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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Las Vegas, NV

May 9, 2014San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 9, 2014, 8:24 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 9, 2014, 8:24 AM PDT (15:24 UTC)
Expired
May 10, 2014, 5:00 AM PDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County San Bernardino County, CA

The radar

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:22 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 2014-05-09Temperature 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 2014-05-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3151 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
77 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.

101 
WWUS75 KVEF 091524
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
824 AM PDT FRI MAY 9 2014

CAZ523-100000-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.140509T1524Z-140510T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
824 AM PDT FRI MAY 9 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: TODAY THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DECREASE BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.

* 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...

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
207 
WWUS75 KVEF 092213
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
313 PM PDT FRI MAY 9 2014

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY MUCH OF TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA BEHIND A COLD FRONT
SATURDAY EVENING AND WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY.

CAZ523-101200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-140510T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
313 PM PDT FRI MAY 9 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

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

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO DECREASE BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.

* 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...

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>522-NVZ014-015-017-101400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0008.140511T0000Z-140512T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
313 PM PDT FRI MAY 9 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY
CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY
  NIGHT. MAINLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MUCH OF SUNDAY.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY
  SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS
  BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE SOME FOR SUNDAY BUT
  WILL STILL REMAIN PRETTY STRONG.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE
  CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER
  ...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN
  SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ016-018>020-101400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0008.140511T0500Z-140512T0000Z/
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
313 PM PDT FRI MAY 9 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE SATURDAY
  EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS BEHIND
  THE FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE SOME FOR SUNDAY BUT WILL
  STILL REMAIN PRETTY STRONG.

* LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
  ...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER
  CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE
  DIAMOND

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$
114 
WWUS75 KVEF 101033
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
333 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
REDEVELOP ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH
STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 

CAZ523-101845-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140510T2200Z-140512T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-140510T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
333 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WEST WINDS WILL
  INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON OUT OF THE WEST. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
  THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
  DEVELOPING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY.

* 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...

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.

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>522-NVZ014-015-017-101845-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0008.140511T0000Z-140512T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140510T2200Z-140512T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
333 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY 
CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM
PDT SUNDAY. THIS HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. 

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE SATURDAY 
  NIGHT. MAINLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MUCH OF SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY 
  SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR THE FIRST FEW 
  HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE SOME FOR 
  SUNDAY BUT WILL STILL REMAIN PRETTY STRONG.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...
  FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER 
  PEAK...DYER  ...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
  RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA 
  VALLEY 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE 
  TO BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ016-018>020-101845-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0008.140511T0500Z-140512T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140511T0300Z-140512T0000Z/
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
333 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT SATURDAY
  EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS BEHIND
  THE FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE SOME FOR SUNDAY BUT WILL
  STILL REMAIN PRETTY STRONG.

* LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
  HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS
  EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524>526-101845-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140510T2200Z-140512T0000Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION
333 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME 30 TO 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
  THE REGION TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND
  REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND MID DAY WITH
  THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  HOURS. NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST TROUGH SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE
  PALMS...MOUNTAIN PASS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-022-101845-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140511T0300Z-140512T0000Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...
PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
333 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014 /333 AM MST SAT MAY 10 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT
  WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE
  VALLEY...LAKE HAVASU

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE. STRONG
  WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES
  DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY
  WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL
  CRAFT.

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.

&&

$$
848 
WWUS75 KVEF 101153
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
453 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL
REDEVELOP ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH
STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

CAZ523-102200-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-140510T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140510T2200Z-140512T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
453 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH
WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT FROM 3
PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WEST WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT INCREASE
  THIS AFTERNOON OUT OF THE WEST. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO 
  MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH STRONG NORTHERLY 
  WINDS DEVELOPING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY.

* 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...

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>522-524>526-NVZ014-015-017-102200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140510T2200Z-140512T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
453 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME 30 
  TO40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE 
  THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 
  AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND MID DAY 
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING HOURS. NORTH WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED 
  TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST TROUGH SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE
  PALMS...MOUNTAIN PASS...BEATTY...CALIENTE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE 
  TO BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ016-018>022-102200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140511T0300Z-140512T0000Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON...
MOAPA...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
453 AM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014 /453 AM MST SAT MAY 10 2014/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT 
  THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. STRONG 
  NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...RED ROCK CANYON...NEEDLES...
  LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...LAKE HAVASU

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE 
  TO BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON 
  AREA LAKES DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL 
  CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH 
  COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. 

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.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 9, 3:03 PM PDTFire Weather WatchVEFSan Bernardino13 hr
May 9, 3:13 PM PDTHigh Wind WatchVEFInyo12 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in California, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014

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.