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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Las Vegas, NV

March 24, 2012Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2012, 3:33 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 25, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 24, 2012, 3:33 PM MST (22:33 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 25, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 25, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-03-24Temperature 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 2012-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
2921 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

656 
WWUS75 KVEF 242233
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
333 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012

AZZ001-003-250500-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
333 PM MST SAT MAR 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND
  50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...WICKIEUP...GOLDEN VALLEY...AS WELL AS
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 40 AND 93.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  EAST-WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS
  COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST OR
  BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ525-250500-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
333 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
8 PM PDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EVENING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY AND
  MORONGO VALLEY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 AND 247.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  EAST-WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS
  COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST OR
  BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ520-522-NVZ014-250400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120325T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
333 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
OWENS VALLEY...THE NORTHERN PORTION OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL
PARK...AS WELL AS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...FURNACE
  CREEK...SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  EAST- WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT 
  AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
890 
WWUS75 KVEF 250358
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
858 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012

CAZ520-522-NVZ014-250500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120325T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER
858 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PARTS OF
INYO COUNTY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WEAKENS.

$$

AZZ001-003-251200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
858 PM MST SAT MAR 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY 
FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY 
  AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON 
  INTO THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...WICKIEUP...GOLDEN VALLEY...AS WELL AS 
  PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 40 AND 93.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  EAST- WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT 
  AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ525-251200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
858 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
THE MORONGO BASIN

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY 
  AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON 
  INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY AND 
  MORONGO VALLEY...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 62 AND 247.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  EAST- WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT 
  AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

PIERCE
617 
WWUS75 KVEF 251041
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
341 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

AZZ036-NVZ021-251830-
/O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
341 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 /341 AM MST SUN MAR 25 2012/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK
  DURING THE AFTERNOON THEN BECOME SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE TO
  BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE.

* IMPACTS: A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE
  ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE
  TO CAPSIZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-251830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
341 AM MST SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS
OF ARIZONA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN
  SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  EAST-WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS
  COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST OR
  BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ525-251830-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
341 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND
  50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EVENING BEFORE DECREASING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  EAST-WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS
  COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST OR
  BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

JA
157 
WWUS75 KVEF 251741
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1041 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

AZZ001-003-260145-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
1041 AM MST SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BY MID AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... 
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  EAST- WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT 
  AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ525-260145-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
1041 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY MID EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  EAST- WEST ROADS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT 
  AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-260145-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.120325T1800Z-120326T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
1041 AM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 /1041 AM MST SUN MAR 25 2012/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO40 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH THE
  PEAK WINDS EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS
  WILL THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE.

* IMPACTS: A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE 
  ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY 
  PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
880 
WWUS75 KVEF 252141
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
241 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

CAZ520-260200-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120326T0200Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
241 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY GUSTY THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY MID EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: 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 IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-260300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
241 PM MST SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... 
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  EAST-WEST ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 40. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS
  OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES
  IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ525-260300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
241 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING IN
THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY MID EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON
  EAST-WEST ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 62. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS
  OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES
  IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-260300-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
241 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 /241 PM MST SUN MAR 25 2012/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE.

* IMPACTS: A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE 
  ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY 
  PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
085 
WWUS75 KVEF 260155
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
655 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

CAZ520-260300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120326T0200Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
655 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
OWENS VALLEY.

SOUTH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY HAVE
DIMINISHED SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE PRECIPITATION MOVED INTO WESTERN
INYO COUNTY. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM.

$$

AZZ001-003-260300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
655 PM MST SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40
  AND 50 MPH.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... 
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN 
  SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  EAST- WEST ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 40. IN ADDITION...STRONG 
  WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

CAZ525-260300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
655 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE MORONGO BASIN.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE 
  DECREASING BY MID EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON 
  EAST- WEST ROADS...SUCH AS HIGHWAY 62. IN ADDITION...STRONG 
  WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED 
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS.

&&

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-260300-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
655 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 /655 PM MST SUN MAR 25 2012/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  MPH.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY LATE EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE.

* IMPACTS: A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE 
  ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY 
  PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PIERCE
753 
WWUS75 KVEF 260252
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
752 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

AZZ001-003-260400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
752 PM MST SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST ARIZONA WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING.

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. IT WILL REMAIN WINDY OVERNIGHT WITH
SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH.

$$

CAZ525-260400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
752 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS A LINE OF SHOWERS PASSES ACROSS THE MORONGO
BASIN BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM. THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 8 PM.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-260400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120326T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
752 PM PDT SUN MAR 25 2012 /752 PM MST SUN MAR 25 2012/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8 PM. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY OVERNIGHT WITH
SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 3:40 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchVEFInyo12 hr
Mar 24, 3:47 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFInyo36 hr

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Sources

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