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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Las Vegas, NV

May 4, 2014Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 4, 2014, 2:42 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 5, 2014, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 4, 2014, 2:42 PM MST (21:42 UTC)
In effect from
May 5, 2014, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
May 6, 2014, 8:46 PM MST
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 15 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 2014-05-04Temperature 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 2014-05-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 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
3874 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 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.

275 
WWUS75 KVEF 042142
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
242 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2014

...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL
BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION MONDAY...

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522>524-NVZ015>022-051200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.140505T1800Z-140506T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
242 PM PDT SUN MAY 4 2014 /242 PM MST SUN MAY 4 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT
/9 PM MST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...NORTHERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ MONDAY.

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND DECREASE MONDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF
  SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...THE NORTHERN HALF OF SAN
  BERNARDINO COUNTY...AND PORTIONS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. IN
  ADDITION...CHOPPY WATER ON AREA LAKES CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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
247 
WWUS75 KVEF 051001
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
301 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIVING FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOWARD SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING
DUST TO MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH TUESDAY.

CAZ525-051830-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.140505T1800Z-140507T0400Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
301 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY.

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
  BEFORE SPEEDS INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF 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. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-051830-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.140505T2200Z-140506T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
301 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: FAVORABLE STRONG DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE WEST
  WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT ELEVATIONS BELOW
  5000 FEET. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
  5000 FEET.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY DEVELOP FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...BIG PINE...LONE
  PINE...OLANCHA...PEARSONVILLE...WHITNEY PORTAL...ASPENDELL AND HIGHWAY
  395.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF 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 IF PLANNING TO TRAVEL HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

$$

CAZ523-051830-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.140505T1800Z-140507T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
301 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
  BEFORE SPEEDS INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF 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. 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-CAZ522-524-NVZ015>022-051830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.140505T1800Z-140506T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
301 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 /301 AM MST MON MAY 5 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND
NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA.

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER...
  MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...
  HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS 
  EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP...INDIAN 
  SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... MESQUITE...
  OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...
  ALAMO...RACHEL...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN... FURNACE CREEK...
  SHOSHONE...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY...
  PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...
  KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...
  WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. IN
  ADDITION...CHOPPY WATER ON AREA LAKES CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS. 

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. 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.

&&

$$
464 
WWUS75 KVEF 051807
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1107 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DIVING FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TOWARD
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST TO MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY. STRONG
WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH TUESDAY.

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-NVZ015>022-060400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140506T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1107 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 /1107 AM MST MON MAY 5 2014/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR MUCH
OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON AND DECREASE THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER... 
  MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS... 
  HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS 
  EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP...INDIAN 
  SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... MESQUITE... 
  OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA... HIKO... 
  ALAMO...RACHEL...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN... FURNACE CREEK... 
  SHOSHONE...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY... 
  PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL... 
  KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE... 
  WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 
  IN ADDITION...CHOPPY WATER ON AREA LAKES CAN CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 

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. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-525-060400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1107 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING
  THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED 
  OVERNIGHT BEFORE SPEEDS INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF 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. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-060400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.140505T2200Z-140506T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1107 AM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
THIS EVENING FOR THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY OF INYO COUNTY.

* WINDS: FAVORABLE STRONG DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE WEST 
  WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT ELEVATIONS 
  BELOW 5000 FEET. GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS 
  ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY DEVELOP FROM MID AFTERNOON 
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...BIG PINE...LONE PINE... 
  OLANCHA...PEARSONVILLE...WHITNEY PORTAL...ASPENDELL AND 
  HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF 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 IF
PLANNING TO TRAVEL HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
687 
WWUS75 KVEF 060357
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
857 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140506T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...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
857 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014 /857 PM MST MON MAY 5 2014/

...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
FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA.

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM. 

$$

CAZ519-520-060500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140506T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
857 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY.

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM. 

$$

NVZ019-061000-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140506T1000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
857 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN EXTENDED...AND NOW
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION AND
  WITHIN RED ROCK CANYON INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 
  IN ADDITION...CHOPPY WATER ON AREA LAKES CAN CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS.

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. 

&&

$$

CAZ523-525-061300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
857 PM PDT MON MAY 5 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN.

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

* TIMING: A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
  BEFORE SPEEDS INCREASE AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF 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. 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.

&&

$$
044 
WWUS75 KVEF 060952
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
252 AM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014

NVZ019-061100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140506T1000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
252 AM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...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. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH MAY
STILL OCCUR IN RED ROCK CANYON AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS THROUGH 4 AM BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE
TOWARD SUNRISE.

$$

CAZ523-525-061700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
252 AM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...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 AND MORONGO BASIN.

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

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF 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. 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.

&&

$$
771 
WWUS75 KVEF 061645
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
945 AM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014

CAZ523-525-070400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
945 AM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...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 AND MORONGO BASIN. 

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

* TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF 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. 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.

&&

$$
585 
WWUS75 KVEF 070346
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
846 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014

CAZ523-525-070500-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140507T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
846 PM PDT TUE MAY 6 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO
BASIN THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

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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.