Wind Advisory 12, NWS Las Vegas, NV

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 250712
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1112 PM PST FRI MAR 24 2006

CAZ027-NVZ014-015-251400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T1700Z-060326T0200Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
1112 PM PST FRI MAR 24 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY.

A PACIFIC STORM WILL CROSS OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY. AS SYSTEM
THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM CALIFORNIA TO THE EAST...INCREASING WINDS
ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
EVENING. WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ036-CAZ028-NVZ016-017-020>022-251400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T2000Z-060326T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1112 PM PST FRI MAR 24 2006 /1212 AM MST SAT MAR 25 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TO
7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TO
7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OVER THE AREA ON
SATURDAY RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
LASTING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING
SATURDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY THE
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH DURING THE ADVISORY
PERIOD.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ026-251400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0008.060325T1800Z-060326T0200Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
1112 PM PST FRI MAR 24 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SATURDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

AT THIS TIME THE POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEAR TO BE
FROM BIG PINE SOUTH TO THE INYO...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LINE.
STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH MAY OCCUR OVER THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHILE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH
MAY OCCUR OVER THE OWENS VALLEY.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG US 395 AND HIGHWAYS 190 AND
136 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS ON
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED...
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE OWENS DRY LAKE BED.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO
MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

$$

PIERCE

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 251134
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
334 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

AZZ036-NVZ021-251800-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T2000Z-060326T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.060325T2000Z-060326T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
334 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006 /434 AM MST SAT MAR 25 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO
10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO
10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA.

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF LAKE MEAD...ESPECIALLY IN THE OVERTON ARM.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT.

BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT DURING THE
ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL
AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO
SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

$$

NVZ020-022-251245-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T2000Z-060326T0300Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
334 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. ALTHOUGH SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE GENERALLY
EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW 30 MPH WITHIN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.



$$

NVZ015-251800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T1700Z-060326T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0004.060325T2000Z-060326T0600Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
334 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH
WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF CALIENTE. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 65 MPH CAN ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND
PROTECT PROPERTY.

$$

CAZ026-251800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0008.060325T1800Z-060326T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0004.060325T1800Z-060326T0200Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
334 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY TODAY. AT THIS TIME THE POTENTIAL
FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEARS TO BE FROM BIG PINE SOUTH TO THE
INYO...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LINE. STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS UP
TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA...WHILE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH MAY OCCUR OVER THE OWENS
VALLEY.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG US 395 AND HIGHWAYS 190 AND
136 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS ON
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED...
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE OWENS DRY LAKE BED.


$$

AZZ001-251800-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T1900Z-060326T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
434 AM MST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ARIZONA STRIP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ027-NVZ014-251800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T1700Z-060326T0200Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
334 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN
CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ028-NVZ016-017-251800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T2000Z-060326T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
334 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTY AND WESTERN AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH
BY THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH DURING THE
ADVISORY PERIOD.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

JGA

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 251755
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
955 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

CAZ026-260200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.060325T1800Z-060326T0200Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
955 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE
OWENS VALLEY TODAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS APPEARS
TO BE FROM BIG PINE SOUTH TO THE INYO...SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
LINE. STRONG WINDS WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY OCCUR
OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHILE WIND GUSTS TO
NEAR 60 MPH MAY OCCUR OVER THE OWENS VALLEY.

AS OF 930 AM...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT A
REMOTE WIND GAGE WEST OF INDEPENDENCE...WHILE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG US 395 AND HIGHWAYS 190 AND
136 SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS TODAY. IN
ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SAND AND DUST WILL LIKELY BE ENCOUNTERED...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
OWENS DRY LAKE BED.

$$

NVZ015-260200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.060325T2000Z-060326T0600Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
955 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

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

STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
NORTH OF CALIENTE. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 65 MPH CAN ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A
COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AND
PROTECT PROPERTY.

$$

CAZ027-NVZ014-260200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0200Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
955 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ028-NVZ016-017-260200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T2000Z-060326T0300Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
955 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH BY THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH DURING THE
ADVISORY PERIOD.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ001-260200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.060325T1900Z-060326T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
1055 AM MST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE ARIZONA STRIP THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-260200-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.060325T2000Z-060326T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
955 AM PST SAT MAR 25 2006 /1055 AM MST SAT MAR 25 2006/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
OVER PARTS OF LAKE MEAD...ESPECIALLY IN THE OVERTON ARM.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT.

BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT DURING THE
ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL
AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO
SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

$$

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 252259
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
259 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

CAZ026-260600-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060326T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
259 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...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 CANCELED. 

LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING...BUT THE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS REPRESENTED BY A HIGH
WIND WARNING ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO OCCUR...THUS THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE
WINDS MAY STILL CAUSE DRIVING DIFFICULTIES.

IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY STILL BE ENCOUNTERED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE BLOWING SAND AND
DUST WILL BE AROUND THE OWENS DRY LAKE BED...OR ALONG HIGHWAYS
395...136...AND 190.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NVZ015-260600-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
259 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...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 CANCELED. 

LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING...BUT THE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS REPRESENTED BY A HIGH
WIND WARNING ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO OCCUR...THUS THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO OVER 40
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 319.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ027-NVZ014-260600-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
259 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

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

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS GENERALLY
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

AS OF 245 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON A REMOTE WEATHER SENSOR AT FURNACE
CREEK WAS SHOWING THAT WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 53 MPH...WHILE
ADDITIONAL SENSORS WERE REPORTING WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ028-NVZ016-017-260600-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
259 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

AFTERNOON WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
OVER 40 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. THUS
THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ001-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
359 PM MST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
259 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006 /359 PM MST SAT MAR 25 2006/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO OVER 40
MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE LAKE MEAD NRA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
AS OF 245 PM PST THE STRONGEST WINDS HAD BEEN REPORTED AT ECHO BAY
WITH WIND GUSTS TO 41 MPH.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT.

BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT DURING THE
ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL
AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO
SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

$$

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 260415
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
815 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

CAZ026-260600-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.060326T0415Z-060326T0600Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
815 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BELOW
CANYON OPENINGS AND AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE EAST SLOPE OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL
REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 67 MPH AROUND 745 PM PST. ALSO...AUTOMATED
WEATHER STATIONS BELOW CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE EAST SLOPE OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA HAVE REPORTED WINDS GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH
NORTHWEST OF INDEPENDENCE. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL HAS ALSO
REPORTED A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS OVERTURNED ALONG US 395 AT ASH
CREEK.

IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY STILL BE ENCOUNTERED
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE BLOWING SAND AND
DUST WILL BE AROUND THE OWENS DRY LAKE BED...OR ALONG HIGHWAYS
395...136...AND 190.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO
PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NVZ015-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
815 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

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

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

LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. 

WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES ON HIGHWAYS 93 AND 319.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ027-NVZ014-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
815 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

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

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

LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ028-NVZ016-017-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
815 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

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

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

WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ001-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
915 PM MST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
815 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006 /915 PM MST SAT MAR 25 2006/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. 

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL
CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT.

BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT DURING THE
ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL
AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO
SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

$$

PIERCE

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 260612
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1011 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

CAZ026-260715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
1011 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS THAT OCCURRED EARLY THIS EVENING
HAVE WEAKENED AND WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTH BETWEEN 10 AND 20
MPH THE REST OF THE NIGHT IN THE OWENS VALLEY.

$$

CAZ028-260800-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.060326T0611Z-060326T0800Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1011 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

WEST WINDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO UNTIL MIDNIGHT BEFORE
GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO CREATE
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ001-CAZ027-NVZ014>017-260715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
1011 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006 /1111 PM MST SAT MAR 25 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS EASTERN
NEVADA HAVE DECREASED. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY AT TIMES WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH OCCURRING UNTIL
MIDNIGHT BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-260715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060326T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
1011 PM PST SAT MAR 25 2006 /1111 PM MST SAT MAR 25 2006/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS EASTERN
NEVADA HAVE DECREASED. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH OCCURRING UNTIL
MIDNIGHT BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH.

$$

PIERCE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 PM PST FRI MAR 24 2006

.SYNOPSIS...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOHAVE DESERT WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. IMPROVING CONDITIONS
WILL BE SEEN ON SUNDAY HOWEVER COOLER AIR WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
DROP TO BELOW NORMAL ON SUNDAY.
&&

