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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 23, 2015, 2:33 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 24, 2015, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 56 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2015, 2:33 PM MST (21:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2015, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2015, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2685 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
251 WWUS75 KVEF 232133 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 233 PM PDT THU APR 23 2015 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY LATE MORNING AND WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE SATURDAY. CAZ523-241200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.150424T1800Z-150426T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 233 PM PDT THU APR 23 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A LULL FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 55 MPH SATURDAY. * TIMING: BEGINNING LATE MORNING FRIDAY WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN. * 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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
653 WWUS75 KVEF 240953 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 253 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2015 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA IN RESPONSE TO A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE SATURDAY. CAZ523-242200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.150424T1800Z-150426T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 253 AM PDT FRI APR 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A LULL FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 60 MPH SATURDAY. * TIMING: BEGINNING LATE MORNING FRIDAY WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BICYCLE LAKE. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.| PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
357 WWUS75 KVEF 242130 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 230 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2015 .STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN 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. AZZ001-003-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-251200- /O.EXB.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 230 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT/MST TO 11 PM PDT/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. && $$ CAZ523-251200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150426T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 230 PM PDT FRI APR 24 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY. THERE MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A LULL FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 55 MPH SATURDAY. SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS MAY SEE WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING LATE MORNING FRIDAY WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BICYCLE LAKE. * IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND STRONG CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE. STRONG WINDS MAY DISPLACE TREE DEBRIS...SMALL OBJECTS AND TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.| PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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
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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-261400- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.150426T1600Z-150427T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS... TOPOCK...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN 1057 PM PDT SAT APR 25 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BE STRONGEST SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAIN NORTH WIND AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...BOATERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
653 WWUS75 KVEF 260856 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 156 AM PDT SUN APR 26 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. NVZ014-261700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150427T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 156 AM PDT SUN APR 26 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-261700- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.150426T1600Z-150427T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS... TOPOCK...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN 156 AM PDT SUN APR 26 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH THIS EVENING...BUT WILL BE STRONGEST SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAIN NORTH WIND AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...BOATERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
110 WWUS75 KVEF 261638 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 938 AM PDT SUN APR 26 2015 .GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NVZ014-270200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150427T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 938 AM PDT SUN APR 26 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES... * WINDS: NORTHWEST-NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: PEAKING LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-270200- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150427T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS... TOPOCK...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN 938 AM PDT SUN APR 26 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU... * TIMING...NORTH WINDS INCREASING AND PEAKING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON...BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAIN NORTH WIND AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...BOATERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ BP
737 WWUS75 KVEF 270147 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 647 PM PDT SUN APR 26 2015 NVZ014-270300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150427T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 647 PM PDT SUN APR 26 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-270300- /O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150427T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS... TOPOCK...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN 647 PM PDT SUN APR 26 2015 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING AND THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. $$ WOLCOTT
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 Apr 23, 9:30 AM MST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 9:30 AM MST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 930 AM PDT THU APR 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL KEEP RELATIVELY COOL WEATHER WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BY EARLY NEXT WEEK LEADING TO DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND. && .UPDATE...UPPER TROUGH/LOW OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL LEAD TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. STILL NOT EXPECTING ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND RAINFALL COULD BE SPOTTY. JUST CANNOT RULE PRECIP OUT TOTALLY IN ANY PARTICULAR AREA. NO UPDATES ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING. -HARRISON- && .PREV DISCUSSION... 240 AM PDT THU APR 23 2015 .SHORT TERM...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TRAVERSE THE AREA. THE FIRST LOW HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS OF ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION AND THURSDAY WILL BE NO EXCEPTION AS THE LOW SPINS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. BY THIS AFTERNOON THE LOW WILL BE CENTERED NEAR NEEDLES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOWS CENTER. SUSPECT THE MOST ACTIVE LOCATIONS FOR CONVECTION TODAY WILL BE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY...NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WHERE THE BEST COMBINATION OF INSTABILITY...MOISTURE...AND DYNAMICS WILL BE IN PLACE. GIVEN THE DEGREE OF INSTABILITY AND UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FROM THE LOW...EVEN THE VALLEYS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE FIRST LOW WILL MOVE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT ONLY TO BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER RIPPLE IN THE FLOW MOVING THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS SECOND DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP THE UNSETTLED AND SHOWERY WEATHER AROUND BUT WILL FAVOR OUR SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ZONES AND MOHAVE COUNTY MORE THAN THE MOJAVE DESERT ZONES. THIS MEANS THE GREATEST CHANCES FOR RAIN ON FRIDAY WILL BE NORTH AND EAST OF LAS VEGAS. THE THIRD AND FINAL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH SATURDAY AS A FAIRLY STRONG CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN OREGON AND ZIPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA BY SUNDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS IS USUALLY A DRY TRAJECTORY THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY LEFT BEHIND FROM PREVIOUS DISTURBANCES FOR THIS FINAL SYSTEM TO WORK WITH. SATURDAY SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WHERE FORECAST MODELS TARGET LINCOLN COUNTY WITH A FAIRLY HEALTHY SWATH OF RAINFALL IN EXCESS A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THIS BAND WILL TRACK SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT WITH SOME SHOWERS POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE LINE. WE WILL ALSO HAVE SOME WIND TO CONTEND WITH AS THIS FINAL LOW DRAGS A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT AND TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SOUTHWARD WITH IT....SO WIND HEADLINES ARE VERY POSSIBLE SATURDAY ACROSS PARTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WITH GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE TOO. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SUNDAY BEHIND THE FINAL UPPER LOW OF THE SERIES...WHICH WILL BE PULLING AWAY ACROSS ARIZONA DURING THE DAY. THE CENTER OF THE CLOSED SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DIVE DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN UTAH INTO ARIZONA SUNDAY MORNING WITH ENOUGH MOISTURE AND COLD POOL INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER PRIMARILY EASTERN LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES BETWEEN 12Z AND 18Z SUNDAY. DEEP NORTHERLY FLOW AND SUBSIDENCE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL KEEP BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS GOING AREAWIDE SUNDAY...AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN FAVORABLE NORTH/SOUTH CHANNELS LIKE PARTS OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NORTH WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS AN EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE ALOFT BEGINS TO NOSE INTO THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND GREAT BASIN MONDAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAD TO TEMPERATURES CLIMBING BACK ABOVE NORMAL WITH READINGS OF 90 TO 100 DEGREES OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY MID WEEK. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...GENERALLY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 8 TO 12 KTS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTER 18Z. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL LEAD TO PERIODS OF ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THE AIRFIELD. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE AIRFIELD MAY IMPACT THOSE AIR TRAFFIC CORRIDORS AT TIMES. LOCALLY STRONG UPDRAFTS AND CONVECTIVE TURBULENCE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH CIGS IN THE 8-10K FT RANGE EXPECTED. IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED AFTER 3Z FRIDAY WITH CLOUDS SCATTERING OUT AND SHOWERS DIMINISHING. .FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. LOCALLY STRONG UPDRAFTS AND CONVECTIVE TURBULENCE POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWER ACTIVITY AS WELL AS GUSTY AND ERRATIC SURFACE WINDS. CLOUD BASES EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 7 TO 10K FT RANGE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS THOUGH A FEW STRAY SHOWERS MAY PERSIST INTO THE NIGHT. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && SHORT TERM/AVIATION...OUTLER LONG TERM...ADAIR FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
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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.