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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV

March 15, 2011Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2011, 3:35 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Mar 16, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2011, 3:35 PM PDT (22:35 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2011, 9:44 PM PDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

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The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 15 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-15Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2011-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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Mixed-layer LCL
2838 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
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The text

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439 
WWUS75 KVEF 152235
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
335 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS EVENING AND THEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON
WEDNESDAY. ACCOMPANYING IT WILL BE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH DOWNSLOPE
WINDS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF AREA
MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER THE REMAINING AREAS OF
THE MOJAVE DESERT,

CAZ519-520-161200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.110316T0000Z-110316T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T1200Z-110317T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
335 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS
VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND
WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING AND
  THEN POSSIBLY INCREASE TO GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
  TO OVER 60 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG 
  WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE 
  SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL.

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.

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-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-161200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
335 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 /335 PM MST TUE MAR 15 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT
/10 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY
ARIZONA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY,,,THE WESTERN AND
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK
AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK
COUNTY...AND THE SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2
PM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REACH THEIR
  STRONGEST SPEEDS DURING THE MID AFTERNOON TO MID EVENING
  WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THESE LOCATIONS...PIPE
  SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN AREA...WIKIEUP...FURNACE
  CREEK...SHOSHONE...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN
  PASS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...PAHRUMP...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT.

* IMPACTS: WILL INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MAJOR HIGHWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATES
  15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95. CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL
  CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.


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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-161200-
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
335 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
  POSSIBLY WEST OF THE 215 BELTWAY IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE
  REST OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN
  THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...WESTERN
  PORTION OF LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND BLUE
  DIAMOND

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG
  WINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE 215 BELTWAY AND ROADS WEST OF THE
  BELTWAY AND ALSO ROADS INTO AND AROUND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS
  SUCH AS HIGHWAYS 156..157...158...AND 159.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
228 
WWUS75 KVEF 160515
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1015 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL APPROACH THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
TONIGHT AND WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS
WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE
MOJAVE DESERT.

CAZ519-520-161400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T1200Z-110317T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1015 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND
THE OWENS VALLEY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WILL GUST TO AROUND 65 MPH AT TIMES
  TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE SIERRA WHILE GUSTS
  BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES IN THE OWENS
  VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG
  WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA
  FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL.

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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-161400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1015 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011 /1015 PM MST TUE MAR 15 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO
10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TO 10 PM
PDT /10 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND DESERTS OF
MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...THE
WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...NORTHEASTERN
AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...AND THE SHEEP RANGE.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND REACH THEIR
  STRONGEST SPEEDS DURING THE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING
  WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PIPE SPRING NATIONAL
  MONUMENT...KINGMAN AREA...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
  DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MESQUITE...
  OVERTON...PAHRUMP...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT.

* IMPACTS: WILL INCLUDE PORTIONS OF MAJOR HIGHWAYS SUCH AS
  INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95. CROSSWINDS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND LOWER VISIBILITIES 
  DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. 

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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-161400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
1015 PM PDT TUE MAR 15 2011

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

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
  POSSIBLY WEST OF THE BELTWAY IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE REST
  OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE
  THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN
  THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...WESTERN 
  PORTION OF LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND BLUE 
  DIAMOND

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG
  WINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS BELTWAY AND ROADS
  WEST OF THE BELTWAY AND ALSO ROADS INTO AND AROUND THE SPRING
  MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$
391 
WWUS75 KVEF 160944
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY THIS
EVENING...BRINGING STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST FACING
SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT.

NVZ019-020-161800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0006.110316T1500Z-110317T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
  PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WERE ALREADY INCREASING ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
  SPRING MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS EVENING. IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL
  OCCUR SPORADICALLY THROUGH THE DAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
  VALLEY...WHILE THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL
  SEE STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
  NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... 
  NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAS
  VEGAS...INCLUDING THE BELTWAY AND NEARBY ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS
  SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE PICKED UP AND THROWN AROUND...AND
  MINOR ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-161800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN THE SIERRA
  AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ON
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE
  DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG 
  WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE 
  SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL.

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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-161800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
244 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /244 AM MST WED MAR 16 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN INYO...NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...MUCH OF MOHAVE AND MUCH OF CLARK
COUNTY EXCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

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

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

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...PAHRUMP... INDIAN
  SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE...
  OVERTON...MOAPA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...
  COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP... MT
  TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
  VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND
  LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40
  AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95.

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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MORGAN
861 
WWUS75 KVEF 161545
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
845 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA INTO NEVADA BY THIS
EVENING...BRINGING STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES
OF AREA MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH
OF THE REST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT.

NVZ019-020-170000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
845 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 215.
  THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: LOCAL GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING HOURS.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...THE WESTERN
  PORTION OF LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND BLUE
  DIAMOND.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CREATE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND ON THE WEST SIDE 
  OF LAS VEGAS...INCLUDING THE BELTWAY AND NEARBY ROADS. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE PICKED UP AND THROWN 
  AROUND...AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-170000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
845 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN THE SIERRA 
  AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY... ESPECIALLY ON 
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY. 

* TIMING: THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG 
  WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE 
  SIERRA FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL.

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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-170000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.110316T2100Z-110317T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
845 AM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /845 AM MST WED MAR 16 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR EASTERN INYO...NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...MUCH OF MOHAVE AND MUCH OF CLARK
COUNTY EXCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

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

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

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...PAHRUMP... 
  INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...MESQUITE... 
  OVERTON... MOAPA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL 
  CAVERNS... BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...
  SHOSHONE... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...
  TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... YUCCA

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
  AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING 
  INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95.

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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
214 
WWUS75 KVEF 162223
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
323 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS POSSIBLE ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES
OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS.

NVZ019-020-170500-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
323 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ON 
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 
  215. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL SEE WIND 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH
  THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...THE WESTERN 
  PORTION OF LAS VEGAS...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND BLUE 
  DIAMOND.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND ON THE WEST SIDE OF LAS
  VEGAS...INCLUDING THE BELTWAY AND NEARBY ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS
  SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE PICKED UP AND THROWN AROUND...AND
  MINOR ROOF DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY
  ALSO BE ENCOUNTERED WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO
  BELOW 2 MILES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-170500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
323 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN THE SIERRA
  AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY ON
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING
  BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG
  WINDS MAY BE SEEN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND ALSO ROADS IN THE SIERRA
  FOOTHILLS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 168 TO ASPENDELL. LOCAL AREAS OF
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY ALSO BE ENCOUNTERED...ESPECIALLY
  AROUND THE OWENS DRY LAKE BED WHERE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY
  LOWER TO BELOW 1 MILE.

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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-170500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
323 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /323 PM MST WED MAR 16 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR EASTERN INYO...NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN
NYE...MUCH OF MOHAVE AND CLARK COUNTY EXCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY.

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

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT
  PAHRUMP...DESERT ROCK...MESQUITE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
  MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...FURNACE CREEK...
  SHOSHONE...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN...DOLAN
  SPRINGS...WIKIEUP.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
  AND LOWER VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST WILL CREATE DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES
  15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95.

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 UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
502 
WWUS75 KVEF 170444
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
944 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

NVZ019-020-170545-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
944 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS IN RED ROCK CANYON AND FAR WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT
STALLS OUT ACROSS CLARK COUNTY LATER TONIGHT.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ521>524-NVZ016>018-022-170545-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
944 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011 /944 PM MST WED MAR 16 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ519-520-170545-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110317T0500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
944 PM PDT WED MAR 16 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$

PIERCE

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