Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Sep 20, 2013, 2:47 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Sep 21, 2013, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2013, 2:47 PM PDT (21:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 21, 2013, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2013, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 3451 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
077 WWUS75 KVEF 202147 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 247 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND LAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A TROUGH ADVANCING EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN. CAZ519-210600- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 247 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 2 AND 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL...BELOW CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND BLOW AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. 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. && $$ CAZ520-210600- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 247 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OLANCHA...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BIG PINE... BISHOP. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WOULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ016-020>022-210600- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- 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...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 247 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 /247 PM MST FRI SEP 20 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR CLARK COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 1 AND 8 PM...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ABRUPTLY. 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-018-210600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 247 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE SHEEP RANGE FROM FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE SHEEP RANGE AS WELL AS OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 1 AND 8 PM...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...AMARGOSA VALLEY... PAHRUMP...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...RACHEL... CALIENTE... PIOCHE AND THE DESERT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ABRUPTLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-210600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 247 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING. 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. && $$ BP
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329 WWUS75 KVEF 210544 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1044 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND LAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A TROUGH ADVANCING EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN. CAZ519-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1044 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES IN INYO COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 2 AND 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL...BELOW CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND BLOW AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ014>018-020>022-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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 1044 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 /1044 PM MST FRI SEP 20 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 1 AND 8 PM...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ABRUPTLY. 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. && $$ NVZ019-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1044 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1044 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY OF INYO COUNTY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OLANCHA...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BIG PINE... BISHOP. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WOULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR 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. && $$ WOLCOTT
971 WWUS75 KVEF 211217 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 517 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND LAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A TROUGH ADVANCING EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN. CAZ519-212200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 517 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 2 AND 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL...BELOW CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND BLOW AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ014>018-020>022-212200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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 517 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 /517 AM MST SAT SEP 21 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 1 AND 8 PM...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE... SEARCHLIGHT...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA... LAUGHLIN...KINGMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...COLORADO CITY...PIOCHE... CALIENTE...RACHEL. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ABRUPTLY. 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. && $$ NVZ019-212200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 517 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-212200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 517 AM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AND 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OLANCHA...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BIG PINE... BISHOP. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WOULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR 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. && $$
729 WWUS75 KVEF 212156 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 256 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN DUE TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. CAZ519-220700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130922T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 256 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST THROUGH 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL...BELOW CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND BLOW AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-NVZ014>018-020>022-220400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...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 256 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 /256 PM MST SAT SEP 21 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE... SEARCHLIGHT...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA... LAUGHLIN...KINGMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...COLORADO CITY... PIOCHE... CALIENTE...RACHEL. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ABRUPTLY. 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. && $$ NVZ019-220700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 256 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-220700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 256 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STRONGEST BETWEEN THROUGH 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OLANCHA...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BIG PINE... BISHOP. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WOULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR 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. && $$ BP
562 WWUS75 KVEF 220347 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 847 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA IN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN A SLOW DOWNWARD TREND THIS EVENING. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...THE OWENS VALLEY OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY NEVADA THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE...WINDS WERE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS. AZZ001-003-036-NVZ014>018-020>022-220500- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 847 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 /847 PM MST SAT SEP 21 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY NEVADA. $$ CAZ519-220700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130922T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 847 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THOUGH WINDS ARE SHOWING A DOWNWARD TREND...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL AND OTHER AREAS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND BLOW AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. 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. && $$ NVZ019-221000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 847 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: ONGOING STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND OTHER AREAS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-220700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 847 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THOUGH WINDS ARE SHOWING A DOWNWARD TREND...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WOULD REDUCE VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR 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. && $$ WOLCOTT
745 WWUS75 KVEF 220643 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1143 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN A SLOW DOWNWARD TREND THIS EVENING. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INTO RED ROCK CANYON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. ELSEWHERE...WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO BELOW HAZARDOUS LEVELS. CAZ519-220745- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130922T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1143 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. CONTINUED GUST OF 35-50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGH TERRAIN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. $$ CAZ520-220745- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1143 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. CONTINUED GUST OF 25-35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. $$ NVZ019-221000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1143 PM PDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: ONGOING STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON AND OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WOLCOTT
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 3:00 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 12 hr |
| Sep 20, 3:00 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | 48 hr |
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