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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jun 12, 2014, 2:30 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jun 13, 2014, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 12, 2014, 2:30 PM PDT (21:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 13, 2014, 10:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 14, 2014, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 3929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
011 WWUS75 KVEF 122130 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 230 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... CAZ523-131200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T2200Z-140614T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 230 PM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... 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 FROM 3 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
646 WWUS75 KVEF 130934 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 234 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 CAZ524>526-131800- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 234 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING THEN PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 62 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ016>020-022-131800- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...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...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 234 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...BOULDER CITY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS. IN DESERT LOCATIONS REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-131800- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 234 AM MST FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-131800- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 234 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 395 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS GUST ARE HIGH. 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 COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-131800- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 234 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
194 WWUS75 KVEF 131156 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 456 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 AZZ036-NVZ021-131800- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.140613T2100Z-140614T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 456 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 /456 AM MST FRI JUN 13 2014/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT/MST THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT/MST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. EXPECT CHOPPY WATERS AND LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. IF ON THE WATER...ALWAYS WEAR A LIFE VEST. BE SURE TO HAVE PROPER FUNCTIONING COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. && $$ CAZ523>526-131800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 456 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING THEN PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 62 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ016>020-022-131800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...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...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 456 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... BOULDER CITY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS. IN DESERT LOCATIONS REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-131800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 456 AM MST FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRINGNATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-131800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 456 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 395 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS GUST ARE HIGH. 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 COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
589 WWUS75 KVEF 131645 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 945 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 CAZ523>526-140100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 945 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING THEN PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 62 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ016>020-022-140100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...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...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 945 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... BOULDER CITY...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS. IN DESERT LOCATIONS REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-140100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 945 AM MST FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRINGNATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-140100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.140613T1700Z-140614T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 945 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH BY EARLY THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 395 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS GUST ARE HIGH. 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 COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-140100- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.140613T2100Z-140614T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 945 AM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 /945 AM MST FRI JUN 13 2014/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. EXPECT CHOPPY WATERS AND LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. IF ON THE WATER... ALWAYS WEAR A LIFE VEST. BE SURE TO HAVE PROPER FUNCTIONING COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. && $$
027 WWUS75 KVEF 140059 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 559 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 CAZ523>526-140700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140614T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 559 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AWAY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...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. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395 AS WELL AS INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST. 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 WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ016>020-022-140700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 559 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR ALL OF CLARK COUNTY EXCEPT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS. IN DESERT LOCATIONS REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-140700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 559 PM MST FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR MOHAVE COUNTY AWAY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. * LOCATIONS: 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. 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. && $$ CAZ520-140700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140614T0700Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 559 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 395 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS GUST ARE HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-140600- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 559 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 /559 PM MST FRI JUN 13 2014/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN. * LOCATIONS: HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS. EXPECT CHOPPY WATERS AND LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. IF ON THE WATER... ALWAYS WEAR A LIFE VEST. BE SURE TO HAVE PROPER FUNCTIONING COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. && $$ STACHELSKI
538 WWUS75 KVEF 140406 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 906 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 AZZ001-003-CAZ520-524>526-NVZ016>020-022-140515- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140614T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-OWENS VALLEY- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 906 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 /906 PM MST FRI JUN 13 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH CONTINUE MAINLY ON EXPOSED HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WIND GUSTS HAVE DROPPED BELOW THE 40 MPH CRITERIA IN MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE OWENS VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-140515- /O.CAN.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140614T0600Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- 906 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 /906 PM MST FRI JUN 13 2014/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS IN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA HAVE DROPPED BELOW LAKE WIND CRITERIA AT THIS TIME. THEREFORE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ523-140700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140614T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 906 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST IN THE EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395 AS WELL AS INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WHEN WINDS ARE STRONGEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STACHELSKI
787 WWUS75 KVEF 140649 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1149 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 CAZ523-140800- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140614T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1149 PM PDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WIND GUSTS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ STACHELSKI
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jun 12, 9:30 AM PDT, 5 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 9:30 AM PDT, 5 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
930 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014
.SYNOPSIS...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING NORTH OF THE AREA WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE WIND SPEEDS AND ASSOCIATED GUSTS TODAY. WINDS WILL FURTHER
INCREASE AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
COMBINED WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS THIS WILL CREATE A HIGH FIRE DANGER
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.UPDATE...VISIBLE SATELLITE THIS MORNING SHOWED A PATCH OF CUMULUS
CLOUDS OVER EAST CENTRAL NEVADA. BOTH NAM AND RAP FORECASTS INDICATE
A WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVING ACROSS THIS AREA TODAY. INCREASED CLOUD
COVER SLIGHTLY FOR THIS MORNING AND THEN DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON
AS MAIN TROUGH MOVES CLOSER AND SCOURS OUT ANY REMAINING MOISTURE
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.
