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High Wind Watch 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

March 29, 20124 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 29, 2012, 2:54 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 31, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 29, 2012, 2:54 PM PDT (21:54 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 30, 2012, 10:57 AM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 83 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-03-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-03-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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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
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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
2 follow-up statements
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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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 29, 1:54 PM PDTFire Weather WatchVEFClark, Lincoln15 hr
Mar 29, 2:54 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningVEFClark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye62 hr
Mar 29, 2:54 PM PDTWind AdvisoryVEFClark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye71 hr

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Sources

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