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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 28, 2008Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2008, 3:55 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 29, 2008, 4:09 AM PDT. It was in force for 44 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2008, 3:55 PM PDT (22:55 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2008, 4:09 AM PDT
Expired
May 1, 2008, 12:00 AM PDT
In force
44 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 22:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 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 2008-04-28Temperature 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 2008-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 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
5781 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
106 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 282255
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
355 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

.A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASED
WINDS ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO DESERTS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS THEN CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ523-524-290700-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T1900Z-080430T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
355 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY
LATE EVENING...BUT CONTINUE GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY.

THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST
WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
14 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 290032 CCA
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
529 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

.A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASED
WINDS ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO DESERTS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS THEN CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ523-524-290845-
/O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T1900Z-080430T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
529 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY
LATE EVENING...BUT CONTINUE GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY.

THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST
WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 290649
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1149 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

.A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO DESERTS BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS THEN CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

CAZ523-524-291500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T1900Z-080430T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
1149 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TUESDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS
EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY
LATE EVENING...BUT CONTINUE GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY.

THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST
WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 291109
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
409 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

.A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

AZZ001-003-NVZ018-019-291915-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T2000Z-080430T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
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...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
409 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 /409 AM MST TUE APR 29 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY IN
ARIZONA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING BECOMING 20
TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...BUT
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY.

THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST
WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ523-524-291915-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T1900Z-080430T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
409 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING BECOMING 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE EVENING...BUT CONTINUE TO BE
STRONG AND GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 291747
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1047 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

.A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE SIERRA AND
SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGES.

CAZ519-521-300200-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T2100Z-080430T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
1047 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

A WEATHER SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION IS RESULTING IN STRONG
WESTERLY WINDS ALONG SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT THESE
WINDS WILL DESCEND MIDWAY DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THESE
MOUNTAIN RANGES TODAY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING UP TO 69 MPH AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO 57 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR.

$$

NVZ019-300200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T2000Z-080430T1200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1047 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING BECOMING
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. OVERNIGHT...WINDS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ523-524-300200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T1900Z-080430T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
1047 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE IN
THE EVENING...BUT CONTINUE TO BE STRONG AND GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ018-300200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080429T2000Z-080430T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-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
1047 AM PDT TUE APR 29 2008 /1047 AM MST TUE APR 29 2008/

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN
DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS... BUT CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY INTO
WEDNESDAY.

THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST
WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 292243
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
343 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

.A TROUGH LOW PRESSURE MOVING NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH WINDS
SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTH AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
ACROSS THE REGION. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG
THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

NVZ020-300645-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080430T0200Z-080430T0800Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
343 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CURRENTLY IN PLACE OVER THE AREA HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AS RIDGETOP WINDS ALONG THE
SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGE DESCEND DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES AND ACROSS
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY THIS EVENING. THIS FEATURE WILL BE SHORT
LIVED...AND OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM AND 1 PM TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS UP TO
55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF SUMMERLIN...THE
LAKES...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND SPRING VALLEY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...REDUCING VISIBILITIES. ADDITIONALLY...DRIVING
MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ524-300200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0200Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
343 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CURRENTLY IN PLACE WILL DECREASE LATE IN
THE EVENING...BUT CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NVZ018-019-300645-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0800Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
343 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
THE SHEEP RANGE AS WELL AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH WINDS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE
ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...DESCENDING AS
THROUGH THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA BETWEEN 7 PM AND 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ523-300645-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
343 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ001-003-300200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
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
343 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CURRENTLY IN PLACE WILL DECREASE LATE IN
THE EVENING...BUT CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY INTO WEDNESDAY. THESE
GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH
CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ519-521-300200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
343 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AS WELL AS THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALONG SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DESCEND MIDWAY DOWN THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THESE MOUNTAIN RANGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING UP TO 69 MPH AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO 57 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 300158
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
658 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

CAZ524-300300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0200Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
658 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WINDS WERE STARTING TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND THAT TREND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. ISOLATED WIND
GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM HOWEVER.

$$

AZZ001-003-300300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
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
658 PM MST TUE APR 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU IN ARIZONA.

