Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 24, 2015, 2:51 AM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 24, 2015, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 14 hr. 1 report 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
- Dec 24, 2015, 2:51 AM PST (10:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2015, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2015, 2:42 AM PST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:57 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 6:00 PM PST | SNOW 0.1 | 5 S Owens Valley Raws, CA | A COCORAHS OBSERVER MEASURED 0.1 INCH OF SNOW AT AN ELEVATION OF 6002 FEET. |
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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 137 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
- 2516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 85 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
077 WWUS75 KVEF 241051 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 251 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ519-520-242200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.151225T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0008.151224T2100Z-151225T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 251 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE...BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE INTO EARLY CHRISTMAS DAY... THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN BISHOP AND PEARSONVILLE. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. 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. && $$ CAZ523-242200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.151225T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0008.151225T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 251 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE...BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE INTO EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AROUND BARSTOW AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 58 BETWEEN BARSTOW AND KRAMER JUNCTION AND ON HIGHWAY 395. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ521-522-524-NVZ022-242200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.151225T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 251 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...BE STRONGEST AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN BAKER AND PRIMM. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ CAZ525-242200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.151225T0000Z-151225T2100Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 251 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST FRIDAY. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...BE STRONGEST IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 62 FROM MORONGO VALLEY TO TWENTYNINE PALMS AS WELL AS ROADS IN THE LANDERS AREA. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STACHELSKI
2 follow-up statements
750 WWUS75 KVEF 242158 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 158 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 CAZ519-520-251200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 158 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS INTO EARLY CHRISTMAS DAY...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN BISHOP AND PEARSONVILLE. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. 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. && $$ CAZ523-251200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.151225T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 158 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE...BE STRONGEST IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE INTO EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AROUND BARSTOW AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 58 BETWEEN BARSTOW AND KRAMER JUNCTION AND ON HIGHWAY 395. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ524-NVZ022-251200- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0006.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.151225T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 158 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...BE STRONGEST AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...THEN DECREASE. STRONGER NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. WINDS ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN BAKER AND PRIMM. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ CAZ521-522-251200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.151225T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE 158 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...BE STRONGEST AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN BAKER AND PRIMM. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ525-251200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.151225T0000Z-151225T2100Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 158 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...BE STRONGEST IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 62 FROM MORONGO VALLEY TO TWENTYNINE PALMS AS WELL AS ROADS IN THE LANDERS AREA. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ526-527-NVZ021-251200- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0006.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS... TOPOCK...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 158 PM PST THU DEC 24 2015 /258 PM MST THU DEC 24 2015/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WINDS ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST NEAR THE LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY AREA. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH WATER AND POOR BOATING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
217 WWUS75 KVEF 251042 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 CAZ523-251800- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-151225T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GUSTY EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DECREASE AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 NEAR BARSTOW AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 BETWEEN BARSTOW AND KRAMER JUNCTION AND ON HIGHWAY 395. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-251145- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY. HIGH WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE NOT MATERIALIZED FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND THIS THREAT HAS ENDED NOW THAT A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE SHIFTED TO THE NORTH. $$ NVZ022-251800- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HZ.A.0003.151227T0600Z-151227T1700Z/ SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR EARLY THIS MORNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. A HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...REMAIN GUSTY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MOST OF SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS WILL DROP AS COLD AS 17 TO 22 DEGREES SUNDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY IN NORMALLY COLDER SPOTS SUCH AS PRIMM. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 NEAR SEARCHLIGHT. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. ANY PLANTS OR PIPES NOT PROTECTED COULD BE DAMAGED. BRING ANY PETS OR LIVESTOCK INDOORS OR PROVIDE ADEQUATE SHELTER. 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 HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ CAZ524-251800- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 8 AM PST SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...BE STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...REMAIN GUSTY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MOST OF SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN BAKER AND THE CALIFORNIA-NEVADA STATELINE. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ521-522-251145- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-151225T1400Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-251800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 /342 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST /7 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AS WELL AS THE LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST /7 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WINDS ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST NEAR THE LAUGHLIN- BULLHEAD CITY AREA. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH WATER AND POOR BOATING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ526-527-251800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.151226T1400Z-151227T1600Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS... TOPOCK...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 /342 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST /7 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWEST MOHAVE COUNTY AND SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY INCLUDING THE CADIZ BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PST /7 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WINDS ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE NORTH WITH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH WATER AND POOR BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ525-251800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-151225T2100Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS DAY...THEN DECREASE. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 62 FROM MORONGO VALLEY TO TWENTYNINE PALMS AS WELL AS ROADS IN THE LANDERS AREA. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ003-NVZ017-251800- /O.NEW.KVEF.HZ.A.0003.151227T0600Z-151227T1700Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 242 AM PST FRI DEC 25 2015 /342 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015/ ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AWAY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURE...LOWS OF 15 TO 20 IN KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY AND DOLAN SPRINGS. SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED IN HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS. * IMPACTS...ANY COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL BE KILLED. UNPROTECTED PIPES MAY BURST AND RESULT IN FLOODING AND WATER DAMAGE. PETS AND LIVESTOCK THAT ARE NOT GIVEN ADEQUATE SHELTER COULD SUFFER FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ STACHELSKI
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Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2:51 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 31 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:58 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 13 hr |
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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.