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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 19, 2010Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 19, 2010, 3:07 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 20, 2010, 9:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 19, 2010, 3:07 PM PDT (22:07 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 20, 2010, 9:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 21, 2010, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 11 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 12:00Z on 2010-04-19Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 12:00Z on 2010-04-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3219 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 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.

152 
WWUS75 KVEF 192207
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
307 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

...A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND
MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND
EVENTUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. 

CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-200630-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1600Z-100421T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
307 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR INYO...ESMERALDA...AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...AND
WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY.

*  WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50
   MPH.

* TIMING: 9AM TO 9PM PDT.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BEATTY...
  GOLDFIELD...PAHRUMP AND OLANCHA.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF
  TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-018-020>022-200630-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1900Z-100421T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...
MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
307 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010 /307 PM MST MON APR 19 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST TO 11 PM PDT/MST 
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN...MOHAVE...CLARK...AND THE UPPER COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST TO 11 PM
PDT/MST TUESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO
  50 MPH.

* TIMING: NOON PDT/MST TO 11 PM PDT/MST.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN...
  BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...COLORADO CITY...AND CALIENTE.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF
  TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523>526-NVZ019-200630-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1900Z-100421T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK
307 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND 
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY
TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY...
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF
  TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ASG
9 follow-up statements
490 
WWUS75 KVEF 200622
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1122 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

...A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND
EVENTUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-201400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1600Z-100421T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1122 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY
FOR INYO...ESMERALDA...AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...AND WESTERN
CLARK COUNTIES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: 9AM TO 9PM PDT.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BEATTY... 
  GOLDFIELD...PAHRUMP AND OLANCHA.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-018-020>022-201400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1900Z-100421T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...
MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1122 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010 /1122 PM MST MON APR 19 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO
11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TO 11 PM
PDT /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR LINCOLN...MOHAVE...CLARK
COUNTIES...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE UPPER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: NOON PDT/MST TO 11 PM PDT/MST.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...COLORADO CITY...AND CALIENTE.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523>526-NVZ019-201400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1900Z-100421T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK
1122 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
785 
WWUS75 KVEF 201224
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
524 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN ACROSS THE AREA TODAY
AS A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. 
WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND
EVENTUALLY INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON.

CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-202200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1600Z-100421T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
524 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR INYO...ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
NYE...AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL
  PARK...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...PAHHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-018-020>022-202200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1900Z-100421T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...
MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
524 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010 /524 AM MST TUE APR 20 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY
TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO
11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN...MOHAVE...CLARK
COUNTIES...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE UPPER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: NOON PDT/MST TODAY TO 11 PM PDT/MST THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...COLORADO CITY...AND CALIENTE.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523>526-NVZ019-202200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1900Z-100421T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK
524 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: NOON TODAY TO 5 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY...
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PIERCE
567 
WWUS75 KVEF 201854
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1154 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH TONIGHT...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL PRECEDE A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING
THE REGION FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN GENERALLY DECREASE LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM MOVES OVERHEAD.

CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-210200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1154 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE
AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES IN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50
  MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BY 9 PM THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... 
  BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...PAHHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST
  ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES
  NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-018-020>022-210200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1900Z-100421T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...
MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1154 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010 /1154 AM MST TUE APR 20 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR LINCOLN...CLARK...MOHAVE COUNTIES AND THE LAKE MEAD
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BY 11 PM THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...COLORADO CITY...AND CALIENTE.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST
  ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523>526-NVZ019-210200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.100420T1900Z-100421T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK
1154 AM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH WILL
  OCCUR IN THE DESERTS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JA
794 
WWUS75 KVEF 202242
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
342 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

.GUSTY WINDS WILL PRECEDE A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHING THE REGION FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WIND SPEEDS WILL
PEAK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN GENERALLY DECREASE
LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS THE STORM MOVES OVERHEAD.

