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Wind Advisory 33, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 23, 2014, 2:29 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Oct 25, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2014, 2:29 PM PDT (21:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 25, 2014, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2014, 2:56 AM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 211 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:34 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 3148 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672 WWUS75 KVEF 232129 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 229 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. CAZ519-520-241100- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.141025T1800Z-141026T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 229 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS:ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...BIHSOP...BIG PINE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONGEST WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. HOWEVER...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS COULD IMPACT HIGHWAY 395 FROM OLANCHA NORTH TO THE MONO COUNTY LINE. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
851 WWUS75 KVEF 241040 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 340 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. CAZ519-520-242300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.141025T1800Z-141026T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 340 AM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS:ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...BIHSOP...BIG PINE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: STRONGEST WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. HOWEVER...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS COULD IMPACT HIGHWAY 395 FROM OLANCHA NORTH TO THE MONO COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
326 WWUS75 KVEF 242148 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 248 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...STRONG WINDS NORTH AND WEST OF LAS VEGAS SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING... CAZ521-522-NVZ014-015-017-251200- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.141025T1800Z-141026T0300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 248 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO...ESMERALDA...LINCOLN...CENTRAL NYE AND FAR WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INYO...ESMERALDA...LINCOLN...CENTRAL NYE AND FAR WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST AND SAND. EARLY SEASON WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGHER THAN USUAL AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TREE DEBRIS IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ NVZ019-251200- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.141025T1800Z-141026T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 248 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS:ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ON THE NORTHEASTERN SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SPRING MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON AS WELL AS KYLE...LEE CANYON...AND DEER CREEK ROADS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. EARLY SEASON WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGHER THAN USUAL AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TREE DEBRIS IN THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-251200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.141025T1800Z-141026T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 248 PM PDT FRI OCT 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS:ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...BIHSOP...BIG PINE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA AND HIGHWAY 395. STRONGEST WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. HOWEVER...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS COULD IMPACT HIGHWAY 395 FROM OLANCHA NORTH TO THE MONO COUNTY LINE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST AND SAND. EARLY SEASON WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGHER THAN USUAL AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TREE DEBRIS IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ WOLCOTT
351 WWUS75 KVEF 251152 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 452 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...STRONG WINDS NORTH AND WEST OF LAS VEGAS TODAY INTO SUNDAY MORNING... CAZ519-520-NVZ019-251900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.141025T1800Z-141026T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK 452 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS:ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ON THE NORTHEASTERN SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SPRING MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON AS WELL AS KYLE...LEE CANYON...AND DEER CREEK ROADS...ASPENDELL...BISHOP...BIG PINE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA AND HIGHWAY 395. STRONGEST WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. HOWEVER...DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS COULD IMPACT HIGHWAY 395 FROM OLANCHA NORTH TO THE MONO COUNTY LINE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. EARLY SEASON WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGHER THAN USUAL AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TREE DEBRIS IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-015-017-251900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.141025T1800Z-141026T0300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 452 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INYO...ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN AND FAR WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: INYO...ESMERALDA...LINCOLN...CENTRAL NYE AND FAR WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST AND SAND. EARLY SEASON WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGHER THAN USUAL AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TREE DEBRIS IN THE AREA. 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. && $$
272 WWUS75 KVEF 251846 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1146 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...STRONG WINDS NORTH AND WEST OF LAS VEGAS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... CAZ519-520-NVZ019-260300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141026T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK 1146 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS:ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ON THE NORTHEASTERN SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE SIERRA BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK OVERNIGHT IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON BEFORE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING BEFORE SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...ASPENDELL... WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. EARLY SEASON WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGHER THAN USUAL AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TREE DEBRIS IN THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ521-522-NVZ014-015-017-260300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 1146 AM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA COUNTY...MUCH OF INYO...NYE...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AS WELL AS WESTERN CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... RACHEL...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST AND SAND. EARLY SEASON WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGHER THAN USUAL AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TREE DEBRIS IN THE AREA. 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. && $$ MORGAN
054 WWUS75 KVEF 260300 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 800 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 CAZ521-522-NVZ014-015-017-260400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141026T0300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 800 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE IN THESE AREAS BUT HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ CAZ519-520-NVZ019-261100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141026T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK 800 PM PDT SAT OCT 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY OF INYO COUNTY AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS:ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. BELOW 5000 FEET AND MAINLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...THE STRONGEST WEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THE SIERRA BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL PEAK OVERNIGHT IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON BEFORE RAPIDLY DIMINISHING BEFORE SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...ASPENDELL... WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. EARLY SEASON WINDS MAY CAUSE HIGHER THAN USUAL AMOUNTS OF DOWNED TREE DEBRIS IN THE AREA. 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. && $$
238 WWUS75 KVEF 260956 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 256 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014 CAZ519-520-NVZ019-261100- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141026T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 256 AM PDT SUN OCT 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY IN INYO COUNTY AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. ALTHOUGH WINDS REMAIN GUSTY IN THESE AREAS...ADVISORY LEVELS WINDS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. $$ JS
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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.