High Wind Watch 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

038 
WWUS75 KVEF 191036
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
336 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST
WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

AZZ001-003-191145-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.110319T1800Z-110320T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
336 AM MST SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS IN MOHAVE
COUNTY ARIZONA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON BUT WIDESPREAD GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN 40 MPH.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-191800-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.110319T1036Z-110320T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
336 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IN CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL NYE
COUNTY IN NEVADA. A HIGH WIND WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...
  SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED OVERNIGHT AND WILL
  CONTINUE TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. ANOTHER
  ROUND OF EVEN STRONGER SOUTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO FURNACE CREEK... 
  SHOSHONE...BEATTY...DYER.

* IMPACTS: 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS
  THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
  STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE WINDS AND BE  PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-NVZ015>020-022-191800-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.110319T1036Z-110320T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
336 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE
  MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED OVERNIGHT AND WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING.
  WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS
  OF EAST TO NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES.
 
* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARSTOW...FORT
  IRWIN...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...DYER...
  CALIENTE...MESQUITE...OVERTON...DESERT ROCK...THE TOWN OF MT
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON... BOULDER
  CITY...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE
  DIAMOND...SEARCHLIGHT.

* IMPACTS: 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...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-191800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.110319T1300Z-110319T1800Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
336 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
THE OWENS VALLEY AND EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE
SAME AREAS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE VALLEY BELOW
  CANYON OPENINGS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING.
  SUNDAY...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN NEAR CANYON OPENINGS
  EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DECREASE BY LATE MORNING. VERY STRONG
  SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: WINDS THIS MORNING WILL MAINLY BE FROM HIGHWAY 395
  AND WEST AND ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS SUCH AS
  HIGHWAY 168. ON SUNDAY VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE FUNNELED
  UP THE OWENS VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH
  MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.
  SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
  STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY BE
ENCOUNTERED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY
LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE
ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ521-191800-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
336 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: WESTGARD PASS

* IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
  HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
  AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH
  AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$

451 
WWUS75 KVEF 191751
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1051 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST
WILL RESULT IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

CAZ519-520-200400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110319T1800Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1051 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS
VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.


* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE ON SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: VERY STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...
  LONE PINE...OLANCHA

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH ON SUNDAY 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS
  THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS
  OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY
  OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-200400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110320T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1051 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IN 
CALIFORNIA AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY IN NEVADA UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 50 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY... 
  SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND INTO THIS
  EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. ANOTHER ROUND OF EVEN STRONGER
  SOUTHEAST WINDS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO FURNACE CREEK... 
  SHOSHONE...BEATTY...DYER.

* IMPACTS: 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. 
  A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 
  HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 
  MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE 
  WATCH AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE WINDS AND BE  PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-NVZ015>020-022-200400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110320T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
1051 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  40 AND 50 MPH. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS
  ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND
  INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN
  THE MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF EAST TO NORTHEAST FACING
  SLOPES.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...
   MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...DYER... 
  CALIENTE... MESQUITE...OVERTON...DESERT ROCK...THE TOWN OF 
  MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON... 
  BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
  BLUE DIAMOND...SEARCHLIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: 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...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ521-200400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
1051 AM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF
INYO COUNTY FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: WESTGARD PASS

* IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 
  HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 
  MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE 
  WATCH AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$

005 
WWUS75 KVEF 200448
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA SUNDAY WILL 
WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN INYO...ESMERALDA AND NYE
COUNTIES SUNDAY.

CAZ522-NVZ014-201300-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110320T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

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

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT
  INCREASE IN SPEED LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST PERIOD OF
  WINDS LOOKS TO BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO FURNACE CREEK... 
  SHOSHONE...BEATTY...DYER.

* IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A
  HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
  AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH
  AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020-022-200600-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110320T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED EARLY AND THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

CAZ519-200600-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG WINDS ARE COVERED IN THE WINTER STORM
WARNING. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NVZ019-200600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110320T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  40 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE.