.SHORT TERM...FROM WATER VAPOR TROUGH OFF THE WEST COAST HAS SHORT
WAVE CROSSING 135W/40N ATTM. CONSIDERABLE HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM HAS KEPT PARTLY/MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE CWA
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT
BEFORE SHORT WAVE MOVES INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY. MAIN DYNAMICS
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA...BUT WILL SEE SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
THEN SPREADING OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS INTO LINCOLN COUNTY BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. INSTABILITY/FRONTAL ACTIVITY TO KICK OFF
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTH. ALTHOUGH
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MAY OCCUR WITH CONVECTION... GENERALLY
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM ATTM. MAIN CONCERN IS
WINDS. SURFACE GRADIENTS ALONG WITH WINDS ALOFT PROMISES TO KICK
WINDS UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
WINDS LIKELY TO BE ACROSS THE NORTH...BUT LOCAL RULE OF THUMB FOR
THE KLAS VALLEY POINTS TO GUSTS AROUND 40 AND WILL ISSUE WIND
ADVISORIES FOR MANY AREAS FOR SATURDAY. SEE SECTION BELOW. IN
ADDITION HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND
EASTERN SIERRA ON SATURDAY AS MOUNTAIN WAVE/ROTOR CONDITIONS LIKELY
TO DEVELOP.  ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT PROGGED TO MOVE ACROSS THE KBIH
AREA AROUND 22Z SAT AND THROUGH THE KLAS VALLEY AROUND 03Z SUN. AS
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA...WINDS TO SWITCH AND BEGIN TO DECREASE
OVERNIGHT. BY SUNDAY SYSTEM EXITING TO THE EAST WITH DRYING/
DECREASING GRADIENTS. HOWEVER NORTHWEST FLOW TO BRING COOLER AIR
INTO THE AREA WITH DAYTIME TEMPS DROPPING FROM WELL ABOVE NORMAL ON
SATURDAY TO NEAR NORMAL ON SUNDAY. SHORT WAVE RIDGE TO THEN MOVE
OVER THE AREA LATE SUNDAY/MONDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM SLATED
INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY.
&&

.LONG TERM...RIDGING THAT BEGINS THE WEEK GIVES WAY TO AN UNSETTLED
PERIOD TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A WEATHER DISTURBANCE ROUNDING THE
BASE OF AN UPPER LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST IS FORECAST
TO EJECT INLAND INTO CALIFORNIA MONDAY NIGHT AND ACROSS THE CWA
TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE GFS...THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO
TAP SOME TROPICAL MOISTURE AS IT TAKES A RATHER LONG TRAJECTORY OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THIS COULD LEAD TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA
BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY AND A DECENT SHOT OF SHOWERS FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE CWA TUESDAY AND TUES NIGHT. UNDER THE LATEST GFS
SCENARIO...WEDNESDAY WOULD BE THEN BE AN IN BETWEEN DAY FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER WEAKER DISTURBANCE THURSDAY. EXPANDED POPS IN THE TUESDAY
GRIDS/ZONES AND MAINTAINED BROADBRUSH 30 AND 40 POPS FOR TUESDAY
NIGHT. KEPT POPS EAST WEDNESDAY AND DRY THURSDAY FOR NOW. TEMPS ARE
LIKELY TO TUMBLE BACK BELOW NORMAL TUE/WED AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY
BEFORE REBOUNDING LATE WEEK.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...SYSTEM CROSSING OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY TO BRING
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL AREAS MAY SEE RED
FLAG CONDITIONS...OVERALL RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE NEXT EXPECTED TO
DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA AS MOST READINGS SHOULD
REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
&&

.AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE EXPECTED WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR AREA TERMINALS. SEE TAFS FOR KLAS... KVGT... KDRA...
KBIH... KDAG...KEED.

AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...WIND ADVISORY ZONES 14...15 FOR LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND
      AFTERNOON AND ZONES 16...17...20...21...22 FOR SATURDAY
      AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.AZ...WIND ADVISORY ZONE 36 FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.CA...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 26 FOR SATURDAY LATE MORNING AND
      AFTERNOON. WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONE 27 SATURDAY LATE MORNING
      AND AFTERNOON AND ZONE 28 FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

JENSEN/SALMEN

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
616 AM PST FRI MAR 24 2006

CAZ026-251430-
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
616 AM PST FRI MAR 24 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM OVER THE AREA SATURDAY WILL
COMBINE WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE THE POTENTIAL
FOR VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPEWINDS. SUSTAINED WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY
NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE MOVES INTO UTAH.
BENIGN WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD PROCEDURES.

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027>029-NVZ014>022-251430-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
616 AM PST FRI MAR 24 2006 /716 AM MST FRI MAR 24 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO NEVADA SATURDAY WILL PRODUCE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AND LINCOLN COUNTY SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO UTAH LATER
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH BENIGN WEATHER EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING WINDS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IN
ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD PROCEDURES.