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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

March 21, 2009Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 21, 2009, 3:51 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 21, 2009, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 27 hr. 30 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
Mar 21, 2009, 3:51 PM MST (22:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 21, 2009, 8:00 PM MST
Expired
Mar 22, 2009, 11:08 PM MST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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 21, 11:34 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 524 Nnw Red Rock Canyon R, NV
Mar 22, 1:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 603 Nne Desert Rock (Nts, NVA 60 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT A MESONET SITE NEAR MERCURY AT AN ELEVATION OF 3676 FEET.
Mar 22, 5:34 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 584 Nnw Blue Diamond Ridg, NVA 58 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT THE RED ROCK CANYON RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET.
Mar 22, 7:51 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 5110 Nnw Morongo Valley, CABURNS CANYON RAWS - ELEV. 6000 FT MSL. FIRST OCCURRENCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH. LAST OCCURRENCE WAS AT 0851 PDT. PEAK GUST OF 73 MPH OCCURRED AT 0851 PDT. GUSTS OVER 58 MPH OCCURED BETWEEN 0751-0951 PDT.
Mar 22, 9:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 65Lucerne Valley, CASPOTTER SBD221, ELEV 4037 FT MSL.
Mar 22, 9:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 73Desert Nwr Raws, NVMEASURED AT DESERT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...ELEVATION 7120 FEET.
Mar 22, 9:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 73N Desert Nwr Raws, NVMEASURED AT DESERT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...ELEVATION 7120 FEET.
Mar 22, 10:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Landers (Ar190), CAA 40 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED BY A SPOTTER NEAR LANDERS ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST.
Mar 22, 10:58 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Sse Landers (Ar190), CABLOWING DUST WAS OBSERVED.
Mar 22, 1:13 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Hurricane Raws, AZA 51 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE HURRICANE RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 5445 FEET. GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WERE RECORDED EACH HOUR BETWEEN 1106 AM AND 306 PM.
Mar 22, 1:13 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Tweeds Point Raws, AZA 55 MPH PEAK WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT THE TWEEDS POINT RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 5200 FEET. GUSTS OF 40 MPH OF GREATER WERE RECORDED EACH HOUR FROM 813 AM THROUGH 313 PM.
Mar 22, 1:47 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40Bullhead City, AZMEASURED AT LAUGHLIN BULLHEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...ELEVATION 696 FEET.
Mar 22, 1:47 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 40N Bullhead City, AZMEASURED AT LAUGHLIN BULLHEAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...ELEVATION 696 FEET.
Mar 22, 1:51 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 71Squaw Springs Raws, CAMEASURED AT SQUAW SPRINGS MESONET SITE...ELEVATION 3620 FEET.
Mar 22, 1:51 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 71S Squaw Springs Raws, CAMEASURED AT SQUAW SPRINGS MESONET SITE...ELEVATION 3620 FEET.
Mar 22, 1:55 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Twentynine Palms Mcas, CATHE ASOS AT THE 29 TWENTY-NINE PALMS MARINE CORPS AIR STATION REPORTED A 58 MPH GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 2100 FEET.
Mar 22, 2:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 657 N I-40 At Fort Rock, AZ
Mar 22, 2:04 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Las Vegas Mccarran Ap, NV
Mar 22, 2:47 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 404 E Twentynine Palms (K, CAVISIBILITY DROPPED TO 2 MILES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. REPORTED BY SPOTTER ID CA-167.
Mar 22, 3:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Baker, CATHE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED.
Mar 22, 4:12 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Mojave River Sink, CAA 61 MPH WIND GUST RECORDED AT THE MOJAVE RIVER SINK RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 950 FEET BETWEEN 312 PM AND 412 PM.
Mar 22, 4:14 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Opal Mountain Raws, CA
Mar 22, 4:41 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 46Needles Airport, CA
Mar 22, 5:08 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 41Moss Basin Raws, AZ
Mar 22, 5:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58North Las Vegas Ap, NV
Mar 22, 5:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Nne Downtown Las Vega, NVGUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT, ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 60 MPH BASED ON NEARBY OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR VELOCITY, KNOCKED DOWN A COUPLE OF POWER POLES IN NORTH LAS VEGAS NEAR LOSEE ROAD AND CHEYENNE AVENUE. ONE POLE FELL ON A VEHICLE AND CAUSED MIN
Mar 22, 5:51 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6510 Nnw Morongo Valley, CABURNS CANYON RAWS - ELEV. 6000 FT MSL. LAST AND HIGHEST WIND GUST OVER 58 MPH SINCE 1351 PDT.
Mar 22, 5:52 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 49Union Pass Raws, AZ
Mar 22, 6:00 PM MSTSNOW 1Pioche, NVTHE LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOE FELL IN PIOCHE ENDING AT AROUND 600 PM AT AN ELEVATION OF AROUND 6400 FEET.
Mar 22, 6:51 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 72Squaw Springs Raws, CAA 72 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE SQUAW SPRINGS RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 3620 FEET.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 290 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, Edwards AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2009-03-21Temperature 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, Edwards AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2009-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
21 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 212251
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
351 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

NVZ018-019-220700-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0003.090322T0700Z-090323T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.090322T0300Z-090322T1800Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
351 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
SUNDAY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK
CANYON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO
FORM ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP
RANGE AND INTO THE RED ROCK AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING
INTO LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LOCAL WEST WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER TO BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ523>526-220700-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0003.090322T1600Z-090323T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.090322T1600Z-090323T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
351 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...EASTERN MOJAVE
DESERT...MORONGO BASIN...AND THE CADIZ BASIN. THE HIGH WIND WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ON SUNDAY AS A PACIFIC
STORM MOVES OVER THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS COULD EXCEED 40 MPH...WHILE 
GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL NOT BE UNCOMMON ACROSS THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING
SUNDAY NIGHT.

