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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 14, 2009San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 14, 2009, 3:27 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Apr 14, 2009, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2009, 3:27 AM PDT (10:27 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 14, 2009, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2009, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County San Bernardino County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 14, 3:52 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Apple Valley, CAALSO, A SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OF 40 MPH WAS MEASURED AT 452 PM.
Apr 14, 6:05 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG7 Se Lucerne Valley, CAWIND DAMAGE SUSTAINED FROM SW45G70MPH. HIS HOME HAS ROOF DAMAGE AND HIS WOOD SHED WAS RIPPED FROM ITS FOUNDATION. 3 OTHER HOMES HAVE ROOF DAMAGE AND 1 HOME ALSO HAS WINDOW DAMAGE.
Apr 14, 7:51 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Squaw Springs Raws, CASQUAW SPRINGS RAWS MEASURED A 59 MPH WIND GUST AT AN ELEVATION OF 3620 FEET.
Apr 14, 7:51 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59W Squaw Springs Raws, CA
Apr 14, 8:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMGYucca Valley, CA2900 CUSTOMERS LOST POWER IN YUCCA VALLEY DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.
Apr 14, 8:51 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6414 Ese Big Bear City, CATHE BURNS CANYON RAWS MEASURED SEVERAL WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH BETWEEN 1851 AND 2051 LOCAL TIME WITH A PEAK WIND GUST OF 64 MPH.
Apr 14, 10:51 PM PDTHIGH SUST WINDS 45Barstow-Daggett Ap, CA
Apr 14, 10:51 PM PDTHIGH SUST WINDS 45N Barstow-Daggett Ap, CA
Apr 14, 10:51 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Squaw Springs Raws, CA
Apr 14, 10:51 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69S Squaw Springs Raws, CA

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

The nearest sounding before it

Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 198 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 00:00Z on 2009-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 00:00Z on 2009-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3866 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-18 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 141027
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO
THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
REMAIN GUSTY IN MOST LOCATIONS INTO TONIGHT.

CAZ523-141900-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0007.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE
WIND ADVISORY.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY
395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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

$$

AZZ001-CAZ519-141900-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /327 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND NORTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
WEDNESDAY.

FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE
CREST TODAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. SOME OF THESE
WINDS WILL SPILL DOWN THE SLOPES TO THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. FOR
NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY
WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

$$

CAZ520-141900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T1900Z-090415T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY FROM NOON
TODAY TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395
SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND 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.

$$

AZZ003-CAZ522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-141900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /327 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT
FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55
MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE
15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES
AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

$$

NVZ015-016-141900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS
WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. WIND 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.

$$

MORGAN
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 141616
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO
THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
REMAIN GUSTY IN MOST LOCATIONS INTO TONIGHT.

CAZ523-150030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY
395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-150030-
/O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.090414T2100Z-090415T0400Z/
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
916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /916 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
IN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND IN LAKE HAVASU.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE FORECAST.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

CAZ520-150000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T1900Z-090415T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY
395 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND 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.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-150030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /916 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT AND EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS
ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY
95...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

$$

NVZ015-016-150030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM
PDT WEDNESDAY. 

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS
WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. WIND 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.

$$

STACHELSKI
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 142239
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
MAINLY EARLY ON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL LESSEN LATE TONIGHT IN MOST
OF THE AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ523-150645-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING
LEVEL THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY
395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

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-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-150645-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /339 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND
KINGMAN AREAS.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS
ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

$$

CAZ520-150000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE OWENS VALLEY.

WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OWENS VALLEY THIS
AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT
COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND 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.

$$

NVZ015-016-150645-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS
WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. WIND 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.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T0400Z/
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
339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /339 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

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

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE
HAVASU. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE LAKE
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND IN LAKE HAVASU. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE FORECAST.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

STACHELSKI
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 150003
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
MAINLY EARLY ON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL LESSEN LATE TONIGHT IN MOST
OF THE AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ520-150115-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS
VALLEY.

WINDS WILL BE DECREASING IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING AND THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LOCAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 40
MPH WITH BLOWING DUST WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 7 PM
HOWEVER. 

$$

CAZ523-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING
LEVEL THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

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-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /503 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND
KINGMAN AREAS.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS
ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

$$

NVZ015-016-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
LINCOLN AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY.

