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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Las Vegas, NV

May 26, 2006Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 26, 2006, 10:44 AM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at May 26, 2006, 4:00 PM MST. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2006, 10:44 AM MST (17:44 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2006, 4:00 PM MST
Expired
May 28, 2006, 12:00 AM MST
In force
32 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 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

Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 92 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, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 12:00Z on 2006-05-26Temperature 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, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 12:00Z on 2006-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4048 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 261744
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1044 AM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

CAZ028-270100-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060526T2300Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1044 AM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
PDT SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. 

THE PASSAGE OF A VIGOROUS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE GREAT
BASIN TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL BRING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
WEST WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. 

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. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-270100-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.060526T1900Z-060527T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
1044 AM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 /1044 AM MST FRI MAY 26 2006/

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

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL
ALLOW FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS TO FORM OVER THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN LAST WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

ALTHOUGH THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS EXPECTED TO END THIS EVENING...
LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE
ALSO LIKELY TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA.

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 ONTO AREA LAKES
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
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 262244
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
344 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

AZZ036-NVZ021-270600-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060527T1300Z-060528T0400Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060527T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
344 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 /344 PM MST FRI MAY 26 2006/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT
/9 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

THE PASSAGE OF A VIGOROUS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THROUGH NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY...
BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
PERSIST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE ALREADY
CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD. THE WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH STRONG GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LAKE MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA WILL
BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
ABOARD WATERCRAFT SHOULD BE AVOIDED ON SATURDAY. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE FOR SUNDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...ALTHOUGH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL LIKELY.

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. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY ALSO
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

$$

AZZ001>003-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>020-022-270600-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060527T1300Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
344 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 /344 PM MST FRI MAY 26 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT
/9 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO SATURDAY EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER DUE TO THE ENHANCED
TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...
PARTICULARLY NEAR ANY OF THE DRY LAKE BEDS. EXTRA TIME AND
CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

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. 

$$

CAZ028-270600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060526T2300Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
344 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS EVENING AND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN DURING THE DAY ON
SATURDAY. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE
THIS EVENING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER
DUE TO THE ENHANCED TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES
AT TIMES. EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

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. 

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 270357
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
857 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY
BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT.

TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER DUE TO THE ENHANCED
TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...
PARTICULARLY NEAR ANY OF THE DRY LAKE BEDS. EXTRA TIME AND
CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

CAZ026-271100-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060527T0357Z-060527T1300Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
857 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SATURDAY. 

STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL
PERSIST UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OVER
30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE
OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYONS. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY
395 WILL EXPERIENCE AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF
THE OWENS VALLEY BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND 6 AM
SATURDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT OR HAZARDOUS...
SPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-270600-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060527T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060527T1300Z-060528T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
857 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 /857 PM MST FRI MAY 26 2006/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
PDT /6 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
PERSIST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE ALREADY
CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH STRONG GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LAKE MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA WILL BE
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ABOARD
WATERCRAFT SHOULD BE AVOIDED ON SATURDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
FOR SUNDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH... ALTHOUGH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE STILL LIKELY.


$$

CAZ028-271100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
857 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY
NIGHT. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE...
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS UNTIL LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER DUE TO
THE ENHANCED TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES
AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.



$$

AZZ001>003-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>020-022-271100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060527T1300Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
857 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 /857 PM MST FRI MAY 26 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO SATURDAY EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.


$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 270556
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1056 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY
BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT.

TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER DUE TO THE ENHANCED
TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...
PARTICULARLY NEAR ANY OF THE DRY LAKE BEDS. EXTRA TIME AND
CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

AZZ036-NVZ021-271100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-060527T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060527T1300Z-060528T0400Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
1056 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 /1056 PM MST FRI MAY 26 2006/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM
MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH HAD DIMINISHED ACROSS THE LAKE MEAD
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT. WIND
SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH STRONG GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LAKE MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA
WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
ABOARD WATERCRAFT SHOULD BE AVOIDED ON SATURDAY. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE FOR SUNDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH AND BECOME NORTH AROUND
10 TO 15 MPH.


$$

CAZ026-271100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060527T1300Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
1056 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SATURDAY. 

STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL
PERSIST UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OVER
30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE
OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYONS. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY
395 WILL EXPERIENCE AREAS OF STRONG CROSS WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF
THE OWENS VALLEY BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND 6 AM
SATURDAY.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT OR HAZARDOUS...
SPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ028-271100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1056 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY
NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY
NIGHT. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
POSSIBLE... WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS
UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN
BUSIER DUE TO THE ENHANCED TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND
WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY
REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ001>003-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>020-022-271100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060527T1300Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
1056 PM PDT FRI MAY 26 2006 /1056 PM MST FRI MAY 26 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/ TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO SATURDAY EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 271029
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
329 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT.

TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER DUE TO THE ENHANCED
TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...
PARTICULARLY NEAR ANY OF THE DRY LAKE BEDS. EXTRA TIME AND
CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

CAZ026-271300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060527T1300Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
329 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL
PERSIST UNTIL EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN
END OF THE VALLEY WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50
MPH ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR CANYONS. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WILL EXPERIENCE AREAS OF
STRONG CROSS WINDS THROUGH MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY BEFORE WINDS
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND 6 AM THIS MORNING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT OR HAZARDOUS...
SPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ028-271830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
329 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
POSSIBLE... WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS
UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER
DUE TO THE ENHANCED TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>022-271830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.060527T1300Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
329 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /329 AM MST SAT MAY 27 2006/

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH THIS MORNING
AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST WHICH
MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 271311
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
611 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT.

TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER DUE TO THE ENHANCED
TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...
PARTICULARLY NEAR ANY OF THE DRY LAKE BEDS. EXTRA TIME AND
CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

CAZ026-271415-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060527T1300Z/
OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...MT WHITNEY
611 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WHICH OCCURRED OVERNIGHT IN THE
OWENS VALLEY HAVE DECREASED THIS MORNING AND ARE SWITCHING TO THE
NORTH. ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 35 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY. THE STRONG WINDS
TO OVER 50 MPH WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE NIGHT ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF
6 AM THIS MORNING.

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>022-272115-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
611 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /611 AM MST SAT MAY 27 2006/

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH THIS MORNING
AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION WIND GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST WHICH
MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

BOATERS AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AROUND THE LAKE
MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE WINDS TODAY WILL
BE STRONGER THAN THOSE ON FRIDAY...WHICH CAUSED HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS.

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADVISES THAT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LAKE
MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS
AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ABOARD WATERCRAFT SHOULD BE AVOIDED
TODAY.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR SUNDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO
15 MPH... ALTHOUGH HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL LIKELY.

$$

CAZ028-272115-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
611 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
POSSIBLE... WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS
UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER
DUE TO THE ENHANCED TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 271853
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1153 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT.

TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER DUE TO THE ENHANCED
TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...
PARTICULARLY NEAR ANY OF THE DRY LAKE BEDS. EXTRA TIME AND
CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>022-280000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1153 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /1153 AM MST SAT MAY 27 2006/

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

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

SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND INYO
COUNTY. 

BOATERS AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AROUND THE LAKE
MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE WINDS TODAY WILL
BE STRONGER THAN THOSE ON FRIDAY...WHICH CAUSED HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS.

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADVISES THAT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LAKE
MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS
AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ABOARD WATERCRAFT SHOULD BE AVOIDED
TODAY.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR SUNDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH...ALTHOUGH HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL LIKELY.

$$

CAZ028-280000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1153 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
POSSIBLE... WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS
UNTIL LATE TONIGHT. TYPICALLY BUSY HIGHWAYS WILL BE EVEN BUSIER
DUE TO THE ENHANCED TRAVEL DURING THE MEMORIAL HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 272226
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
326 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEVADA WILL
SLOWLY SHIFT EAST INTO UTAH OVERNIGHT ALLOWING FOR THE WINDS TO
SLOWLY SUBSIDE.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES... PARTICULARLY NEAR ANY OF THE DRY LAKE
BEDS. EXTRA TIME AND CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>022-280400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
326 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /326 PM MST SAT MAY 27 2006/

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

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

OBSERVATIONS SITES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT HAVE BEEN SHOWING A GRADUALLY DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS OVER
THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

PEAK WIND GUSTS SO FAR TODAY...

RACHEL NEVADA..........40 MPH
MESQUITE NEVADA........41 MPH
DESERT ROCK NEVADA.....45 MPH
KYLE CANYON............59 MPH
LAS VEGAS (MCCARRAN)...45 MPH
LAS VEGAS (HENDERSON)..48 MPH
RED ROCK CANYON........46 MPH

BOATERS AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AROUND THE LAKE
MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE WINDS TODAY WILL
BE STRONGER THAN THOSE ON FRIDAY...WHICH CAUSED HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS.

