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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

January 20, 2012Mohave County, Arizona; 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2012, 3:29 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2012, 3:29 PM MST (22:29 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 21, 2012, 11:00 PM MST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 47 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 2012-01-20Temperature 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 2012-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 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
2728 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-9 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.

982 
WWUS75 KVEF 202229
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
229 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES
ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND INTO NEVADA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY IN THE EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION.

CAZ523-NVZ019-020-211500-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.120121T1500Z-120122T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
229 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.


* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN
  THE DESERT AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.
  ALTHOUGH WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS
  VALLEY...PRIMARILY WEST OF RAINBOW BOULEVARD...WILL GUST AROUND
  60 MPH AT TIMES...WIND GUSTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL
  BE LIMITED MAINLY TO 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW-DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MT CHARLESTON...RED
  ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. STRONG
  WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A MILE AT
  TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.


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-CAZ522-524-525-NVZ016>018-021-022-211500-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.120121T1200Z-120122T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.120121T1500Z-120122T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
229 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 /329 PM MST FRI JAN 20 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST
/8 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA
AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM
MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.


* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: TWENTY NINE PALMS...MOUNTAIN PASS...PAHRUMP...DEATH
  VALLEY...MESQUITE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...MOUNT
  TRUMBULL AND KINGMAN.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. STRONG
  WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A MILE AT
  TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ520-521-NVZ014-015-211500-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.120121T1500Z-120122T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...
PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
229 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...ESMERALDA...NYE AND LINCOLN 
COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY LATE IN THE DAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IN THE OWENS
  VALLEY THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER 1 PM. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BEATTY...
  GOLDFIELD...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. STRONG
  WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A MILE AT
  TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.


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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
806 
WWUS75 KVEF 211120
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
320 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES
ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND INTO NEVADA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION.

CAZ523-NVZ019-020-212000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.120121T1500Z-120122T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
320 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...SPRING
MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN 
  THE DESERT AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 
  ALTHOUGH WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY... 
  PRIMARILY WEST OF RAINBOW BOULEVARD...WILL GUST AROUND 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES...WIND GUSTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL BE LIMITED 
  MAINLY TO 40 TO 45 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL 
  DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW-DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MT CHARLESTON...RED 
  ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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-CAZ520>522-524-525-NVZ014>018-021-022-212000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.120121T1500Z-120122T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
320 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 /420 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR
SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND SUNRISE WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL 
  DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO TWENTY NINE PALMS...
  MOUNTAIN PASS...PAHRUMP...DEATH VALLEY...MESQUITE...LAKE MEAD
  NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...MOUNT TRUMBULL AND KINGMAN.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF
LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$
773 
WWUS75 KVEF 211537
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
737 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM
MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND INTO NEVADA. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES TOWARD THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION.

CAZ523-NVZ019-020-220000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
737 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK
CANYON...AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN 
  THE DESERT AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 
  ALTHOUGH WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY... 
  PRIMARILY WEST OF RAINBOW BOULEVARD...WILL GUST AROUND 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES...WIND GUSTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL BE LIMITED 
  MAINLY TO 40 TO 45 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW-DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MT CHARLESTON...RED 
  ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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-CAZ520>522-524-525-NVZ014>018-021-022-220000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
737 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 /837 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA
AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  MOUNTAIN PASS...PAHRUMP...DEATH VALLEY...MESQUITE...LAKE MEAD
  NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...MOUNT TRUMBULL AND KINGMAN.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF
LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$
104 
WWUS75 KVEF 211827
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1027 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM
MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND INTO NEVADA. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES TOWARD THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION.

CAZ525-NVZ017-220300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
1027 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY AS WELL
AS THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH.

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO TWENTYNINE PALMS...JOSHUA
  TREE...YUCCA VALLEY...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. STRONG
  WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A MILE AT
  TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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-NVZ019-020-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...
NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...
MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
1027 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK
CANYON...AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN
  THE DESERT AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.
  ALTHOUGH WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...
  PRIMARILY WEST OF RAINBOW BOULEVARD...WILL GUST AROUND 60 MPH AT
  TIMES...WIND GUSTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL BE LIMITED
  MAINLY TO 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW-DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MT CHARLESTON...RED 
  ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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-CAZ520>522-524-NVZ014>016-018-021-022-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...
OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
1027 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 /1127 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA
AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. 

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO BISHOP...PRIMM...GOLDFIELD...MOUNTAIN
  PASS...DEATH VALLEY...MESQUITE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
  AREA...MOUNT TRUMBULL AND KINGMAN.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF
LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

PIERCE
393 
WWUS75 KVEF 212013
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1213 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

.VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM
MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND INTO NEVADA. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH QUICKLY THIS EVENING AS THE STORM MOVES TOWARD THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION.

CAZ523-220300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.DS.W.0001.120121T2013Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1213 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN
  THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LESS THAN A
  QUARTER OF A MILE IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND ON INTERSTATE 15
  BETWEEN BARSTOW AND BAKER...AS WELL AS EAST OF BARSTOW ON
  INTERSTATE 40. 

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE
  EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW-DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATE 15 AND 40.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. STRONG
  WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A A QUARTER MILE
  AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST...DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT
ALL POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING
ACCIDENTS...THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND CREATE MASSIVE
PILEUPS.

&&

$$

CAZ524-220300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.DS.W.0001.120121T2013Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
1213 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...INCLUDING THE MOJAVE NATIONAL
PRESERVE.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. THE
  VISIBILITY WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE IN BLOWING DUST
  AND SAND ON INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN BARSTOW AND BAKER...AS WELL AS
  EAST OF BARSTOW ON INTERSTATE 40.


