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Wind Advisory 35, NWS Las Vegas, NV

November 15, 2014Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 15, 2014, 3:15 AM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 16, 2014, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2014, 3:15 AM MST (10:15 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2014, 2:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 16, 2014, 8:00 PM MST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:16 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 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 00:00Z on 2014-11-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 38 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2014-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
38 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

344 
WWUS75 KVEF 151015
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
215 AM PST SAT NOV 15 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COLORADO
RIVER SUNDAY..

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-152300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.141116T0900Z-141117T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
215 AM PST SAT NOV 15 2014 /315 AM MST SAT NOV 15 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST
/8 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM
MST/ SUNDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MUCH OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND LAKE MEAD
  RECREATION AREA. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LAUGHLIN-
  BULLHEAD CITY AREAS SOUTHWARD TO LAKE HAVASU. 

* IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
  VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF
  LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY
  TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE
  OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.


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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
588 
WWUS75 KVEF 152221
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
221 PM PST SAT NOV 15 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COLORADO
RIVER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

...FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF THE MOJAVE
DESERT MONDAY MORNING...

.GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT
BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL
SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON
POSSIBLE FOR THE LOWER ELEVATION OF CLARK COUNTY...SOUTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY AND THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

CAZ524-NVZ022-161130-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.141116T0900Z-141117T0300Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
221 PM PST SAT NOV 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY.

A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: SEARCHLIGHT...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 40
  AND HIGHWAY 95. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
  USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 30 TO 35 DEGREES.

* FREEZE WATCH TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

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 FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

CAZ526-161130-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.141116T0900Z-141117T0300Z/
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING...VIDAL JUNCTION
221 PM PST SAT NOV 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE CADIZ BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM
PST SUNDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION AND HIGHWAY 95.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
  USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-161130-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.141116T0900Z-141117T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
221 PM PST SAT NOV 15 2014 /321 PM MST SAT NOV 15 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* WIND ADVISORY TIMING: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...LAUGHLIN AND
  BULLHEAD CITY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LAUGHLIN-
  BULLHEAD CITY AREA.

* IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME
  CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL 
  MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY 
  RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. 
  FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE 
  TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 31 TO 36.

* FREEZE WATCH TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

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 FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

AZZ002-CAZ527-161130-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.141116T0900Z-141117T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
NEEDLES
221 PM PST SAT NOV 15 2014 /321 PM MST SAT NOV 15 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND LAKE
HAVASU.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: NEEDLES AND LAKE HAVASU CITY.

* IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME
  CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL 
  MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY 
  RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. 
  FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE 
  TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ003-CAZ523-525-NVZ016-020-161130-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
221 PM PST SAT NOV 15 2014 /321 PM MST SAT NOV 15 2014/

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...SOUTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY...WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN.

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 25 TO 30 DEGREES SOUTHERN MOHAVE
  COUNTY...30 TO 35 DEGREES ELSEWHERE.

* GREATEST IMPACT AREAS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE
CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
409 
WWUS75 KVEF 161025
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
225 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COLORADO
RIVER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

...FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF THE MOJAVE
DESERT MONDAY MORNING...

.GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT
BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. COLD AIR WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT WITH THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE FOR
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CLARK COUNTY...SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND
THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

AZZ036-CAZ524-NVZ021-022-161830-
/O.UPG.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-141117T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
225 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /325 AM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO
8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT
TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 


A FREEZE WARNING AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...

* WIND ADVISORY TIMING: THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...HOOVER DAM...
  LAUGHLIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD
  USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

* FREEZE WARNING TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 30 TO 35 DEGREES.

* LOCATIONS: SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER...MOUNTAIN
  PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...PRIMM.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ003-CAZ523-525-NVZ016-020-161830-
/O.UPG.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
225 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /325 AM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO
8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT
TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 


* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 25 TO 30 ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY ABOVE 3000
  FEET. ELSEWHERE LOW TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 35 ARE EXPECTED.
  TEMPERATURES IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL BE BETWEEN 35 AND 40 BUT
  COOLER ON THE EDGES OF THE METRO.

