Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Mar 29, 2012, 2:54 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, California. It took effect at Mar 31, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 24 hr. 25 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 29, 2012, 2:54 PM PDT (21:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 11:10 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | E Sierra Rotors 15, CA | 51 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTORS NUMBER 15 |
| Mar 31, 11:20 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 3 Se Independence, CA | 49 MPH GUST AT SIERRA ROTORS NUMBER 10. |
| Mar 31, 12:50 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Nnw Pioche, NV | 48 MPH GUST MEASURED AT PIOCHE CEMP STATION. |
| Mar 31, 1:40 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 1 Wnw Rachel, NV | 54 MPH GUST MEASURED AT RACHEL CEMP MESONET STATION. |
| Mar 31, 1:55 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 1 N Indian Springs, NV | INDIAN SPRINGS ASOS MEASURED A GUST OF 47 MPH. |
| Mar 31, 2:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 Nw Dyer, NV | SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH. SPOTTER ALSO REPORTED BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. |
| Mar 31, 2:47 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 17 Nne Blue Eagle Ranch, NV | CURRANT CREEK RAWS |
| Mar 31, 3:40 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | Sierra Rotors 10, CA | |
| Mar 31, 4:11 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 3 Sw Manhattan, NV | QUIMA PEAK RAWS |
| Mar 31, 4:42 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Oak Creek Raws, CA | |
| Mar 31, 4:50 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 4 Ssw Mercury, NV | THE MERCURY DESERT ROCK ASOS MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 48 MPH. |
| Mar 31, 5:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Garden Valley, NV | |
| Mar 31, 5:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 6 N Area 9 (Nts A09), NV | |
| Mar 31, 5:15 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 9 Nw Pahute Mesa 1 (Nts, NV | |
| Mar 31, 5:45 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 2 Se Yucca Flat (Nts Sr, NV | |
| Mar 31, 5:59 PM PDT | TSTM WND GST 74 | 42 Ese Manhattan, NV | WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT CEMP |
| Mar 31, 6:34 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Red Rock Canyon, NV | |
| Mar 31, 6:41 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Kane Springs Raws, NV | |
| Mar 31, 7:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 4 Nw Area 27 (Nts A27), NV | |
| Mar 31, 7:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 3 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | |
| Mar 31, 9:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Area 27 (Nts A27), NV | |
| Mar 31, 9:18 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | 3 N Mt. Charleston, NV | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Rachel, NV | |
| Mar 31, 11:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 Ne Mt. Charleston, NV | THE LOCATION IS THE SPRING MOUNTAIN YOUTH CAMP. |
| Apr 1, 12:30 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Desert Nwr Raws, NV |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 2265 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
201 WWUS75 KVEF 292154 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 254 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NEVADA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. POWERFUL WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE GENERATING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. NVZ019-301400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 254 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MT. CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ021-022-301400- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 254 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 /254 PM MST THU MAR 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT THE FAR SOUTHWEST PORTION AND SOUTHEAST CLARK COUNTY INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE. * LOCATIONS: THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...COLORADO CITY...BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BAKER TO PRIMM AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM YUCCA TO KINGMAN TO FORT ROCK. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. LAKE WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-301400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 254 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE CREST AND IN FAVORED CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MT. WHITNEY...ROCK CREEK LAKES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ520>522-NVZ014-015-017-018-301400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 254 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN INYO COUNTY...ESMERALDA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY AND THE SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...OLANCHA...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST...WESTGARD PASS...DEATH VALLEY...SHOSHONE...DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RACHEL...CALIENTE AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY...HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...HIGHWAY 95 FROM NEAR TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 375 NEAR RACHEL AND HIGHWAY 93 IN LINCOLN COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED AND SHINGLES COULD BLOW OFF ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ523-525-301400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T1500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 254 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST LATER ON SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND RIVERS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ NVZ020-301400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 254 PM PDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DECREASE LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ALL OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY INCLUDING NORTH LAS VEGAS AND HENDERSON. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ STACHELSKI
9 follow-up statements
965 WWUS75 KVEF 301053 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 353 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NEVADA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. POWERFUL WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE GENERATING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. NVZ019-310000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 353 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MT. CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ021-022-310000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 353 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 /353 AM MST FRI MAR 30 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT THE FAR SOUTHWEST PORTION AND SOUTHEAST CLARK COUNTY INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE. * LOCATIONS: THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...COLORADO CITY... BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BAKER TO PRIMM AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM YUCCA TO KINGMAN TO FORT ROCK. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. LAKE WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-310000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 353 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE CREST AND IN FAVORED CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MT. WHITNEY...ROCK CREEK LAKES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ520>522-NVZ014-015-017-018-310000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 353 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN INYO COUNTY...ESMERALDA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY AND THE SHEEP RANGE. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...OLANCHA...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST...WESTGARD PASS...DEATH VALLEY... SHOSHONE...DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RACHEL...CALIENTE AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY... HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...HIGHWAY 95 FROM NEAR TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 375 NEAR RACHEL AND HIGHWAY 93 IN LINCOLN COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED AND SHINGLES COULD BLOW OFF ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ523-525-310000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T1500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 353 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT DANGEROUS ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND RIVERS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ NVZ020-310000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 353 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK SATURDAY EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DECREASE LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE VALLEY. HOWEVER...ALL OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY INCLUDING NORTH LAS VEGAS AND HENDERSON ARE INCLUDED. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
