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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2016, 1:58 PM PST for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 13, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2016, 1:58 PM PST (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2016, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 39 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 22:00 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 83 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
836 WWUS75 KVEF 122158 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 CAZ519-131215- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0007.160313T1200Z-160315T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK SUNDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ022-131215- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.160313T1200Z-160315T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK SUNDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ520-521-131215- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.160314T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SUNDAY TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ WOLCOTT
7 follow-up statements
171 WWUS75 KVEF 130951 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 151 AM PST SUN MAR 13 2016 CAZ519-132000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.160313T1200Z-160315T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 151 AM PST SUN MAR 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT THIS MORNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ022-132000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.160313T1200Z-160315T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 151 AM PST SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FR0M 5 AM PDT THIS MORNING UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ520-521-132000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.160314T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 151 AM PST SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON... PEAK TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$
612 WWUS75 KVEF 131903 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1203 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 CAZ519-141300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1203 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING TODAY...PEAK TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ022-141300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1203 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT TODAY AND TONIGHT AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ520-521-141300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.160314T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 1203 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON... PEAK TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$
080 WWUS75 KVEF 140104 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 604 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 CAZ519-141300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 604 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING THIS EVENING... PEAK TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ022-141300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 604 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AS WELL AS MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ520-521-141300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 604 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING... PEAK TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$
530 WWUS75 KVEF 141119 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 419 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 CAZ519-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 419 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ NVZ014-015-150000- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.160314T1500Z-160315T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 419 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...BE AT THEIR STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ022-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 419 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS THE MORNING...THEN DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ520-521-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 419 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ MP
130 WWUS75 KVEF 141539 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 839 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 CAZ519-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 839 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO DANGEROUS CROSSWINDS. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ022-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 839 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ CAZ520-521-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 839 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING... THEN DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ NVZ014-015-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 839 AM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...BE AT THEIR STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$
814 WWUS75 KVEF 142335 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 435 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 CAZ519-150045- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 435 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES HAVE DECREASED. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ022-150045- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 435 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THE BARSTOW AREA THROUGH SUNSET...BUT WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ CAZ520-521-150045- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE 435 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS HAVE DECREASED. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ NVZ014-015-150300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 435 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK THROUGH SUNSET AND THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS BEFORE DEPARTURE. && $$ MORGAN
210 WWUS75 KVEF 150233 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 733 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 NVZ014-015-150345- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160315T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 733 PM PDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... EXCEPT FOR LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH...WINDS ARE UNDER ADVISORY LEVEL AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$
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 Mar 12, 8:28 AM PST, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 8:28 AM PST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 828 AM PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 .SYNOPSIS...COOLER AND MORE TRANQUIL WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING ACROSS ARIZONA. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY BRINGING SLIGHT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION TO THE SIERRA AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS RETURN FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. && .UPDATE...QUIET SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE REGION. CLOUDS WERE DECREASING ACROSS THE EASTERN CWA AND HIGH CLOUDS WERE BEGINNING TO SPILL INTO THE NORTHWEST. MADE SOME TWEAKS TO THE SKY COVER THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK AND NO FURTHER UPDATES ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 415 AM PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE CLOSED UPPER LOW EXITING SOUTHERN NEVADA ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL PRODUCE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS OVER EASTERN CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES BEFORE DAYBREAK. AFTERWARD...A MOSTLY SUNNY SKY AND GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE IN STORE TODAY. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM BRUSHES THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND GREAT BASIN LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING ANOTHER INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. IT APPEARS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THESE AREAS. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM WILL MAINLY OCCUR NORTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA BUT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND PAN HANDLE OF LINCOLN COUNTY MAY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOWFALL...GENERALLY A TRACE TO A COUPLE INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY SINCE THE MAIN COLD POOL STAYS WELL TO THE NORTH. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A GENERALLY DRY MILD PATTERN IS IN STORE FOR THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS A RIDGE ALONG THE WEST COAST AMPLIFIES AND MOVES INLAND. THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DO HAVE SOME DIFFERENCES WITH RESPECT TO A TROUGH THAT IS FORECAST TO DIG OVER UTAH AND THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...OR PERHAPS IT MAY HEAD AS FAR EAST AS THE CENTRAL PLAINS LIKE THE GFS DEPICTS. THE MAIN INFLUENCE THIS WOULD HAVE ON OUR AREA IF IT ENDS UP DIGGING OVER UTAH IS AN INCREASE IN NORTH WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH SUBDUED TEMPERATURES. WE WILL HAVE SOME TIME TO WATCH HOW THINGS EVOLVE AND FOR NOW THE FORECAST IS A BLEND OF THE COOLER AND MORE WINDY ECMWF AND THE WARMER AND LESS WINDY GFS. HIGH TEMPS WILL CLIMB SLIGHTLY TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH READINGS PEAKING IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION THEN TRENDING DOWNWARD SLIGHTLY TOWARD THE WEEKEND. ALSO...NORTH WINDS OF 15-25MPH ARE LIKELY EACH DAY ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS A PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS UP BETWEEN A SURFACE HIGH OVER NORTHEAST NEVADA AND A SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ARIZONA. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY UNDER A CLEARING SKY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. A NORTHERLY WIND COMPONENT THIS MORNING SHOULD BECOME EASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON BUT SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 8 KNOTS. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRUSHES NEVADA. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT WHERE WEST WINDS GUSTING 25-30 KNOTS WILL PERSIST TODAY. A BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRUSH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA SUNDAY AND MONDAY LEADING TO GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. && ADAIR FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1:58 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 50 hr |
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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.