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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Las Vegas, NV

October 3, 2009Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 3, 2009, 3:59 AM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Oct 3, 2009, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 3, 2009, 3:59 AM PDT (10:59 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 3, 2009, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Oct 4, 2009, 7:00 PM PDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The text

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

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 031059
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
359 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
AREA TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG AND COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER
NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A BAND
OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IF
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE VERY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...AS WELL AS IN RED
ROCK CANYON AND IN THE LEE OF SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE.

CAZ523-031900-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.091003T2200Z-091004T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
359 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOHAVE DESERT. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO EARLY EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE LIKELY BEFORE
DECREASING BY EARLY EVENING.

ALTHOUGH THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT...LOCAL
GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH WINDS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE ON SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-031900-
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.A.0008.091004T0300Z-091004T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
359 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. 

IF CONDITIONS BECOME FAVORABLE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD
DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS WELL AS
OVER THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS
BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH
POSSIBLE.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS BRIEF PERIODS OF CROSSWINDS MAY BE
ENCOUNTERED AS YOU TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

&&

$$

NVZ018-019-031900-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0008.091004T0300Z-091004T1800Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
359 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE
RED ROCK CANYON AREA.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME FAVORABLE...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD
DEVELOP IN RED ROCK CANYON AND IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS
AND SHEEP RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 58 MPH MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 031927
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1227 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE 
THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG AND COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER
NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A BAND
OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN FAVORED WEST TO EAST
ORIENTATED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SPRINGS MOUNTAINS.

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ525-526-NVZ016-020>022-040500-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.091004T1500Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1227 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009 /1227 PM MST SAT OCT 3 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT/MST TO 7 PM PDT/MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF CLARK AND SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES AND MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
PDT/MST TO 7 PM PDT/MST SUNDAY.

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING IN PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY...SOUTH CENTRAL SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH
WILL OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-040500-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0008.091004T0300Z-091004T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.091004T0300Z-091004T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1227 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS BRIEF PERIODS OF CROSSWINDS MAY BE
ENCOUNTERED AS YOU TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ018-019-040500-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0008.091004T0300Z-091004T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.091004T0300Z-091005T0200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1227 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR IN
WEST TO EAST ORIENTATED CANYONS AND ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-040500-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.091003T2200Z-091005T0200Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
1227 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
THE WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT...BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-040500-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.091003T2200Z-091005T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
1227 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
THE WINDS MAY DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT...BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 040457
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
957 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG AND COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER
NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A BAND
OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN FAVORED WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS.

CAZ519-520-041400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091004T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
957 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 9 AM PDT SUNDAY.

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR IN AND
NEAR WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION
OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AS BRIEF PERIODS OF CROSSWINDS MAY BE
ENCOUNTERED AS YOU TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-041400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
957 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY.

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS MAY
DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL PICK BACK UP SUNDAY MORNING.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

NVZ018-019-041400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
957 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS UNTIL
7 PM PDT SUNDAY.

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS AND ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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-CAZ525-526-NVZ016-020>022-041400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.091004T1500Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
957 PM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009 /957 PM MST SAT OCT 3 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ TO
7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE
COUNTY...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...AND
MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM SUNDAY.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN PORTIONS OF CLARK
COUNTY...SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

MORGAN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 040829
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
129 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG AND COLD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER
NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND DURING THE
DAY TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN A BAND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
INTO THIS MORNING. LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN FAVORED
WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SPRING
MOUNTAINS.

NVZ018-019-041200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0012.091004T0829Z-091004T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
129 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE
SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS
EVENING.

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE IN WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS AND ALONG THE LEE SIDE
OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH
EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING SLOWLY DURING THE DAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-041200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091004T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
129 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

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

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR IN AND
NEAR WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION
OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AS BRIEF PERIODS OF CROSSWINDS MAY
BE ENCOUNTERED AS YOU TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-041200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
129 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

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

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

GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS MAY
DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL PICK BACK UP SUNDAY MORNING.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ525-526-NVZ016-020>022-041200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.091004T1500Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
129 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009 /129 AM MST SUN OCT 4 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...MORONGO BASIN...CADIZ BASIN...NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY...LAS VEGAS VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY...
SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 041003
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
303 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER NORTHWEST
NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...AND LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS IN FAVORED WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS EARLY
THIS MORNING.

AZZ001-041815-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.091004T1500Z-091005T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.091004T1500Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
303 AM MST SUN OCT 4 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST
THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-041815-
/O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-091004T1500Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.091004T1500Z-091005T0200Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
303 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE
WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FLOWING DOWN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS HAVE CREATED VERY STRONG LOCALIZED WINDS ALONG
THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WINDS GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY THROUGH 8
AM THIS MORNING.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE ENTIRE VALLEY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45
MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

NVZ017-041500-
/O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-091004T1500Z/
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
303 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS FLOWING DOWN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS HAVE CREATED VERY STRONG LOCALIZED WINDS ALONG
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE CONFINED TO THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THIS ZONE...MAINLY FROM
INDIAN SPRINGS TO THE DESERT ROCK AREA. WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS AREA THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING.

TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 95 ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION EARLY THIS
MORNING AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ018-019-041815-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-091004T1500Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
303 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK CANYON.

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE IN WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS AND ALONG THE LEE SIDE
OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE THROUGH
8 AM THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE DAY...HOWEVER
WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...


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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-041600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091004T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
303 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

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

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR IN AND
NEAR WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH
9 AM THIS MORNING.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS
BRIEF PERIODS OF STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AS YOU
TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-041815-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
303 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

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

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

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME EARLY THIS MORNING...GUSTY WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY EARLY MORNING AND THEN
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

AZZ003-036-CAZ525-526-NVZ016-021-022-041815-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.091004T1500Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
303 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009 /303 AM MST SUN OCT 4 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST
DESERTS...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...MORONGO BASIN AND CADIZ
BASIN...NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY...
SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 041519
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
819 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER NORTHWEST
NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...AND LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS IN FAVORED WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS
EARLY THIS MORNING.

NVZ018-019-042330-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-091004T1500Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
819 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE.

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN
WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS AND ALONG THE LEE SIDE OF THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE THIS MORNING...BEFORE
WINDS BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-042330-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-091004T1500Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
819 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

NVZ017-041630-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-091004T1500Z/
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
819 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTIES AND WILL CONTINUE TO SO AS THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT SAG
SOUTH ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

$$

AZZ001-042330-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
819 AM MST SUN OCT 4 2009

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-041630-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091004T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
819 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR IN AND
NEAR WEST TO EAST ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH
9 AM THIS MORNING.

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION
AS BRIEF PERIODS OF STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AS YOU
TRAVEL THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-042330-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
819 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

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

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

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME EARLY THIS MORNING...GUSTY
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND
THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY
TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

AZZ003-036-CAZ525-526-NVZ016-021-022-042330-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
819 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009 /819 AM MST SUN OCT 4 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...SOUTH CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND FAR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY... SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 041629
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
929 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN OVER NORTHWEST
NEVADA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...AND LOCALIZED HIGHER GUSTS IN FAVORED WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED CANYONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS
EARLY THIS MORNING.

CAZ519-520-041730-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091004T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
929 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOCALIZED STRONG WEST WINDS NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS HAVE
WEAKENED. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

AZZ001-050200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
929 AM MST SUN OCT 4 2009

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. 

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

AZZ003-036-CAZ525-526-NVZ016-020>022-050200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
929 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009 /929 AM MST SUN OCT 4 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...PARTS OF CLARK COUNTY AND THE
HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY... SOUTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-NVZ018-019-050200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
929 AM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND WESTERN AND NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED SOME EARLY THIS MORNING...GUSTY
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING AND
THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY
TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

PIERCE
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 042159
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
259 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

.STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AS A
STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA BEGINS TO WEAKEN. 

NVZ018-019-042300-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
259 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE.

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS WINDS HAVE DECREASED 
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

NVZ016-020-042300-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
259 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY.

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS WINDS HAVE DECREASED 
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

AZZ001-050200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
259 PM MST SUN OCT 4 2009

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS OVER NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

AZZ003-036-CAZ525-526-NVZ021-022-050200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
259 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009 /259 PM MST SUN OCT 4 2009/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...THE MORONGO BASIN
AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY.

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR EASTERN CLARK COUNTY... SOUTHERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-050200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
259 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

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

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

STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS WESTERN AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. THE WIND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...
ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

&&

$$

PIERCE
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 050145
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
645 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

AZZ001-050245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON
645 PM MST SUN OCT 4 2009

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

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 7
PM.

WINDS WERE BEGINNING TO DECREASE OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING.
SINCE WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 58 MPH ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ003-036-CAZ525-526-NVZ021-022-050245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
645 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009 /645 PM MST SUN OCT 4 2009/

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

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF MOHAVE...CLARK AND SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM.

WINDS WERE BEGINNING TO DECREASE OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING.
SINCE WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ523-524-050245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-091005T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
645 PM PDT SUN OCT 4 2009

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

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 7 PM.

WINDS WERE BEGINNING TO DECREASE OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING.
SINCE WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MORGAN

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Oct 3, 3:30 AM PDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 3:30 AM PDT, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
330 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING SOUTH FROM THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BE OVER NORTHERN NEVADA BY SUNDAY. THIS WILL
CAUSE INCREASED WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN
ACROSS  EASTERN CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA
ON SUNDAY. MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE LIMITED WITH ANY
SHOWERS MOST LIKELY OCCURRING OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NORTHERN
INYO AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN
TO THE REGION SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. &&