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS
WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY. WIND 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.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-150400-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T0400Z/
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
503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /503 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

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

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE
HAVASU.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE LAKE
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND IN LAKE HAVASU. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE FORECAST.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 150358
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.
ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT IN MOST OF THE
AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ523-151200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. WHILE
WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING LEVEL
THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY.

STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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.

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-NVZ021-151200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
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
858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /858 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

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

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR LAKES MEAD...MOHAVE AND HAVASU.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SUSTAINED AROUND
25 MPH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014>020-022-151200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /858 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND 
KINGMAN AREAS..

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS
ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...
ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE
ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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 151000
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009

CAZ523-151800-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1000Z-090416T0000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY....AND REPLACED
IT WITH A WIND ADVISORY WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON.

WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE FINALLY SUBSIDING. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY
ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES
AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY.

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-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014>020-022-151100-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009 /300 AM MST WED APR 15 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER
40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-151100-
/O.CAN.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/
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
300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009 /300 AM MST WED APR 15 2009/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MEAD AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED
WINDS OVER 25 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE LAKE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MORGAN

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Apr 13, 8:50 PM PDT, 6 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 8:50 PM PDT, 6 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
850 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG...COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DROP
OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF
THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...THE
POSSIBILITY OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
EXIST FROM LAS VEGAS NORTHWARD. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...MUCH COLDER
AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR RECORD LEVELS BY THURSDAY MORNING. A
WARMING TREND IS THEN EXPECTED FOR THE LATER PART OF THE WEEK INTO
THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES EVENTUALLY RISING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL.
&&

.UPDATE...PLENTY OF HIGH CLOUDS BLANKETING THE FORECAST AREA THIS
EVENING AS FORECAST. 00Z RUNS OF THE NAM12 AND GFS STILL GENERATING
A BAND OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA
OVERNIGHT. 00Z NAM12 DEPICTING STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE
FORECAST APPEARS TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE AND NO UPDATES PLANNED
THIS EVENING.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...423 PM PDT MON APR 13
.SHORT TERM...THE LAST TWO DAYS HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN SPRINGLIKE BUT
WINTER HAS NOT GONE AWAY JUST YET. HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE EASTWARD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET. OVERALL EXPECT SCT-BKN CLOUDS TONIGHT
ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE AMOUNT OF CLOUDS TONIGHT AND ANY
WIND...TEMPS SHOULD HAVE A HARD TIME DROPPING MUCH SO BUMPED UP MINS
A FEW DEGREES FOR TONIGHT.

OUR ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHERN
BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS FEATURE IS FORECAST TO DROP SOUTHEASTWARD
INTO THE PAC NW TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN TOMORROW. AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE WE WILL SQUEEZE OUT ONE MORE
MILD DAY...THOUGH AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER WILL ACTUALLY
KEEP TEMPS DOWN IN MOST AREAS FROM TODAY.

AS THE STORM DROPS SOUTHWARD TOMORROW WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE AREA AS A 70 KT+ JET AT 250 MB MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN BETWEEN 18Z AND 21Z
TUESDAY ACROSS THE AREA. MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW WIND FIELDS
BECOME ALIGNED NICELY FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND GIVEN THE
FORECAST THERMAL GRADIENT OF ABOUT 10-12 DEGREES C OVER ABOUT A SPAN
OF 100 MILES OR SO ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT...WINDS SHOULD
HAVE NO TROUBLE INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA. GIVEN THIS...HAVE ISSUED
A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH THE THERMAL SUPPORT IS IMPRESSIVE
THE LACK OF A SCREAMING JET ALOFT SEEMS TO BETTER JUSTIFY AN
ADVISORY AT THIS TIME.

THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED WETTER FURTHER SOUTH WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO
BUMPED UP POPS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. LI/S OF 0 TO -2
ARE FORECAST IN LINCOLN COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON SO ISOLATED TSTMS
ARE POSSIBLE HERE...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE TIME OF DAY WHEN HEATING
WILL BE OCCURRING AND THE PROXIMITY OF THIS AREA TO THE COLD POOL
ALOFT. THE MAIN CONCERN AS THE SYSTEM GETS FURTHER SOUTH WILL BE THE
RAPIDLY LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. ADVISORY LEVEL AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION ON TUESDAY NIGHT OR WEDNESDAY IN LINCOLN COUNTY OR THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THE 12Z GFS BUFFER SOUNDING FOR
LAS VEGAS SHOWED A RATHER MOIST PROFILE WITH WET BULB ZERO LEVELS
AROUND 2400 FEET AT 15Z WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH EVERYTHING WOULD HAVE TO
COME TOGETHER JUST RIGHT...IT IS NOT ENTIRELY UNREASONABLE THAT SOME
LOWER DESERT VALLEYS COULD SEE A BRIEF SNOW SHOWER OR FLURRY
WEDNESDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OF ENOUGH MOISTURE IS PRESENT.

TEMPS WERE LOWERED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY...WITH
READINGS POSSIBLY NEAR RECORD LOW VALUES FOR BOTH...SEE THE CLIMATE
SECTION BELOW FOR DETAILS.

.LONG TERM...THE EFFECTS OF THE UPPER LOW WILL STILL BE FELT
THURSDAY WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS...COOL TEMPERATURES...AND A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS OVER LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. MODELS HAVE
INDICATED THIS SYSTEM SLOWING ITS EASTERN PROGRESSION AND THE
EFFECTS MAY STILL BE FELT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY WITH GUSTY
WINDS AND CONTINUED COOL TEMPERATURES. GFS IS SHOWING A SURFACE HIGH
DROPPING SOUTH INTO NORTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING A
TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND RESULTING GUSTY WINDS DOWN
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION
SATURDAY AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK.
THIS WILL LEAD TO LIGHTER WINDS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
&&

.AVIATION...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5-10KTS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. BROKEN
HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS WILL REMAIN OVERNIGHT AND CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO
LOWER TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM TO DROP INTO THE AREA. CIGS
WILL LOWER TO AROUND 15K FEET TUESDAY MORNING AND LOWER TO AROUND
10K FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE AREA
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10-20KTS EXPECTED BETWEEN 14-22Z
TUESDAY...INCREASING TO AROUND 20-30KTS AFTER 00Z WEDNESDAY. WINDS
MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 50KTS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY AS
A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS WOULD ALSO CAUSE AREA
OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY BRINGING STRONG
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA. WINDS AFTER 20Z WILL BE 15-25KTS
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OVER SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WHERE WINDS WILL
LIKELY BE 25-35KTS WITH GUSTS OVER 50KTS. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE
A CONCERN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION TUESDAY EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST 15-25KTS BEHIND THE FRONT. RAIN...SNOW...AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT MAINLY OVER LINCOLN AND
CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...ALTHOUGH THERE LOOKS TO BE SEVERAL HOURS WITH WIND
GUSTS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15
PERCENT OR LOWER IN SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...FUELS LOOK TO BE TOO MOIST TO WARRANT ANY HEADLINES.
&&

.CLIMATE...RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THE 15TH AND RECORD
LOW MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THE 16TH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.
VALUES ARE LISTED BELOW.

LOCATION           RECORD LOW MAX 4/15      RECORD LOW MIN 4/16
------------------------------------------------------------------
LAS VEGAS          56/1998                  39 LAST SET IN 1998
BISHOP             52/2007                  21/1967
BARSTOW-DAGGETT    60/1988                  37/1998
NEEDLES            64/1976                  41/1998
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
NVZ014-     017>020-022.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
NVZ015-     016.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
AZZ003. CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
FOR      CAZ522>526.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR CAZ520.
&&

HARRISON/STACHELSKI/GORELOW

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 5:12 AM PDT, 22 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
512 AM PDT MON APR 13 2009

AZZ003-CAZ522>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-140700-
NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
512 AM PDT MON APR 13 2009 /512 AM MST MON APR 13 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE CHANCES FOR RAIN AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MAINLY IN AREAS NORTH AND
EAST OF LAS VEGAS. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER WINDS AND A WARMING TREND ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ001-002-036-CAZ519>521-527-NVZ015-016-021-140700-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
512 AM PDT MON APR 13 2009 /512 AM MST MON APR 13 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY...AND CHANCES FOR RAIN AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW TO AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF LAS VEGAS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY...BUT GUSTY NORTH WINDS COULD AFFECT THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MORGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 9:16 AM PDTLake Wind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino18 hr
Apr 14, 3:39 PM PDTWind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino25 hr

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