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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Sep 20, 2013, 3:00 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Sep 21, 2013, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2013, 3:00 AM PDT (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 21, 2013, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2013, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 4270 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
985 WWUS75 KVEF 201000 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 300 AM 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 SATURDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A TROUGH ADVANCING EAST INTO CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA FROM THE PACIFIC ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG JET STREAM. NVZ014-015-017-018-202215- /O.NEW.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 300 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA...LINCOLN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT 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 3 AND 7 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. && $$ NVZ019-202215- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.130921T2000Z-130922T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 300 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: WINDS RE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 7 PM SATURDAY AND 1 AM SUNDAY...THEN DECREASE. * LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-202215- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0006.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 300 AM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 AND 9 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. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND BLOW AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ STACHELSKI
7 follow-up statements
077 WWUS75 KVEF 202147 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 247 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA... .GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND LAST INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A TROUGH ADVANCING EAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN. CAZ519-210600- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.130921T2000Z-130922T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 247 PM PDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 2 AND 10 PM...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MOUNT WHITNEY PORTAL...BELOW CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AND BLOW AWAY LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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
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. && $$ WOLCOTT
449 WWUS75 KVEF 220955 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 255 AM PDT SUN SEP 22 2013 NVZ019-221100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-130922T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 255 AM PDT SUN SEP 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON A DOWNWARD TREND OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOME CONTINUED GUSTS OF 25-35 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Sep 19, 9:14 PM PDT, 5 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 9:14 PM PDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 914 PM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS...CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. SOME INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY. COOLER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF A FEW SHOWERS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. A COLDER SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLE SHOWERS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK. && .UPDATE...ALTHOUGH AN 11 MB SFC P-GRAD EXISTS BETWEEN ST GEORGE AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE THIS EVENING WHICH WOULD SUGGEST NORTHEAST WINDS DOMINATING, WINDS HAVE STARTED TO FAVOR MORE TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA. WE MAY GET A FEW AREAS IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THAT SEE ADVISORY CRITERIA ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BASED ON THE NMM MODEL AS WELL AS MET MOS GUIDANCE BUT I WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY PRODUCTS FOR NOW. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING STILL LOOKS TO BE THE BIGGER WIND EVENT AND I WILL BE LOOKING AT THE NEED FOR ANY HEADLINES WITH THIS WITH THE EARLY MORNING PACKAGE. THE CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS IN GREAT SHAPE AND NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE AT THIS TIME. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS SHOULD FAVOR A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION OVERNIGHT AT 5-8 KTS. AROUND 16Z FRIDAY WINDS SHOULD TRANSITION TO AN EAST TO EVENTUALLY SOUTHEAST DIRECTION AT 6-12 KTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN CONFIGURATION ISSUES BETWEEN CONFIGURATION 2 AND 4. TOWARD 00Z SATURDAY WINDS SHOULD TURN MORE SOUTHERLY. A CLEAR SKY IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...WINDS SHOULD FAVOR TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS OVERNIGHT. ON FRIDAY WINDS SHOULD PICK UP FROM THE SOUTH BETWEEN 18Z AND 21Z AND INCREASE TO 6-12 KTS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND 10-20 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 25-35 KTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE OWENS VALLEY. A CLEAR SKY IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... ISSUED AT 310 PM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. RIDGING THIS AFTERNOON GIVES WAY TO AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS A PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. A WEAK SHORTWAVE IS FORECAST TO LIFT ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA LATE FRIDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR AN INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE STRONGEST WIND CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED INITIALLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN CWA INCLUDING INYO...ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THESE LOCATIONS WITH SOME LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 MPH. ELSEWHERE... INCLUDING PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO...CLARK...LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES WILL SEE GUSTS GENERALLY 20-30 MPH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY SHOULD BE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. .LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN REMAINS IN PLAY WITH THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT AT DEPICTING TWO SEPARATE LONGWAVE TROUGHS AFFECTING THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE PERIOD. THE FIRST COULD BE SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND ENERGY SLIDING DOWN FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH AND SWING IT INLAND SATURDAY. THE MAIN EFFECT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SIMILAR TO WHAT OCCURRED ON TUESDAY. HOWEVER...THE BASE OF THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO BE A LITTLE DEEPER AS IT MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. THE LATEST HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS INDICATE A LITTLE MORE FAVORABLE POTENTIAL FOR A MODERATE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. SPEEDS DO NOT LOOK PARTICULARLY HIGH YET AND THERE IS NOT A STRONG INDICATION OF WINDS PUNCHING DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY...BUT IT IS WORTH MONITORING FUTURE MODEL RUNS TO SEE IF ANY STRENGTHENING IS INDICATED. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS CAN AGAIN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXTENDING ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS UP THROUGH NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY FOR THESE AREAS. THE TROUGH IS FORECAST TO SHIFT QUICKLY EAST BY SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL DEGREES OF COOLING UNDER A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW. ZONAL FLOW THEN DEVELOPS MONDAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE A MORE CLOSED LOW MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND SLOWLY DROPS DOWN THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE REGION AND POSSIBLY SOME SHOWERS AROUND CENTRAL NEVADA. && .FIRE WEATHER...FAVORABLE FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS FOR WIND AND RH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST CWA ON FRIDAY BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD ON SATURDAY. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN AREAS OF THE CWA WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...FUELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MOIST OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHERN NEVADA ZONES. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && UPDATE/AVIATION...STACHELSKI PREVIOUS...SALMEN/ADAIR FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 19, 3:16 AM PDT, 23 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 316 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-200130- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 316 AM PDT THU SEP 19 2013 /316 AM MST THU SEP 19 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON SATURDAY BEFORE SHIFTING EAST BY EARLY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS TO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED IN SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY LINCOLN/MOHAVE AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN ON SUNDAY AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDS MAY BE SEEN LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A SECOND PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
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, 2:47 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 33 hr |
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