Wind Advisory 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

Issued

Jan 11, 2014, 2:45 AM PST (10:45 UTC)

In effect from

Jan 11, 2014, 10:00 AM PST

Expired

Jan 12, 2014, 12:00 AM PST

In force

14 hr

Issued by

NWS Las Vegas, NV

County Inyo County, CA

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

561 
WWUS75 KVEF 111045
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
245 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF INYO COUNTY TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

CAZ519-112300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
245 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH
  POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE IN THE LATE
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO DOWN TREES IN
  FORESTED AREAS AND BLOW AWAY UNSECURED ITEMS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-521-112300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.140111T1800Z-140112T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.140111T1800Z-140112T0800Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
245 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO
COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT
PST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH
  POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF
  55 TO 65 POSSIBLE IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK 
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE 
  IN THE LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG AND WEST OF
  HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS
  LOW AT THIS TIME. CITIES SUCH AS BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE
  PINE...OLANCHA AND AREAS EAST OF 395 COULD ALSO SEE STRONG WINDS
  BUT THE PROBABILITY IS LOWER.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO DOWN TREES IN
  FORESTED AREAS...CAUSE LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST
  AND BLOW AWAY UNSECURED ITEMS.

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.

&&

$$

METZGER

772 
WWUS75 KVEF 111849
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1049 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF INYO COUNTY TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

CAZ519-120800-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1049 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE IN
  THE LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO DOWN TREES 
  IN FORESTED AREAS AND BLOW AWAY UNSECURED ITEMS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-521-120800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0800Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
1049 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE
OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH 
  POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS 
  OF 55 TO 65 POSSIBLE IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING
  THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE IN THE
  LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG AND WEST 
  OF HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN 
  THIS IS LOW AT THIS TIME. CITIES SUCH AS BISHOP...
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND AREAS EAST OF 395 
  COULD ALSO SEE STRONG WINDS BUT THE PROBABILITY IS LOWER.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO DOWN TREES 
  IN FORESTED AREAS...CAUSE LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO 
  BLOWING DUST AND BLOW AWAY UNSECURED ITEMS.

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.

&&

$$

316 
WWUS75 KVEF 120751
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1151 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

CAZ519-120900-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1151 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

WIND SPEEDS IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS HAVE
DROPPED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES
THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

CAZ520-521-120900-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0800Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
1151 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

WINDS SPEEDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS HAVE DROPPED
BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES
THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

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