630 WWUS75 KVEF 301757 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NEVADA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. POWERFUL WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE GENERATING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CAZ519-310200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE CREST AND IN FAVORED CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MT. WHITNEY...ROCK CREEK LAKES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-310200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING... PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RACHEL...CALIENTE AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM NEAR TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 375 NEAR RACHEL AND HIGHWAY 93 IN LINCOLN COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED AND SHINGLES COULD BLOW OFF ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-310200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MT. CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN 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. && $$ CAZ523-525-310200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DECREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND RIVERS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ020-310200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T2100Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS MAY BE SEEN ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SHIFTING WINDS THE NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK SATURDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT MOST OF SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE VALLEY...HOWEVER ALL OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IS INCLUDED. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$ CAZ520>522-NVZ018-310200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE SHEEP RANGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 65 MPH OR HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING... PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...OLANCHA...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST...WESTGARD PASS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SHOSHONE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED AND SHINGLES COULD BLOW OFF ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ016-310200- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ021-022-310200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1057 AM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 /1057 AM MST FRI MAR 30 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAUGHLIN AS WELL AS ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT THE FAR SOUTHWEST PORTION. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE. * LOCATIONS: THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...COLORADO CITY... BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BAKER TO PRIMM AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM YUCCA TO KINGMAN TO FORT ROCK. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. LAKE WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ STACHELSKI
398 WWUS75 KVEF 302153 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 253 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NEVADA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. POWERFUL WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE GENERATING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS SATURDAY NIGHT ONCE A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA...SOME AREAS WILL STILL SEE GUSTY WINDS ON SUNDAY FROM THE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING EXCEPT ONLY FROM THE NORTHWEST. CAZ519-311300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 253 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE CREST AND IN FAVORED CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MT. WHITNEY...ROCK CREEK LAKES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-311300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 253 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING... PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RACHEL...CALIENTE AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM NEAR TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 375 NEAR RACHEL AND HIGHWAY 93 IN LINCOLN COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED AND SHINGLES COULD BLOW OFF ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-311300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 253 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BE STRONGEST SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MT. CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN 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. && $$ CAZ523-525-311300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 253 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DECREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND RIVERS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520>522-524-NVZ016-018-021-022-311300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 253 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 /253 PM MST FRI MAR 30 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN INYO COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH EXCEPT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... COLORADO CITY...BAKER...THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...OLANCHA...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST...WESTGARD PASS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SHOSHONE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BAKER TO PRIMM AND FROM MOAPA TO LITTLEFIELD...ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM YUCCA TO KINGMAN TO FORT ROCK...HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. LAKE WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NVZ020-311300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T2100Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 253 PM PDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS MAY BE SEEN ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SHIFTING WINDS THE NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK SATURDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT MOST OF SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE VALLEY...HOWEVER ALL OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IS INCLUDED. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STACHELSKI
393 WWUS75 KVEF 311122 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 422 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY INTO SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NEVADA LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FORMING OVER THE AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS TONIGHT...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BE SEEN ON SUNDAY AS THE STORM EXITS THE REGION. CAZ519-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T1200Z-120401T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 422 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE CREST AND IN FAVORED CANYONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS: MT. WHITNEY...ROCK CREEK LAKES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 422 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AS WELL AS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RACHEL...CALIENTE AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM NEAR TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 375 NEAR RACHEL AND HIGHWAY 93 IN LINCOLN COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED AND SHINGLES COULD BLOW OFF ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 422 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MT. CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN 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. && $$ CAZ523-525-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 422 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND RIVERS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520>522-524-NVZ016-018-021-022-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 422 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 /422 AM MST SAT MAR 31 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN INYO COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE FAR SOUTHWEST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH EXCEPT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... COLORADO CITY...BAKER...THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...OLANCHA...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST... WESTGARD PASS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SHOSHONE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BAKER TO PRIMM AND FROM MOAPA TO LITTLEFIELD...ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM YUCCA TO KINGMAN TO FORT ROCK...HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. LAKE WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NVZ020-312300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T2100Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 422 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS MAY BE SEEN ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SHIFTING WINDS THE NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK SATURDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT MOST OF SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE VALLEY...HOWEVER ALL OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IS INCLUDED. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
541 WWUS75 KVEF 311758 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1058 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY INTO SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NEVADA LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FORMING OVER THE AREA TODAY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS TONIGHT...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BE SEEN ON SUNDAY AS THE STORM EXITS THE REGION. CAZ519-010200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1058 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE CREST AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED INTO EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS: MT. WHITNEY...ROCK CREEK LAKES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-010200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1058 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RACHEL...CALIENTE AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM NEAR TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 375 NEAR RACHEL AND HIGHWAY 93 IN LINCOLN COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED AND SHINGLES COULD BLOW OFF ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-010200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1058 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MT. CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN 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. && $$ CAZ523-525-010200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1058 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT... BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520>522-524-NVZ016-018-021-022-010200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T1800Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1058 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 /1058 AM MST SAT MAR 31 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN INYO COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...COLORADO CITY...BAKER...THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...OLANCHA...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST... WESTGARD PASS...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SHOSHONE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BAKER TO PRIMM AND FROM MOAPA TO LITTLEFIELD... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM YUCCA TO KINGMAN TO FORT ROCK...HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. LAKE WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NVZ020-010200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T2100Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 1058 AM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS MAY BE SEEN ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL SHIFT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT MOST OF SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE VALLEY...HOWEVER ALL OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IS INCLUDED. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
