Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 42, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 27, 2011, 3:03 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 27, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 27, 2011, 3:03 AM PDT (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2011, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County San Bernardino County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5161 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
992 WWUS75 KVEF 271004 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 303 AM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY...THIS WILL PROVIDE EVEN STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ523-271815- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.110527T2200Z-110528T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0020.110528T2100Z-110529T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 303 AM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND REACH ADVISORY LEVEL BY MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDES BARSTOW...DAGGETT...AND FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. * A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 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. 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
551 WWUS75 KVEF 271935 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1235 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY...THIS WILL PROVIDE EVEN STRONGER WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ523-280145- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.110527T2200Z-110528T0500Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0020.110528T2100Z-110529T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1235 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. * TIMING: WIND WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND REACH ADVISORY LEVEL BY MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. * A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 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. 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. && $$ STACHELSKI
357 WWUS75 KVEF 272239 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 339 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST FOR MUCH OF THE EVENING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARDS NEVADA ON SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. CAZ523-280645- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0020.110528T2100Z-110529T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0019.110528T1800Z-110530T0000Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110528T0500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 339 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING AS WELL FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL LESSEN TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY MOST OF SATURDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO...FOUR CORNERS...NEWBERRY SPRINGS...TRONA * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 NEAR BARSTOW AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 FROM BARSTOW TO FOUR CORNERS AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM FOUR CORNERS TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND SAND DUNES CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. 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. 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. && $$ AZZ036-CAZ524>526-NVZ019>022-280645- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110528T2100Z-110530T0100Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 339 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 /339 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AS WELL AS THE LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY AREA...NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE MORONGO BASIN AND CADIZ BASIN OF CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORONGO BASIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME LULLS IN THE WIND AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON SUNDAY IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...RED ROCK CANYON...MT CHARLESTON...BOULDER CITY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...SEARCHLIGHT...PRIMM...SANDY VALLEY...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY...LANDERS...MORONGO VALLEY * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 FROM NEAR BAKER TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 IN CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 FROM LAS VEGAS SOUTH TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER. CHOPPY TO ROUGH WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA LAKES...INCLUDING LAKES MEAD AND MOHAVE AND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATS AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-280645- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110529T1800Z-110530T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 339 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PLATEAU AND DESERT AREAS OF MOHAVE COUNTY AWAY FROM THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL BE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ NVZ014-280645- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110529T2100Z-110530T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 339 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO BEATTY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-280645- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0010.110528T2100Z-110530T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 339 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 /339 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE HAVASU...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. * LOCATION: THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE HAVASU * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY MOST OF SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO LESSEN SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH TO CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ STACHELSKI
793 WWUS75 KVEF 280431 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 931 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 .GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO THE REST OF TONIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE TOWARDS NEVADA ON SATURDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. CAZ523-281300- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110528T1800Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0019.110528T1800Z-110530T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 931 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY MOST OF SATURDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO...FOUR CORNERS...NEWBERRY SPRINGS...TRONA * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 NEAR BARSTOW AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 FROM BARSTOW TO FOUR CORNERS AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM FOUR CORNERS TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND SAND DUNES CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. 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. 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. && $$ AZZ036-CAZ524>526-NVZ019>022-281300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110528T2100Z-110530T0100Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 931 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 /931 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...SPRING MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AS WELL AS THE LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY AREA...NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE MORONGO BASIN AND CADIZ BASIN OF CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORONGO BASIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME LULLS IN THE WIND AT TIMES SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON SUNDAY IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...RED ROCK CANYON...MT CHARLESTON...BOULDER CITY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN... SEARCHLIGHT...PRIMM...SANDY VALLEY...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY...LANDERS... MORONGO VALLEY * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 FROM NEAR BAKER TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 IN CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 FROM LAS VEGAS SOUTH TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER. CHOPPY TO ROUGH WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA LAKES...INCLUDING LAKES MEAD AND MOHAVE AND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATS AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-281300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110529T1800Z-110530T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 931 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE PLATEAU AND DESERT AREAS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL BE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ014-281300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110529T2100Z-110530T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 931 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO BEATTY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-281300- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0010.110528T2100Z-110530T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 931 PM PDT FRI MAY 27 2011 /931 PM MST FRI MAY 27 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE HAVASU. * LOCATION: THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE HAVASU * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY MOST OF SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO LESSEN SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH TO CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ PIERCE
