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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 9, 2014, 2:52 PM PST for Inyo County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Dec 11, 2014, 11:00 AM PST. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2014, 2:52 PM PST (22:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2014, 11:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2014, 7:00 AM PST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 1737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
282 WWUS75 KVEF 092252 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 252 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...POWERFUL WINDS POSSIBLE THURSDAY... .A STRONG BELT OF WINDS WILL PASS ACROSS INYO COUNTY STARTING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE CREST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES STARTING LATE THURSDAY MORNING. CAZ519-521-100700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0009.141211T1200Z-141212T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.141211T1200Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 252 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD BE EXPERIENCED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. SOME TREES OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-100700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.141211T1900Z-141212T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 252 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ASG
9 follow-up statements
609 WWUS75 KVEF 100641 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1041 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 .A STRONG BELT OF WINDS WILL PASS ACROSS INYO COUNTY STARTING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE CREST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY... DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES STARTING LATE THURSDAY MORNING. CAZ519-521-101230- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.141211T1200Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1041 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD BE EXPERIENCED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. SOME TREES OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-101230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.141211T1900Z-141212T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 1041 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
011 WWUS75 KVEF 101150 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 350 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 .A STRONG BELT OF WINDS WILL PASS ACROSS INYO COUNTY STARTING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE CREST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY... DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES STARTING LATE THURSDAY MORNING. CAZ519-521-110000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.141211T1200Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 350 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD BE EXPERIENCED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. SOME TREES OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-110000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.141211T1900Z-141212T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 350 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
128 WWUS75 KVEF 102310 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 310 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 .A STRONG BELT OF WINDS WILL PASS ACROSS INYO COUNTY STARTING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE CREST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY... DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES STARTING LATE THURSDAY MORNING. CAZ519-521-111200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.141211T1200Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 310 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD BE EXPERIENCED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. SOME TREES OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-111200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.141211T1900Z-141212T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 310 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ ASG
908 WWUS75 KVEF 111107 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 307 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 .STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY TODAY THROUGH VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE CREST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY... DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES STARTING LATE THIS MORNING. CAZ519-521-112000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.141211T1200Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 307 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD BE EXPERIENCED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. SOME TREES OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-112000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.141211T1900Z-141212T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 307 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
249 WWUS75 KVEF 111957 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1157 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 .STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY TODAY THROUGH VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE CREST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY... DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES STARTING LATE THIS MORNING. CAZ519-521-120600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1157 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD BE EXPERIENCED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. SOME TREES OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-120600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 1157 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
059 WWUS75 KVEF 112231 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 231 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 .STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY TODAY THROUGH VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE CREST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY... DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES STARTING LATE THIS MORNING. CAZ519-521-120630- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 231 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD BE EXPERIENCED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE VERY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. SOME TREES OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ015-120630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.141212T1500Z-141213T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 231 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 /331 PM MST THU DEC 11 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * LOCATIONS: MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA * IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-120630- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 231 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING TOWARD SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
333 WWUS75 KVEF 120609 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1009 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 .STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM ARE EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY THROUGH VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BE HIGHEST ACROSS THE CREST AND EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FELT ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY... DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. CAZ519-521-121200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1009 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS WHERE LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS COULD BE EXPERIENCED. * TIMING: ONGOING STRONG WINDS WINDS WILL DECREASE VERY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE WILL BE BLOWN AROUND IF NOT SECURED. SOME TREES OR TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING ABOVE 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-121200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 1009 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF INYO...ESMERALDA AND NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: ONGOING GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ015-121200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.141212T1500Z-141213T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1009 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 /1109 PM MST THU DEC 11 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON * LOCATIONS: MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA * IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WOLCOTT