CAZ519>521-202345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
342 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND
WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG SOUTH WINDS HAVE GIVEN WAY TO NORTH WINDS
WHICH WILL SPREAD DOWN THE OWENS VALLEY BEHIND A PASSING COLD
FRONT. WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AFTER
THIS WIND SHIFT.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-210400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0400Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
342 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTIES.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 
  MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING BY 9 PM.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... 
  BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...PAHHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS...ESPECIALLY ON 
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-018-020>022-210500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...
MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
342 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010 /342 PM MST TUE APR 20 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR CLARK...LINCOLN...MOHAVE COUNTIES...THE LAKE MEAD
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BY 11 PM.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...SEARCHLIGHT...KINGMAN... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...COLORADO CITY...AND CALIENTE.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS...ESPECIALLY ON 
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523>526-NVZ019-210500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK
342 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH WILL 
  OCCUR IN THE DESERTS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JA
610 
WWUS75 KVEF 210339
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
839 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

AZZ002-003-036-CAZ527-NVZ016-020>022-210445-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0600Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
839 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010 /839 PM MST TUE APR 20 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR MOST OF CLARK COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE NORTHWEST
DESERTS OF ARIZONA.

WINDS WERE DECREASING AS OF 830 PM THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-017-210445-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0400Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
839 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DEATH
VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA...AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTY. 

WINDS WERE DECREASING AS OF 830 PM THIS EVENING AND WILL REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25
MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT.


$$

AZZ001-NVZ015-018-210600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...CALIENTE...
PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
839 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010 /839 PM MST TUE APR 20 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA AND THE SHEEP RANGE
AND LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN DECREASE
  BY AROUND 11 PM.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY AND CALIENTE.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS...ESPECIALLY ON 
  EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523>526-NVZ019-211145-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK
839 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH WILL 
  OCCUR IN THE DESERTS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY... 
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
913 
WWUS75 KVEF 210554
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1054 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

AZZ001-NVZ015-018-210700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...CALIENTE...
PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
1054 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010 /1054 PM MST TUE APR 20 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE AND THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU OF ARIZONA.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED LATE THIS EVENING AND THAT TREND IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 10
TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

$$

CAZ524>526-210700-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION
1054 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 20 MPH AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
INCREASE OVERNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

CAZ523-NVZ019-211200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1054 PM PDT TUE APR 20 2010

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  OCCUR IN THE DESERTS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON
  AND RED ROCK.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
487 
WWUS75 KVEF 211142
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
442 AM PDT WED APR 21 2010

NVZ019-211245-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100421T1200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
442 AM PDT WED APR 21 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK
CANYON INDICATE WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

CAZ523-211900-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100422T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
442 AM PDT WED APR 21 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAS BEEN
EXTENDED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* TIMING: AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...AND TRONA.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST AND 
  SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF 
  PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PIERCE
220 
WWUS75 KVEF 211846
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1146 AM PDT WED APR 21 2010

CAZ523-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100422T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1146 AM PDT WED APR 21 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: AREAS OF GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO EARLY THIS
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...AND TRONA.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO WELL
  UNDER A MILE FOR BRIEF PERIODS OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
907 
WWUS75 KVEF 220246
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
746 PM PDT WED APR 21 2010

CAZ523-220400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-100422T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
746 PM PDT WED APR 21 2010

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WINDS HAD BEGUN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND THAT TREND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AT 10 TO 15
MPH OVERNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL
MIDNIGHT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 19, 3:00 PM PDT, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 3:00 PM PDT, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
300 PM PDT MON APR 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A POWERFUL STORM MOVING INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS AREAWIDE ON TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND CHANCES FOR VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO REBOUND LATE IN
THE WEEK UNDER A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW.
&&

.SHORT TERM...WEAK SYSTEM THAT PUSHED BY TO THE SOUTH HAD ENOUGH
ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH IT TO PRODUCE A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS
SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. CURRENT RADAR IMAGERY
SHOWING THIS BAND TO CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH MOHAVE COUNTY
AND WILL ADD THEM TO THIS EVENINGS FORECAST...ALTHOUGH DO NOT EXPECT
MUCH MORE THAN A TRACE WITH THESE SHOWERS.