* TIMING: THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO LEE CANYON...KYLE CANYON
  AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: 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...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG
SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST ORIENTED ROADS AND AREAS OF REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ520-521-201300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
948 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO
COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE AND WESTGARD PASS

* IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 
  HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 
  MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE 
  WATCH AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$

PIERCE

475 
WWUS75 KVEF 200559
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1059 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA SUNDAY WILL WILL
RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN INYO...ESMERALDA AND NYE
COUNTIES SUNDAY.

NVZ019-200700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110320T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1059 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. ISOLATED GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ520>522-NVZ014-201400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
1059 PM PDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO
COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE
COUNTIES. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...WESTGARD
  PASS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...DYER...GOLDFIELD AND BEATTY.

* IMPACTS: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A 
  HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 
  MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE 
  WATCH AREA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE WINDS AND BE PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$

PIERCE

030 
WWUS75 KVEF 201053
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
353 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL RESULT
IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN INYO...ESMERALDA...NYE AND LINCOLN
COUNTIES TODAY.

CAZ521-201200-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
353 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. INSTEAD...
A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA WHICH
INCLUDES STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER
MESSAGE FOR DETAILS.

$$

CAZ520-201800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.110320T1053Z-110321T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
353 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55
  MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE
  PINE...OLANCHA.

* IMPACTS: 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT
OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION
DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ014-201800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.110320T1900Z-110321T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.110320T1500Z-110321T0600Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
353 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IN CALIFORNIA AND
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES
THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.


* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING THEN
  CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...DYER...GOLDFIELD AND
  BEATTY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION 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.

&&

$$

NVZ015-201800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.110320T1500Z-110321T0600Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
353 AM PDT SUN MAR 20 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS
MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
  MORNING THEN CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF LATE
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PIOCHE...RACHEL...HIKO...PANACA...CALIENTE.

* 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. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE ACTION 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 AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
949 PM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST OF THE
WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE TONIGHT
AND THEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
VALLEY RAIN EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE
REGION AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SATURDAY THEN COOLER SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
&&

.UPDATE...FOCUS THIS EVENING HAS BEEN ON A WILDFIRE NEAR BIG PINE
CALIFORNIA THAT HAS REQUIRED EVACUATIONS OF THE TOWN...WEST OF
HIGHWAY 395. VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS IN THE AREA HAVE
NOT HELPED IN THE CONTAINMENT. 930 PM SATELLITE IMAGE DOES SHOW THE
ROTOR CLOUD THAT HAS BEEN EVIDENT ON SATELLITE SINCE MID-AFTERNOON
OVER THE OWENS VALLEY DISSIPATING WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN. SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE DIMINISHING WITH THE SIERRA ROTORS MESONET AND OAK CREEK
RAWS NEAR INDEPENDENCE SHOWING THE DECREASE. LATEST SUSTAINED WINDS
GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH...HOWEVER STILL SEEING SOME GUSTS
NEAR CANYON OPENINGS APPROACHING 40 MPH. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES SHOULD BE ON THE RISE AS RADAR SHOWS LIGHT SNOW LIKELY
FALLING AT THE CREST. IT WILL TAKE SOMETIME TO OVERCOME THE DRY AIR
IN PLACE BUT SHOULD START TO SEE LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER 2 OR 3 AM
SATURDAY ALONG THE EASTERN FOOTHILLS. 00Z NAM12 NOT SHOWING MUCH
SUPPORT FOR A REPEAT PERFORMANCE. HI-RES MODELS ARE COMING IN BUT
JUST NOT OUT THROUGH 24 HOURS YET.