242 WWUS75 KVEF 121140 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 340 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 .STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST TODAY INTO LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS INYO...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY WILL PERSIST UNTIL ABOUT 7 AM THIS MORNING. CAZ519-521-121245- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-141212T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 340 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-121500- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-141212T1500Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 340 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS MAY BE FELT IN THE NORTH SOUTH CANYONS. * TIMING: ONGOING GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY ABOUT 7 AM. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD RESULT IN LOWERED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ015-121800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.141212T1500Z-141213T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 340 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 /440 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: FROM ABOUT 7 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA * IMPACTS: 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. && $$
079 WWUS75 KVEF 121438 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 638 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 .STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST TODAY INTO LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS ACROSS INYO...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY WILL PERSIST UNTIL ABOUT 7 AM THIS MORNING. CAZ520-522-NVZ014-121545- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-141212T1500Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 638 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL SPEEDS THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DECREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ015-130000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.141212T1500Z-141213T0000Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 638 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 /738 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY THIS MORNING...REMAINING STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY AROUND SUNSET. * LOCATIONS: MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA * IMPACTS: 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. && $$
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 Dec 9, 10:08 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 10:08 AM PST, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1008 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDINESS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON THURSDAY LEADING TO BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SIERRA. AS THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO NEAR 6000 FEET. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. && .UPDATE...A BAND OF ENHANCED CIRRUS CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NEVADA THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE NEXT JET STREAK. BASED ON WEBCAMS IN THE OWENS VALLEY, SUNSHINE WAS NOT BEING SEEN MUCH AND AS A RESULT I ADJUSTED SKY COVER FOR THE REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AS FOR THE UPCOMING STORM, THE LATEST MODELS STILL LOOK IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE TIMING BUT LOOK A TAD FASTER WITH IT. THEY BRING THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIPITATION ON INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND NOW INTO LINCOLN COUNTY, LAS VEGAS AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON AND OUT OF THESE AREAS BY THE EARLY EVENING. SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE POP GRIDS TO BETTER BLEND WITH NEIGHBORS AND FOR THE LATEST MODEL TRENDS. ONE CONCERN IS WITH QPF AS THE MODELS SHOW EVEN MORE MOIST WITH PROGGED PW VALUES SHOWING VALUES NOW BETWEEN 0.60 AND 0.82 INCH FOR LAS VEGAS. WE ALSO LOOKED AT IVT VALUES AND THEY LOOKED ON PAR WITH THE LAST PRECIP EVENT FOR LAS VEGAS SHOWING VALUES AROUND 400. SO, QPF AMOUNTS WERE ALSO BUMPED ON UP. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...LIGHT WINDS FAVORING TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS DURING THIS TIME AOA 20 KFT. A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AIRPORT COMPLEX ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT RAIN AND CIGS BELOW 5K FEET. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...LIGHT WINDS FAVORING TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS DURING THIS TIME AOA 20 KFT. A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND POTENTIAL MECHANICAL TURBULENCE ALOFT FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR CIGS BELOW 5K FEET AND VSBY REDUCED TO MVFR OR LOWER WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO NEAR 6K FEET. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... ISSUED AT 327 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 .SHORT TERM...THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING INTO THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN A WEAK WESTERLY FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ROUGHLY 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...A RATHER DEEP AND SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING WITH IT ANOTHER ROUND OF UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE AREA. MODELS HAVE CONTINUED THEIR RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT...HOWEVER SOME OF THE FINER DETAILS OF TIMING AND IMPACTS ARE STILL UNCLEAR. THE FIRST IMPACTS WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED ACROSS INYO...ESMERALDA... AND NYE COUNTIES WHERE WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS LOOK QUITE POSSIBLE. EVEN STRONGER WINDS LOOK POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WHERE A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...THERE IS MORE QUESTION FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS BUT WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH THIS MORNING. AS WE MOVE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST INTO THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA. BY MID MORNING FRIDAY BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT A NARROW [75-100 MILE WIDE] BAND OF PRECIPITATION BEGIN TO PUSH EAST OF THE SIERRA. THIS BAND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS SHOWN WELL USING A 300K ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS. WITH THE MODELED SPEED OF THE SYSTEM IT APPEARS THAT THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WOULD LIKELY BE 3-6 HOURS IN DURATION EAST OF THE SIERRA. THE BEST ESTIMATE AT TIMING OF THIS BAND FOR LAS VEGAS IS CURRENTLY BETWEEN 1000 AM AND 400 PM FRIDAY. FOR THE SIERRA BETWEEN 0.5-1.5 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION LOOKS LIKELY...WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS SHOULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ABOVE ABOUT 7500 FEET. EAST OF THE SIERRA I HAVE INDICATED BETWEEN 0.10-0.33 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IS MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN...AS IT WILL LIKELY DEPEND ON HOW MUCH SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS IN THE WAKE OF THE INITIAL BAND OF PRECIPITATION. FOR THE MOMENT HAVE INDICATED 3-5 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET AND A TRACE TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 6000-8000 FEET. AGAIN...THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THESE AMOUNTS AND THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BOTH THE SIERRA/WHITES IN INYO COUNTY AND THE SPRINGS/SHEEP IN CLARK COUNTY WILL REMAIN WITH THIS MORNINGS PACKAGE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE TROUGH AXIS PASSES OVER THE REGION AND DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPORARY RIDGING WILL TAKE HOLD OF THE AREA FOR AT LEAST SUNDAY...PERHAPS INTO MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP FROM WELL ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL BY SATURDAY. THIS TRANSLATES TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60'S IN LAS VEGAS THURSDAY DROPPING INTO THE MID 50'S BY SATURDAY. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. && UPDATE/AVIATION...STACHELSKI PREVIOUS...HARRISON/WOLCOTT FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2:32 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | Inyo | 3 days |
| Dec 9, 2:52 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 61 hr |
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