745 WWUS75 KVEF 312051 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 151 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS NEVADA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE AREA THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE IN MOST AREAS TONIGHT...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BE SEEN ON SUNDAY AS THE STORM EXITS THE REGION. CAZ519-010600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 151 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR GREATER. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE CREST AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST INTO THIS EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MT. WHITNEY...ROCK CREEK LAKES. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THAT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY. SOME TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-010600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 151 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 70 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: DYER...GOLDFIELD...BEATTY...THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RACHEL...CALIENTE AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 95 FROM NEAR TONOPAH TO INDIAN SPRINGS...HIGHWAY 375 NEAR RACHEL AND HIGHWAY 93 IN LINCOLN COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BLOW AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE DOWNED AND SHINGLES COULD BLOW OFF ROOFS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-010600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.120331T2100Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 151 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MT. CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN 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. && $$ CAZ523-525-010600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 151 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520>522-524-NVZ016-018-021-022-010600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 151 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 /151 PM MST SAT MAR 31 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ADJACENT AREAS OF EASTERN INYO COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT... LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...COLORADO CITY... BAKER...THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE... OLANCHA...THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST... WESTGARD PASS... DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SHOSHONE. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATE 15 FROM BAKER TO PRIMM AND FROM MOAPA TO LITTLEFIELD... ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM YUCCA TO KINGMAN TO FORT ROCK...HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 168 THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. LAKE WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY AND MAKE FOR DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ NVZ020-010600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120331T2100Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 151 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS MAY BE SEEN ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL SHIFT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE NORTHWEST. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT MOST OF SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE WEST AND SOUTH SIDES OF THE VALLEY...HOWEVER ALL OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IS INCLUDED. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
929 WWUS75 KVEF 010549 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1049 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED INTO SUNDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY EVENING. NVZ014-015-017-011200- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.120401T0600Z-120402T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1049 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA COUNTY...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS MAY LULL A BIT OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND DECREASING IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... RACHEL...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 NORTH OF LAS VEGAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-010700- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1049 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520>522-524-NVZ016-018-021-022-010700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120401T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1049 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 /1049 PM MST SAT MAR 31 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING...SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ019-011200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1049 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. AT 10 PM...SEVERAL SENSORS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS WERE REPORTING GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ523-525-011200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1049 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THROUGH TONIGHT AND DECREASE AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ020-011200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 1049 PM PDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: FOR TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...AND LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL SHIFT SUNDAY MORNING...AND NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT...POSSIBLY LULL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE FINALLY DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
364 WWUS75 KVEF 011057 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN ON MONDAY IN THE NORTH WIND PRONE AREAS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NVZ019-011200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING...WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT STRONG GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT HOUR. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-011315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE LULLED OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... RACHEL... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 NORTH OF LAS VEGAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-525-011315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ020-011315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: FOR TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...AND LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL SHIFT BY LATE THIS MORNING... BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-011315- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0008.120402T1700Z-120402T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 /357 AM MST SUN APR 1 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING FROM HOOVER DAM SOUTH. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON THE LAKES IF THESE WINDS DEVELOP. OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD ENSURE THAT TENTS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
082 WWUS75 KVEF 011156 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 456 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN ON MONDAY IN THE NORTH WIND PRONE AREAS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NVZ019-011300- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 456 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE AS OF 5 AM PDT. $$ NVZ014-015-017-012100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 456 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE LULLED OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... RACHEL... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 NORTH OF LAS VEGAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-525-012100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 456 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ020-012100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 456 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: FOR TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...AND LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL SHIFT BY LATE THIS MORNING... BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING... THEN SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-012100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0008.120402T1700Z-120402T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 456 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 /456 AM MST SUN APR 1 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING FROM HOOVER DAM SOUTH. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE HAVASU... TOPOCK...BULLHEAD CITY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON THE LAKES IF THESE WINDS DEVELOP. OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD ENSURE THAT TENTS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 1:54 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Clark, Lincoln | 15 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:54 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 20 hr |
| Mar 29, 2:54 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 71 hr |
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