High Wind Watch 12, NWS Las Vegas, NV

330 
WWUS75 KVEF 240015
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

.WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT ON FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE. WIDESPREAD STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE
LEE OF THE SIERRA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

CAZ523-240815-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0034.120524T0015Z-120524T0400Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTON...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCING AT TIMES DUE TO
  THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-240815-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.120525T0000Z-120525T1400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PDT
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE 
  BELOW 5000 FEET...ABOVE 5000 FEET 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK 
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014>018-020>022-240815-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...
SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 /515 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...
  CALIENTE... PIOCHE...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...DEATH 
  VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...NEEDLES...BARSTOW...
  BAKER AND FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH...SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE 
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY 
  BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ019-240815-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T0600Z-120526T0300Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
515 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING AND 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET ON FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON 
  OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND 
  CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-240815-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
515 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012

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

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND 
  GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO WARNING LEVEL BY LATE MORNING. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING MONUMENT... 
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP AND YUCCA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON INTERSTATE 40... 
  ESPECIALLY EAST OF KINGMAN. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY 
  RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

370 
WWUS75 KVEF 240357
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

.WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT ON FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE. WIDESPREAD STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE
LEE OF THE SIERRA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

CAZ523-241200-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-120524T0400Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

ALTHOUGH LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...WIDESPREAD GUSTS GREATER THAN 40 MPH
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 9 PM PDT.

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-241200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.120525T0000Z-120525T1400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM PDT
FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE 
  BELOW 5000 FEET...ABOVE 5000 FEET 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK 
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014>018-020>022-241200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...
SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 /857 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...PAHRUMP...BEATTY... 
  CALIENTE... PIOCHE...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...DEATH 
  VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...NEEDLES...BARSTOW...
   BAKER AND FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL OCCUR ON NORTH...SOUTH 
  ORIENTED ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE 
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY 
  BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ019-241200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T0600Z-120526T0300Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
857 PM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING AND 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET ON FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON 
  OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND 
  CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-241200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
857 PM MST WED MAY 23 2012

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

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND 
  GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO WARNING LEVEL BY LATE MORNING. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING MONUMENT... 
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP AND YUCCA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON INTERSTATE 40... 
  ESPECIALLY EAST OF KINGMAN. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY 
  RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

367 
WWUS75 KVEF 241046
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

.WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. WIDESPREAD STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT
TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

CAZ521-250200-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.120525T0000Z-120525T1400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PDT FRIDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE
  BELOW 5000 FEET...ABOVE 5000 FEET 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...REMAIN STRONG
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND
  DAYBREAK. 

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND
  DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-250200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A BIT OF A LULL
  FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY BUT WINDS WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTON...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED
  ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCING AT TIMES DUE TO
  THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-250200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.120525T0000Z-120525T1400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
PDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
PDT FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE 
  BELOW 5000 FEET...ABOVE 5000 FEET 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  65 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK 
  DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO 
  DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014>018-020>022-250200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...
SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 /346 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO
8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...
  CALIENTE...PIOCHE...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...DEATH
  VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...NEEDLES....LAKE MEAD
  NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE
  POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
  REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ019-250200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T0600Z-120526T0300Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
346 AM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND THEN ARE EXPECTED TO
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON 
  OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND 
  CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-250200-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
346 AM MST THU MAY 24 2012

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

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF
ARIZONA. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY AND 
  GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN TO WARNING LEVEL BY LATE MORNING. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING MONUMENT... 
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP AND YUCCA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON INTERSTATE 40... 
  ESPECIALLY EAST OF KINGMAN. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY 
  RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

259 
WWUS75 KVEF 242120
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
220 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND WIDESPREAD
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY...AS WELL AS STRONG
DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHITE
MOUNTAINS..AND MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

CAZ519-250630-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.120525T0000Z-120525T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.120525T0000Z-120525T1500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
220 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.


* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE
  BELOW 5000 FEET...ABOVE 5000 FEET 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75
  MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK DURING
  THE EVENING HOURS...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD DAYBREAK.

* LOCATIONS: EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...INCLUDING THE
  INYO NATIONAL FOREST...ASPENDELL..AND ROUTE 168.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
  CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WITHIN THE
  WARNED AREA.


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.

