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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Aug 29, 2014, 1:55 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 30, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2014, 1:55 PM PDT (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 30, 2014, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 30, 2014, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196 WWUS75 KVEF 292055 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 155 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2014 .AN EARLY SEASON TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL ACT TO INCREASE WINDS AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AND INDUCE A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ520-301030- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.140830T2100Z-140831T0500Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 155 PM PDT FRI AUG 29 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON NORTH OF INDEPENDENCE AND INCREASE SOUTH OF INDEPENDENCE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE ENTIRE OWENS VALLEY IS IN THE WIND ADVISORY...BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH HIGHWAY 395 AT TIMES... PARTICULARLY NEAR INDEPENDENCE AND LOCATIONS SOUTH OF OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND AS WELL. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
001 WWUS75 KVEF 301005 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 305 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2014 .AN EARLY SEASON TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ON THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ACT TO INCREASE WINDS AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AND INDUCE A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ520-302215- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.140830T2100Z-140831T0500Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 305 AM PDT SAT AUG 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON NORTH OF INDEPENDENCE AND INCREASE SOUTH OF INDEPENDENCE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE ENTIRE OWENS VALLEY IS IN THE WIND ADVISORY... BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH HIGHWAY 395 AT TIMES... PARTICULARLY NEAR INDEPENDENCE AND LOCATIONS SOUTH OF OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
434 WWUS75 KVEF 302141 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 241 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2014 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO NORTHERN NEVADA WILL GENERATE LOCALLY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ520-310500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-140831T0500Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 241 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE ENTIRE OWENS VALLEY IS IN THE WIND ADVISORY... BUT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH HIGHWAY 395 AT TIMES... PARTICULARLY NEAR INDEPENDENCE AND LOCATIONS SOUTH OF OLANCHA. * IMPACTS: THE PRIMARY IMPACTS WILL BE STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND AS WELL. 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. && $$
867 WWUS75 KVEF 310448 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 948 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2014 CAZ520-310600- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-140831T0500Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 948 PM PDT SAT AUG 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE FROM OLANCHA SOUTH TO THE COUNTY LINE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT. $$
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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.