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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV

January 14, 2012Inyo County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jan 14, 2012, 3:36 PM PST for Inyo County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 15, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 14, 2012, 3:36 PM PST (23:36 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 15, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 15, 2012, 9:49 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 15, 7:42 PM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 45Oak Creek Raws, CAOAK CREEK RAWS REPORTED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 45 MPH AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2012-01-14Temperature 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 2012-01-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
13 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.

602 
WWUS75 KVEF 142336
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
336 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA BY LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.A PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THIS
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...STRONG
DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE MID SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE OWENS
VALLEY AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION
LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519-520-150800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
336 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST
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 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE NEAR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 
  FEET. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR
  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM PST SUNDAY AND 1 AM
  PST MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST
  MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING ASPENDALE...THE MID AND LOWER SLOPES OF 
  THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WEST TO EAST CANYON 
  OPENINGS...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS 
  VALLEY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ521-150800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
336 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR
  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM PST SUNDAY AND 1 AM
  PST MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST
  MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: THE EAST SLOPES...HIGHWAY 168...WESTGARD PASS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR
  BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-150800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
336 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR
  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM PST SUNDAY AND 1 AM
  PST MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST
  MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: DYER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR
  BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-150800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
336 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOHAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARSTOW...DAGGET AND FORT
  IRWIN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 15 AND 40.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE
  ENCOUNTERED AS WELL AS AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-150800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
336 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE
EXTREME WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN
  THE RED ROCK LOOP AREA AND TO NEAR 45 MPH OVER WESTERN LAS
  VEGAS.

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR
  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 PM PST SUNDAY AND 4 AM
  PST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RED ROCK CANYON
  LOOP...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE..PORTIONS OF LAS VEGAS LOCATED
  WEST OF HIGHWAY 215.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE
  ENCOUNTERED AS WELL AS AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
800 
WWUS75 KVEF 150736
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1136 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA BY LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.A PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THIS
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...STRONG
DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE MID SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY
AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION LOCAL GUSTY
WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND
EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519>521-151600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1136 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST
MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST
MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE NEAR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AT
  ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES
  ABOVE 5000 FEET.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN 
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR 
  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM PST SUNDAY AND 1 
  AM PST MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM 
  PST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING ASPENDELL...THE MID AND LOWER SLOPES OF
  THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WEST TO EAST CANYON
  OPENINGS...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-151600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1136 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST
MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 AM PST
MONDAY FOR MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN 
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR 
  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM PST SUNDAY AND 1 
  AM PST MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM 
  PST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: DYER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN WESTERN ESMERALDA
  COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-151600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1136 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN 
  CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARSTOW...DAGGETT AND
  FORT IRWIN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 15 AND 40.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE 
  ENCOUNTERED AS WELL AS AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-151600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
1136 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 6 AM PST
MONDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE EXTREME
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN 
  THE RED ROCK LOOP AREA AND TO NEAR 45 MPH OVER WESTERN LAS 
  VEGAS. 

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST 
  POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 PM 
  PST SUNDAY AND 4 AM PST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RED ROCK CANYON 
  LOOP...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE..PORTIONS OF LAS VEGAS 
  LOCATED WEST OF HIGHWAY 215. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE 
  ENCOUNTERED AS WELL AS AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

PIERCE
328 
WWUS75 KVEF 151342
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
542 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

.STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS AS A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519>521-152100-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
542 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY..

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE CAN BE
  EXPECTED NEAR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AT
  ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE EAST SLOPES ABOVE
  5000 FEET.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE MOST FAVORABLE PERIOD
  FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM THIS EVENING AND 1
  AM MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST
  MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING ASPENDELL...THE MID AND LOWER SLOPES OF 
  THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WEST TO EAST CANYON 
  OPENINGS...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS 
  VALLEY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ014-152100-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
542 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST MONDAY FOR MAINLY THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA
COUNTY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR
  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM PST SUNDAY AND 1 AM
  PST MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM PST
  MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: DYER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN WESTERN ESMERALDA 
  COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-152100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
542 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARSTOW...DAGGETT AND 
  FORT IRWIN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 15 AND 40.

* 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...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AS WELL
AS AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-152100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
542 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY FOR FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE EXTREME
WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH
  IN THE RED ROCK LOOP AREA AND TO NEAR 45 MPH OVER WESTERN LAS
  VEGAS.