WINDS WERE STARTING TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND THAT TREND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. ISOLATED WIND
GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 8 PM HOWEVER.

$$

CAZ520-300600-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080430T0200Z-080430T0600Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
658 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
OWENS VALLEY.

WEST WINDS INCREASED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND GUSTS BETWEEN
40 AND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THESE STRONG
WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
BY MIDNIGHT. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT
IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...REDUCING VISIBILITIES. ADDITIONALLY...
DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ519-521-300600-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
658 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALONG SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAIN RIDGETOPS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DESCEND DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THESE MOUNTAIN RANGES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING UP TO 69 MPH AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO 57 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR.

$$

NVZ020-300800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080430T0200Z-080430T0800Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
658 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CURRENTLY IN PLACE OVER THE AREA HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY AS RIDGETOP WINDS ALONG THE
SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGE DESCEND DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES AND ACROSS
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF SUMMERLIN...THE LAKES... MOUNTAINS
EDGE...AND SPRING VALLEY. WIND WERE ALREADY GUSTING NEAR 40 MPH AT
THE MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS OF 630 PM.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT
IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...REDUCING VISIBILITIES. ADDITIONALLY...
DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NVZ018-019-300800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0800Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
658 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH WINDS UP TO
55 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS...DESCENDING AS THROUGH THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA
BETWEEN 7 PM AND 1 AM WEDNESDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ523-301000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
658 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 300559
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1056 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

CAZ519>521-301200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1056 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WERE STILL GUSTING OVER 40 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY 
AS OF 10 PM THIS EVENING WHILE SOME SITES ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF 
THE SIERRA WERE GUSTING OVER 60 MPH. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN 
EXTENDED UNTIL 5 AM. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH 
OVERNIGHT. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING UP TO 69 MPH AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO 57 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR.

$$

NVZ018>020-300800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0800Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
1056 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH 
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH WINDS UP TO 55 
MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. WINDS 
WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ523-301400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1056 PM PDT TUE APR 29 2008

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE 
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 300756
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1256 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

NVZ018>020-300900-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T0800Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
1256 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE
SHEEP RANGE.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS REPORT THAT SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN STRONG
THROUGH MUCH OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING BUT HAVE
DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. ISOLATED AREAS COULD STILL
SEE OCCASIONAL GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
HOURS BUT THE OVERALL TREND WILL BE DECREASING.

$$

CAZ519>521-301200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1256 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. 

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS WERE REPORTING WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
ACROSS MUCH OF THE OWENS VALLEY AS OF 1 AM THIS MORNING WITH SOME
SITES ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA STILL GUSTING NEAR 50
MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE MORNING
PROGRESSES.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTING UP TO 69 MPH AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET AND UP TO 57 MPH BELOW 5000 FEET ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR.

$$

CAZ523-301600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1256 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO REPORT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT
AND THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE
MORNING AND WEDNESDAY.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 301156
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
456 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

CAZ519>521-301300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080430T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
456 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT THIS
MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY.

THE LATEST SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY WIND SENSOR OBSERVATIONS REPORTED
A RAPIDLY DECREASING TREND IN WIND SPEEDS. ALL SENSORS ARE NOW
REPORTING WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT LOCALIZED
GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ON THE
UPPER SIERRA EAST SLOPES OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

$$

CAZ523-302000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
456 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

SURFACE WIND SENSORS CONTINUE TO REPORT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT
AND THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE
DECREASING THIS EVENING.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 301737
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1037 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

NVZ014-015-017-010200-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.080430T1900Z-080501T0200Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1037 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
LINCOLN...ESMERALDA AND PORTIONS OF NYE COUNTIES.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING JUST NORTH OF THE AREA IS RESULTING
IN NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO
INCREASE...REACHING ADVISORY CRITERIA BY EARLY AFTERNOON AT MOST
LOCATIONS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING AS THESE GUSTY
WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY
LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ523-010200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1037 AM PDT WED APR 30 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