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADVISES THAT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LAKE
MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS
AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ABOARD WATERCRAFT SHOULD BE AVOIDED
TODAY.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR SUNDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH...ALTHOUGH HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL LIKELY.

$$

CAZ028-280500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
326 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.. 

PEAK WIND GUSTS SO FAR TODAY...

BARSTOW CALIFORNIA.....47 MPH
BAKER CALIFORNIA.......48 MPH

THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

PIERCE
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 280154
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
654 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>022-280400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
654 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /654 PM MST SAT MAY 27 2006/

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

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

AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHERN
NEVADA AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION AND INTO NORTHWEST
ARIZONA OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
AS THE FRONT PASSES AND GUSTS MAY TEMPORARILY EXCEED 40 MPH AT ANY
PARTICULAR LOCATION. WIND SPEEDS WILL THEN DIMINISH AFTER THE
INITIAL SHIFT AND GENERALLY SETTLE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.

THE FOLLOWING PEAK WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED TODAY...

LAS VEGAS (MCCARRAN)...45 MPH
LAS VEGAS (HENDERSON)..48 MPH
RACHEL NEVADA..........40 MPH
MESQUITE NEVADA........41 MPH
DESERT ROCK NEVADA.....45 MPH
KYLE CANYON............59 MPH
RED ROCK CANYON........46 MPH

BOATERS AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AROUND THE LAKE
MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS.

THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ADVISES THAT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LAKE
MEAD RECREATIONAL AREA WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR BOATERS
AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ABOARD WATERCRAFT SHOULD BE AVOIDED
THROUGH THE EVENING.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FOR SUNDAY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH...ALTHOUGH HIGHER GUSTS ARE STILL LIKELY IN THE MORNING.

$$

CAZ028-280400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
654 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

PEAK WIND GUSTS SO FAR TODAY...

BARSTOW CALIFORNIA.....52 MPH
BAKER CALIFORNIA.......48 MPH

THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

JGA
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 280400
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
900 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ027-029-NVZ015>022-280500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
900 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 /900 PM MST SAT MAY 27 2006/

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. A COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL MOVE
THROUGH NORTHWEST ARIZONA OVERNIGHT AND BRING AN ABRUPT SHIFT FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH
BRIEF GUSTS TO 40 MPH...MAY TEMPORARILY OCCUR AS THE FRONT PASSES
A PARTICULAR LOCATION. WIND SPEEDS WILL THEN DIMINISH AND
GENERALLY SETTLE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

ALTHOUGH THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...PEOPLE WITHIN THE
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA ARE STILL URGED TO AVOID VENTURING
OUT INTO OPEN WATERS UNTIL WIND SPEEDS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE LATE SUNDAY
MORNING.

THE FOLLOWING PEAK WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED TODAY...

LAS VEGAS (MCCARRAN)...45 MPH
LAS VEGAS (HENDERSON)..48 MPH
RACHEL NEVADA..........40 MPH
MESQUITE NEVADA........41 MPH
DESERT ROCK NEVADA.....45 MPH
KYLE CANYON............59 MPH
RED ROCK CANYON........46 MPH


$$

CAZ028-280600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
900 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

PEAK WIND GUSTS SO FAR TODAY...

BARSTOW CALIFORNIA.....52 MPH
BAKER CALIFORNIA.......48 MPH

THE STRONG WINDS WILL ADD TO THE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES AND WILL
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...POTENTIALLY REDUCING
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 280647
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1147 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

CAZ028-280800-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060528T0700Z/
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...BAKER...
FORT IRWIN...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1147 PM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. NORTHWEST WINDS HAD SPREAD ACROSS THE
AREA EAST AND SOUTH OF BARSTOW AND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH OVERNIGHT.

$$

JGA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 3:07 AM MSTLake Wind AdvisoryVEF20 hr
May 26, 3:47 AM MSTRed Flag WarningVEFMohave19 hr
May 26, 3:04 PM MSTRed Flag WarningVEFMohave28 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Nevada, 2006Wind Advisories in Arizona, 2006Wind Advisories in California, 2006Every wind advisory in 2006

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.