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL
  FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 PM THIS EVENING
  AND 4 AM MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RED ROCK CANYON 
  LOOP...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE..PORTIONS OF LAS VEGAS 
  LOCATED WEST OF HIGHWAY 215.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$
052 
WWUS75 KVEF 151943
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1143 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

.STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AS
A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519>521-160345-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1143 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM PST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS
VALLEY...AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE CAN BE 
  EXPECTED NEAR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AT 
  ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE EAST SLOPES ABOVE 
  5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE 
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE MOST FAVORABLE 
  PERIOD FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM THIS 
  EVENING AND 1 AM MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM 
  AND 7 AM PST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING ASPENDELL...THE MID AND LOWER SLOPES OF 
  THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WEST TO EAST CANYON 
  OPENINGS...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS 
  VALLEY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ014-160345-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.120115T2100Z-120116T1600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
1143 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM PST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY...

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE 
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR 
  STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 8 PM PST SUNDAY AND 1 
  AM PST MONDAY WITH A SECONDARY PEAK BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM 
  PST MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: DYER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN WESTERN ESMERALDA 
  COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-160345-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1143 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE 
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARSTOW...DAGGETT AND 
  FORT IRWIN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 15 AND 40.

* 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...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AS WELL
AS AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-160345-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
1143 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN 
  THE RED ROCK LOOP AREA AND TO NEAR 45 MPH OVER WESTERN LAS 
  VEGAS. 

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON 
  THEN CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST 
  POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 10 PM 
  THIS EVENING AND 4 AM MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RED ROCK CANYON 
  LOOP...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE..PORTIONS OF LAS VEGAS 
  LOCATED WEST OF HIGHWAY 215.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$
076 
WWUS75 KVEF 152327
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
327 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

.STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AS A COLD
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.
GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LOOKED FOR ACROSS NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519>521-160800-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120116T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
327 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...AND THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE CAN BE 
  EXPECTED NEAR THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AT 
  ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 90 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THE EAST SLOPES ABOVE 
  5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE MOST
  FAVORABLE PERIOD FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 6 PM
  THIS EVENING AND 1 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING ASPENDELL...THE MID AND LOWER SLOPES OF 
  THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WEST TO EAST CANYON 
  OPENINGS...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS 
  VALLEY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ014-160800-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120116T1600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
327 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY FOR
THE EXTREME WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE
  BEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 5 PM
  THIS EVENING AND 1 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: DYER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 264 IN WESTERN ESMERALDA 
  COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN 
  ADDITION...STRONG WINDS MAY RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST 
  OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-160800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
327 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING
  BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARSTOW...DAGGETT AND 
  FORT IRWIN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 15 AND 40.

* 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...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AS WELL
AS AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-160800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.120116T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
327 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...AND THE EXTREME WESTERN
PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN
  THE RED ROCK LOOP AREA AND TO NEAR 45 MPH OVER WESTERN LAS
  VEGAS...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 215. 

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
  WILL BE BETWEEN 7 PM THIS EVENING AND 2 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RED ROCK CANYON 
  LOOP...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE..PORTIONS OF LAS VEGAS 
  LOCATED WEST OF HIGHWAY 215.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$
371 
WWUS75 KVEF 160550
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
949 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

.DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AS A COLD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. GUSTY
WINDS ARE ALSO LOOKED FOR ACROSS NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA.

CAZ519>521-NVZ014-161400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120116T1600Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120116T1600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
949 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPE...OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST MONDAY.

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ABOVE
  5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BELOW
  5000 FEET. 

* TIMING: LOCALIZED STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
  EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY
  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING ASPENDELL...THE MID AND LOWER SLOPES OF 
  THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WEST TO EAST CANYON 
  OPENINGS...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS 
  VALLEY INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$

CAZ523-161400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
949 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY 
  MORNING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BARSTOW...DAGGETT AND 
  FORT IRWIN AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 15 AND 40.

* 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...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SHOULD USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED AS WELL
AS AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-161400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120116T1400Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
949 PM PST SUN JAN 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...AND THE EXTREME WESTERN
PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN 
  THE RED ROCK LOOP AREA AND TO NEAR 45 MPH OVER WESTERN LAS 
  VEGAS...MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 215. 

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND THE RED ROCK LOOP
  THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND
  GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 4 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RED ROCK CANYON 
  LOOP...BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE..PORTIONS OF LAS VEGAS 
  LOCATED WEST OF HIGHWAY 215.

* IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
USE CAUTION AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED.

&&

$$

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