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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 21, 2016Mohave County, Arizona; 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 21, 2016, 1:09 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Apr 22, 2016, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 21, 2016, 1:09 PM MST (20:09 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 22, 2016, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Apr 23, 2016, 3:00 AM MST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, 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), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 2016-04-21Temperature 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 2016-04-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4473 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

981 
WWUS75 KVEF 212009
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
109 PM PDT THU APR 21 2016

AZZ001-CAZ519>523-NVZ014>017-019-221200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160422T1600Z-160423T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...
BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...
BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...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 CANYON
109 PM PDT THU APR 21 2016 /109 PM MST THU APR 21 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT
/9 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
PDT /9 PM MST/ FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE 
  DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
5 follow-up statements
241 
WWUS75 KVEF 220555
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1055 PM PDT THU APR 21 2016

AZZ003-036-NVZ018-020>022-221630-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160422T2200Z-160423T1000Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SHEEP RANGE-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...
OATMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1055 PM PDT THU APR 21 2016 /1055 PM MST THU APR 21 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ FRIDAY TO
3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ FRIDAY TO
3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE
  EVENING AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE 
  DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ016-221630-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160422T1600Z-160423T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
1055 PM PDT THU APR 21 2016 /1055 PM MST THU APR 21 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO
3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE 
  DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ519>523-NVZ014-015-017-019-221630-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160422T1600Z-160423T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...
BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...
BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON
1055 PM PDT THU APR 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE 
  DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$
418 
WWUS75 KVEF 221616
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
916 AM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

CAZ524-222230-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T1000Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS
916 AM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-NVZ019-222230-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON
916 AM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY
  BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ519>522-NVZ014-015-017-222230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...
BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
916 AM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY
  BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ016-222230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
916 AM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 /916 AM MST FRI APR 22 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY
  BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ003-036-NVZ018-020>022-222230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160422T2200Z-160423T1000Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SHEEP RANGE-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...
OATMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
916 AM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 /916 AM MST FRI APR 22 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ SATURDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING THE
  EVENING AND THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY
  BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$
344 
WWUS75 KVEF 222136
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

NVZ014-015-017-230400-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.160422T2136Z-160423T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS
REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE
  COUNTY AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR
  GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL MAY BE
  HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ003-036-NVZ018-020>022-230430-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160422T2136Z-160423T1000Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SHEEP RANGE-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...
OATMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 /236 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THEN GRADUALLY
  DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME NORTHWEST. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED IN THE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ519>522-230400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...
BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE
236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF INYO COUNTY
  THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-CAZ523-524-NVZ016-019-230430-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON
236 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 /236 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT
  REGION...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$
529 
WWUS75 KVEF 230356
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

NVZ015-017-231000-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.160423T0400Z-160423T1000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THIS WILL
REPLACE THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF LINCOLN AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DECREASE BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-230500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT
THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

$$

CAZ519>522-230500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...
BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE
856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A COLD FRONT
THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ016-018>022-231000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN...
MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
856 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2016 /856 PM MST FRI APR 22 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
  ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THEN GRADUALLY 
  DECREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND BECOME NORTHWEST. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS AND 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. SECURE TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...FENCES...
TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$
508 
WWUS75 KVEF 230959
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
259 AM PDT SAT APR 23 2016

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>022-231100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160423T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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 THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN...
MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
259 AM PDT SAT APR 23 2016 /259 AM MST SAT APR 23 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS MORNING. GUSTY
WINDS ARE STILL OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SPRING
MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND RED ROCK CANYON...BUT THOSE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DROP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN
NEVADA EARLY 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.