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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV

February 18, 2013Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2013, 3:12 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2013, 3:12 PM PST (23:12 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 20, 2013, 4:05 PM PST
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:16 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 24 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 2013-02-18Temperature 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 2013-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -61 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2571 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 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.

859 
WWUS75 KVEF 182312
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
312 PM PST MON FEB 18 2013

.STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS WILL TAPER
OFF IN MOST AREAS AFTER TUESDAY EVENING BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

CAZ523-525-191500-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.130219T2000Z-130220T2000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
312 PM PST MON FEB 18 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO NOON
PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: BEGINNING AROUND NOON FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT BUT
  PROBABLY NOT UNTIL MID AFTERNOON IN THE MORONGO BASIN. WINDS MAY
  DECREASE FOR A SHORT TIME LATER TUESDAY EVENING BUT WILL
  INTENSIFY AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...
  YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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-CAZ522-NVZ017-019-191500-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.130219T2000Z-130220T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
312 PM PST MON FEB 18 2013 /412 PM MST MON FEB 18 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PST
/9 PM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF
ARIZONA...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN
CLARK COUNTIES...MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. IN
  DEATH VALLEY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH OF FURNACE
  CREEK. 

* TIMING: TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN
  SPRINGS...VALENTINE...MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP...
  SHOSHONE...DESERT ROCK.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
369 
WWUS75 KVEF 191249
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
449 AM PST TUE FEB 19 2013

.STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS WILL TAPER
OFF IN MOST AREAS THIS EVENING BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ523-525-192030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.130219T2000Z-130220T2000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
449 AM PST TUE FEB 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON PST
WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: BEGINNING AROUND NOON FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT BUT
  PROBABLY NOT UNTIL MID AFTERNOON IN THE MORONGO BASIN. WINDS MAY
  DECREASE FOR A SHORT TIME THIS EVENING BUT WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY... 
  YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND 
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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-CAZ522-NVZ017-019-192030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.130219T2000Z-130220T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
449 AM PST TUE FEB 19 2013 /549 AM MST TUE FEB 19 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY
TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO
8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST
DESERTS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN
NYE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE RED ROCK CANYON
AREA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. IN 
  DEATH VALLEY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH OF FURNACE 
  CREEK. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... 
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS... VALENTINE...MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... 
  SHOSHONE... DESERT ROCK.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND 
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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.

&&

$$
411 
WWUS75 KVEF 192009
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1209 PM PST TUE FEB 19 2013

.STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF IN
MOST AREAS THIS EVENING BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
ACROSS WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

CAZ523-525-200400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130220T2000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1209 PM PST TUE FEB 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY
  DECREASE FOR A SHORT TIME THIS EVENING BUT WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT STRONG WINDS WILL NOT
  DEVELOP IN MUCH OF THE MORONGO BASIN UNTIL AFTER 3 PM.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY... 
  YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND 
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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-CAZ522-NVZ017-019-200400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130220T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1209 PM PST TUE FEB 19 2013 /109 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL
PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES AND THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. IN 
  DEATH VALLEY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH OF FURNACE 
  CREEK. 

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... 
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS... VALENTINE...MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... 
  SHOSHONE... DESERT ROCK.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND 
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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.

&&

$$
312 
WWUS75 KVEF 200341
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
741 PM PST TUE FEB 19 2013

.WINDS WERE LULLING OVER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY THIS EVENING...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING
ESPECIALLY OVER THE MORONGO BASIN.

AZZ001-003-CAZ522-NVZ017-019-200445-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130220T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
741 PM PST TUE FEB 19 2013 /841 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

WINDS WERE DECREASING IN MOST AREAS THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH
ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAD ENDED.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ523-525-201200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130220T2000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
741 PM PST TUE FEB 19 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WERE LULLING AS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BUT ARE
  EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE FINALLY
  DECREASING AROUND NOON.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND 
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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.

&&

$$

MORGAN
472 
WWUS75 KVEF 201129
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
329 AM PST WED FEB 20 2013

.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EARLY MORNING BEFORE
DECREASING BY LATE MORNING AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES EAST OUT OF
THE REGION.

CAZ523-525-201915-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130220T2000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
329 AM PST WED FEB 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM PST
  THIS MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE LATE MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND 
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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.

&&

$$
640 
WWUS75 KVEF 201905
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1105 AM PST WED FEB 20 2013

.WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EARLY MORNING BEFORE
DECREASING BY LATE MORNING AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES EAST OUT OF THE
REGION.

CAZ523-202015-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130220T2000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
1105 AM PST WED FEB 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ525-210200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130221T0200Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
1105 AM PST WED FEB 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING BY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SUDDEN GUSTS AND 
  BLOWING DUST AND DEBRIS.

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.

&&

$$
429 
WWUS75 KVEF 210005
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
405 PM PST WED FEB 20 2013

CAZ525-210115-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130221T0200Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
405 PM PST WED FEB 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS FROM THE
MORONGO BASIN AREA SHOWS WIND SPEEDS ARE NOW BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 18, 2:59 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFInyo, San Bernardino49 hr

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Sources

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