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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV

March 19, 2013Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2013, 3:10 PM PDT for Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 20, 2013, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 22 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2013, 3:10 PM PDT (22:10 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 20, 2013, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 21, 2013, 2:51 AM PDT
In force
22 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 96 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
6185 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

869 
WWUS75 KVEF 192210
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
310 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO
NEVADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY...FISH LAKE VALLEY OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...AND
PORTIONS OF RED ROCK CANYON COULD BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WEST
WINDS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

CAZ519-520-NVZ014-201200-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0003.130320T1800Z-130321T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.130320T1800Z-130321T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
310 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN
ESMERALDA COUNTY FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. THIS
WIND ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000
  FEET...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING LATE WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT FOR MAINLY THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY. WINDS
  ARE LIKELY TO PEAK LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING
  FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY

* LOCATIONS: BIG PINE...INDEPENCENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA... 
  BISHOP...DYER.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IMPACTING HIGHWAY 395 THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT VALLEYS COULD RESULT IN
  BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
  BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

 &&

$$

NVZ019-201200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.130320T1200Z-130321T0200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
310 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON FROM 5 AM
TO 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY
  AND POTENTIALLY DIMINISH TO UNDER ADVISORY LEVELS WEDNESDAY
  MORNING BEFORE INCREASING ONCE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON. 

* IMPACTS: CAMPERS AND HIKERS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS
  WHICH MAY BLOW AWAY OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT SECURE. TRAVELERS ALONG
  KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC
  LOOP MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE
WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-201200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.130320T1600Z-130321T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
310 PM PDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT FROM 9 AM TO 9
PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING
  THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON
  US 395 AND INTERSTATE 15. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

ASG
5 follow-up statements
038 
WWUS75 KVEF 201133
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
433 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO
NEVADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS
VALLEY...FISH LAKE VALLEY OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...AND PORTIONS OF
RED ROCK CANYON COULD BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WEST WINDS. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

CAZ519-520-NVZ014-201830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.130320T1800Z-130321T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
433 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 
  FEET...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: MAINLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  LOCALLY GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS
  MORNING UNTIL ABOUT 6 AM ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES BUT A
  LULL IS EXPECTED THEN FOR MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BIG PINE...INDEPENCENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA... 
  BISHOP...DYER.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IMPACTING HIGHWAY 395 THIS STRONG CAN 
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT VALLEYS 
  COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ019-201830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.130320T1200Z-130321T0200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
433 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED
ROCK CANYON UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
  STRONG WINDS MUCH OF TODAY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: CAMPERS AND HIKERS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  WHICH MAY BLOW AWAY OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT SECURE. TRAVELERS 
  ALONG KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK 
  CANYON SCENIC LOOP MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-201830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.130320T1600Z-130321T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
433 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON
  US 395 AND INTERSTATE 15. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$
070 
WWUS75 KVEF 201814
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1114 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO
NEVADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY...FISH LAKE
VALLEY OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...AND PORTIONS OF RED ROCK CANYON COULD
BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WEST WINDS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

CAZ519-520-NVZ014-210200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130321T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
1114 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY...AND WESTERN ESMERALDA
COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 
  FEET...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: MAINLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  LOCALLY GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG THE
  EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WHITE
  MOUNTAINS.

* LOCATIONS: BIG PINE...INDEPENCENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA... 
  BISHOP...DYER.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IMPACTING HIGHWAY 395 THIS STRONG CAN 
  MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT VALLEYS 
  COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ019-210200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130321T0200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1114 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: CAMPERS AND HIKERS MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS 
  WHICH MAY BLOW AWAY OBJECTS THAT ARE NOT SECURE. TRAVELERS 
  ALONG KYLE AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK 
  CANYON SCENIC LOOP MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-210200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130321T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1114 AM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK BY MID
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  ON US 395 AND INTERSTATE 15. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE 
  TO BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

ASG
521 
WWUS75 KVEF 202109
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
209 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO
NEVADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY...FISH LAKE
VALLEY OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...AND PORTIONS OF RED ROCK CANYON COULD
BE IMPACTED BY STRONG WEST WINDS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

CAZ519-520-NVZ014-202215-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130321T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
209 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE
OWENS VALLEY AND THE FISH LAKE VALLEY...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

NVZ019-202215-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130321T0200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
209 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

WINDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
AND THIS TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

CAZ523-210400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130321T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
209 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING BY LATE EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  ON US 395 AND INTERSTATE 15. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE 
  TO BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$
673 
WWUS75 KVEF 210347
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
847 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY OVERNIGHT THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING.

CAZ523-211200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130321T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
847 PM PDT WED MAR 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  ON US 395 AND INTERSTATE 15. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE 
  TO BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$
662 
WWUS75 KVEF 210951
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
251 AM PDT THU MAR 21 2013

CAZ523-211100-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130321T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
251 AM PDT THU MAR 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. 

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.