WILL UPDATE IN ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR AND KEEP CURRENT WIND ADVISORY UP
THROUGH 11 PM AND MAY MAKE A DECISION ON HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
SATURDAY ONCE MORE DATA IS AVAILABLE.   PIERCE
&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...STRONG LOW OFF THE
PACNW COAST WITH TROUGH GENERALLY ALONG 130W TO PUSH THE FIRST SHORT
WAVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL PORTION OF NEVADA ON SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE SEEN IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING WITH A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY STILL IN EFFECT...THE MAIN CONCERN FOR
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL BE WINDS. POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS NOT OUT
OF THE QUESTION OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...BUT LOCAL HIGH RESOLUTION
MODELS INDICATE THAT ANY DOWNSLOPE WINDS THAT FORM WILL LIKELY ONLY
MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND WILL
ISSUE AN ADVISORY WITH THIS PACKAGE. WINDS THEN BECOME MORE OF A
CONCERN ON SATURDAY AS SURFACE GRADIENTS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE MAIN
SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN THE COAST AND FLOW ALOFT INCREASES. RESULT IS
WIDESPREAD WIND ADVISORIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA WITH POSSIBLE
DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. AS
THE STORM CONTINUES SHIFTING SOUTH...POSITIONED NEAR 39N/130W AT 12Z
SUNDAY...THE CONCERN THEN TRANSITIONS TO WIDESPREAD RAIN/SNOW MOVING
ACROSS THE CWA...WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ON
SUNDAY AND THEN ACROSS THE CWA LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE SYSTEM
WILL THEN TRANSITION OUT OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT WITH DRYING TAKING
PLACE BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA ON SUNDAY...AND WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE SOUTHERN
NEVADA/NORTHWEST ARIZONA MOUNTAINS ON MONDAY AS LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
MAY ALSO FORM IN THESE AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA WILL BE ISSUED WITH THIS PACKAGE ALSO...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON
ANY MENTION OF THE OTHER MOUNTAIN AREAS FOR NOW. AS CAN BE EXPECTED
WITH A STRONG SYSTEM CROSSING THE CWA...TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH MOST DAYTIME READINGS BEING 10-15
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...MODELS IN PRETTY GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD AS UNSETTLED WEATHER LOOKS TO
CONTINUE. WEAK RIDGE TO ZONAL FLOW TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM
ARRIVING INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS
TRENDED A BIT STRONGER AND IT LOOKS LIKE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
AREAWIDE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASING
ACROSS THE SIERRA AND NORTHERN ZONES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
STILL NOT CONFIDENT IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ZONES...BUT DID
GO AHEAD AND INCREASE POPS A BIT. AN EVEN STRONGER SYSTEM STILL ON
TRACK FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL OF WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION...GUSTY WINDS...AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENS OFF THE COAST. WINDS WILL
BE GUSTY DURING THE AFTERNOONS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25KTS EXPECTED FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND UP TO 35-40KTS ON
SATURDAY. WE WILL START TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CLOUD
COVERAGE STARTING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE AFOREMENTIONED
SYSTEM BEGINS TO ADVECT ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO THE AREA.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEEPENING OFF THE COAST WILL
RESULT IN SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20-30KTS WITH
GUST UP TO 45KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WHERE WEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 50-60KTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIP WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED
TO THE SIERRA ON SATURDAY...BUT BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST ON SUNDAY.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
     NVZ014>020-022.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ001-003.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ522>524.
     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
     SATURDAY FOR CAZ519.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
     FOR CAZ519-520.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
     NIGHT FOR CAZ519.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ520.
&&

JENSEN/GORELOW

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
514 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520>527-NVZ014>022-190700-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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-
514 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011 /514 AM MST FRI MAR 18 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AHEAD OF
A PACIFIC STORM MOVING DOWN THE WEST COAST. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE
LIKELY SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN INYO AND NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES AND MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. WIDESPREAD
VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY
AS THE STORM MOVES INLAND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.

CAZ519-190700-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
514 AM PDT FRI MAR 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
AFTER 11 PM PDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
EXPECTED AROUND THE 8000 FOOT LEVEL. A BREAK IN THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT THEN SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

POTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.