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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Las Vegas, NV

October 29, 20164 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 29, 2016, 2:40 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Oct 30, 2016, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 29, 2016, 2:40 PM PDT (21:40 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 30, 2016, 9:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 31, 2016, 5:00 AM PDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2016-10-29Temperature 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 2016-10-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1687 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

128 
WWUS75 KVEF 292140
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
240 PM PDT SAT OCT 29 2016

CAZ519-301045-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0009.161030T1800Z-161031T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0017.161030T1900Z-161031T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
240 PM PDT SAT OCT 29 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND WILL 
  PEAK IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE 
  DECREASING LATER SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SEVERE CROSSWINDS MAY DEVELOP ON AREA ROADS... 
  INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 168 WEST OF BISHOP. DAMAGE TO FENCES...
   TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...TREES...AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. 
  OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...RAPIDLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ520-301045-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0017.161030T1900Z-161031T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
240 PM PDT SAT OCT 29 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM
PDT SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE
  LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  MAINLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE OWENS VALLEY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE
  LIKELY EAST. 

* IMPACTS...SEVERE CROSSWINDS MAY DEVELOP ON AREA ROADS... 
  INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 168 WEST OF BISHOP. DAMAGE TO FENCES...
   TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...TREES...AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. 
  OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...RAPIDLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ521-522-NVZ014>022-301045-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.161030T1900Z-161031T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-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 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...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...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...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
240 PM PDT SAT OCT 29 2016 /240 PM MST SAT OCT 29 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 9 PM PDT
/9 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MOST
OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON
MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SUNDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS MAINLY FROM 2 PM UNTIL 7 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE
  LATE SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY 40
  TO 45 MPH. THERE COULD BE GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH ON THE EAST SLOPES
  OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...IN NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND ON THE
  NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
  TO CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY FENCES AND STRUCTURES
  MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED AND LOOSE OBJECTS DISPLACED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA...PARTICULARLY WITH
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
671 
WWUS75 KVEF 301008
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
308 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

CAZ519-520-301815-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.161030T1900Z-161031T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
308 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAKING IN THE MID TO
  LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...SEVERE CROSSWINDS MAY DEVELOP ON AREA ROADS... INCLUDING
  U.S. HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE HIGHWAY 168 WEST OF BISHOP. DAMAGE TO
  FENCES...TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...TREES...AND POWER LINES IS
  POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...RAPIDLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ521-522-NVZ014-017-301815-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.161030T1600Z-161031T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
308 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  MAINLY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE NEVADA
  NATIONAL SECURITY SITE.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY FENCES AND 
  STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED AND LOOSE OBJECTS DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA...PARTICULARLY WITH
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-NVZ015-016-018>022-301815-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.161030T1900Z-161031T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-LINCOLN COUNTY-
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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...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
308 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016 /308 AM MST SUN OCT 30 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY
TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS MAINLY FROM 2 PM UNTIL 7 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY 40
  TO 45 MPH.  GUSTS TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND
  IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY FENCES AND 
  STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED AND LOOSE OBJECTS DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA...PARTICULARLY WITH
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES.

&&

$$

CMS
971 
WWUS75 KVEF 301820
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1120 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

CAZ519-520-310400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.161030T1900Z-161031T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1120 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY...PEAKING IN THE
  MID TO LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING
  LATE THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SEVERE CROSSWINDS MAY DEVELOP ON AREA ROADS... 
  INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 395 AND STATE HIGHWAY 168 WEST OF 
  BISHOP. DAMAGE TO FENCES...TEMPORARY STRUCTURES...TREES...AND 
  POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. OUTDOOR RECREATION ACTIVITIES ARE NOT 
  RECOMMENDED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS...RAPIDLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-NVZ015-016-018>022-310400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.161030T1900Z-161031T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-LINCOLN COUNTY-
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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...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
1120 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016 /1120 AM MST SUN OCT 30 2016/

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
  MAINLY FROM 2 PM UNTIL 7 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  MAINLY 40 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR IN THE SPRING 
  MOUNTAINS AND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN AND NORTHERN 
  MOHAVE COUNTIES. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY FENCES AND 
  STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED AND LOOSE OBJECTS DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA...PARTICULARLY WITH
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES.

&&

$$

CAZ521-522-NVZ014-017-310400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-161031T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
1120 AM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS MAINLY FROM 10 AM UNTIL 7 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR IN HIGHER TERRAIN AND ON THE 
  NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY FENCES AND 
  STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED AND LOOSE OBJECTS DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA...PARTICULARLY WITH
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES.

&&

$$
112 
WWUS75 KVEF 310342
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
842 PM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

CAZ519-520-310445-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-161031T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
842 PM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

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

A FEW STRONG WINDS GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT BUT SHOULD BE WANING QUICKLY AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. 

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ521-522-NVZ014>018-020>022-310445-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-161031T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
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...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
842 PM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016 /842 PM MST SUN OCT 30 2016/

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

A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE
LOCATIONS BUT OVERALL THE WINDS WILL BE TRENDING WEAKER THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. 

$$

NVZ019-311200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-161031T1200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
842 PM PDT SUN OCT 30 2016

...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT
  BEFORE DECREASING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND
  55 MPH...STRONGEST ON EAST FACING SLOPES OR NEAR FOOTHILLS.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS CAN CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND BLOWING DUST. TEMPORARY FENCES AND 
  STRUCTURES MAY ALSO BE DAMAGED AND LOOSE OBJECTS DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA...PARTICULARLY WITH
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY
STRUCTURES.

&&

$$
886 
WWUS75 KVEF 311147
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
447 AM PDT MON OCT 31 2016

NVZ019-311300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-161031T1200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
447 AM PDT MON OCT 31 2016

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CMS

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