.SHORT TERM...STRONG UPPER LOW WITH CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN
WASHINGTON COAST AS OF 09Z SATURDAY TO DROP SOUTH AND BE OVER
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY 00Z SUNDAY AND THEN OVER NORTHERN NEVADA BY
00Z MONDAY BEFORE EJECTING EAST ON MONDAY. HOWEVER A NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST TROUGH AXIS TO REMAIN OVER THE CWA INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
AS THIS SYSTEM DROPS INTO NORTHERN NEVADA AND THEN EAST...LIMITED
MOISTURE WILL PRODUCE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS MAINLY THE CENTRAL
NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...HOWEVER THE
MAIN WEATHER FEATURES FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND
COOLER TEMPERATURES. INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENTS BOTH SURFACE AND
ALOFT TO FORM AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO OVER
35 MPH EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA THIS
AFTERNOON AND ALSO WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THIS HAS PROMPTED
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR THE NORTH AND A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN
SAN BERNARDINO FOR TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE LATEST LOCAL HIGH
RESOLUTION MODELS ARE INDICATING A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE
WINDS FORMING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ALSO THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY. AS THE SYSTEM
DROPS FURTHER SOUTH SUNDAY...THE MAIN BAND OF WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT
INTO SAN BERNARDINO/MOHAVE COUNTY. 700MB WINDS PROGGED TO REACH INTO
THE LOWER 50KT RANGE WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN GUSTS ON SUNDAY OVER 40
MPH ACROSS THE SOUTH AND WILL LIKELY PROMPT WIND ADVISORIES IN LATER
FORECAST PACKAGES. AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST ON MONDAY...WINDS TO
DIMINISH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WITH THE SYSTEM SHIFTING THROUGH
THE CWA...GOOD MIXING/SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO
BE NEAR NORMAL TODAY...BUT THEN DROP ON SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY WITH
READINGS BEING GENERALLY 10-15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BOTH DAYS.

.LONG TERM...LOW PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE THROUGHOUT
MOST OF THE EXTENDED AS RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC SLOWLY
MIGRATES EASTWARD AS A LONGWAVE UPPER LOW AFFECTS THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE COUNTRY UNTIL THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODELS DO NOT INDICATE
ANY SIGNIFICANT TAP OF MOISTURE AS THE LOW SITS JUST TO OUR WEST AND
MOVES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. HOWEVER...THE EC CONTINUES TO
GENERATE PRECIP ON THURSDAY/FRIDAY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT WITH MINIMAL SUPPORT FROM ANY
GEFS MEMBERS...KEPT POPS ON THE LOW SIDE OVERALL. BY THE BEGINNING
OF NEXT WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD BACK ACROSS THE
AREA...BUT NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM
REBOUNDING BACK TO NORMAL QUICKLY.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE GREAT
BASIN TODAY...RESULTING IN INCREASED HIGH CLOUDS AND GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING STRONGER IN
THE EVENING AND SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KTS EXPECTED SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE AREA WILL
RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS AREAWIDE THIS WEEKEND...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45KTS ACROSS VALLEY
LOCATIONS AND STRONGER AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS LEEWARD OF AREA
MOUNTAINS COULD BECOME ESPECIALLY STRONG AND MECHANICAL TURBULENCE
IS ANTICIPATED. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MOUNTAIN
SHOWERS IN THE FORM OF LOW ELEVATION RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW
SUNDAY.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW
FOR INCREASED WINDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND INTO THE EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR GREATER. THESE WINDS
COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF LESS THAN 15 PERCENT AND
VERY DRY FUELS WILL ALLOW FOR THE POTENTIAL OF CRITICAL FIRE
BEHAVIOR AND HAS PROMPTED THE UPGRADING OF THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER
WATCH TO A WARNING OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION THIS AFTERNOON...
ESPECIALLY WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...BUT THE DURATION OF THE
WINDS SHOULD BE BELOW THE NECESSARY CRITERIA FOR FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS. HOWEVER AS THE LOW DROPS SOUTH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTY ON
SUNDAY WITH GUSTS ONCE AGAIN ABOVE 35 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 15 PERCENT OR LESS...ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY BUT MAY BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY. HOWEVER DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF THE WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR SUNDAY
WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THESE AREAS.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
     NVZ018-019.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS
     EVENING FOR NVZ460>462.
AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR AZZ102.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR
     CAZ519-520.
     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
     FOR CAZ228.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
     FOR CAZ523.
&&

JENSEN/KENNEDY

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 2, 4:54 AM PDT, 23 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
454 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-030000-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
454 AM PDT FRI OCT 2 2009 /454 AM MST FRI OCT 2 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE INCREASED SOUTHWEST WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THESE WINDS MAY
RESULT IN POSSIBLE WIND ADVISORIES...CREATE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
AND ALSO GENERATE POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS WELL AS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS. THE STORM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON MONDAY WHICH
WILL ALLOW FOR DECREASED WINDS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FOR THE PERIOD
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...WEATHER SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 3, 4:10 AM PDTFire Weather WatchVEFSan Bernardino8 hr
Oct 3, 12:27 PM PDTWind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino31 hr
Oct 3, 4:10 AM PDTRed Flag WarningVEFEsmeralda, Lincoln, Nye16 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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