SURFACE WIND SENSORS CONTINUE TO REPORT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT
AND THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE
DECREASING THIS EVENING.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 302204
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
304 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-010715-
/O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0007.080501T1600Z-080502T0100Z/
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
304 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008 /304 PM MST WED APR 30 2008/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY AREAS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN
NEVADA...CALIFORNIA...AND ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ THURSDAY.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS RESULTED IN BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA THE FORECAST AREA THE PAST TWO DAYS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN AT
THE SURFACE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE
FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP TOMORROW MORNING ALONG THE
COLORADO RIVER ZONES.

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.

$$

NVZ014-015-017-010200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0200Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
304 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
LINCOLN...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADVISORY LEVEL
NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AND
AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN DECREASED WIND SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED AFTER 7 PM...BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING AS THESE GUSTY
WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY
LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ523-010200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
304 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

SURFACE WIND SENSORS CONTINUE TO REPORT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. BREEZY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 010058
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
558 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...AS WELL AS
LINCOLN...NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM...

NVZ014-015-017-010500-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0500Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
558 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADVISORY LEVEL
NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD AND
AWAY FROM THE AREA...RESULTING IN DECREASED WIND SPEEDS BY LATE
THIS EVENING.

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING AS THESE GUSTY
WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY
LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

CAZ523-010500-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
558 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

SURFACE WIND SENSORS CONTINUE TO REPORT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.
WIND SPEEDS WILL START TO DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. BREEZY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA.

CAUTION IS ADVISED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 IN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS THESE GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-010600-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0007.080501T1600Z-080502T0100Z/
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
558 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008 /558 PM MST WED APR 30 2008/

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

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

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS RESULTED IN BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA THE FORECAST AREA THE PAST TWO DAYS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
AT THE SURFACE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
FAVORABLE FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP TOMORROW MORNING
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER ZONES.

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.

$$

PIERCE
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 010458
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
958 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

CAZ523-010600-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
958 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS STARTED TO WEAKEN ACROSS WESTERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THIS WILL ALLOW THE WEST WINDS TO
FINALLY START DECREASING. WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT. 

$$

NVZ014-015-017-010700-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0700Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
958 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. 

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADVISORY LEVEL
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS UTAH...THE
NORTH WINDS WILL START TO WEAK AROUND MIDNIGHT. 

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING AS THESE GUSTY
WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH CAN RAPIDLY
LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-011300-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0007.080501T1600Z-080502T0100Z/
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
958 PM PDT WED APR 30 2008 /958 PM MST WED APR 30 2008/

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

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

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS RESULTED IN BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA THE FORECAST AREA THE PAST TWO DAYS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
AT THE SURFACE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
FAVORABLE FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP TOMORROW MORNING
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER ZONES.

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.

$$

PIERCE
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 010701
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1201 AM PDT THU MAY 1 2008

NVZ014-015-017-010815-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-080501T0700Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1201 AM PDT THU MAY 1 2008

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

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.

NORTH WIND GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IT WILL REMAIN
BREEZY OVERNIGHT WITH SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-011315-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0007.080501T1600Z-080502T0100Z/
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
1201 AM PDT THU MAY 1 2008 /1201 AM MST THU MAY 1 2008/

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

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/
TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAS RESULTED IN BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA THE FORECAST AREA THE PAST TWO DAYS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
AT THE SURFACE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME
FAVORABLE FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP TOMORROW MORNING
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER ZONES.

