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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 24, 2015San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 24, 2015, 5:08 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 30 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2015, 5:08 PM PDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired
Apr 25, 2015, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County San Bernardino County, CA

The radar

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 25, 9:10 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA
Apr 25, 9:10 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA
Apr 25, 12:24 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA
Apr 25, 12:24 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA
Apr 25, 2:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 4212 Ese Apple Valley, CAMESONET STATION LUCERNE VALLEY /D4819/
Apr 25, 2:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA
Apr 25, 3:26 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 458 Nw Adelanto, CAMESONET STATION EL MIRAGE /EMRC1/
Apr 25, 4:26 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 508 Nw Adelanto, CAMESONET STATION EL MIRAGE /EMRC1/
Apr 25, 4:35 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 471 Nw George Afb, CAAWOS STATION VICTORVILLE AIRPORT /VCV/
Apr 25, 4:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 67Bicycle Lake Airfield, CABICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD ALSO MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WERE ALSO MEASURED FROM 155 PM THROUGH 455 PM WITH THE HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND 46 MPH AT 455 PM.
Apr 25, 8:25 PM PDTHEAVY RAIN 0.731 W Mentone, CA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 2015-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 2015-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2674 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 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.

643 
WWUS75 KVEF 250008
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
508 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2015

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. STRONG WINDS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES ON SATURDAY.
THESE WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES MOVING
ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

CAZ523-251000-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.150425T0008Z-150426T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
508 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH HAD
BEEN IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS
  EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A LULL TONIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 70 MPH
  SATURDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONG THIS EVENING...LULL A BIT
  OVERNIGHT...INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BICYCLE LAKE...INTERSTATE 15
  AND INTERSTATE 40.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND
  STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. STRONG
  WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND TEMPORARY
  STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-251000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.150425T1800Z-150426T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
508 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO
11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: BEGINNING LATE MORNING SATURDAY WITH STRONG WINDS 
  CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...YUCCA VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND
  STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. STRONG
  WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND TEMPORARY
  STRUCTURES.

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
4 follow-up statements
580 
WWUS75 KVEF 250920
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
220 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES ON
SATURDAY. THESE WINDS ARE IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES
MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

CAZ523-251900-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
220 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS: A SLIGHT LULL IN THE WINDS IS ONGOING THIS MORNING WITH
  WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT GENERALLY BETWEEN 20 AND 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 70 MPH BY MID MORNING SATURDAY AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BEFORE EASING.

* TIMING: A SLIGHT LULL IN THE WINDS THIS MORNING...INCREASING AGAIN
  MID SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND DECREASING LATE
  SATURDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BICYCLE LAKE...INTERSTATE 15 
  AND INTERSTATE 40. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-251900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.150425T1800Z-150426T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
220 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: BEGINNING LATE MORNING SATURDAY WITH STRONG WINDS 
  CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...YUCCA VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. 
  STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$
340 
WWUS75 KVEF 251845
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1145 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING 
ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. THESE WINDS ARE IN
RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST
STATES.

CAZ523-260300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1145 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 70
  MPH THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BEFORE EASING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BICYCLE LAKE...INTERSTATE 15 AND
  INTERSTATE 40...HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-260300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1145 AM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK
COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: INCREASING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...YUCCA VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. 
  STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$
990 
WWUS75 KVEF 252201
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
301 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY ARIZONA. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY SUNDAY.

CAZ523-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
301 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 
  70 MPH THROUGH THE LATE EVENING BEFORE EASING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE LATE 
  THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BICYCLE LAKE...INTERSTATE 15 
  AND INTERSTATE 40...HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-260630-
/O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.150426T1600Z-150427T0200Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS...
TOPOCK...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN
301 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
PDT /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
PDT /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND
LAKE HAVASU.

* TIMING...WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BE
  STRONGEST SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAIN NORTH WIND AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...BOATERS IN THE 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 LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

NVZ014-260630-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.150425T2300Z-150427T0200Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
301 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST-NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: PEAKING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE SUBSIDING
  OVERNIGHT ONLY TO INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...DYER. HIGHWAYS 95 AND 6.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING AND STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE
  DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
301 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK
COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING...DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...YUCCA VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND 
  STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. 
  STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$
046 
WWUS75 KVEF 260557
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1057 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY ARIZONA. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND DOWN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY.

CAZ523-260700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1057 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT HAVE SUBSIDED CONSIDERABLY
THIS EVENING AND WHILE GUSTY CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...WIND GUSTS LOOK TO REMAIN BELOW 40 MPH. 

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-260700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1057 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DIED DOWN CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA. SOME GUSTY CONDITIONS REMAIN ACROSS THE MORONGO BASIN BUT WILL
CONTINUE TO EASE OVERNIGHT. 

$$

NVZ014-261400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150427T0200Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1057 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* WINDS: NORTHWEST-NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: PEAKING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE 
  SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT ONLY TO INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...DYER. HIGHWAYS 95 AND 6.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING AND STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE 
  DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-261400-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.150426T1600Z-150427T0200Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS...
TOPOCK...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN
1057 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/
TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING...BUT WILL 
  BE STRONGEST SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAIN NORTH WIND AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...BOATERS IN THE 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 LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 3:01 PM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino28 hr
Apr 25, 4:18 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFInyo3 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in California, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.