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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Las Vegas, NV

June 5, 2007Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jun 5, 2007, 3:44 AM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jun 5, 2007, 9:54 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 4 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
Jun 5, 2007, 3:44 AM PDT (10:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 5, 2007, 9:54 AM PDT
Expired
Jun 5, 2007, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County Inyo County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 5, 2:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 666 S Independence, CA
Jun 5, 2:15 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 4120 S Panamint Springs, CA
Jun 5, 3:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 83Independence, CAELEVATION 5167 FT
Jun 5, 3:47 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 794 Nw Independence, CAELEVATION 4855 FT

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, 10.7 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 2007-06-05Temperature 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 2007-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
6390 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-9 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 051044
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
344 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TODAY AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

CAZ519-520-051900-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0009.070605T1900Z-070606T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0009.070605T1900Z-070606T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
344 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST
TODAY...AND CONDITIONS LOOK FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO
DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES AND DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST
WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AND PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND GUSTS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA COULD EXCEED 75 MPH.

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.

$$

CAZ523-051900-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.070605T1900Z-070607T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
344 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY TODAY. THE WINDS MAY DIMINISH FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...BUT WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW
ONE QUARTER MILE IN SOME SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 15
AND 40 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSSWINDS AND SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ521-522-NVZ014>020-022-051900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.070605T1900Z-070606T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
344 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /344 AM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY
TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IN SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND VISIBILITY COULD BE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SOME SPOTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE
BEDS.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-051900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.070605T1900Z-070606T0400Z/
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
344 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /344 AM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY
TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM THIS
EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND UPPER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING
THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS
WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...
OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...
AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED
COVES AND INLETS.

$$

CAZ524>526-051900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.070605T1900Z-070606T1100Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
344 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
CAN BE EXPECTED AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER
MILE IN SOME SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER
OF STRONG CROSSWINDS AND SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

$$

MORGAN
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 051654
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
954 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT. THIS WILL
RESULT IN VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

CAZ519-520-052300-
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0009.070605T1654Z-070606T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
954 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES.

STRONG WEST WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST WILL COMBINE WITH
OTHER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS TO PRODUCE DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES AND DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY THE REST OF THE DAY AND
INTO THE EVENING. WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
PARTS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS
ALONG HIGHWAY 395... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WIND
GUSTS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL EXCEED 75 MPH
IN SOME AREAS.

THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE OF THESE HIGH WINDS MAY BE SHORT LIVED AND
THE COVERAGE MAY BE LOCALIZED ALTHOUGH THE MOST FAVORABLE TIME FOR
WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ521-522-NVZ014>020-022-052300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.070605T1900Z-070606T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
954 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /954 AM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/

...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. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO
50 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND VISIBILITY
COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SOME SPOTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR
DRY LAKE BEDS.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-052300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.070605T1900Z-070606T0400Z/
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
954 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /954 AM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/

...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. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS
WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...
OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...
AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED
COVES AND INLETS.

$$

CAZ524>526-052300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.070605T1900Z-070606T1100Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
954 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
CAN BE EXPECTED AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER
MILE IN SOME SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER
OF STRONG CROSSWINDS AND SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

$$

CAZ523-052300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.070605T1900Z-070607T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
954 AM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY TODAY. THE WINDS MAY DIMINISH FOR A FEW HOURS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...BUT WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED BELOW
ONE QUARTER MILE IN SOME SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES
15 AND 40 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT
TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSSWINDS AND SUDDENLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

$$

JGA
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 052229
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
329 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT.

AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

CAZ519-520-060400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070606T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
329 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES.

POTENTIALLY DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAD DEVELOPED ALONG THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND DOWN INTO THE OWENS VALLEY BY 3 PM.
AUTOMATED SENSORS RECORDED GUSTS UP TO 66 MPH NEAR INDEPENDENCE
AND THESE HIGH WINDS GUSTING OVER 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
CROSS WINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. WIND GUSTS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
WILL EXCEED 75 MPH IN SOME AREAS.

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.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-060500-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T1200Z/
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
329 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /329 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH TOWARD
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS
WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...
OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...
AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED
COVES AND INLETS.

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ016-018>020-022-060500-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T1300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
329 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /329 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
PERSIST ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND VISIBILITY COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED IN SOME SPOTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. WINDS WILL
BECOME WEST AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

$$

CAZ521-522-NVZ014-015-017-060400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
329 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
BECOME NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS
DOWN INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND VISIBILITY COULD BE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SOME SPOTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE
BEDS.

$$

CAZ524>526-060500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T1100Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
329 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN
BE EXPECTED AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED NEAR ZERO IN SOME
SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. DRIVERS SHOULD BE
ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSSWINDS AND SUDDENLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

$$

CAZ523-060500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070607T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
329 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH...ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS MAY DIMINISH FOR A FEW
HOURS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BUT WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AND VISIBILITY
MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SOME SPOTS...ESPECIALLY
ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSSWINDS AND
SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

$$

JGA
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 060357
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
857 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT.

AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

CAZ519-520-060500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-070606T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
857 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

A COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING AND
WIND GUSTS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 40 MPH. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE IN
THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ521-522-NVZ014-060500-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
857 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING BEHIND A COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND
GUSTS WERE GENERALLY BELOW 35 MPH. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 9 PM.

$$

NVZ015-017-060800-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T0800Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
857 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION AND VISIBILITY COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SOME
SPOTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-061300-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T1300Z/
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
857 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /857 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING THE LAKE
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU THROUGH MUCH OF
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH
TOWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING.

STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS
WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...
OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS
UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...
AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED
COVES AND INLETS.

$$

CAZ524>526-061300-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T1300Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
857 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN
BE EXPECTED AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED NEAR ZERO IN SOME
SPOTS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. DRIVERS SHOULD BE
ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSSWINDS AND SUDDENLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ016-018>020-022-061300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070606T1300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
857 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007 /857 PM MST TUE JUN 5 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT /6 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL
PERSIST ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND VISIBILITY COULD BE
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN SOME SPOTS... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE
BEDS. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH BETWEEN 15 AND
25 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

CAZ523-061300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-070607T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
857 PM PDT TUE JUN 5 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
50 MPH...ACROSS THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE WINDS MAY DIMINISH FOR A FEW
HOURS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BUT WILL GENERALLY PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AND VISIBILITY
MAY BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN SOME SPOTS...ESPECIALLY
ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF STRONG CROSSWINDS AND
SUDDENLY REDUCED VISIBILITY.

$$

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Sources

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