&&

$$

NVZ018-250630-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.120525T0600Z-120526T0600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-
220 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE SHEEP MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT MORNING AND PEAK
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER
  SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: DESERT NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
  CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS. STRONG WINDS
  MAY RESULT IN BLOWING DUST WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES WITHOUT NOTICE.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ015-250630-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
220 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
  ALAMO...RACHEL...AS WELL AS AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 93 AND
  ROUTE 319.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED 
  AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.


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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-250630-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T0600Z-120526T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.120525T0600Z-120526T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
220 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 


* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET
  FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON 
  OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND 
  CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-250630-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
220 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERT AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE
COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM MST FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY
  MORNING...REACHING WARNING LEVEL BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AND WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING MONUMENT... 
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP AND YUCCA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON INTERSTATE 40...
  ESPECIALLY EAST OF KINGMAN. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY RAPIDLY
  LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-250630-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
220 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR FRIDAY STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN 
  STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THERE MAY BE A BIT OF A 
  LULL FOR A FEW HOURS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY BUT WINDS 
  WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTON...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  MOTORHOMES AND THOSE VEHICLES TOWING TRAILERS OR BOATS.
  MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE CONDITIONS ALONG AREA
  ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 15. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS WITH VISIBILITIES
  REDUCING AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ520-521-250630-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.120525T0000Z-120525T1500Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
220 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT
FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM
PDT FRIDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...THEN BEGIN
  TO DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THESE WINDS
  REACHING THE OWENS VALLEY WILL BE EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH 500
  AM FRIDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...WESTGARD PASS...AND THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE
  PINE FOREST. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE OWENS VALLEY WILL BE MOST
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST
  MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014-016-017-020>022-250630-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
220 PM PDT THU MAY 24 2012 /220 PM MST THU MAY 24 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ TO 11 PM
PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ TO
11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND PEAK 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET.

* LOCATIONS: THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...
  CALIENTE...PIOCHE...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...DEATH
  VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...NEEDLES...LAKE MEAD
  NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED 
  AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1002 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH
SUNNY SKIES AND LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A
LITTLE COOLER BUT STILL ABOVE NORMAL. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY RESULTING IN A COOLING
TREND WITH INCREASING WINDS. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE INCREASING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
&&

.UPDATE...WINDS ALOFT HAVE ADVECTED IN SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
TOPAZ RANCH ESTATE WILDFIRE SOUTH OF CARSON CITY OVERNIGHT...WITH
AND A CAN BE OBSERVED FROM SOUTH OF CARSON CITY STRETCHING SOUTHEAST
ACROSS LAS VEGAS AND INTO MOHAVE COUNTY. BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS WILL
NOT CHANGE GREATLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE DAY...AND WHILE SMOKE MAY
DISPERSE SOMEWHAT AS WE MIX HIGHER ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS
ALOFT WILL NOT CHANGE ENOUGH TO STOP ANY ADDITIONAL SMOKE FROM
MOVING IN UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. IF THERE IS NOT MUCH THINNING OUT
TODAY DURING THE AFTERNOON...TOMORROW MORNING WILL LIKELY BE JUST AS
SMOKY...UNTIL SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PICK UP LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE REGION. S

LATEST MODEL RUNS STILL SHOW STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION ON
FRIDAY AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES BY SATURDAY...UP TO 30 DEGREES
COOLER THAN RECENT HIGH TEMPERATURES. CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS
GOOD...SO PLAN NO CHANGES THIS MORNING. UPDATES TO WATCHES CURRENTLY
OUT WILL BE MADE THIS AFTERNOON.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...THE MAIN ISSUE THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE
WIND DIRECTION AS WE SHOULD SEE NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS THIS
MORNING GUSTING TO 15-20 KTS AT TIMES. EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
GRADIENTS MAY RELAX ENOUGH THAT NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS MAY DECREASE
ALTOGETHER AND WINDS MAY JUST WIND UP GOING VARIABLE AT 6 KTS OR
LESS. AROUND 02Z THURSDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 6-12 KTS WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KTS SHOULD SET UP. A FEW CLOUDS AOA 25K FEET AT TIMES.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...MOST OF THE AREA SHOULD SEE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT
10-20 KTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25-35 KTS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AROUND KDAG. FEW-SCT CLOUDS AOA 25K
FEET AT TIMES.
&&

&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
253 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