824 WWUS75 KVEF 281023 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE TOWARDS NEVADA TODAY AND ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE AREAS NORTH/SOUTH MOUNTAINS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. NVZ014-281900- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0019.110528T2100Z-110529T0800Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110529T2100Z-110530T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 323 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. FOR SUNDAY... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: FOR TODAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED VERY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM PDT. FOR SUNDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: FOR TODAY...THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...ALONG HIGHWAY 264 INCLUDING DYER. FOR SUNDAY...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...AND THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO BEATTY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-281900- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0019.110528T2100Z-110529T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 323 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH EXPECTED ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS...WHILE LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168...THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ523-281900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0019.110528T1800Z-110530T0000Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110528T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 323 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING MORNING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY MOST OF TONIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO...FOUR CORNERS...NEWBERRY SPRINGS...TRONA * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 NEAR BARSTOW AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 FROM BARSTOW TO FOUR CORNERS AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM FOUR CORNERS TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND SAND DUNES CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. 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. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-281900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110528T2100Z-110530T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 323 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL LIKELY LULL OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP.. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL BE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ036-CAZ524>526-NVZ019>022-281900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110528T2100Z-110530T0100Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 323 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /323 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...MORONGO AND CADIZ BASINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORONGO BASIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME LULLS IN THE WIND AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON SUNDAY IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS BEFORE WINDS DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...RED ROCK CANYON...MT CHARLESTON...BOULDER CITY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...SEARCHLIGHT...PRIMM...SANDY VALLEY...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY...LANDERS...MORONGO VALLEY * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 FROM NEAR BAKER TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 IN CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 FROM LAS VEGAS SOUTH TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER. CHOPPY TO ROUGH WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA LAKES...INCLUDING LAKES MEAD AND MOHAVE AND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATS AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-281900- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0010.110528T2100Z-110530T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 323 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /323 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PORTION OF THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * LOCATION: THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE HAVASU. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EVENING. WINDS MAY LULL SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO LESSEN SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH TO CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
569 WWUS75 KVEF 281749 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1049 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE TOWARDS NEVADA TODAY AND ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. CAZ523-282300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-110528T1800Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0019.110528T1800Z-110530T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1049 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL REMAIN GUSTY MOST OF TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO...FOUR CORNERS...NEWBERRY SPRINGS...TRONA * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 NEAR BARSTOW AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 FROM BARSTOW TO FOUR CORNERS AND HIGHWAY 395 FROM FOUR CORNERS TO THE KERN COUNTY LINE. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND SAND DUNES CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. 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. && $$ NVZ014-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0019.110528T2100Z-110529T0800Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110529T2100Z-110530T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1049 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS STRONG DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH. FOR SUNDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: FOR TODAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM PDT. FOR SUNDAY...WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: FOR TODAY...THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...ALONG HIGHWAY 264 INCLUDING DYER. FOR SUNDAY...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...AND THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO BEATTY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0019.110528T2100Z-110529T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1049 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH EXPECTED ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS...WHILE LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 30 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: AREA ROADWAYS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SIERRA SUCH AS 168...THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY...LOCALIZED AREAS OF HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST OR SAND. 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. && $$ AZZ036-CAZ524>526-NVZ019>022-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110528T2100Z-110530T0100Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1049 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /1049 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...MORONGO AND CADIZ BASINS...SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORONGO BASIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. THERE MAY BE SOME LULLS IN THE WIND AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...RED ROCK CANYON...MT CHARLESTON...BOULDER CITY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...SEARCHLIGHT... PRIMM...SANDY VALLEY...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... TWENTYNINE PALMS... YUCCA VALLEY...LANDERS...MORONGO VALLEY * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS. HIGHWAYS IMPACTED WILL INCLUDE INTERSTATE 15 FROM NEAR BAKER TO LAS VEGAS AS WELL AS INTERSTATE 40 IN CENTRAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND HIGHWAY 95 FROM LAS VEGAS SOUTH TOWARDS THE CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER. CHOPPY TO ROUGH WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON AREA LAKES...INCLUDING LAKES MEAD AND MOHAVE AND WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATS AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.110528T2100Z-110530T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1049 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL LIKELY LULL OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN ONCE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP.. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL BE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0010.110528T2100Z-110530T0300Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 1049 AM PDT SAT MAY 28 2011 /1049 AM MST SAT MAY 28 2011/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR LAKE HAVASU AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * LOCATION: THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKE HAVASU. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EVENING. WINDS MAY LULL SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...BUT INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO LESSEN SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA WATERS CREATING DIFFICULT TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR BOATING AND THE USE OF OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 3:03 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 13 hr |
| May 27, 2:47 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 53 hr |
| May 27, 3:39 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 49 hr |
| May 27, 3:39 PM PDT | Lake Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 52 hr |
| May 27, 3:39 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 55 hr |
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