Alert archive / Arizona / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 15, 2012, 2:40 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 13 hr. 14 reports 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
- Mar 15, 2012, 2:40 PM MST (21:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 12:00 AM MST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 11:25 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Sse Landers (Ar190), CA | GUST 65 MPH FLIPPED 4X8 SOLAR PANEL THAT WEIGHS ABOUT 50 LBS AND SMALL ROCKS BLOWN AROUND. CURRENT SUSTAINED WIND 48 MPH FROM SSW. |
| Mar 17, 11:51 AM MST | FLOOD | 2 Ssw Yucaipa, CA | LYTLE CREEK FLOWING AT BANK LEVEL. GREEN MTN RANCH RESORT METAL BRIDGE WASHED AWAY. WIDESPREAD MUD AND DEBRIS FLOW. LYTLE CREEK HAS NOT LEFT ITS BANK LEVEL. UPSTREAM CREEK IS 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP AND 25 FEET WIDE. |
| Mar 17, 11:51 AM MST | FLOOD | 2 Ssw Yucaipa, CA | LYTLE CREEK FLOWING AT BANK LEVEL. GREEN MTN RANCH RESORT METAL WALKING/FOOT BRIDGE WASHED AWAY. WIDESPREAD MUD AND DEBRIS FLOW. LYTLE CREEK HAS NOT LEFT ITS BANK LEVEL. UPSTREAM CREEK IS 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP AND 25 FEET WIDE. LYTLE CREEK RAWS REPORTED 2.61 INCHES |
| Mar 17, 11:51 AM MST | FLOOD | 5 Wnw Devore, CA | LYTLE CREEK FLOWING AT BANK LEVEL. GREEN MTN RANCH RESORT METAL WALKING/FOOT BRIDGE WASHED AWAY. WIDESPREAD MUD AND DEBRIS FLOW. LYTLE CREEK HAS NOT LEFT ITS BANK LEVEL. UPSTREAM CREEK IS 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP AND 25 FEET WIDE. LYTLE CREEK RAWS REPORTED 2.61 INCHES |
| Mar 17, 11:51 AM MST | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ssw Yucaipa, CA | LYTLE CREEK FLOWING AT BANK LEVEL. GREEN MTN. RANCH RESORT METAL BRIDGE WASHED AWAY. WIDESPREAD MUD AND DEGRIS FLOW. LYTLE CREEK HAS NOT LEFT ITS BANK LEVEL.CREEK IS 2 TO 3 FEED DEEP AND 25 FEET WIDE. |
| Mar 17, 12:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 1 Wsw Crestline, CA | CRESTLINE RIDGE MESONET |
| Mar 17, 12:00 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 10 N Morongo Valley, CA | BURNS CANYON RAWS |
| Mar 17, 12:00 PM MST | SNOW 6 | 7 N I-40 At Fort Rock, AZ | OBSERVER REPORTED 6.0 INCHES FELL BETWEEN 5 PM MST YESTERDAY AND 4 AM MST THIS MORNING. |
| Mar 17, 12:58 PM MST | HEAVY RAIN 0.5 | Redlands, CA | FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND 0.50 INCH IN 15 MINUTES |
| Mar 17, 2:10 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 E Daggett, CA | |
| Mar 17, 3:51 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 10 N Morongo Valley, CA | GUSTS OVER 58 MPH BETWEEN 0952 PDT AND 1751 PDT. PEAK WINDS SW40G66-69 MPH BETWEEN 1051-1151 PDT. |
| Mar 17, 6:30 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 4 S Meadview, AZ | WINDS TORE THE ROOF OFF A GAZEBO AND LIFTED SHINGLES |
| Mar 17, 8:48 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 7 Ene Kingman, AZ | |
| Mar 17, 9:40 PM MST | DEBRIS FLOW | 1 S Lake Arrowhead, CA | HIGHWAY 18 BETWEEN LAKE GREGORY AND RUNNING SPRINGS, SEVERAL ROCK AND MUD SLIDES. |
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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 3096 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
191 WWUS75 KVEF 152140 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 240 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY IN THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ523-161200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 240 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... 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 MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WARNING UPGRADES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK LATE AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATER SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...NEWBERRY SPRINGS...FOUR CORNERS * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-161200- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 240 PM MST THU MAR 15 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...YUCCA...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ014-161200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1400Z-120317T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 240 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AND PEAK DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...DYER...SILVER PEAK. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 AND HIGHWAY 266. 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ015>017-020>022-161200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 240 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 /240 PM MST THU MAR 15 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...LINCOLN...CLARK...AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...CALIENTE...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NEEDLES...BAKER...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF SAND AND BLOWING DUST WILL LOWER VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY EAST/WEST HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-161200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...RED ROCK 240 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT BELOW 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON AND OTHER AREAS BELOW 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ALONG THE RED ROCK LOOP AND PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 159 WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 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. && $$ ASG
8 follow-up statements
395 WWUS75 KVEF 161147 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 447 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY IN THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. AZZ001-003-CAZ523-162100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 447 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /447 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST DESERT AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK LATE AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATER SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...NEWBERRY SPRINGS...FOUR CORNERS...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 58...395 AND 93. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. 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. && $$ NVZ014-162100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1400Z-120317T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 447 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AND PEAK DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...DYER...SILVER PEAK. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 95...264 AND 266. 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ015>017-020>022-162100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 447 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /447 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...EASTERN CALIFORNIA...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...CALIENTE...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NEEDLES...BAKER...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ018-019-162100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...RED ROCK 447 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT BELOW 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON AND OTHER AREAS BELOW 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ALONG THE RED ROCK LOOP AND PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 159 WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 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. && $$ PIERCE
886 WWUS75 KVEF 162053 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 153 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY IN THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. CAZ525-170600- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 153 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE MORONGO BASIS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-170600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 153 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /153 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK LATE AFTERNOON SATURDAY AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATER SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...NEWBERRY SPRINGS... FOUR CORNERS...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... WIKIEUP...COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 58...395 AND 93. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. 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. && $$ NVZ014-170600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1400Z-120317T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 153 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AND PEAK DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...DYER...SILVER PEAK. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 95...264 AND 266. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ015>017-020>022-170600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 153 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /153 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...CALIENTE...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NEEDLES...BAKER...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ018-019-170600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...RED ROCK 153 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT BELOW 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON AND OTHER AREAS BELOW 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ALONG THE RED ROCK LOOP AND PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 159 WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