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.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 28, 3:30 PM PDT, 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 3:30 PM PDT, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED MCCARRAN PART OF AVIATION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
330 PM PDT MON APR 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
STATES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS ACROSS
THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY BREEZY AND COOLER CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. LIGHTER WINDS AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TO RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&

.SHORT TERM...AS SEEN ON WATER VAPOR FAIRLY LARGE BAND OF HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE TO MOVE ACROSS THE CWA THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT BEFORE
EXITING TO THE EAST BY EARLY TUESDAY. LEE ENHANCEMENT OF BAND AND
OVERALL CIRRUS SHIELD ITSELF SHOULD CREATE PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS
OVERNIGHT MOST AREAS WITH PLENTY OF SUN THEN EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
UPPER LOW CENTERED IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TO THEN BECOME THE DOMINANT
FACTOR DURING THE SHORT TERM. SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH LOW TO
SHIFT SYSTEM INLAND WITH LOW OVER WESTERN CANADA BY 00Z WEDNESDAY
ANOTHER SHORT WAVE CARVING OUT TROUGH WITH AXIS ROUGHLY EASTERN
NEVADA BORDER BY 00Z THURSDAY. MAIN ENERGY WITH THIS SYSTEM REMAINS
WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA THROUGH THE PERIOD...THUS MAIN PROBLEM
BECOMES WINDS. INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH SURFACE
GRADIENTS FORMING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS SURFACE LOW FORMS OVER TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA. THIS COMBINATION TO GENERATE BREEZY/WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOKED
FOR OVER THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND
THEN SOUTHERN NEVADA. WIND GUSTS TO BE NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA...BUT BEST 700MB SUPPORT LOOKS TO BE OVER SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND WILL ISSUE AN ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA FOR
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT
TUESDAY BUT DECREASE SOME...BUT INCREASE SURFACE GRADIENTS ON
WEDNESDAY WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS ONCE AGAIN.
WILL NOT ISSUE ATTM TO AVOID CONFUSION. TUESDAY PROMISES TO BE THE
WARMEST DAY DURING THE SHORT TERM AS COOLER AIR BEGINS TO SHIFT
SOUTH ON WEDNESDAY AS WEAK FRONT EXPECTED ACROSS THE KLAS VALLEY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.LONG TERM...AS WE WELCOME IN MAY...WE WILL ALSO BE WELCOMING IN
SOME COOLER WEATHER...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY ABOUT 8
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. AS THE DAY WEARS ON...CAA WEAKENS...AND ANY
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH AS THE SFC P-GRADS WEAKEN AND
THE H25 JETSTREAK OF 100 KT+ WINDS SLIDES EASTWARD TOWARDS THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION.

WHILE WE SHOULD SEE A WARMING TREND TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEK...AS I
STATED YESTERDAY...MODELS...ESPECIALLY MEX NUMBERS...HAVE BEEN IN A
BLOWTORCH MODE EVERY TIME WE GO INTO ANY SORT OF RIDGING PATTERN.
THUS I HAVE OPTED TO KEEP BASICALLY WITH CONTINUITY...WHICH
UNDERCUTS MEX NUMBERS BY SEVERAL DEGREES. H5 HEIGHTS WILL RISE A
LITTLE ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE AREA...HOWEVER...
THIS RIDGE IS QUICKLY PUSHED OFF TO THE EAST AS AN UPPER TROUGH
APPROACHES THE PAC NW. MODELS DIVERGE ON SATURDAY AND HAVE ALSO DONE
SOME FLIP-FLOPPING SINCE YESTERDAY WITH THEIR SOLUTIONS.
NEVERTHELESS THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND DGEX HAVE A WEAK SHORTWAVE
MOVING ACROSS THE PAC NW SATURDAY WHILE THE ECMWF HAS A MUCH DEEPER
SYSTEM THAT ACTUALLY SPREADS PRECIP INTO THE CWFA BY LATE SATURDAY
INTO SUNDAY. THE GFS ENSEMBLES SEEM TO STILL SUPPORT THE ECMWF
IDEA...BUT THE FEELING HERE IS THAT THE ECMWF IS TOO WET GIVEN THE
ORIGIN AND TRAJECTORY OF THE PROGGED SYSTEM SHOWN TO COME ON IN. FOR
NOW...WILL GO WITH THE IDEA OF HIGH CLOUDS SPREADING INTO THE AREA
ON SATURDAY AND ALSO ALLOW FOR SOME WARMING OVER FRIDAY.
HOWEVER...THERE IS LITTLE RISE IN THE H7/H85 TEMPS AND THE GFS
FORECAST SOUNDINGS KEEP AN INVERSION IN PLACE OVER THE LV VALLEY ON
SATURDAY...THUS WITH WEAK MIXING AND WARMING...NOT EXPECTING A HUGE
JUMP IN TEMPS. I HAVE CONTINUED WITH GHOST POPS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
TIER...BUT AGAIN EXPECT THIS WILL BE A DRY SYSTEM WHEN IT PASSES
THROUGH. WITH SUCH A DIVERGENCE IN THE MODELS...ITS HARD TO SAY HOW
MUCH WIND WILL BLOW AHEAD OF OR BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. THE EXTENT OF
HOW MUCH COOLING WE SEE WILL ALSO DEPEND ON HOW STRONG OF A SYSTEM
MOVES ON THROUGH THE REGION...BUT FOR NOW HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THE
MORE DRAMATIC COOL NORTHWEST FLOW SHOWN BY THE ECMWF AND GFS
ENSEMBLES.

