Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2011, 3:47 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2011, 3:47 AM PST (11:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2011, 9:28 PM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
562 WWUS75 KVEF 011147 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 347 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 .STRONG...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS A VERY COLD AIR MASS FROM CANADA DROPS DOWN THROUGH UTAH INTO ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM HOOVER DAM TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. AZZ036-NVZ021-011700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.110201T1700Z-110203T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110203T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 347 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /447 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA INCLUDING LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ESPECIALLY IN THE NARROW CHANNELS FROM HOOVER DAM TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REST OF THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES DOWN THROUGH THE REGION. THERE MAY BE SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: HOOVER DAM...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. FOR THOSE LIVING WITHIN THE RIVER VALLEY...ACTIONS WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ022-011700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.110201T1700Z-110203T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.110201T2100Z-110203T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 347 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /447 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM NEEDLES TO LAKE HAVASU AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...NEEDLES... VIDAL JUNCTION...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ016-018>020-011700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.110201T1700Z-110203T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.110201T2100Z-110202T0800Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 347 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE ADVISORY AREA. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519>523-525-NVZ014-015-017-011700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.110201T1700Z-110202T0800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 347 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /447 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST DEVELOP ACROSS ESMERALDA... NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES BY MID TO LATE MORNING THEN PUSH COMPLETELY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$
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584 WWUS75 KVEF 011712 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 912 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 .STRONG...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AS A VERY COLD STORM SYSTEM DROPS DOWN THROUGH UTAH INTO ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM HOOVER DAM TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. AZZ036-NVZ021-020115- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.110201T2100Z-110203T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 912 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /1012 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AS WELL AS THE LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY AREA FROM 1 PM PST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ESPECIALLY IN THE NARROW CHANNELS FROM HOOVER DAM TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REST OF THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THEN THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES DOWN THROUGH THE REGION. THERE MAY BE SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. FOR THOSE LIVING WITHIN THE RIVER VALLEY...ACTIONS WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519>523-525-NVZ014-015-017-020115- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 912 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /1012 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST DEVELOP ACROSS ESMERALDA... NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES BY MID TO LATE MORNING THEN PUSH COMPLETELY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ022-020115- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.110201T2100Z-110203T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 912 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /1012 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FROM 1 PM PST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...NEEDLES... VIDAL JUNCTION...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ016-018>020-020115- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.110201T2100Z-110202T0800Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 912 AM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...SPRING AND SHEEP RANGES AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE ADVISORY AREA. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN BECOME STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ STACHELSKI
144 WWUS75 KVEF 012346 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 .STRONG...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT THIS EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY AS A VERY COLD STORM SYSTEM DROPS DOWN THROUGH UTAH INTO ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM HOOVER DAM TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. AZZ036-NVZ021-020800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 346 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /446 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AS WELL AS THE LAUGHLIN BULLHEAD CITY AREA UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ESPECIALLY IN THE NARROW CHANNELS FROM HOOVER DAM TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REST OF THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES DOWN THROUGH THE REGION. THERE MAY BE SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATER TONIGHT BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON BRIDGES ACROSS THE COLORADO RIVER ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. FOR THOSE LIVING WITHIN THE RIVER VALLEY...ACTIONS WILL NEED TO BE TAKEN TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519>523-525-NVZ014-015-017-020800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 346 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /446 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * TIMING: THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING WITH SPEEDS LESSENING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP... YUCCA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... RACHEL...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE IN CANYONS ORIENTED TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST SUCH AS THE VIRGIN RIVER GORGE AS WELL AS RIDGETOPS THAT FAVOR NORTHEAST WINDS SUCH AS THE KANE SPRINGS AREA OF LINCOLN COUNTY. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ022-020800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 346 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /446 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AWAY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY BEFORE 11 PM. THERE MAY BE SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...NEEDLES... VIDAL JUNCTION...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ016-018>020-020800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0800Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 346 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...SPRING AND SHEEP RANGE AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE ADVISORY AREA. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING THEN LESSEN TOWARDS MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR CANYONS AND OPENINGS ORIENTED TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST SUCH AS THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. && $$ STACHELSKI
809 WWUS75 KVEF 020528 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 928 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 .STRONG...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AS A VERY COLD STORM SYSTEM DROPS DOWN THROUGH ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM HOOVER DAM TO LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. AZZ036-NVZ021-021330- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 928 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /1028 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HOOVER DAM. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY. THERE MAY BE SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519>523-525-NVZ014>020-020630- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- 928 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /1028 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A FEW AREAS MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. BUT OVERALL...THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST OR 1 AM MST HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AZZ002-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ022-021330- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110203T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION... NEEDLES...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 928 PM PST TUE FEB 1 2011 /1028 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY TONIGHT. THERE MAY BE SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS LATE TONIGHT BUT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...NEEDLES... VIDAL JUNCTION...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ PIERCE
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