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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

January 9, 2017Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jan 9, 2017, 10:41 PM PST for Inyo County, California. It was in force for 23 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2017, 10:41 PM PST (06:41 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2017, 10:00 PM PST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County Inyo County, CA

The radar

The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:44 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 10, 1:42 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 885 Nw Independence, CAMESONET STATION INDEPENDENCE 4 WNW /IDPC1/.
Jan 10, 4:30 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGOlancha, CACHP CLOSED US-395 TO ALL TRAFFIC DUE TO VERY HIGH WINDS. BAN LIFTED AT 8AM FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES. STILL CLOSED TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
Jan 10, 2:22 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 715 Nw Independence, CAWIND GUST RECORDED AT THE OAK CREEK RAWS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-10Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2017-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2150 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

185 
WWUS75 KVEF 100641
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1041 PM PST MON JAN 9 2017

CAZ519-520-101600-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.170110T0641Z-170110T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1041 PM PST MON JAN 9 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

* WINDS...DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING 60 TO 70 MPH

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON US HIGHWAY 395 DUE TO
  SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
164 
WWUS75 KVEF 101031
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
231 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ519-520-101600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
231 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING

* WINDS...DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING 70 TO 90 MPH

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON US HIGHWAY 395 DUE 
  TO SUDDEN AND STRONG CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED OBJECTS BLOWN 
  AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-102300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.170110T2100Z-170112T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
231 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND
  PERSIST MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING
  THE DAY WEDNESDAY

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING COULD BE
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND
  AND DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-NVZ017-019-020-022-102300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.170111T0600Z-170112T0000Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
231 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING, ESPECIALLY OVER THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY
  DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  ABOVE 60 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL FAVOR
  THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. LOCAL AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
873 
WWUS75 KVEF 101559
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
759 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ520-110000-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170110T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.170110T1559Z-170111T0600Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
759 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS.
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-110000-
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
759 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 10PM TONIGHT

* WINDS...WINDS GUSTING 70 TO 90 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA CREST

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH OUTDOOR
  ACTIVITIES AND DRIVING ON AREA ROADS DUE TO SUDDEN AND STRONG
  CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE CONDITIONS DANGEROUS.
&&

$$

CAZ523-110000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.170110T2100Z-170112T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
759 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND 
  PERSIST MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. LOCAL AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-NVZ017-019-020-022-110000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.170111T0600Z-170112T0000Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
759 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGER WINDS 
  WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS 
  VALLEY. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. LOCAL AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$
802 
WWUS75 KVEF 102233
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
233 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ519-110600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
233 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 10PM TONIGHT

* WINDS...WINDS GUSTING 70 TO 90 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA CREST

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH OUTDOOR 
  ACTIVITIES AND DRIVING ON AREA ROADS DUE TO SUDDEN AND STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE CONDITIONS DANGEROUS. 
&&

$$

CAZ525-110600-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
233 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND
  PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND MOST OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING COULD BE
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORCYCLE RIDERS AND DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND ANY
OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 62 AND OTHER
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-110600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
233 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING COULD BE
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS STRONG WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG
INTERSTATE 15 AND OTHER AREA HIGHWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ520-110600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
233 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO 
  CROSSWINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION... 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-NVZ017-019-020-022-110600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.170111T0600Z-170112T0000Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
233 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY OVER THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGER WINDS 
  WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS 
  VALLEY. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING COULD BE
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
767 
WWUS75 KVEF 102321
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
321 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ520-110530-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
321 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS UPGRADED TO A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 80 MPH

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO 
  CROSSWINDS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION... 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-110530-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
321 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 10PM TONIGHT

* WINDS...WINDS GUSTING 70 TO 90 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA CREST

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH OUTDOOR 
  ACTIVITIES AND DRIVING ON AREA ROADS DUE TO SUDDEN AND STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS. UNSECURED OBJECTS BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE CONDITIONS DANGEROUS. 
&&

$$

CAZ523-525-110530-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
321 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND 
  PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND MOST OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORCYCLE RIDERS AND DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND
ANY OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 62 AND OTHER
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ524-NVZ017-019-020-022-110530-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.170111T0600Z-170112T0000Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
321 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY OVER 
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGER WINDS 
  WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS 
  VALLEY. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$
977 
WWUS75 KVEF 110534
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
934 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

CAZ519-520-110645-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170111T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
934 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED WARNING OR ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE REST OF
TONIGHT. 

$$

CAZ524-NVZ017-019-020-022-111700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.170111T0600Z-170112T0000Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
934 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY OVER THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE
  GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE STRONGER WINDS 
  WILL FAVOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS 
  VALLEY. 

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-525-111700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
934 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND MOST OF THE DAY
  WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH

* IMPACTS...UNSECURED OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  COULD BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORCYCLE RIDERS AND DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND
ANY OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 62 AND OTHER
ROADWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 2:31 AM PSTWind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino37 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in California, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.