MAIN FOCUS FOR TODAY HAS BEEN THE DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
DIVING OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND APPROACHING THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. MODELS HAVE REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH TODAYS RUNS AND
LITTLE CHANGE WAS NEEDED FOR THE FORECAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHWEST CWA WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS INYO COUNTY AND EVENTUALLY SPREADING
SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY. HAVE GONE AHEAD AND ISSUED WIND ADVISORIES
AREAWIDE TUESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS EXPECTED OVER 45 MPH FOR MOST
LOCATIONS. ONE CONCERN IS THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND LOS ANGELES WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND 13-14MB. THIS
WOULD EQUATE TO WIND SPEEDS GENERALLY AROUND 50 MPH IN THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY. HOWEVER...STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DESERTS OF
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...POSSIBLY REACHING HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA. DID HOLD OFF ON WARNINGS THINKING THAT ONLY A LIMITED AREA
WILL SEE WINDS HIGH ENOUGH FOR A WARNING. CURRENTLY STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS DO NOT LOOK FAVORABLE IN THE SIERRA...BUT LOOK BETTER ACROSS
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
HANDLED THIS WITH THE ADVISORY...BUT WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR
ANY POTENTIAL WARNINGS. PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE NORTHWEST
CWA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WORK EAST/SOUTHEAST EARLY WEDNESDAY
WITH MOST LOCATIONS EXPECTED TO SEE SHOWERY CONDITIONS. THIS LOW
WILL HAVE ENOUGH COLD AIR TO DRIVE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AROUND
4000 FEET WITH THE POTENTIAL OF SEEING SNOW GRAINS CLOSE TO VALLEY
FLOORS. WITH THE ADDED INSTABILITY FROM THE COLD AIR ALOFT WILL HAVE
MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY
WILL BE NEAR MONDAYS HIGHS...BUT WILL DROP 20-25 DEGREES ON
WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...THE LATEST MEDIUM
RANGE MODELS REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH THE SLOW PROGRESSION OF
THE SYSTEM THROUGH THURSDAY AND NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE NEEDED
TO THE FORECAST. AFTER THE UPPER LOW CENTER SETTLES OVER SOUTHERN
NEVADA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IT IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
THURSDAY. IT THEN ELONGATES FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THURSDAY
NIGHT AND LIFTS INTO THE WESTERN PLAINS FRIDAY. THIS SLOW EVOLUTION
WILL KEEP COOL AND SHOWERY WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOLLOWED BY DIMINISHING SHOWERS FRIDAY ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING LOW. THE OVERALL TREND GOING INTO
NEXT WEEKEND LOOKS DRY UNDER A WEAK RIDGE. THE ECMWF HAS BACKED OFF
ON DROPPING ANOTHER LOW INTO THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY AND IS NOW
TAKING IT INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING 20-25 KNOTS WILL
ABATE AFTER SUNSET AND REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN DEVELOP LATE
TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM. SPEEDS WILL
INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS LIKELY REACHING 35-40 KNOTS
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE STORM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND CLOUD BASES
AROUND 6000-8000 FT MSL.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
WIDESPREAD GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. AS THE STORM MOVES
OVERHEAD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IT WILL BRING SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS SHOWERS...MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT AND SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO
AROUND 4500 FEET MSL.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR NVZ019.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR NVZ014-017.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR NVZ015-016-018-
     020>022.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY FOR AZZ001>003-036.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
     CAZ523>526.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR CAZ519>522.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR CAZ527.
&&

GORELOW/ADAIR

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 5:18 AM PDT, 9 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
518 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-200800-
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-
518 AM PDT MON APR 19 2010 /518 AM MST MON APR 19 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH
FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. WIND ADVISORIES WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER
TODAY. AS FOR PRECIPITATION. AS A COLD UPPER LOWS LINGERS OVER THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
SHOWERS WILL BE MORE NUMEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE AIR MASS
WILL BECOME UNSTABLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FOR A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL START OUT ABOVE 9000
FEET TUESDAY BUT FALL TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET 15-20 DEGREES ON
WEDNESDAY AND BE WELL BELOW NORMAL.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER,
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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Sources

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