.SHORT TERM...A DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW INTO
UTAH EARLY THIS MORNING KICKED UP WINDS IN SAN BERNARDINO AND
CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SOME BY 8 AM OR SO AS
THE DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE ROCKIES BUT THOSE AREAS WILL STILL
SEE SOMEWHAT BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY. THE DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WITH SUNNY SKIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 5 TO 10 DEGREES LOWER THAN WHAT WE
SAW ON TUESDAY BUT WILL STILL BE A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL. A DRY
WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER
LOW SETTING UP OVER WESTERN OREGON. FURTHER COOLING WILL TAKE PLACE
WHILE DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST. THIS PATTERN BRINGS THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WESTERLY WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
SIERRA AND A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN PLACE. BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT THE
LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE KEEPING WINDS BELOW THE BREEZY CATEGORY OVER
THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. FOR NOW I KEPT THE WINDS
UP IN THAT AREA BUT IF THE LOW ENDS UP DROPPING SOUTH MORE SLOWLY
THE LIGHTER WINDS DEPICTED BY THE LATEST MODEL RUNS MAY PAN OUT.

.LONG TERM...THE START OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND WILL BE WHEN THE
BIGGEST WEATHER-RELATED IMPACTS WILL BE...AFTERWARDS CONDITIONS LOOK
TO IMPROVE GREATLY ESPECIALLY BY SUNDAY AND MEMORIAL DAY ITSELF.
MODEL AGREEMENT WITH THE WEEKEND SYSTEM IS FAR BETTER THAN 24 HOURS
AGO WITH ALL MODELS NOW SHOWING A DEEPER AND SLOWER EVOLUTION OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED CLOSED LOW AS IT DIVES SOUTH FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY THE CENTER OF THE LOW IS SHOWN BY THE
MODELS TO REMAIN OVER NORCAL BEFORE TRACKING TOWARDS LAKE TAHOE BY
FRIDAY NIGHT. MOST OF THE MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE
WRAPPED AROUND THE CENTER OF THE LOW ITSELF. SO WITH THE CENTER OF
THE LOW STAYING SO FAR NORTH IT LOOKS LIKE ANY SHOWERS ACROSS THE
AREA WILL BE MEAGER ON FRIDAY. I LOWERED THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF POPS
A LITTLE BUT STILL BELIEVE WE ARE TOO HIGH ON FRIDAY OUTSIDE OF THE
SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. HOWEVER WITH THE CENTER
OF THE LOW STAYING SO FAR NORTH ON FRIDAY THIS WILL ALLOW THE JET
STREAM TO CROSS THE AREA PLACING A STRONG BELT OF WINDS OF 100 KTS+
AT 250 MB OVER OUR AREA. THE BIG QUESTION IS JUST WHERE THIS BELT
SETS UP. THE LATEST MODELS HAVE SHIFTED THIS BELT ABOUT 30-50 MILES
NORTH OF I-15 WHILE PREVIOUS RUNS HAD IT NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF I-15.
WHILE GUSTY WINDS OF NEAR OR JUST ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL LOOK A GOOD
BET IN MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY...THE
BIG QUESTION WILL BE WHERE THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS ARE AT. IF YOU
BELIEVE THE 00Z RUN OF THE HIGH RESOLUTION 9 KM ARW A DECENT
DOWNSLOPE WIND SIGNATURE IS SHOWN TO THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS
AND EVEN THE SHEEP RANGE WITH WINDS AS HIGH AS 50 KTS. FOR NOW I
SORT OF BROADBRUSHED IN AN AREA OF HIGHER WINDS INTO THE GRIDS AND
FIGURED WE COULD REFINE THOSE WITH LATER PACKAGES. DUE TO RECENT DRY
CONDITIONS BLOWING DUST WILL BE A CONCERN. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE
FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE BELT OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT EXITS AND GRADIENTS
WEAKEN.

BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS
CENTRAL NEVADA BEFORE EJECTING NORTHEAST SATURDAY EVENING INTO
IDAHO. THE BEST PRECIP CHANCES SHOULD COME IN THIS TIME FRAME AS THE
LOW IS CLOSEST TO US. I KEPT POPS RELATIVELY UNCHANGED FROM PREVIOUS
PACKAGES WHICH KEEPS THE BEST CHANCES OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
AND ANY CHANCE OF EVEN A SPRINKLE NO FURTHER SOUTH THAN A HAIWEE TO
MT CHARLESTON TO NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY LINE. PLENTY OF STABLE AIR
ALOFT SO THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FEW IF ANY. HOWEVER THE BIG IMPACT
WILL BE CRASHING SNOW LEVELS AS COLDER AIR ADVECTS IN. 700 MB TEMPS
ARE FORECAST TO DROP AS LOW AS -6C WHICH WOULD BRING SNOW LEVELS AS
LOW AS 6000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE ANY SNOW
THAT FALLS SHOULD BE LIGHT...A FEW INCHES MAY ACCUMULATE UNDER
HEAVIER SHOWERS IN THE HIGH COUNTRY OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 10000 FEET. WITH THE HOLIDAY
WEEKEND THIS WILL CERTAINLY PRESENT A BIG HAZARD TO ANYONE WITH
HIKING OR CAMPING PLANS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ESPECIALLY IN INYO
COUNTY. TEMPS ON SATURDAY WERE LOWERED A FEW MORE DEGREES. THE
RECORD LOW MAXIMUM ON SATURDAY IN LAS VEGAS IS 74 DEGREES SET IN
1998 AND WE WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO THIS. AS THE STORM PULLS AWAY
SATURDAY NIGHT DRIER AIR WILL SWEEP IN FROM THE WEST ENDING ANY
PRECIPITATION AND CLEARING OUT MOST OF THE CLOUDS.

THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND LOOKS QUITE PLEASANT WITH
COMFORTABLE TEMPS ESPECIALLY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND DRY CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL STILL KEEP
HIGHS ON SUNDAY ABOUT 6-8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE FLOW ALOFT
FLATTENS OUT FOR MEMORIAL DAY ITSELF WITH HIGHS NEAR OR A FEW
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A GENERAL WESTERLY FLOW IS SHOWN BY THE MODELS
FROM TUESDAY ONWARDS ALONG WITH WARMING ALOFT WHICH SHOULD GRADUALLY
PUSH TEMPS BACK UP WITH HIGHS ABOUT 3-5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FROM
TUESDAY ONWARDS. THE ONLY THING TO WATCH MAY BE IF ANY ENERGY TRIES
TO PINCH OFF INTO A CLOSED LOW AT SOME POINT AS THE ECMWF HINTS AT
WHICH COULD POSSIBLY TRIGGER SOME CUMULUS OR EVEN SOME DRY
CONVECTION IF JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE GETS INVOLVED.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY
WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS. WHILE LOW HUMIDITIES WILL
PERSIST...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE THURSDAY AS AN UNSEASONABLY
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SETS UP OVER WESTERN OREGON. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WHERE WIDESPREAD
WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LOW
HUMIDITIES. LATEST MODEL RUNS INDICATE LESS WIND OVER MOHAVE AND
EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES ALONG WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES MOVING
INTO MOHAVE COUNTY. ALTHOUGH WESTERN PORTIONS OF INYO AND SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES WILL LIKELY SEE GUSTS OVER 35 MPH...AT THIS TIME
IT LOOKS LIKE THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL
NOT LAST THE REQUIRED 6 HOUR DURATION THRESHOLD FOR A WATCH/WARNING.
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
WATCHES/WARNINGS BEING EXTENDED INTO FRIDAY.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR NVZ460>465.
AZ...NONE.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
     NIGHT FOR CAZ519-520.
&&

UPDATE...KENNEDY
PREV DISCUSSION...HARRISON/STACHELSKI

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
530 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ021-240700-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
530 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012 /530 AM MST WED MAY 23 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MUCH OF THE AREA HAS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
WINDS FRIDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY LIGHTER
WINDS AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ519-520-240700-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
530 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
WESTERN OREGON. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WATCH
IS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY AS THE LOW MOVES OVER
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BUT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE
FRIDAY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO
NEAR 6000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT BUT SHOULD RISE TO NEAR 8000 FEET BY
LATE SATURDAY. DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

NVZ014>020-022-240700-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
530 AM PDT WED MAY 23 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH
POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH ON THURSDAY TO
PRODUCE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MUCH
OF THE AREA HAS POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS FRIDAY WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED SATURDAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS NORTH OF LAS
VEGAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. LIGHTER WINDS AND A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.