* GREATEST IMPACT AREAS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN
  SPRINGS...BARSTOW...MESQUITE...SUMMERLIN...BLUE
  DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE.

* LESSER IMPACT AREAS: FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY LOW TEMPERATURES IN
  THE URBAN AREA WILL ONLY FALL TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 BUT THE EDGES
  OF TOWN MAY DIP BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$

AZZ002-CAZ526-527-161830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-141117T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES
225 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /325 AM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT 
  HILLS...TOPOCK 

* IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL 
  MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY 
  RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. 
  FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE 
  TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$
130 
WWUS75 KVEF 161807
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1007 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COLORADO
RIVER TODAY...

...FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF THE MOJAVE
DESERT MONDAY MORNING...

.GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT. 
COLD AIR WILL THEN SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH THE FIRST
FREEZE OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CLARK
COUNTY...SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

AZZ036-CAZ524-NVZ021-022-170315-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-141117T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1007 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /1107 AM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/
TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/
TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

A FREEZE WARNING AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA...

* WIND ADVISORY TIMING: THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...HOOVER DAM... 
  LAUGHLIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
  SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR 
  CROSS WINDS.

* FREEZE WARNING TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 30 TO 35 DEGREES.

* LOCATIONS: SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER...MOUNTAIN 
  PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...PRIMM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ003-CAZ523-525-NVZ016-020-170315-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
1007 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /1107 AM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/
TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/
TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY. 

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 25 TO 30 ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY ABOVE 3000 
  FEET. ELSEWHERE LOW TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 35 ARE EXPECTED. 
  TEMPERATURES IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL BE BETWEEN 35 AND 40 
  BUT COOLER ON THE EDGES OF THE METRO. 

* GREATEST IMPACT AREAS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS...BARSTOW...MESQUITE...SUMMERLIN...BLUE DIAMOND... 
  MOUNTAINS EDGE.

* LESSER IMPACT AREAS: FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY LOW 
  TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREA WILL ONLY FALL TO BETWEEN 35 
  AND 40 BUT THE EDGES OF TOWN MAY DIP BELOW FREEZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$

AZZ002-CAZ526-527-170300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-141117T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES
1007 AM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /1107 AM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT 
  HILLS...TOPOCK

* IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME 
  CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL 
  MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY 
  RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. 
  FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE 
  TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$
066 
WWUS75 KVEF 170248
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
648 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...

...FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON EXPECTED FOR PARTS OF THE MOJAVE
DESERT MONDAY MORNING...

.GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. COLD
AIR WILL THEN SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH THE FIRST FREEZE
OF THE SEASON POSSIBLE FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CLARK
COUNTY...SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

AZZ036-CAZ524-NVZ021-022-171100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-141117T0300Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
648 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /748 PM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/
TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

...THE WIND ADIVSORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...
...A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

* FREEZE WARNING TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 30 TO 35 DEGREES.

* LOCATIONS: SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER...MOUNTAIN 
  PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...PRIMM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$

AZZ002-CAZ526-527-170400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-141117T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES
648 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /748 PM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

WHILE BREEZY CONDITIONS PERSIST ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY...STRONGER WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH HAVE DIMINISHED AND
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

AZZ003-CAZ523-525-NVZ016-020-171100-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.141117T0800Z-141117T1600Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
648 PM PST SUN NOV 16 2014 /748 PM MST SUN NOV 16 2014/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/
TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ MONDAY...

* EXPECTED TEMPERATURES: 25 TO 30 ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY ABOVE 3000 
  FEET. ELSEWHERE LOW TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 35 ARE EXPECTED. 
  TEMPERATURES IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL BE BETWEEN 35 AND 40 
  BUT COOLER ON THE EDGES OF THE METRO. 

* GREATEST IMPACT AREAS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS...BARSTOW...MESQUITE...SUMMERLIN...BLUE DIAMOND... 
  MOUNTAINS EDGE.

* LESSER IMPACT AREAS: FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY LOW 
  TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREA WILL ONLY FALL TO BETWEEN 35 
  AND 40 BUT THE EDGES OF TOWN MAY DIP BELOW FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

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