AS WE MOVE INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY...A POSITIVELY TILTED UPPER RIDGE
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. EXPECT SOME WARMING TO
TAKE PLACE...HOWEVER GIVEN THE WARM BIAS IN RIDGING PATTERNS OF
LATE...I HAVE KEPT HIGHS THEN BELOW NORMAL.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 KTS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH 03Z TUE. BASED ON WIND PROFILE FROM THE MCCARRAN
TDWR...LLWS POSSIBLE THROUGH 03Z TUE. AFTERWARDS...WINDS LOOK TO GO
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KTS THROUGH 12Z TUE AND THEN BECOME VARIABLE
AROUND 5KTS THROUGH 17Z TUE...THEN AS A SYSTEM BEGINS TO APPROACH
THE REGION WINDS LOOK TO BECOME SOUTHWEST AT 12-20 KTS SUSTAINED
WITH GUSTS OF 30KTS OR GREATER THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD. A
SCT-BKN DECK OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED AT OR ABOVE 18K FEET.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...VARIABLE WINDS AT 10 KTS OR LESS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
15Z TUE...AFTERWARDS AN APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO
BECOME SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 KTS SUSTAINED
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY...AS WELL AS OVER CLARK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF DEATH
VALLEY. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VCTY
OF KDAG...ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLDU REDUCING VSBY BELOW 6NM. A
SCT-BKN DECK OF CLOUDS AT/ABOVE 18K FEET IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF
THE DISTRICT ON TUESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH THE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WHICH HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED DURING THE DAY TO
POSSIBLY CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC FIRE BEHAVIOR TO ANY
STARTS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN WILL BE THE
NORTHWEST PORTION OF ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST PART OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
WHERE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. STILL A QUESTION ON IF
THE SAN BERNARDINO DESERTS WILL NEED A FIRE WEATHER HEADLINE FOR
TUESDAY AS 6 HOUR CRITERIA OF WINDS/LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE IT WILL BE MET AT THIS TIME. WILL MONITOR AND ADDRESS IN
THE TUESDAY MORNING PACKAGE IF CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE. BEYOND
TUESDAY...BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH
LOCAL WINDY NORTH WINDS INTO THURSDAY. LIMITED MOISTURE EXPECTED AS
THIS SYSTEM CROSSES TO THE NORTH...THUS DAYTIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO REMAIN LOW TOO.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
     EVENING FOR NVZ461>465.
AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
     EVENING FOR AZZ102.
CA...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM PDT TUESDAY
     FOR CAZ523-524.
&&

JENSEN/STACHELSKI

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 5:15 AM PDT, 10 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
515 AM PDT MON APR 28 2008

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-290315-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
515 AM PDT MON APR 28 2008 /515 AM MST MON APR 28 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY BRINGING COOLER CONDITIONS AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.