113 WWUS75 KVEF 170452 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 952 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY IN THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. AZZ001-003-CAZ523-525-171300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 952 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /952 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA AS WELL AS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: IN CALIFORNIA...AREAS INCLUDE THE MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. IN ARIZONA...AREAS INCLUDE KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP... COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 58...62...395 AND 93...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 10...15 AND 40. 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. && $$ NVZ014-171300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1400Z-120317T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 952 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AND PEAK DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...DYER...SILVER PEAK. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 95...264 AND 266. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ015>017-020>022-171300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 952 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 /952 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...CALIENTE...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NEEDLES...BAKER...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ018-019-171300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...RED ROCK 952 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT BELOW 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON AND OTHER AREAS BELOW 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ALONG THE RED ROCK LOOP AND PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 159 WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
984 WWUS75 KVEF 171038 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 338 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... .STRONG WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE STRONGEST PERIOD OF WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SPEEDS WILL START TO DIMINISH IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. CAZ523-525-171900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 338 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 58...62...395...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-171900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 338 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAUS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP... COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ014-171900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1038Z-120317T2200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 338 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...DYER...SILVER PEAK. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 95...264 AND 266. 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. && $$ NVZ015-171900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1038Z-120318T0700Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 338 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...ALAMO...RACHEL...PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93...319 AND 375. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ016-017-020>022-171900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 338 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 /338 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NEEDLES...BAKER...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 95...93...160 AND ARIZONA HIGHWAY 62. * BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-171900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...RED ROCK 338 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT BELOW 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET AROUND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON AND OTHER AREAS BELOW 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ALONG THE RED ROCK LOOP AND PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 159 WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
577 WWUS75 KVEF 171808 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1108 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... .WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF STORM MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE STRONGEST PERIOD OF WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SPEEDS WILL START TO DIMINISH IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. CAZ523-525-180000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1108 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ON THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE... TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 58...62...395...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. && $$ AZZ001-003-180000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1108 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAUS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... WIKIEUP... COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. && $$ NVZ014-180000- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1108 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND WILL AFFECT PRIMARILY CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...AND SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95. * IMPACTS: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 95...264 AND 266. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ016-017-020>022-180000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1108 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 /1108 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NEEDLES...BAKER...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 95...93...160 AND ARIZONA HIGHWAY 62. * BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. 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. && $$ NVZ015-180000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1108 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...ALAMO...RACHEL...PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93...319 AND 375. 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. && $$ NVZ018-019-180000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...RED ROCK 1108 AM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT BELOW 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON AND OTHER AREAS BELOW 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ALONG THE RED ROCK LOOP AND PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 159 WILL BE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JA
499 WWUS75 KVEF 172350 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 450 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .WIDESPREAD WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING THEN SPEEDS WILL START TO DIMINISH IN THE LATE EVENING HOURS. CAZ523-525-180500- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 450 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WIND GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE... TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 58... 62...395...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. && $$ AZZ001-003-180500- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 450 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING THEN GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... WIKIEUP... COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ016-017-020>022-180500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 450 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 /450 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASING IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...PAHRUMP...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...NEEDLES...BAKER...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 95...93...160 AND ARIZONA HIGHWAY 62. * BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ014-180400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 450 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH AND WILL AFFECT PRIMARILY CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...AND SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 95...264 AND 266. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ NVZ015-180500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 450 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE IN THE LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...ALAMO...RACHEL...PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93...319 AND 375. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ018-019-180500- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...RED ROCK 450 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT BELOW 5000 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON AND OTHER AREAS BELOW 5000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ALONG THE RED ROCK LOOP AND PORTIONS OF STATE ROUTE 159 WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JA
493 WWUS75 KVEF 180245 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 745 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER NORTHWEST ARIZONA THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHILE WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. CAZ523-525-180345- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- 745 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS...GUSTS TO OVER OVER 60 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ015>022-180345- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 745 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 /745 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO OVER 30 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NVZ014-180345- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120318T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- 745 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO OVER 30 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS...WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AZZ001-003-180645- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 745 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE TO LESS THAN 40 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... WIKIEUP... COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...REMOVE SHINGLES OR BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. && $$
636 WWUS75 KVEF 180643 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1143 PM PDT SAT MAR 17 2012 AZZ001-003-180745- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120318T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1143 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH MAY BE SEEN OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2:16 PM MST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 2:16 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | 62 hr | |
| Mar 15, 2:40 PM MST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Mohave | 53 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.