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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 11, 2007Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 11, 2007, 4:06 AM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Apr 11, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 9 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
Apr 11, 2007, 4:06 AM PDT (11:06 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 11, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 11, 2007, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County Inyo County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 11, 12:47 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 554 Nw Independence, CA
Apr 11, 2:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 714 Sw Independence, CACALIFORNIA 7 ELEVATION 5167 FT
Apr 11, 2:14 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5528 S Olancha, CAFIVE MILE RAWS STATION

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

The nearest sounding before it

Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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 00:00Z on 2007-04-11Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2007-04-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
4948 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
72 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 111106
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
406 AM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE
DESERT AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 
TODAY WITH A STRONG JET STREAM ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE STORM
INTO SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GREAT BASIN
AND THE MOJAVE DESERT. DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUDDEN CROSS WINDS AND BLOWING DUST IN THESE AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS.

CAZ519-112000-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.070411T1500Z-070412T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.070411T1800Z-070412T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
406 AM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

VERY STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SIERRA DOWN TO NEAR 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO
70 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN ALONG THE WEST
TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.


$$

CAZ523>526-112000-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.070411T1800Z-070412T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.070411T1800Z-070412T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
406 AM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY LATE
WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE.
WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER ABOUT 8 PM THIS EVENING.


$$

CAZ520-112000-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.070411T1500Z-070412T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.070411T1800Z-070412T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
406 AM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WORK INTO THE OWENS VALLEY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH NEAR EAST-WEST ORIENTED
CANYONS.


$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ022-112000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.070411T1800Z-070412T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
406 AM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /406 AM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS REACHING THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE. WIDESPREAD WIND GUST
NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER ABOUT 8 PM.


$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-112000-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.070411T1800Z-070412T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
406 AM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /406 AM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM
MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. WINDS WILL GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS DECREASING AFTER ABOUT 8 PM.

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.



$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 111930
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1230 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION
CAZ519-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
1230 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

AS OF EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH OF
BISHOP HAD GUSTED TO NEAR 70 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE
MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA DOWN TO NEAR 5000
FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 70 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS BEING SEEN ALONG THE WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA.


$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ520-523>526-NVZ022-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-OWENS VALLEY-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...
FT IRWIN...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1230 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /1230 PM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA.

BY EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS WERE GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH ACROSS 
THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH WIDESPREAD WIND
GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER ABOUT 8 PM.


$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
1230 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /1230 PM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION ARE AND THE
LAKE HAVASU / FORT MOHAVE AREA AS WELL AS THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH LOOKED FOR THROUGH
EARLY 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 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.


$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 111946 CCA
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1230 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

CORRECTED FOR OVERVIEW SECTION

...VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH 
OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH A 
STRONG JET STREAM ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA 
AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS 
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE 
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUDDEN CROSS WINDS AND BLOWING DUST IN THESE 
AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS.

CAZ519-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
1230 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

AS OF EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE NORTH OF
BISHOP HAD GUSTED TO NEAR 70 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE
MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA DOWN TO NEAR 5000
FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS
TO OVER 70 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS BEING SEEN ALONG THE WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA.


$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ520-523>526-NVZ022-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-OWENS VALLEY-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...
FT IRWIN...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1230 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /1230 PM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA.

BY EARLY AFTERNOON WINDS WERE GUSTING TO NEAR 40 MPH ACROSS 
THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THESE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SPREAD EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH WIDESPREAD WIND
GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER ABOUT 8 PM.


$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
1230 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /1230 PM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION ARE AND THE
LAKE HAVASU / FORT MOHAVE AREA AS WELL AS THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH LOOKED FOR THROUGH
EARLY 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 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.


$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 112301
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
401 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON
AND INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
CONTINUE TO ALLOW STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BLOW ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA. DRIVERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUDDEN
CROSS WINDS AND BLOWING DUST IN THESE AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS.

CAZ519-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
401 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

BY MID AFTERNOON...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. THE STRONGEST WINDS SEEN
SO FAR HAVE OCCURRED TO THE WEST OF INDEPENDENCE WHERE A REMOTE
SENSOR HAS REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU
TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.


$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ520-523>526-NVZ022-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-OWENS VALLEY-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...
FT IRWIN...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
401 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /401 PM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA ALONG
WITH NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

BY MID AFTERNOON THE STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUED TO BE OVER SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY WHERE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH HAVE BEEN
REPORTED. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ADVISORY
AREA WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10
TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER ABOUT 8 PM.

ALONG WITH THE WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY BE
EXPERIENCED UNTIL THE WINDS DECREASE OVERNIGHT. MOTORIST AND OTHER
TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS IF AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND
DUST ARE ENCOUNTERED...VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER TO NEAR
ZERO.


$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-120300-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
401 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /401 PM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE
LAKE HAVASU / FORT MOHAVE AREA AS WELL AS THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY.. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH 
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH
LOOKED FOR THROUGH EARLY 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 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.


$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 120320
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
819 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

CAZ519-120430-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
819 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. AUTOMATED SENSORS SHOWED A DECREASING
TREND OF WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
SPEEDS DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

CAZ523-120600-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.070412T0319Z-070412T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
819 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50...
WERE STILL OCCURRING THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE DURING THE LATE
EVENING TO LESS THAN 30 MPH.

AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY BE EXPERIENCED UNTIL THE WINDS
DECREASE OVERNIGHT. MOTORIST AND OTHER TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE
CAUTION AS AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE ENCOUNTERED.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ520-524>526-NVZ022-120430-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-OWENS VALLEY-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BAKER...
MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
819 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /819 PM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY.

WIND SPEEDS WERE GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-120430-
/O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070412T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
819 PM PDT WED APR 11 2007 /819 PM MST WED APR 11 2007/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY DOWN TO
LAKE HAVASU. WIND SPEEDS WERE GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING 
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

$$

JGA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 4:16 AM PDTRed Flag WarningVEFInyo, San Bernardino, Tulare16 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in California, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

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.