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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV

February 29, 2012San Bernardino County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 3:44 PM PST for San Bernardino County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 29, 2012, 9:17 PM PST. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 29, 2012, 3:44 PM PST (23:44 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 29, 2012, 9:17 PM PST
Expired
Mar 1, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties San Bernardino County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2012-02-29Temperature 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 2012-02-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 173 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
246 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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057 
WWUS75 KVEF 292344
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
344 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

.A STORM SYSTEM PASSING BY TO THE NORTH WILL BRING STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT...AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY DESERT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY ACROSS
ESMERALDA/CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...ALONG WITH MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY.

NVZ014-010800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T2100Z-120302T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
344 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO
  80 MPH. NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

  WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY MORNING WITH GUSTY WINDS
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING THURSDAY
  NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO SILVER PEAK...DYER...
  HIGHWAY 264 FOR THIS EVENING...AND ALSO BEATTY AND GOLDFIELD
  ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY
  264 ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN.
  AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY
  ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

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>521-010800-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
344 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY...AND THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

* WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 
  80 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
  BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...
  HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG HIGHWAY
  395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 168 ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF
  THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
  TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND
  AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE
  BEDS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-010800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T1800Z-120302T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
344 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10
AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
  THIS EVENING. GUSTS WILL BE NEAR 50 MPH ON THURSDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE EARLY
  THURSDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 
  AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-525-010800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T1800Z-120302T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
344 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND
  55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE
  DECREASING THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MORONGO AND YUCCA VALLEYS...
  TWENTYNINE PALMS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 40 AND 15.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
313 
WWUS75 KVEF 010517
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
917 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

.A STORM SYSTEM PASSING BY JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL
BRING STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AS WELL AS GUSTY WINDS OVER THE
WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT. GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AGAIN ON THURSDAY ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...ALONG
WITH MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

NVZ014-011330-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.120301T0517Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T2100Z-120302T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
917 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY.

* WINDS: LOCALIZED WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH
  NEAR CANYON OPENINGS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS IN ESMERALDA COUNTY.
  WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT ONLY TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
  ENTIRE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: LOCALIZED STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE
  DECREASING THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO SILVER PEAK...DYER... 
  HIGHWAY 264 FOR THIS EVENING...AND ALSO BEATTY AND GOLDFIELD ON 
  THURSDAY. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY 264 ALONG
  THE EAST SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY
  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>521-011200-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.120301T0517Z-120301T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
917 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND
WHITE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY.

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING
  BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA... 
  HIGHWAY 395.

* IMPACTS: LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG
  HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 168 ALONG THE EAST
  SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-011330-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120301T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T0517Z-120302T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
917 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  45 MPH TONIGHT. GUSTS WILL BE NEAR 50 MPH ON THURSDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING THURSDAY
  MORNING. WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE
  DECREASING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 
  AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-525-011330-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T1800Z-120302T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
917 PM PST WED FEB 29 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY
FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 
  55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
  BEFORE DECREASING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MORONGO AND YUCCA 
  VALLEYS... TWENTYNINE PALMS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 
  40 AND 15.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


PIERCE
188 
WWUS75 KVEF 011011
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
211 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

.GUSTY WINDS OVER THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT. GUSTY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL
NYE COUNTY...ALONG WITH MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

NVZ014-011200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T2100Z-120302T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
211 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE
COUNTIES UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY WILL
ALSO BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: LOCALIZED WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED NEAR CANYON OPENINGS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS IN
  ESMERALDA COUNTY TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS
  MORNING...THEN A COLD FRONT WILL BRING NORTHWEST WINDS WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TO THE ENTIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: LOCALIZED STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL END EARLY THIS
  MORNING. WIDESPREAD NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN
  DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...HIGHWAY 95.

* IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 6
  AS WELL AS OTHER AREA ROADS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING
  SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY 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>521-011200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
211 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS UNTIL 4 AM
PST EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: LOCALIZED DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END EARLY THIS MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND HIGHWAY 168 ALONG 
  THE EAST SIDE OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-525-011200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T1800Z-120302T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
211 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...INTERSTATE 15 AND
  HIGHWAY 62.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-011200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
211 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
  MPH THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 50 TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE
  INCREASING AGAIN LATE IN THE MORNING...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$

MORGAN
766 
WWUS75 KVEF 011139
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
339 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

.GUSTY WEST WINDS OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY AND INTO THE MORONGO BASIN
LATER TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ESMERALDA
AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.

NVZ014-011800-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T2100Z-120302T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
339 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES WILL
EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO
BE IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...HIGHWAY 95.

* IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 6
  AS WELL AS OTHER AREA ROADS THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING
  SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY 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>521-011245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120301T1200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
339 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS
VALLEY...AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING.

DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAD SUBSIDED EARLY THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ524-525-011800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T1800Z-120302T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
339 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...INTERSTATE 15 AND
  HIGHWAY 62. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-011800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
339 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 50 TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE IN THE MORNING...PEAK IN
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$

MORGAN
205 
WWUS75 KVEF 011751
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
951 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

.GUSTY WEST WINDS OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PART OF THE COUNTY AND INTO THE MORONGO BASIN
LATER TODAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ESMERALDA
AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.

CAZ524-525-020000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T1800Z-120302T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
951 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...INTERSTATE 15 AND
  HIGHWAY 62.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-020000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.120301T2100Z-120302T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
951 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...HIGHWAY 
  95.

* IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 
  6 AS WELL AS OTHER AREA ROADS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND 
  AND DUST COULD SHARPLY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-020000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
951 AM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 
  MPH THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 50 TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE IN THE MORNING...PEAK 
  IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 AND
  40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$
410 
WWUS75 KVEF 012304
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
304 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012

.GUSTY WEST WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. STRONGER NORTH
WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-020600-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.120302T1200Z-120303T0200Z/
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
304 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012 /404 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST
/7 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH
  WILL PASS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING
  FRIDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...FORT MOHAVE. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING
  CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS
  WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH
  COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL
  SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR
  OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE
  LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN
  PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-525-020600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
304 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...INTERSTATE 15 AND
  HIGHWAY 62.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN 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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-020600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
304 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...HIGHWAY 
  95.

* IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAYS 95 AND 
  6 AS WELL AS OTHER AREA ROADS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND 
  AND DUST COULD SHARPLY 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-020600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
304 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55
  MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATES 15 
  AND 40.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND 
  VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ASG
871 
WWUS75 KVEF 020552
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
952 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012

.GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY.

CAZ524-525-020700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
952 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO VALLEY.

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

$$

NVZ014-020700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
952 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

LOCALIZED STRONG NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO IMPACT PARTS OF HIGHWAY 95 IN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL
NYE COUNTY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL STEADILY DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

$$

CAZ523-020700-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120302T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
952 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

WEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE
AREA RELAXES.

THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRED DURING THE LAST AFTERNOON WHEN THE
BARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT RECORDED A PEAK WIND GUST OF 56 MPH.
REPORTS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND FLYING
DEBRIS WERE ALSO RECEIVED FROM THE LENWOOD AREA.

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-021400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.120302T1200Z-120303T0200Z/
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
952 PM PST THU MAR 1 2012 /1052 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA...LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND EXTREME EASTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT 
  WHICH WILL PASS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...BULLHEAD CITY...LAUGHLIN...FORT
  MOHAVE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE 
  WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE 
  WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR 
  PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO 
  POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO 
  VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY 
  CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

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.

&&

$$

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