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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Las Vegas, NV

November 15, 2016Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 15, 2016, 1:27 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Nov 16, 2016, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2016, 1:27 PM PST (21:27 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 17, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
In force
24 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 21:30 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, 9.5 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 2016-11-15Temperature 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 2016-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2950 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

023 
WWUS75 KVEF 152127
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
127 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2016

CAZ519-520-NVZ019-161200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161116T1200Z-161117T0900Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
127 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY MORNING ACROSS MOUNTAIN
  RIDGETOPS AND EXPAND TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MID MORNING. GUSTY
  WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE. SOME OF THESE WEST WINDS MAY IMPACT HIGHWAY 395 IN THE
  OWENS VALLEY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE

* 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 MAY BE DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ521>524-NVZ014>018-020>022-161200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161116T1800Z-161117T0900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
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-
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...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...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
127 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2016 /227 PM MST TUE NOV 15 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY
TO 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MATERIALIZE BY LATE MORNING
  WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING
  LATE IN THE NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WITH
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* 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 MAY BE DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ525-526-161200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161117T0000Z-161117T1200Z/
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION
127 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND LAST MUCH OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING
  THE EARLY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40
  TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* 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 MAY BE DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
174 
WWUS75 KVEF 161100
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 AM PST WED NOV 16 2016

CAZ525-170000-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161116T1800Z-161117T1200Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
300 AM PST WED NOV 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND
  LAST MUCH OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE
  EARLY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ003-NVZ017-170000-
/O.NEW.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.161118T0800Z-161118T1500Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161116T1800Z-161117T0900Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
300 AM PST WED NOV 16 2016 /400 AM MST WED NOV 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MATERIALIZE BY LATE MORNING AND
  PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING LATE IN THE
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD 
  FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES MAY DROP TO AROUND
  FREEZING BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE
  SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS.

* 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 MAY BE DISPLACED. THE FIRST
  FREEZE OF THE SEASON MAY KILL SENSITIVE CROPS AND VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE
FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT SENSITIVE CROPS AND
VEGETATION AS NEEDED.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-NVZ019-170000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161116T1200Z-161117T0900Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
300 AM PST WED NOV 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY MORNING ACROSS MOUNTAIN 
  RIDGETOPS AND EXPAND TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MID MORNING. 
  GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL 
  BE POSSIBLE. SOME OF THESE WEST WINDS MAY IMPACT HIGHWAY 395 
  IN THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST 
  WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  POSSIBLE 

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-036-CAZ521>524-NVZ014>016-018-020>022-170000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161116T1800Z-161117T0900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK 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...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...
WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...
STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
300 AM PST WED NOV 16 2016 /400 AM MST WED NOV 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL MATERIALIZE BY LATE MORNING AND
  PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING LATE IN THE
  NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD 
  FRONT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ526-170000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161117T0000Z-161117T1200Z/
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIDAL JUNCTION
300 AM PST WED NOV 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
  LAST MUCH OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE
  EARLY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
060 
WWUS75 KVEF 162233
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
233 PM PST WED NOV 16 2016

AZZ003-NVZ017-170900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T0900Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.161118T0800Z-161118T1500Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
233 PM PST WED NOV 16 2016 /333 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/
THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS
  BEFORE DECREASING LATE IN THE NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS
  WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
  FRONT THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES MAY DROP TO AROUND 
  FREEZING BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FREEZE OF 
  THE SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS. 

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON MAY KILL SENSITIVE 
  CROPS AND VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR
THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT SENSITIVE
CROPS AND VEGETATION AS NEEDED.

&&

$$

AZZ001-036-CAZ519>524-NVZ014>016-018>022-170900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T0900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
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...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...
STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...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
233 PM PST WED NOV 16 2016 /333 PM MST WED NOV 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS
  BEFORE DECREASING LATE IN THE NIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING.

* 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 MAY BE DISPLACED. LOCALIZED
  DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ526-170900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.161117T0000Z-161117T1200Z/
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VIDAL JUNCTION
233 PM PST WED NOV 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AND
  LAST MUCH OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE
  EARLY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ525-170900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T1200Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
233 PM PST WED NOV 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING
  AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE EARLY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 
  40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
096 
WWUS75 KVEF 170900
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
100 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016

AZZ003-NVZ017-171700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T0900Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.161118T0800Z-161118T1500Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
100 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016 /200 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016/

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES MAY DROP TO AROUND  
FREEZING BY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FREEZE OF  
THE SEASON FOR MANY LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON MAY KILL SENSITIVE CROPS
  AND VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR
THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT SENSITIVE
CROPS AND VEGETATION AS NEEDED.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-CAZ519>523-NVZ014>016-018-020-171000-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T0900Z/
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-SHEEP RANGE-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
100 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016 /200 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PST /2 AM MST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING...

WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
THOUGH ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH
SUNRISE...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS HAS
DECREASED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ036-CAZ524-NVZ019-021-022-171200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T1200Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN...
MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
100 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016 /200 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE
  TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* 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 MAY BE DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ525-526-171200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T1200Z/
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION
100 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DECREASE
  LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CMS
592 
WWUS75 KVEF 171100
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016

AZZ003-NVZ017-171900-
/O.UPG.KVEF.FZ.A.0001.161118T0800Z-161118T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.161118T0800Z-161118T1500Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
300 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016 /400 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016/

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT
TO 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT
TO 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30 IN PAHRUMP AND KINGMAN...27 TO 32 IN
  INDIAN SPRINGS. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON FOR
  MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON MAY KILL SENSITIVE 
  CROPS AND VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$

AZZ036-CAZ524>526-NVZ019-021-022-171200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T1200Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN...
MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
300 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016 /400 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/
EARLY THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DECREASE 
  LATE TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* 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 MAY BE 
  DISPLACED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CMS
752 
WWUS75 KVEF 171149
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
349 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016

AZZ036-CAZ524>526-NVZ019-021-022-171300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-161117T1200Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN...
MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM....SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
349 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016 /449 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING...

WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH AN
OCCASIONAL GUST TO 40 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY
NEAR BULLHEAD CITY...WIDESPREAD WINDS REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE
NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ003-NVZ017-180000-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0001.161118T0800Z-161118T1500Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
349 AM PST THU NOV 17 2016 /449 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/
TONIGHT TO 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ FRIDAY...

* TEMPERATURES...25 TO 30 IN PAHRUMP AND KINGMAN...27 TO 32 IN 
  INDIAN SPRINGS. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON 
  FOR MANY LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING AREA. 

* IMPACTS...THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON MAY KILL SENSITIVE 
  CROPS AND VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

CMS

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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.