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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 10, 2014, 2:51 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at May 11, 2014, 3:04 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2014, 2:51 PM PDT (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2014, 3:04 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 2665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
558 WWUS75 KVEF 102151 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 251 PM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014 .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TONIGHT WHILE A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN BEHIND A POTENT COLD FRONT. CAZ520>526-NVZ014-015-017-110600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140510T2200Z-140512T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...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 251 PM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA...SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN...ESMERALDA COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO AND INYO COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: WEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND REMAINING GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST TONIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...LUDLOW...MOUNTAIN PASS...BEATTY... CALIENTE...DESERT ROCK...PAHRUMP...DYER AND GOLDFIELD. * 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ016-018>022-110600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.140511T0300Z-140512T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 251 PM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014 /251 PM MST SAT MAY 10 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR CLARK COUNTY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER BELOW DAVIS DAM. * WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...RED ROCK CANYON... NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...LAKE HAVASU. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND TREES POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ003-110600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.140511T1500Z-140512T0000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 251 PM MST SAT MAY 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...PEAK IN STRENGTH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: DOLAN SPRINGS...GOLDEN VALLEY...KINGMAN...YUCCA AND WIKIEUP. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 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. 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
652 WWUS75 KVEF 110328 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 828 PM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014 .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT BEHIND A POTENT COLD FRONT. CAZ520>526-NVZ014-015-017-111030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140512T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...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 828 PM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 80 MPH. OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. ELSEWHERE...WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHERLY WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST TONIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN DUST STORM CONDITIONS. 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>022-111030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-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 828 PM PDT SAT MAY 10 2014 /828 PM MST SAT MAY 10 2014/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 5 PM SUNDAY. * WINDS: WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AS A COLD FRONT PASSES. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD CLARK COUNTY BEFORE 11 PM AND SPREAD DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY ABOUT 1 AM. WINDS WILL DECREASE A LITTLE BY MORNING...BUT REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...LAKE HAVASU... DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN DUST STORM CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AZZ003-111030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.140511T1500Z-140512T0000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 828 PM MST SAT MAY 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...PEAK IN STRENGTH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
284 WWUS75 KVEF 111004 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 304 AM PDT SUN MAY 11 2014 .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE AFTERNOON. AZZ002-036-CAZ520>527-NVZ014>022-112100- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140512T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.140511T1004Z-140511T2100Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-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...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...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 304 AM PDT SUN MAY 11 2014 /304 AM MST SUN MAY 11 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN START TO DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...LAKE HAVASU... DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. 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. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. 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. && $$ AZZ003-112100- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.140511T1004Z-140511T2100Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 304 AM MST SUN MAY 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS MORNING BEFORE PEAKING LATE MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
845 WWUS75 KVEF 112040 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 140 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2014 AZZ002-003-036-CAZ520>527-NVZ014>022-112145- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-140511T2100Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-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...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...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 140 PM PDT SUN MAY 11 2014 /140 PM MST SUN MAY 11 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RELAX THIS AFTERNOON WIND SPEEDS WILL DO THE SAME. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PDT OR 2 PM MST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 3:33 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 24 hr |
| May 10, 3:56 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 37 hr |
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Sources
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