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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

February 16, 2016Mohave County, Arizona; 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2016, 2:59 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Feb 17, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2016, 2:59 PM MST (21:59 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 17, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 18, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
In force
30 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 22:05 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 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 2016-02-16Temperature 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 2016-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 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
2644 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

996 
WWUS75 KVEF 162159
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
159 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

NVZ019-171200-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0003.160217T1800Z-160219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.160217T1800Z-160219T0000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
159 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING 
  OFF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  ON NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES. LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. STRONG WINDS
  COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING SNOW AND
  DUST. LOOSE OR UNSECURED ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-171200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.160217T1800Z-160218T2000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
159 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAK WEDNESDAY
  NIGHT AND DECREASE THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND AREAS
  OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE
  BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-016-018-020-171200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.160218T1200Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
159 PM PST TUE FEB 16 2016 /259 PM MST TUE FEB 16 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 4 PM PST
/5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 4 PM
PST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING...PEAK MID DAY
  THURSDAY AND DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND AREAS
  OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE
  BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
7 follow-up statements
638 
WWUS75 KVEF 171017
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
217 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

NVZ019-171830-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.160217T1800Z-160219T0000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
217 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES NORTH
  AND EAST OF CHARLESTON PEAK TODAY...AND STRONGEST NEAR RED ROCK
  CANYON ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 70
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. STRONG 
  WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND DUST. LOOSE OR UNSECURED ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-171830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.160217T1800Z-160218T2000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
217 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
NOON PST THURSDAY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK....ESMERALDA AND
NYE COUNTY....AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK TONIGHT AND
  DECREASE THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-016-018-020-171830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.160218T1200Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
217 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016 /317 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO
4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF
ARIZONA...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...THE SHEEP
RANGE...AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING...PEAK MID DAY 
  THURSDAY AND DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$
188 
WWUS75 KVEF 171806
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1006 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY...

NVZ019-180415-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
1006 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING 
  OFF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON 
  NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES NORTH AND EAST OF CHARLESTON PEAK 
  TODAY...AND STRONGEST NEAR RED ROCK CANYON ON THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS 
  OVER 70 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. STRONG 
  WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND DUST. LOOSE OR UNSECURED ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-180415-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1006 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAK
  TONIGHT AND DECREASE THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-016-018-020-180415-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.160218T1200Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
1006 AM PST WED FEB 17 2016 /1106 AM MST WED FEB 17 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO
4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING...PEAK MID DAY 
  THURSDAY AND DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$
689 
WWUS75 KVEF 180402
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
802 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THE REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...

NVZ019-181215-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
802 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH
  THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BY THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES
  NORTH AND EAST OF CHARLESTON PEAK TONIGHT...AND STRONGEST NEAR
  RED ROCK CANYON ON THURSDAY.

* WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS 
  OVER 70 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. STRONG 
  WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND DUST. LOOSE OR UNSECURED ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-181215-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
802 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT AND THROUGH
  THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE THURSDAY
  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-016-018-020-181215-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.160218T1200Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
802 PM PST WED FEB 17 2016 /902 PM MST WED FEB 17 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO
4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...PEAK MID
  DAY THURSDAY AND DECREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$
881 
WWUS75 KVEF 181156
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
356 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...

NVZ019-182030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
356 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY
  TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON EAST
  FACING SLOPES AND NEAR RED ROCK CANYON FROM MID MORNING THROUGH
  EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS 
  OVER 70 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. STRONG 
  WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND DUST. LOOSE OR UNSECURED ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-182000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
356 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE
  GRADUALLY DECREASING TOWARD NOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-016-018-020-182030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.160218T1200Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
356 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 /456 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...PEAK AROUND MID
  DAY THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$
513 
WWUS75 KVEF 181601
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
801 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...

NVZ019-190000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
801 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE 
  GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST 
  ON EAST FACING SLOPES AND NEAR RED ROCK CANYON FROM MID 
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS 
  OVER 70 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. STRONG 
  WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND DUST. LOOSE OR UNSECURED ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ003-190000-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.160218T1601Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
901 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK AROUND MID DAY
  THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-182000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
801 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE 
  GRADUALLY DECREASING TOWARD NOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-016-018-020-190000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
801 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 /901 AM MST THU FEB 18 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...PEAK AROUND 
  MID DAY THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$
723 
WWUS75 KVEF 181954
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1154 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-182100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160218T2000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1154 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT NOON AS WINDS HAVE
DECREASED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE ADVISORY AREA INCLUDING
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA COUNTY AND CENTRAL NYE
COUNTY. HOWEVER...WINDS GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 1 OR 2
PM.

$$

NVZ019-190000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
1154 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  BE STRONGEST ON EAST FACING SLOPES AND NEAR RED ROCK CANYON FROM
  THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. LOCALIZED GUSTS 
  OVER 70 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. STRONG 
  WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND CREATE POCKETS OF BLOWING 
  SNOW AND DUST. LOOSE OR UNSECURED ITEMS WILL BE BLOWN AWAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...
AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ003-190000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
1254 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE
  DECREASING LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-016-018-020-190000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
1154 AM PST THU FEB 18 2016 /1254 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. GUSTS WILL
  BE STRONGEST IN THE FAR WESTERN VALLEY WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS AND 
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LOOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES 
  MAY BE BLOWN AWAY OR DAMAGED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SECURE ANY LOSE OBJECTS OR TEMPORARY STRUCTURES. CHECK TRAVEL
CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTING AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING.

&&

$$
608 
WWUS75 KVEF 182347
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
347 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

NVZ019-190100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
347 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. FURTHER WEAKENING WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH 6 PM PST. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ003-190100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
447 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE PEAKED ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE
TO DIMINISH HEADING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-016-018-020-190100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160219T0000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-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...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
347 PM PST THU FEB 18 2016 /447 PM MST THU FEB 18 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND
NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. FURTHER WEAKENING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 6
PM PST /7 PM MST/. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 3:46 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchVEFClark, Nye11 hr
Feb 16, 2:59 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningVEFClark, Nye50 hr
Feb 16, 3:45 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchVEFInyo11 hr
Feb 16, 3:00 PM MSTWinter Storm WarningVEFInyo44 hr
Feb 16, 3:00 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFInyo44 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.