&&
PREV DISCUSSION...
ISSUED AT 302 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014
.SHORT TERM [TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT]...
THE PRIMARY ISSUE FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD ARE THE WIND SPEEDS ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PREVIOUS FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AND ON TRACK. NEW
COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE REMAIN RIGHT IN LINE LEADING TO HIGHER
CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST. WIND ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED ON
FRIDAY AS FORECAST WINDS APPROACH CRITERIA IN SOME LOCATIONS. WILL KEEP
AN EYE ON THAT FOR SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS. OTHER THAN THE WIND...THE
REST OF THE FORECAST LOOKS GOOD. THE WEEKEND PROMISES TO BE VERY
NICE. ONE SIDE BENEFIT OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH IS
THAT OUR TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN FOR A DAY OR TWO.
.LONG TERM [SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY]...
A TROUGH FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE
IT WILL BE DEEP ENOUGH TO LOWER TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES. THE EC
MOS HAS COME IN LINE WITH THE GFS MOS IN TEMPS ABOUT 5-7 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. WENT AHEAD AND LOWERED HIGH TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES
BASED ON THIS NEW AGREEMENT BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS THE GUIDANCE
WOULD SUGGEST CONSIDERING THE RATHER LARGE SPREAD 10 DEGREE SPREAD
IN THE EC ENSEMBLE MOS PRODUCT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND BACK TO
NEAR NORMAL SUNDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES WELL EAST OF THE AREA. WINDS
SHOULD BE ON LIGHTER SIDE SATURDAY WITH SOUTHERLY BREEZES BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
MODEL FORECASTS INTRODUCE UNCERTAINTY FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE ECMWF
AND GEM FORECAST A LOW DROPPING OUT OF SOUTHWEST CANADA INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST STATES AND THEN INTO THE GREAT BASIN. THE GFS,
SIMILAR TO 24 HRS, UNDERPLAYS THIS FEATURE AND ESSENTIALLY TAKES IT
EAST ALONG THE CANADIAN/U.S. BORDER. THE GFS ALSO HAS A WEAK EASTERN
PACIFIC LOW APPROACHING THE WEST COAST THAT THE EC/GEM DO NOT SHOW.
THE LATEST EC ENSEMBLE MOS HAS A TEMPERATURE SPREAD OF 19 DEGREES IN
LAS VEGAS FOR TUESDAY INDICATING EITHER A POTENT TROUGH OR A STRONG
RIDGE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, CONFIDENCE IN THE OVERALL FORECAST FOR NEXT
WEEK IS LOW AT THIS POINT AND NON-EXISTENT REGARDING ANY DETAILS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE THIS FORECAST CYCLE. HOWEVER...WE
STRUGGLED WITH IDEA OF EXPANDING THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAU (AZZ102) FOR TODAY. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS
THIS AREA ARE GOING TO FLIRT WITH RED FLAG CRITERIA FOR ABOUT A 4-5
HOUR PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THAT CRITERIA LEVEL WIND SPEEDS
WILL BE SPORADIC AND MORE ISOLATED WE DECIDED TO HOLD OFF AND MAKE
A MENTION OF THIS IN THE FIRE WEATHER FORECAST.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...TRICKY FORECAST TODAY. THE MAIN QUESTION
WILL CENTER AROUND WHETHER SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL MAKE A BRIEF
APPEARANCE LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE
INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WIND KICK IN TO OVERPOWER THEM. CONFIDENCE IS
LOW IN THE FORECAST TODAY. BUT WILL INCLUDE A MENTION OF SOUTHEAST
WINDS THAT FAVOR CONFIGURATION 4 IN THE TAF FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
OTHERWISE NO OTHER WEATHER ISSUES EXPECTED.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY AND STRENGTHEN MORE ON FRIDAY. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS WITH
SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS AT SOME TERMINALS ACROSS THE AREA. CONDITIONS
IMPROVE FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR NVZ460>464.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR NVZ460>466.
AZ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR AZZ101-102.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR CAZ226.
&&
UPDATE...STUMPF
PREV DISCUSSION...LERICOS/SALMEN
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 320 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-131030- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- 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-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 320 AM PDT THU JUN 12 2014 /320 AM MST THU JUN 12 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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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.