* TIMING: STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE
  EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO BAKER AND THE MOJAVE
  NATIONAL PRESERVE.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST...DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT
ALL POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING
ACCIDENTS...THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND CREATE MASSIVE
PILEUPS.

&&

$$

CAZ525-NVZ017-019-020-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
1213 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY...MORONGO BASIN...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN 
  THE DESERT AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 
  ALTHOUGH WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY... 
  PRIMARILY WEST OF RAINBOW BOULEVARD...WILL GUST AROUND 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES...WIND GUSTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL BE LIMITED 
  MAINLY TO 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE
  DIAMOND...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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-CAZ520>522-NVZ014>016-018-021-022-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...
PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1213 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 /113 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA
AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO BISHOP...PRIMM...
  GOLDFIELD...DEATH VALLEY...MESQUITE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
  RECREATION AREA...MOUNT TRUMBULL AND KINGMAN.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF
LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

PIERCE
340 
WWUS75 KVEF 212322
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
322 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

.WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THE POTENT WINTER STORM MOVES TOWARD
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

NVZ017-220300-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
322 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.

THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHWEST DIRECTION AND DIMINISH
  QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ520-521-220030-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
322 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS.

NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A
COLD FRONT. A FEW GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 PM.
 

$$

CAZ523-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
322 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH IN 
  THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LESS THAN A 
  QUARTER OF A MILE IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND ON INTERSTATE 15 
  BETWEEN BARSTOW AND BAKER...AS WELL AS EAST OF BARSTOW ON 
  INTERSTATE 40. 

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 
  QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW-DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATE 15 AND 
  40.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND. 

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.

IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST...DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT
ALL POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING
ACCIDENTS...THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND CREATE MASSIVE
PILEUPS.

&&

$$

CAZ524-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
322 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON.

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A DUST STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...INCLUDING THE MOJAVE
NATIONAL PRESERVE.

 A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. 
  THE VISIBILITY WILL BE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST AND SAND ON INTERSTATE 15 BETWEEN BARSTOW AND BAKER...AS 
  WELL AS EAST OF BARSTOW ON INTERSTATE 40. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN 
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO BAKER AND THE MOJAVE 
  NATIONAL PRESERVE.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

IF YOU SEE AN ADVANCING WALL OF DUST...DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT
ALL POSSIBLE. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING
ACCIDENTS...THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND CREATE MASSIVE
PILEUPS.

&&

$$

CAZ525-NVZ019-020-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
322 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...AND LAS VEGAS
VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN
  THE DESERT AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH IN THE SPRING
  MOUNTAINS. ALTHOUGH WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS
  VALLEY... PRIMARILY WEST OF RAINBOW BOULEVARD...WILL GUST AROUND
  60 MPH AT TIMES...WIND GUSTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL
  BE LIMITED MAINLY TO 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...
  SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE AND LAS VEGAS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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-CAZ522-NVZ014>016-018-021-022-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
322 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 /422 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA
AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA.. 

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...
  GOLDFIELD...DEATH VALLEY...MESQUITE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
  RECREATION AREA...MOUNT TRUMBULL AND KINGMAN.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF
LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

PIERCE
746 
WWUS75 KVEF 220001
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
401 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

.WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THE POTENT WINTER STORM MOVES TOWARD THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION.

CAZ523-220300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
401 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN
  THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. REDUCED VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW-DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATE 15 AND 
  40. 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. STRONG
  WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A A QUARTER
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ524-220300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
401 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE DUST STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.REDUCED
  VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND
  SAND.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS AND LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO BAKER AND THE MOJAVE 
  NATIONAL PRESERVE.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ525-NVZ019-020-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
MORONGO BASIN-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
401 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN 
  THE DESERT AREAS WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. 
  ALTHOUGH WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY... 
  PRIMARILY WEST OF RAINBOW BOULEVARD...WILL GUST AROUND 60 MPH AT 
  TIMES...WIND GUSTS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE VALLEY WILL BE LIMITED 
  MAINLY TO 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND... 
  SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE AND LAS VEGAS.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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-CAZ522-NVZ014>018-021-022-220300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
401 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 /501 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA
AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA..

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY IN THE EARLY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM... GOLDFIELD... 
  DEATH VALLEY...MESQUITE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION 
  AREA... MOUNT TRUMBULL AND KINGMAN.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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.

BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF
LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS.

&&

$$

PIERCE
080 
WWUS75 KVEF 220239
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
639 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

.WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
AS THE POTENT WINTER STORM MOVES TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION.

CAZ523-525-220600-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.120122T0300Z-120122T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS
639 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

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 UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THIS
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-220345-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
639 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.

WINDS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY HAD
SUBSIDED EARLY THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>018-021-022-220345-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0300Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
639 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012 /739 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING...SO THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

CAZ524-220600-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0600Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
639 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH.
  REDUCED VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE DURING
  THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. 
  STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITY TO UNDER A 
  MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING SAND.

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
825 
WWUS75 KVEF 220614
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1014 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

CAZ523>525-220715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS
1014 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE DESERT AREAS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS MAY PERSIST
IN THE MORONGO BASIN TONIGHT...BUT WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 40 MPH
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MORGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 12:20 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFLincoln28 hr
Jan 20, 3:29 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningVEFClark, Nye29 hr

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Sources

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