Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Feb 15, 2014, 2:52 AM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Feb 15, 2014, 4:04 PM PST. It was in force for 17 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 15, 2014, 2:52 AM PST (10:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2014, 4:04 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2014, 8:47 AM PST
- In force
- 17 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 10:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:30 PM PST | DUST STORM | W Owens Valley Raws, CA | A PILOT REPORTED A LARGE DUST STORM EXTENDING TO 18000 FT MSL IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY. |
| Feb 15, 8:42 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | PEAK WIND GUST OF 54 MPH MEASURED AT OAK CREEK RAWS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 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
- 3578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
854 WWUS75 KVEF 151052 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 252 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... CAZ519-520-152300- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0004.140216T0200Z-140216T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0004.140216T0200Z-140216T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 252 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET... WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LATE SUNDAY MORNING... THEN DECREASE AROUND NOON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FOOTHILLS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER ROADWAYS ACCESSING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS... AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. 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. && $$ NVZ019-152300- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0006.140216T0800Z-140216T2000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 252 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND LATE SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING AROUND NOON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...LEE CANYON...COLD CREEK...RED ROCK CANYON...HIGHWAYS 156...157...158 AND 159. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
768 WWUS75 KVEF 152226 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 226 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 CAZ519-520-160230- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.140216T0200Z-140216T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 226 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET... WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE TOWARD NOON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FOOTHILLS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER ROADWAYS ACCESSING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. && $$ NVZ019-160230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0006.140216T0800Z-140216T2000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 226 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE TOWARD NOON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...LEE CANYON...COLD CREEK...RED ROCK CANYON...HIGHWAYS 156...157...158 AND 159. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
507 WWUS75 KVEF 160004 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 404 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 CAZ519-520-160830- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0004.140216T0004Z-140216T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 404 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET... WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS BEGAN IN THE FOOTHILLS NORTHWEST OF BISHOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SPREAD SOUTH DOWN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING. THE WINDOW FOR PEAK SPEEDS SHOULD FALL BETWEEN MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE TOWARD NOON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FOOTHILLS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER ROADWAYS ACCESSING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. && $$ NVZ019-160830- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0006.140216T0800Z-140216T2000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 404 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE TOWARD NOON SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...LEE CANYON...COLD CREEK...RED ROCK CANYON...HIGHWAYS 156...157...158 AND 159. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ JA
305 WWUS75 KVEF 160750 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1150 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 CAZ519-520-161500- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1150 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET... WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE LATE IN THE MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FOOTHILLS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER ROADWAYS ACCESSING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. && $$ NVZ019-161500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0006.140216T0800Z-140216T2000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1150 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SUNAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE TOWARD NOON. * LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...LEE CANYON...COLD CREEK...RED ROCK CANYON...HIGHWAYS 156...157...158 AND 159. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
942 WWUS75 KVEF 161437 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 637 AM PST SUN FEB 16 2014 CAZ519-520-162000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 637 AM PST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ABOVE 5000 FEET... WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID-MORNING...THEN DECREASE LATE IN THE MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FOOTHILLS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...HIGHWAY 395 AND OTHER ROADWAYS ACCESSING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. && $$ NVZ019-162000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140216T2000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 637 AM PST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN DECREASE TOWARD NOON. * LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...LEE CANYON...COLD CREEK...RED ROCK CANYON...HIGHWAYS 156...157...158 AND 159. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE STRONG WIND MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
252 WWUS75 KVEF 161647 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 847 AM PST SUN FEB 16 2014 CAZ519-520-161800- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- 847 AM PST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING THIS MORNING AND HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NVZ019-161800- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140216T2000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 847 AM PST SUN FEB 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH IN RED ROCK CANYON THIS MORNING AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. WEST WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST MOST OF THE DAY AROUND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. $$
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.