THESE WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ESPECIALLY BE HAZARDOUS
TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NVZ015-017-220700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090322T0400Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
351 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR 
LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY.

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP
SUNDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS
WILL THEN DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

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.

$$

NVZ014-220400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090322T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
351 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING 
FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER
40 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
AREA. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
DECREASING 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.

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ016-020>022-220700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-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...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
351 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009 /351 PM MST SAT MAR 21 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR INYO COUNTY...MOHAVE COUNTY...AND MUCH
OF CLARK COUNTY AS WELL AS THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

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.

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 212347
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
447 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

NVZ018-019-220800-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.090322T0300Z-090322T1800Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
447 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO
FORM ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP
RANGE AND INTO THE RED ROCK AREA EARLY THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUING INTO LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR LOCAL
WEST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER TO BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ523>526-220800-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.090322T1600Z-090323T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
447 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT. 

VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ON SUNDAY AS A
PACIFIC STORM MOVES OVER THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS COULD EXCEED
40 MPH...WHILE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL NOT BE UNCOMMON ACROSS
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
DECREASING SUNDAY NIGHT.

THESE WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ESPECIALLY BE HAZARDOUS
TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ519-520-220800-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
447 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE OWENS VALLEY AND
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING
THE EVENING HOURS WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE
ALONG THE VALLEY FLOOR. WIND SPEEDS IN THE FOOTHILLS MAY EXCEED
60 MPH. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES FOR
MOTORISTS...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED U.S.
HIGHWAY 395. EXTRA CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

THE WINDS MAY RELAX FOR A PERIOD OVERNIGHT...BUT STRONG SOUTHWEST 
WINDS WILL REDEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN.

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.

$$

NVZ015-017-220800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090322T0400Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
447 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON
BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REDEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THE WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

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.

$$

NVZ014-220400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090322T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
447 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

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

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

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER
40 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE
AREA. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
DECREASING 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.

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521-522-527-NVZ016-020>022-220800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-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...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...
VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
447 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009 /447 PM MST SAT MAR 21 2009/

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

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

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

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 220409
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
909 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

NVZ015-017-221400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090322T0400Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
909 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
WIND ADVISORY LEVEL OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
SUNDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO
45 MPH LIKELY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 

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.

$$

NVZ014-220515-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-090322T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
909 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY THE AND WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT...ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
POSSIBLE. 

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ016-020-022-221400-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0002.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-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...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
909 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009 /909 PM MST SAT MAR 21 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
PDT /9 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT
/9 PM MST/ SUNDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON
SUNDAY AND REACH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
LIKELY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
ON SUNDAY. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND
MOTORISTS AND THOSE OUTDOORS WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NVZ018-019-221400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
909 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO
FORM ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP
RANGE AND INTO THE RED ROCK AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WEST
WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER TO BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA. 
ADDITIONALLY...VERY STRONG...GUSTY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
SUNDAY MORNING...MAINTAINING THE HIGH WIND WARNING LEVEL WINDS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SUNDAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ523>526-221400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.090322T1600Z-090323T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
909 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT. 

VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM ON SUNDAY AS A
PACIFIC STORM MOVES OVER THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS COULD EXCEED
40 MPH...WHILE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL NOT BE UNCOMMON ACROSS
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
DECREASING SUNDAY NIGHT.

THESE WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ESPECIALLY BE HAZARDOUS
TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ519-520-221400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
909 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...PRIMARILY SOUTH OF
INDEPENDENCE. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEY
LOCATIONS...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BLOWING
DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES FOR MOTORISTS...
PARTICULARLY ALONG THE NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED U.S. HIGHWAY 395.
EXTRA CAUTION WILL BE REQUIRED.

THE WINDS MAY RELAX FOR A PERIOD OVERNIGHT...BUT STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL REDEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING
HOURS. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE
EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN.

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-CAZ521-522-527-NVZ021-221400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...FURNACE CREEK...
STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...
BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
909 PM PDT SAT MAR 21 2009 /909 PM MST SAT MAR 21 2009/

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

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

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

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 221035
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
335 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA TODAY.

