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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 17, 2011Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 17, 2011, 3:16 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 18, 2011, 8:36 AM PDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 17, 2011, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2011, 8:36 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 132 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 2011-04-17Temperature 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 2011-04-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3342 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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749 
WWUS75 KVEF 172216
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
316 PM PDT SUN APR 17 2011

...A PACIFIC STORM MOVING OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN
SIERRA ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...

CAZ519-180600-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0013.110418T0900Z-110419T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0012.110418T0900Z-110419T0000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
316 PM PDT SUN APR 17 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY ABOVE
5000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2
AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE
  STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND HIGHWAYS LEADING UP THE EASTERN 
  SIERRA SLOPES.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENCES AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE
  AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE ENCOUNTERED IF THESE WINDS DEVELOP.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-180600-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0013.110418T1600Z-110419T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1900Z-110419T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
316 PM PDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8
PM PDT MONDAY. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. GUSTS TO OVER
  40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF
  THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE WEST OF HIGHWAY
  395...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS AND CANYON OPENINGS.
  HOWEVER BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE AND LONE PINE MAY SEE STRONG AND
  GUSTY WINDS.

* IMPACTS: PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS 
  AND PERSONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THESE 
  WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON MONDAY. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY 
  LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

CAZ523-524-180600-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1900Z-110419T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
316 PM PDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER...FORT IRWIN.

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS
OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
792 
WWUS75 KVEF 180512
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1012 PM PDT SUN APR 17 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN
SIERRA ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

CAZ519-181400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0012.110418T0900Z-110419T0000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1012 PM PDT SUN APR 17 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE EASTERN
SIERRA SLOPES REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN REMAIN STRONG
  AND GUSTY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND AGAIN LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND HIGHWAYS LEADING UP THE EASTERN 
  SIERRA SLOPES.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE
  AWARE OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND BE
  AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  ENCOUNTERED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-181400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1900Z-110419T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
1012 PM PDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY FROM NOON MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO 
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER...FORT IRWIN.

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ520-181400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1900Z-110419T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
1012 PM PDT SUN APR 17 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY FROM NOON
TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. GUSTS TO OVER 
  40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF 
  THE VALLEY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THEN 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE WEST OF HIGHWAY 
  395...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS AND CANYON 
  OPENINGS. HOWEVER BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE AND LONE PINE MAY 
  SEE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* IMPACTS: PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS 
  AND PERSONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THESE 
  WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON MONDAY. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY 
  LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

MORGAN
930 
WWUS75 KVEF 181026
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
326 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA
ALONG WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

CAZ519-181900-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110419T0000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
326 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AFTER 
          2 PM.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND HIGHWAYS LEADING UP THE EASTERN 
  SIERRA SLOPES.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE 
  AWARE OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND 
  BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY 
  BE ENCOUNTERED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ525-181900-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T2300Z-110419T1000Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
326 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE MORONGO BASIN.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTY NINE PALMS.

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-181900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1900Z-110419T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
326 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* TIMING: WHILE BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING...WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUING TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER...FORT IRWIN.

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ520-181900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1900Z-110419T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
326 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY FROM NOON
TODAY TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. GUSTS TO OVER 
  40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF 
  THE VALLEY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
  BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM.

* LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MAINLY BE WEST OF HIGHWAY 
  395...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS AND CANYON 
  OPENINGS. HOWEVER BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE AND LONE PINE MAY 
  SEE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS.

* IMPACTS: PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS 
  AND PERSONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THESE 
  WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON MONDAY. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY 
  LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$
409 
WWUS75 KVEF 181536
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
836 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ALONG WITH GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT.

CAZ519-182345-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110419T0000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
836 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AFTER 
  2 PM. 

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE 
  AWARE OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND 
  BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY 
  BE ENCOUNTERED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-182345-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1536Z-110419T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
836 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOW UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOW UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED OVER WESTERN AND NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS ACROSS
  PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN STRONGER THIS
  AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE HIGHWAY 58 AS
  WELL AS INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. 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 OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ520-182345-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1536Z-110419T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
836 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOW UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. GUSTS TO OVER 
  40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF 
  THE VALLEY. 

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS ON THE
  WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM.

