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET. |
| Mar 6, 12:42 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | OAK CREEK RAWS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 70 MPH FROM THE WEST ALONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 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 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 2441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
322 WWUS75 KVEF 052215 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 215 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. NVZ019-060900- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.130306T1800Z-130307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.130306T1800Z-130307T0900Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 215 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY... 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 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING... PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-060900- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.130306T1500Z-130307T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.130306T0900Z-130307T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 215 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYONS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WOLCOTT
5 follow-up statements
182 WWUS75 KVEF 060844 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1244 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST. THE WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY AND LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. NVZ019-061645- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.130306T1800Z-130307T0900Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1244 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING... PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-061645- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.130306T0900Z-130307T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1244 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYONS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
168 WWUS75 KVEF 061216 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST. THE WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY AND LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. NVZ019-062015- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.130306T1800Z-130307T0900Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING... PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ520-523-062015- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.130306T1800Z-130307T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ522-NVZ017-062015- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.130306T2000Z-130307T0900Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...PANAMINT RANGE...DANTES VIEW...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY 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. && $$ CAZ519-062015- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYONS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
504 WWUS75 KVEF 062009 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WILL SPREAD EAST INTO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. NVZ019-070415- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SPRINGS MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-070300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYONS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-523-070400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ CAZ522-NVZ017-070415- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND WESTERN AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS AND BELOW CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...PANAMINT RANGE...DANTES VIEW... AMARGOSA VALLEY...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
141 WWUS75 KVEF 062110 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WILL SPREAD EAST INTO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. CAZ519-070300- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING: HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. 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. && $$ CAZ520-070300- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 75 MPH BELOW CANYON OPENINGS ON THE WEST SLOPES OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST IS ALSO A HAZARD... ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. RECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-070515- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ523-070400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ522-NVZ017-070515- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS AND BELOW CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...PANAMINT RANGE...DANTES VIEW... AMARGOSA VALLEY...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY 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. && $$
376 WWUS75 KVEF 070242 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 NVZ019-070345- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS DECREASING TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUGHT THE EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL 9 PM. $$ CAZ519-520-070345- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS DECREASING TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUGHT THE EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM. $$ CAZ522-NVZ017-070345- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- 642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS DECREASING TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUGHT THE EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM. $$ CAZ523-070345- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARINDO COUNTY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS DECREASING TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUGHT THE EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2:15 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Nye | 28 hr |
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Sources
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