AZZ001-003-NVZ016-020-022-221600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-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...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
335 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /335 AM MST SUN MAR 22 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CLARK AND MOHAVE
COUNTIES FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM THIS EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS WITH TERRAIN
GAPS TO THE SOUTHWEST SUCH AS HENDERSON AND KINGMAN...AND IN THE
LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES...AND
MOTORISTS AND THOSE OUTDOORS WILL NEED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NVZ018-019-221600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
335 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND
SHEEP RANGE UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...INCLUDING THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. WEST WIND GUSTS TO
60 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS THIS MORNING. BY
THIS AFTERNOON...THE HIGH WINDS WILL EXPAND TO COVER MUCH OF THE
HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS WHICH ARE EXPOSED TO THE SOUTHWEST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ523>526-221600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.090322T1600Z-090323T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
335 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY DESERTS FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES
INTO THE AREA. SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE DECREASING TONIGHT.

THESE WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ESPECIALLY BE HAZARDOUS
TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NVZ014-221600-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T2000Z-090323T0800Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
335 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT MONDAY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PASS
THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE WINDS SUBSIDE LATE
TONIGHT.

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.

$$

NVZ017-221600-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1035Z-090323T0400Z/
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
335 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

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

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES IS
NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WERE
OCCURRING IN THE MERCURY AND INDIAN SPRINGS AREAS THIS
MORNING...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

CAZ519-520-221600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
335 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

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

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

WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN
SIERRA SLOPES TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH IN
THE OWENS VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH OF
INDEPENDENCE. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES...PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. EXTRA CAUTION WILL BE
REQUIRED.

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-CAZ521-522-527-NVZ015-021-221600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T1600Z-090323T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...FURNACE CREEK...
STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...
PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...LAUGHLIN...
BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
335 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /335 AM MST SUN MAR 22 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO
COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...LINCOLN COUNTY...AND THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM THIS EVENING.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO
THE EVENING HOURS. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED.

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.

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

$$

MORGAN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 221616
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
916 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA TODAY.

AZZ001-003-NVZ016-020-022-230030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-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...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
916 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /916 AM MST SUN MAR 22 2009/

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS...NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY...LAS VEGAS VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH LOCAL 
GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN AREAS WITH
TERRAIN GAPS TO THE SOUTHWEST SUCH AS HENDERSON AND KINGMAN...AND
IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE
LAS VEGAS VALLEY. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES...AND MOTORISTS AND THOSE OUTDOORS WILL NEED TO USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

CAZ523>526-230030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
916 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...MORONGO
BASIN...AND CADIZ BASIN.

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...WHILE GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH MAY BE
SEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
DESERTS BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

THESE WINDS COULD PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ESPECIALLY BE HAZARDOUS
TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NVZ018-019-230030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
916 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK
CANYON.

STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING...
INCLUDING THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. WEST WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR
GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE 
HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO EXPAND TO COVER MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATION
AREAS WHICH ARE EXPOSED TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND
EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ015-017-021-230030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...ASPENDELL...
MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...
STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...
PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAUGHLIN...
BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
916 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /916 AM MST SUN MAR 22 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR INYO COUNTY...THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AREA...LINCOLN
COUNTY AND WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY.

WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN
SIERRA SLOPES TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MAINLY SOUTH OF
INDEPENDENCE. BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT
TIMES...PARTICULARLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. EXTRA CAUTION WILL BE
REQUIRED.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO OVER
45 MPH OCCURRING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

NVZ014-230030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.090322T2000Z-090323T0800Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
916 AM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM PDT MONDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL PASS
THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE WINDS SUBSIDE
LATE TONIGHT.

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 222256
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
356 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.LOCALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT...

AZZ001-003-NVZ016-018>020-022-230400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
356 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /356 PM MST SUN MAR 22 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH
GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE TURNING TO THE NORTH
AND DECREASING OVERNIGHT. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

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>526-230700-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
356 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
FOR WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...MORONGO
BASIN...CADIZ BASIN.

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AND
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ESPECIALLY BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NVZ014-230400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
356 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING 
FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP
SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING 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.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ015-017-021-230400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...ASPENDELL...
MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...
STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...
PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAUGHLIN...
BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
356 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /356 PM MST SUN MAR 22 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR INYO COUNTY AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER
INYO COUNTY BEFORE DECREAING OVERNIGHT. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
OWENS DRY LAKE BED AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WITH
GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE
TURNING TO THE NORTH AROUND 9 PM PDT / 9 PM MST AND THEN
DECREASING.

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 230346
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
846 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

AZZ002-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ014-015-017-021-230500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...ASPENDELL...
MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...
STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...NEEDLES...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM
846 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /846 PM MST SUN MAR 22 2009/

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR INYO COUNTY AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AND THE
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ016-018>020-022-230500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090323T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...
JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
846 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /846 PM MST SUN MAR 22 2009/

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR MOHAVE COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING AND THE
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ523>526-230700-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
846 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

THESE WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AND
PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
ESPECIALLY BE HAZARDOUS TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 230608
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1108 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

CAZ523>526-230715-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090323T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1108 PM PDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING WITH MOST AREAS ONLY GUSTING
BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 10:03 PM MSTWind AdvisoryVEFMohave47 hr
Mar 20, 10:03 PM MSTWind AdvisoryVEFClark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye23 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Nevada, 2009High Wind Warnings in Arizona, 2009High Wind Warnings in California, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009

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.