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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

February 18, 20144 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2014, 3:02 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Feb 18, 2014, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 18, 2014, 3:02 PM PST (23:02 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 18, 2014, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 19, 2014, 6:29 PM PST
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 83 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 12:00Z on 2014-02-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2014-02-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

802 
WWUS75 KVEF 182302
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
302 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014

.GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN NEVADA BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE MOJAVE DESERT. 

CAZ519-190630-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.140219T0600Z-140219T1800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
302 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10
PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
  TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASING THROUGH THE
  REST OF THE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG AND NEAR RIDGE TOPS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-525-190630-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.140219T1400Z-140220T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
302 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN PEAK BETWEEN
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN
  DECREASE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA
  VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY
  LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST
  OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ014-015-017-190630-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.140219T1800Z-140220T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
302 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN AND
WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAK BETWEEN LATE
  MORNING AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...DYER...RACHEL...CALIENTE...
  PIOCHE...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND PAHRUMP.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE STRONG WINDS MAY
  ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
821 
WWUS75 KVEF 190601
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1001 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014

.GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN THE SIERRA AND
ACROSS THE WESTERN MOHAVE DESERT EARLY WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND
THE FRONT BY LATE MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519-191500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140219T1800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1001 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASING 
  THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG AND NEAR RIDGE TOPS. POSSIBLE
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE EASTERN SIERRA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-525-191500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.140219T1400Z-140220T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1001 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY
FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN PEAK BETWEEN
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN
  DECREASE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...
  YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO 
  BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD 
  RESULT INBRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE 
  AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ014-015-017-191500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.140219T1800Z-140220T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1001 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN AND
WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAK BETWEEN LATE 
  MORNING AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE WEDNESDAY 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...DYER...RACHEL...CALIENTE... 
  PIOCHE...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND
  PAHRUMP.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE 
  STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS.

&&

$$
314 
WWUS75 KVEF 191340
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
540 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014

.GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT
THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA LATE THIS MORNING BEHIND
THE FRONT.

CAZ519-191800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140219T1800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
540 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL
10 AM PST THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE LATER
  IN THE MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS ALONG AND NEAR RIDGE TOPS. POSSIBLE 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE EASTERN 
  SIERRA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-525-191830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.140219T1400Z-140220T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
540 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO 
  BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD 
  RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE 
  AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ014-015-017-191830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.140219T1800Z-140220T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
540 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA...LINCOLN...MUCH OF
NYE...AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA 
  VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...
  RACHEL...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE 
  STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS.

&&

$$

MORGAN
615 
WWUS75 KVEF 191744
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
944 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014

.GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA LATE THIS MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT.

CAZ519-191845-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140219T1800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
944 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AT 10
AM PST THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS IN THE SIERRA HAVE PEAKED AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH
WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ523-525-200000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140220T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
944 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN
  DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
   BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO 
  BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD 
  RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE 
  AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ014-015-017-200000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.140219T1800Z-140220T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
944 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN AND WESTERN CLARK
COUNTIES.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON...THEN
  DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA 
  VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... 
  RACHEL... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE 
  STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS.

&&

$$
394 
WWUS75 KVEF 192346
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
346 PM PST WED FEB 19 2014

.GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

CAZ523-525-200600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140220T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
346 PM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE PEAKED AND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO 
  BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD 
  RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE 
  AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ014-015-017-200600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140220T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
346 PM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN AND CLARK COUNTIES.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE PEAKED AND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA
  VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
  BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. THE 
  STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ROADS.

&&

$$
684 
WWUS75 KVEF 200229
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
629 PM PST WED FEB 19 2014

CAZ523-525-NVZ014-015-017-200330-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140220T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
629 PM PST WED FEB 19 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN IN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
NYE...LINCOLN AND CLARK COUNTIES IN NEVADA.

WINDS DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCAL NORTH
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR
THE REST OF THE EVENING. 

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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.