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High Wind Warning 16, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 28, 2011Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2011, 9:25 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It was in force for 10 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2011, 9:25 PM PDT (04:25 UTC)
Expired
Apr 29, 2011, 7:00 AM PDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County Inyo County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 28, 9:50 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Sse Independence, CASIERRA ROTORS SITE 14 RECORDED A 60 MPH WIND GUST AT 950 PM PDT THURSDAY.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 168 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, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-04-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4172 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 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.

752 
WWUS75 KVEF 290425
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
925 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

.A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT
IN CONTINUED STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT AND EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...AND
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES
ON FRIDAY.

CAZ519-291400-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110429T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0016.110429T0425Z-110429T1400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
925 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7
AM PDT FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER
  OF THE NIGHT. CONDITIONS FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BECOME LESS
  FAVORABLE AFTER 4 AM INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...CANYONS ABOVE 5000 
  FEET.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS
VALLEY.

&&


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ520-523-524-291400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110429T1400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS
925 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE
WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE
OWENS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH. IN THE OWENS VALLEY...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY BE WEST
  OF HIGHWAY 395. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING 
  AFTER ABOUT 6 AM FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS: FORT IRWIN...BARSTOW...MOUNTAIN PASS...MOJAVE
  NATIONAL PRESERVE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...OLANCHA.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS...
ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ014-291400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.110429T1800Z-110430T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
925 PM PDT THU APR 28 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED FROM THE WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING THEN PEAK DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL DECREASE ON FRIDAY 
  EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. INCLUDING... 
  BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...AND DYER.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG ROUTE 95.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
045 
WWUS75 KVEF 290949
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
249 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

.A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT
IN CONTINUED STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT AND EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...AND
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES
DURING THE DAY.

CAZ519-291400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110429T1400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
249 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THESE
WINDS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-291400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0034.110430T1700Z-110501T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
249 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 /249 AM MST FRI APR 29 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT
/9 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR LAKE MEAD...LAKE HAVASU AND THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE
  AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE
  COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...ESPECIALLY AREAS SOUTH OF HOOVER DAM.

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LAKES.
  DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 68 AND INTERSTATE 40
  WILL SEE STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-291400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.110429T1400Z-110430T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
249 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 95.

&&

$$

CAZ520-523-524-291400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110429T1400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS
249 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND
NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... 
  LONE PINE...OLANCHA 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY
  395...HIGHWAY 127 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ROADS. IN
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN POOR
  VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON
NORTH SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

MORGAN
138 
WWUS75 KVEF 291339
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
639 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

.A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL RESULT
IN CONTINUED STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT THIS MORNING...AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL
NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES THROUGH THE DAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS
WILL AFFECT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TOMORROW BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT.

CAZ519-291445-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110429T1400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
639 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL EXPIRE
AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

A COLD FRONT HAD PASSED THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING...ENDING THE THREAT OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS. THEREFORE...THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ520-291445-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110429T1400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
639 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT
THIS MORNING.

A COLD FRONT HAD PASSED THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING...ENDING THE THREAT OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ523-524-291700-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110429T1700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
639 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAS BEEN
EXTENDED UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND MID MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 15...
  HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 127 AND OTHER NORTH SOUTH ROADS. IN 
  ADDITION... STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN 
  POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON
NORTH SOUTH ROADS.

&&

$$

NVZ014-292145-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.110429T1400Z-110430T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
639 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE
COUNTIES UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THESE
WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 95.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-292145-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0034.110430T1700Z-110501T0400Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
639 AM PDT FRI APR 29 2011 /639 AM MST FRI APR 29 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKES AND THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE 
  AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...BULLHEAD CITY...
  MOHAVE VALLEY...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK 

* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE 
  LAKES. DRIVERS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 68 AND 
  INTERSTATE 40 WILL SEE STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
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.

&&

$$

MORGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 2:49 AM PDTWind AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino37 hr
Apr 29, 9:56 AM PDTDust Storm WarningVEF2 hr
Apr 29, 2:53 PM PDTRed Flag WarningVEFSan Bernardino30 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.