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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 6, 20154 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2015, 2:19 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Apr 7, 2015, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 6, 2015, 2:19 PM PDT (21:19 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2015, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2015, 5:00 AM PDT
In force
14 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 21:17 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, 9.3 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 2015-04-06Temperature 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 2015-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2439 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 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.

903 
WWUS75 KVEF 062119
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
219 PM PDT MON APR 6 2015

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ONSHORE AND INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. A BAND OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE LOW AND PROVIDE MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FROM MID
AFTERNOON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ522>524-NVZ014>020-022-071000-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.150407T2200Z-150408T1200Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...
DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
219 PM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...THE NORTHERN HALF OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.
  SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...
  BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA INCLUDING LAS
  VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...INDIAN
  SPRINGS...PIOCHE... CALIENTE...PAHRUMP...AMARGOSA
  VALLEY...RACHEL... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...AND DYER.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADS AT TIMES ESPECIALLY
  NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
779 
WWUS75 KVEF 070953
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
253 AM PDT TUE APR 7 2015

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ONSHORE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
LATER TODAY. A BAND OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE
LOW AND PROVIDE MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA
WITH WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

CAZ522>524-NVZ014>020-022-072300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.150407T2200Z-150408T1200Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...
DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
253 AM PDT TUE APR 7 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...THE NORTHERN HALF OF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. SLIGHTLY
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY 
  DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... 
  BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA 
  INCLUDING LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...MESQUITE...
  SEARCHLIGHT...INDIAN SPRINGS...PIOCHE... CALIENTE...
  PAHRUMP...AMARGOSA VALLEY... RACHEL... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
  AND DYER.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADS 
  AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$

PULLIN
279 
WWUS75 KVEF 072201
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
301 PM PDT TUE APR 7 2015

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND DECREASE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
INYO AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES LATE THIS EVENING...THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN AND NORTHERN MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT...AND THE SOUTHERN MOJAVE
DESERT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ522>524-NVZ014>020-022-080500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150408T1200Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...
DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
301 PM PDT TUE APR 7 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL
PARK...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...AND MUCH OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 
  MPH. SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT 
  ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...
  HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS 
  EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
  PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON...
  MOAPA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
  BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY
  FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY
  LAKE BEDS.

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
845 
WWUS75 KVEF 080555
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1055 PM PDT TUE APR 7 2015

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND DECREASE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
INYO AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES LATE THIS EVENING...THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN AND NORTHERN MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT...AND THE SOUTHERN MOJAVE
DESERT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ522>524-NVZ014>020-022-081200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150408T1200Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...
DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
1055 PM PDT TUE APR 7 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 
  MPH. SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS 
  WILLGRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT 
  ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...
  HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS 
  EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
  PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON...
  MOAPA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
  BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. 

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.

&&

$$
668 
WWUS75 KVEF 080904
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
204 AM PDT WED APR 8 2015

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND DECREASE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH
INYO AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES LATE THIS EVENING...THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN AND NORTHERN MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT...AND THE SOUTHERN MOJAVE
DESERT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

CAZ522-NVZ014>018-081015-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150408T1200Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
204 AM PDT WED APR 8 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR EMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AS WELL
AS NORTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.  

$$

CAZ523-524-NVZ019-020-022-081200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150408T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
204 AM PDT WED APR 8 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT..SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND LAS VEGAS
METRO AREA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 
  MPH. SLIGHTLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS 
  WILLGRADUALLY DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT 
  ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS... 
  HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS 
  EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... CALIENTE...PIOCHE... 
  PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON... 
  MOAPA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS... 
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
   BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK... DYER

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$
739 
WWUS75 KVEF 081159
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
459 AM PDT WED APR 8 2015

CAZ523-524-NVZ019-020-022-081300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150408T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
459 AM PDT WED APR 8 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE SOMEWHAT THIS MORNING.

$$

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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.