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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 22, 2011San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 22, 2011, 9:30 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Apr 23, 2011, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 22, 2011, 9:30 PM PDT (04:30 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 23, 2011, 10:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 24, 2011, 3:07 PM PDT
In force
29 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

County San Bernardino County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 4.5 hours before the alert went out and 180 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2011-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4155 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

416 
WWUS75 KVEF 230430
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
930 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2011

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY OVER NORTHWEST SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

CAZ523-231200-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0015.110423T1700Z-110424T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.110423T1700Z-110424T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
930 PM PDT FRI APR 22 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT
SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE MORNING SATURDAY...PEAK
  IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: FORT IRWIN...BARSTOW...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON NORTH
  SOUTH ROADS....ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST
  COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS NEAR DRY LAKE
  BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS DUE TO THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.


&&

$$

JA
7 follow-up statements
673 
WWUS75 KVEF 231654
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
954 AM PDT SAT APR 23 2011

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

CAZ523-240400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.110423T1700Z-110424T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
954 AM PDT SAT APR 23 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: FORT IRWIN...BARSTOW...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH ROADS....ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS 
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
TO THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MORGAN
041 
WWUS75 KVEF 232128
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
228 PM PDT SAT APR 23 2011

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OVER
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

CAZ523-240600-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110425T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
228 PM PDT SAT APR 23 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING...BRIEFLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN
  DURING THE DAY SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND
  40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH ROADS....ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS 
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
TO THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MORGAN
871 
WWUS75 KVEF 240435
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
935 PM PDT SAT APR 23 2011

.STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OVER NORTHWEST
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

CAZ523-241300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110425T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
935 PM PDT SAT APR 23 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY
NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT SUNDAY NIGHT
FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT...WITH WINDS THEN INCREASING ONCE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY MID AFTERNOON
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 
  AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH ROADS....ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS 
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
TO THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
029 
WWUS75 KVEF 241113
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
413 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

.GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN STRONGER
WEST WINDS EXISTS ACROSS WESTERN INYO AND NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ523-241915-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110426T0000Z-110426T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110425T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
413 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

 	 WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING
  BEFORE INCREASING ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS WITH THIS NEXT ROUND WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 
  AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH ROADS....ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS 
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
TO THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-241915-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
413 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY AND THE OWENS
VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WIND AROUND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ABOVE 5000
  FEET. WHILE BELOW 5000 FEET...AREAS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS COULD
  EXPERIENCE WEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: LOCALIZED STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
  LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING
  ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE
  PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. TRAVEL WILL
  BE DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE
  VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

PIERCE
260 
WWUS75 KVEF 242004
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
104 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

.GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER NORTHWEST
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE POTENTIAL FOR EVEN STRONGER WEST WINDS
EXISTS ACROSS WESTERN INYO AND NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ523-250415-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110425T0700Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110426T0000Z-110426T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
104 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING...DIMINISH OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...THEN
  INCREASE ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH
  THE NEXT ROUND WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 
  AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH ROADS....ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS 
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
TO THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-250415-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
104 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST WIND AROUND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ABOVE 5000 
  FEET. WHILE BELOW 5000 FEET...AREAS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS COULD 
  EXPERIENCE WEST WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING: LOCALIZED STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY 
  EVENING ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...
  LONE PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS COULD CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS 
  FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. BLOWING DUST MAY 
  ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

MORGAN
303 
WWUS75 KVEF 242146
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
246 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

.GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER NORTHWEST
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
WESTERN INYO COUNTY MONDAY...AND COULD SPREAD TO WESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ519-520-250700-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0014.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
246 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THIS REPLACES THE
HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST WIND GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH. BELOW
  5000 FEET...WEST WIND GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON
  OPENINGS.

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
  MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FOR
  MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING DUST
  MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW HALF A MILE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-250700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110425T0700Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110426T0000Z-110426T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
246 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH THROUGH 
  MIDNIGHT. WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH MONDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING...DIMINISH OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...THEN
  INCREASE ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH
  THE NEXT ROUND WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND
  40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON NORTH
  SOUTH ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING
  DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS NEAR DRY
  LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
TO THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ525-250700-
/O.EXA.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110426T0000Z-110426T1200Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
246 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK
  MONDAY NIGHT...AND DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST
  COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS NEAR DRY LAKE
  BEDS.

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.

&&

$$

MORGAN
460 
WWUS75 KVEF 242207
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
307 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

.GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER NORTHWEST
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN
WESTERN INYO COUNTY MONDAY...AND COULD SPREAD TO WESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

CAZ523-250700-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110425T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0015.110424T2207Z-110425T0700Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110426T0000Z-110426T1200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
307 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH
HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT...AND SIMILAR WINDS AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING...DIMINISH OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...THEN
  INCREASE ONCE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WITH
  THE NEXT ROUND WILL OCCUR MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND
  40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  NORTH SOUTH ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 
  BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS 
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE
TO THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&


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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-250700-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0014.110425T1800Z-110426T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
307 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS: ABOVE 5000 FEET...WEST WIND GUSTS 70 TO 80 MPH. BELOW 
  5000 FEET...WEST WIND GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON 
  OPENINGS. 

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE 
  MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MONDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...HIGHWAY 395. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 FOR 
  MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. BLOWING 
  DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW HALF A MILE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ525-250700-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0016.110426T0000Z-110426T1200Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
307 PM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MORONGO BASIN FROM
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON...
  PEAK MONDAY NIGHT...AND DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST 
  COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO HALF A MILE OR LESS NEAR DRY LAKE 
  BEDS. 

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.

&&

$$

MORGAN

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.