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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

February 29, 2008Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Feb 29, 2008, 3:52 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Mar 1, 2008, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 39 hr. 12 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
Feb 29, 2008, 3:52 PM PST (23:52 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 1, 2008, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 2, 2008, 7:00 PM PST
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 1, 8:51 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Aspendell, CAASSOCIATED WITH WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS
Mar 1, 12:40 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Wsw Independence, CA
Mar 1, 3:14 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5728 S Olancha, CAFIVE MILE RAWS SITE
Mar 1, 8:50 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Se Independence, CA
Mar 1, 9:40 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 632 E Independence, CA
Mar 1, 10:15 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6032 N Mercury, NVAREA 9 ON NEVADA TEST RANGE
Mar 1, 10:41 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6212 Sw Elgin, NVKANE SPRINGS RAWS
Mar 1, 11:10 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 604 Ese Independence, CA
Mar 1, 11:10 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 985 Wsw Independence, CA
Mar 2, 10:07 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 74San Bernardino, CAMEASURED BY PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AWS SITE.
Mar 2, 10:10 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 54Devore, CAMEASURED BY DEVORE RAWS.
Mar 2, 10:44 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGFontana, CABIG RIG OVERTURNED DUE TO HIGH WINDS.

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 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 11 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 2008-02-29Temperature 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 2008-02-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
2487 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 292352
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
352 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WILL
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY SATURDAY AND
ADVISORY TO WARNING LEVEL WINDS ELSEWHERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE FORECAST
AREA.

CAZ519-520-010800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0008.080301T1400Z-080301T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0007.080301T1200Z-080301T2200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
352 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST SATURDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...AND LONE
PINE.

CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOWNSLOPE
WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS RIDGE TOP WINDS
INCREASE OVER THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS GUSTING
UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... AND
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH COULD REACH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE VALLEY
FLOOR. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ALONG PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 395. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-010800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080302T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.A.0009.080302T1200Z-080303T0300Z/
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
352 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008 /452 PM MST FRI FEB 29 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO
4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ SATURDAY
TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE LAKE MEAD
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AND CITIES OF...LAKE
HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...AND BULLHEAD CITY.
ADDITIONALLY...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING THE ADVISORY FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

A PACIFIC STORM MOVING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WILL RESULT IN GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS...BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL
REMAIN UNTIL A C0LD FRONT PASSES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

TRAVELERS...BOATERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO
MONITOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND.


$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-526-NVZ016-020-022-010800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...
BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
352 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008 /452 PM MST FRI FEB 29 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO
7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ SATURDAY
TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...CADIZ BASIN...AND ALL OF CLARK
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

A PACIFIC STORM PASSING TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL RESULT
IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY TURN TO THE
NORTH AS THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH...APPROXIMATELY
AROUND 6 PM PST IN THE LAS VEGAS AREA AND BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
NEAR KINGMAN. WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH
OR HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE.

$$

CAZ523-010800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080302T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
352 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE CITIES
OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...AND FT IRWIN.

A PACIFIC STORM PASSING TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL RESULT
IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-010800-
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.A.0009.080302T0000Z-080302T1700Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
352 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA
AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN
NYE COUNTY...RED ROCK CANYON...AND THE SPRING AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN
RANGES.

A PACIFIC STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION WILL RESULT IN A
POTENT COLD FRONT PASSING OVER THE REGION...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL
FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS BETWEEN
35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR
GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 010753
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1153 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA
SATURDAY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS
ACROSS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS
VALLEY SATURDAY AND ADVISORY TO WARNING LEVEL WINDS ELSEWHERE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.

CAZ519-520-011230-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.080301T1200Z-080301T2200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1153 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST
SATURDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE
OWENS VALLEY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...AND LONE PINE.

CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DOWNSLOPE
WINDS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS RIDGE TOP WINDS
INCREASE OVER THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS GUSTING
UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... AND
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH COULD REACH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE VALLEY
FLOOR. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ALONG PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 395. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-011230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080302T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0009.080302T1200Z-080303T0300Z/
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
1153 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008 /1253 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/
SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/
SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. AREAS
AFFECTED INCLUDE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AND THE
CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...AND
BULLHEAD CITY.

A PACIFIC STORM MOVING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WILL RESULT IN
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...BEGINNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
WILL REMAIN UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

TRAVELERS...BOATERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO
MONITOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-526-NVZ016-020-022-011230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...
BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1153 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008 /1253 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/
SATURDAY TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/
SATURDAY TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE
THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA...EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
AND ALL OF CLARK COUNTY...INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

A PACIFIC STORM PASSING TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL RESULT
IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY TURN TO
THE NORTH AS THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH...
APPROXIMATELY AROUND 6 PM PST IN THE LAS VEGAS AREA AND BY EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING NEAR KINGMAN. WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE.

$$

CAZ523-011230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080302T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1153 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE BARSTOW...DAGGETT...AND FT IRWIN.