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

* IMPACTS: PEOPLE TRAVELING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS 
  AND PERSONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THESE 
  WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON MONDAY. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY 
  LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

CAZ525-182345-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T2300Z-110419T1000Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
836 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM
PDT TUESDAY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE MORONGO BASIN. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
483 
WWUS75 KVEF 181801
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1101 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY
AS WELL AS IN ADJACENT VALLEYS. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT.

CAZ519-190215-
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110419T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1101 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM.
  WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE 
  AWARE OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND 
  BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY 
  BE ENCOUNTERED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ521-NVZ014-190215-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T2300Z-110419T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1101 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE FISH LAKE VALLEY OF ESMERALDA COUNTY AS
  WELL AS LOWER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WHITE
  MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS NEAR RIDGETOPS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
  COULD BE AS HIGH AS 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM BEFORE LESSENING LATER
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE FISH LAKE VALLEY OF ESMERALDA COUNTY INCLUDING
  DYER AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ525-190215-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T1801Z-110419T1000Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
1101 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE
MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ520-190215-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110419T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
1101 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE OWENS VALLEY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. GUSTS TO OVER 
  40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF 
  THE VALLEY. 

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS ON 
  THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY AND WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE 
  THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS
  VALLEY AND MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHILE
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

CAZ523-524-190215-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110419T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
1101 AM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE ALREADY REACHED ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS 
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN 
  STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS CONTINUING INTO 
  TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS AFFECTED WILL INCLUDE 
  HIGHWAY 58 AS WELL AS INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. 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 OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
968 
WWUS75 KVEF 182224
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
324 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

.A PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY
AS WELL AS IN ADJACENT VALLEYS THIS EVENING. GUSTY WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
DESERT THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT.

CAZ519-190400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110419T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
324 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BETWEEN
  4 PM AND 8 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 168 SHOULD BE 
  AWARE OF THESE WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND 
  BE AWARE THAT STRONG CROSS WINDS AND LOWER VISIBILITIES MAY 
  BE ENCOUNTERED.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-190300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110419T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
324 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE OWENS VALLEY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. GUSTS TO OVER 
  40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTION OF 
  THE VALLEY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM BEFORE WINDS
  DECREASE AROUND 8 PM.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL AFFECT HIGHWAY 395 IN THE 
  OWENS VALLEY AND MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

$$

CAZ523>525-190630-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110419T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
324 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  AND CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

CAZ521-NVZ014-190600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.110418T2300Z-110419T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
324 PM PDT MON APR 18 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 WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS ESMERALDA AND
CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 50 MPH ACROSS THE FISH LAKE VALLEY OF ESMERALDA COUNTY AS 
  WELL AS LOWER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WHITE 
  MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS NEAR RIDGETOPS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS 
  COULD BE AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM BEFORE LESSENING LATER 
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE FISH LAKE VALLEY OF ESMERALDA COUNTY INCLUDING 
  DYER AS WELL AS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
811 
WWUS75 KVEF 190259
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
759 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

CAZ519-190400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110419T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
759 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. DOWNSLOPE WINDS
REACHED THEIR PEAK BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM PDT WITH GUSTS UP TO 71
MPH RECORDED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF INDEPENDENCE. WIND SPEEDS
WERE DECREASING SINCE 6 PM AND HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ521-NVZ014-190400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110419T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
759 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS IN INYO AND
ESMERALDA COUNTIES. NO REPORTS OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE
LEE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS IN INYO AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES WERE
RECEIVED AND STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ520-190400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110419T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
759 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
OWENS VALLEY. AUTOMATED SENSORS INDICATED WIND SPEEDS WERE
DECREASING THIS EVENING AFTER PEAKING BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM PDT.
WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN 30
MPH THIS EVENING. 



$$

CAZ523>525-191000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110419T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
759 PM PDT MON APR 18 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY
  DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW... 
  DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 

* 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...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION
AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY.

&&

$$

JA
111 
WWUS75 KVEF 190939
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
239 AM PDT TUE APR 19 2011

CAZ523>525-191045-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110419T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
239 AM PDT TUE APR 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WINDS WERE GRADUALLY DECREASING EARLY THIS MORNING AND THIS TREND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 17, 3:23 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchVEFInyo12 hr
Apr 17, 3:16 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningVEFInyo29 hr

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