A PACIFIC STORM PASSING TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL RESULT
IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
PERSISTING THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-011230-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0009.080302T0000Z-080302T1700Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1153 PM PST FRI FEB 29 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE DEATH VALLEY
NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...LINCOLN
COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...RED ROCK
CANYON...AND THE SPRING AND SHEEP MOUNTAIN RANGES.

A PACIFIC STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION WILL RESULT IN A
POTENT COLD FRONT PASSING OVER THE REGION...BRINGING THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH OR HIGHER
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR
GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 011226
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
426 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND INTO THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY
AHEAD OF THIS STORM. EVEN STRONGER NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA.

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-012030-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0009.080302T0000Z-080302T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0007.080301T2100Z-080303T0000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
426 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM
PST SUNDAY FROM DEATH VALLEY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS MORNING AND WILL BECOME
RATHER GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A
COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY BUT GUSTS OVER 50
MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS FROM 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY BEFORE
DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING.


$$

CAZ519-520-012030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080301T2200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
426 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE OWENS
VALLEY... 

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS GUSTING UP
TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... AND GUSTS
UP TO 65 MPH COULD REACH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOOR
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS. HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395. DRIVERS OF
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS DURING THIS
TIME FRAME. BLOWING DUST COULD SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-012030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080302T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0009.080302T1200Z-080303T0300Z/
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
426 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /526 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... 
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION BEHIND A COLD
FRONT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
BEHIND THE FRONT AND MAY REACH 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS
AROUND 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER SUNDAY EVENING.

TRAVELERS...BOATERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO
MONITOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-526-NVZ016-020-022-012030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...
BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
426 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /526 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR FAR SOUTHERN
NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY CALIFORNIA...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME
SUSTAINED IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS
WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT AND BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT
TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING LATER SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

CAZ523-012030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080302T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
426 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY. 

STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH ARE LIKELY AFTER ABOUT 2 PM WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SHIFTING TO
A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND DECREASING TO ABOUT 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 011855
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1055 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND INTO
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT
TODAY AHEAD OF THIS STORM. EVEN STRONGER NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

CAZ519-520-012000-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080301T2200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1055 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

SEVERE DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED AS EXPECTED OVER THE
EASTERN SIERRA IN INYO COUNTY. SOME SENSORS IN MONO COUNTY
RECORDED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 150 MPH AND MAMMOTH G2 REPORTED A 95
MPH GUST. THE STRONGEST WIND GUT IN INYO COUNTY WAS 51 MPH
REPORTED FROM ASPENDELL JUST BEFORE 900 AM. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO
DIMINISH THERE AS OF 1030 AM. SATELLITE AND MODEL DATA INDICATE
WINDS ALOFT ARE TURNING MORE NORTHWESTERLY. THEREFORE THE THREAT
FOR SEVERE DOWNSLOPE WINDS APPEARS TO BE PAST AND THE WARNING IS
BEING CANCELED.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-020300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.080301T2100Z-080303T0000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1055 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME RATHER GUSTY THIS
AFTERNOON. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY BUT GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY
EVENING.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-020300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080302T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0009.080302T1200Z-080303T0300Z/
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
1055 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /1155 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE SAME AREA FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT
AND MAY REACH 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.
WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER SUNDAY EVENING.

TRAVELERS...BOATERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE URGED TO
MONITOR FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS SYSTEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-526-NVZ016-020-022-020300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...
BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1055 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /1155 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME
SUSTAINED IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE DECREASING LATER SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

CAZ523-020300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080301T2200Z-080302T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1055 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGH DESERTS OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH ARE LIKELY AFTER ABOUT 2 PM WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT
BEFORE SHIFTING TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND DECREASING TO ABOUT
10 TO 20 MPH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 012330
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
330 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL GIVE WAY TO VERY
STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND IT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
FROM DEATH VALLEY EAST ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA...AND IN THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. SUNDAY WILL BE WINDY AND SUBSTANTIALLY
COOLER ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. 

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-020730-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0009.080302T1200Z-080303T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0007.080302T1200Z-080303T0300Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080302T1200Z/
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
330 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /430 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 7 PM
PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE AREA FROM LAKE MEAD SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
PST /5 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THIS UPGRADES AND
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH ISSUED EARLIER.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA UNTIL THE WARNING
TAKES EFFECT AT 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ SUNDAY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT BEHIND A
COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH NEVADA. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT AND MAY REACH 30 TO 40 MPH
SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY
EVENING.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES...GENERATING VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND 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.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-020730-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
330 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM DEATH VALLEY ACROSS
MUCH OF CENTRAL NEVADA UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE 30
TO 40 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT WITH GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-526-NVZ016-020-022-020730-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...
BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
330 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /430 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA ACROSS
NORTHWEST ARIZONA UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS SOUTHWARD THROUGH NEVADA AND ARIZONA. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE
SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

CAZ523-020730-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080302T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
330 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT UNTIL
4 AM PST SUNDAY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE IN THE 25
TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 020705
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1105 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

.A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE MOJAVE DESERT OVERNIGHT
WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND IT. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED FROM DEATH VALLEY EAST ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA...AND IN
THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. SUNDAY WILL BE WINDY AND MUCH
COOLER ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-021300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.080302T1200Z-080303T0300Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080302T1200Z/
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
1105 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /1205 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/
TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO
7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE AREA FROM LAKE MEAD SOUTHWARD
TO LAKE HAVASU. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME
AREA UNTIL THE WARNING TAKES EFFECT AT 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/
SUNDAY.

NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM THE OVERTON ARM OF LAKE MEAD DOWN
THROUGH THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OVERNIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT.
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BEHIND THE FRONT AND MAY
REACH 30 TO 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES...GENERATING VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND 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.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-021300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1105 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA.

STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THE REST OF TONIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. SUSTAINED WIND
SPEEDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-526-NVZ016-020-022-021300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...
BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1105 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /1205 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
SUNDAY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
SURROUNDING AREAS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.
WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY EVENING.

$$

CAZ523-021200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080302T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1105 PM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS.

STRONG WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT THEN SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING
AND DECREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH.

$$

JGA
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 021149
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
349 AM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

.A NORTHERLY JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY BEHIND AN
INTENSIFYING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG SURFACE GRADIENTS BEHIND A
COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO
THIS EVENING.

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-022030-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080302T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.080302T1200Z-080303T0300Z/
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
349 AM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /449 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
/8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ALONG THE
COLORADO RIVER WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE.
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY AND SOME
LOCATIONS WILL SEE GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE
DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES...GENERATING VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND 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.

$$

CAZ523-021300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080302T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
349 AM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WERE
GENERALLY IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE EARLY THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY
WINDS WILL PICK UP SOME TODAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND SOME
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-015-017>019-022030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
349 AM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE
DECREASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE
30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

$$

CAZ520-525-022030-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.080302T1200Z-080303T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
349 AM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WERE OBSERVED EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH
PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND IN THE TWENTY NINE PALMS AREA.
SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL PERSIST
MUCH OF THE DAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-526-NVZ016-020-022-022030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...
BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
349 AM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /449 AM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTH WINDS DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT AND WIND
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH HAVE BECOME FAIRLY WIDESPREAD. SUSTAINED WINDS
IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL BE COMMON INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING
THE EVENING.


$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 022008
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1208 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

.A NORTHERLY JET STREAM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TODAY BEHIND AN
INTENSIFYING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG SURFACE GRADIENTS
BEHIND A COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING.

CAZ522-NVZ015-018-019-030030-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1208 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WIND ADVISORY.

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MANY
LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING WINDS IN THE 2O TO 30 MPH RANGE ALONG WITH
WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE
EVENING.

$$

NVZ014-017-030000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1208 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE
DECREASING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE
30 TO 40 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. SEVERAL
AUTOMATED WEATHER SITES OVER SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY HAVE REPORTED
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON. 

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-030030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
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
1208 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /108 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING ALONG THE
COLORADO RIVER WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE.
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY AND SOME
LOCATIONS WILL SEE GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE
DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES...GENERATING VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND 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-CAZ524-526-NVZ016-020-022-030030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...
BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1208 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /108 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 
SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL BE COMMON INTO THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE DURING THE EVENING.

$$

CAZ520-525-030000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1208 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL PERSIST
MUCH OF THE DAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 022356
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
356 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

.STRONG SURFACE GRADIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH A UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL KEEP STRONG
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA INTO THIS
EVENING. 


NVZ014-017-030100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
356 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE DAY HAVE
DECREASED. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING.


$$

CAZ522-524-526-NVZ016-019-020-022-030100-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
356 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THAT OCCURRED THROUGHOUT THE DAY HAVE
DECREASED. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 PM BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

$$

CAZ520-525-030100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
356 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THAT OCCURRED THOUGHOUT THE DAY HAVE
DECREASED. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-030300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
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
356 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /456 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE BLOW ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY AND SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE
GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. NEEDLES AIRPORT REPORTED SEVERAL WIND GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH INCLUDING ONE GUST OF 52 MPH EARLIER TODAY. WINDS WILL
DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE DURING THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES...GENERATING VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND 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-NVZ015-018-030300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
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...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
356 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /456 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH MANY
LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING WINDS IN THE 2O TO 30 MPH RANGE ALONG WITH
WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH. A WEATHER SPOTTER IN COLORADO CITY HAS
REPORTED SEVERAL WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WINDS
WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 030249
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
649 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-030400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
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
649 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /749 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE AREA FROM LAKE MEAD SOUTHWARD TO LAKE HAVASU.
NORTH WINDS HAD DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS GENERALLY
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH THE REST OF TONIGHT.

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-018-030400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
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...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
649 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /749 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA.
NORTH WINDS HAD DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS GENERALLY
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH THE REST OF TONIGHT.

$$

JGA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 29, 3:52 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchVEFInyo, San Bernardino36 hr
Feb 29, 3:52 PM PSTWind AdvisoryVEFInyo, San Bernardino51 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2008High Wind Warnings in California, 2008High Wind Warnings in Arizona, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

Sources

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