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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 3, 2012Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2012, 2:30 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 4, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2012, 2:30 PM PDT (21:30 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 6, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT
In force
37 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 2012-04-03Temperature 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 2012-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -4 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3574 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 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.

949 
WWUS75 KVEF 032130
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
230 PM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

CAZ523-041100-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.120404T2000Z-120405T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
230 PM PDT TUE APR 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM TO 10 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAK
  IN INTENSITY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...DECREASE
  BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FT IRWIN...FOUR CORNERS...PARTS OF
  INTERSTATE 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 395 AND 58 IN NORTHWEST
  SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
  MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A
  MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PIERCE
11 follow-up statements
625 
WWUS75 KVEF 041157
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
457 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

CAZ523-042030-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.120404T2000Z-120405T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
457 AM PDT WED APR 4 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... PEAK IN
  INTENSITY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... DECREASE BY
  LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FT IRWIN...FOUR CORNERS...PARTS OF 
  INTERSTATE 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 395 AND 58 IN 
  NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED 
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 
  UNDER A MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
970 
WWUS75 KVEF 042010
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
110 PM PDT WED APR 4 2012

CAZ523-050500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120405T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
110 PM PDT WED APR 4 2012

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

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY IN THE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FT IRWIN...FOUR CORNERS...PARTS OF 
  INTERSTATE 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 395 AND 58 IN 
  NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED 
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 
  UNDER A MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
812 
WWUS75 KVEF 042129
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
229 PM PDT WED APR 4 2012

NVZ019-050530-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.120405T0000Z-120405T1200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
229 PM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
  AND 3 AM THURSDAY...THEN DECREASE TOWARDS 5 AM THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN
  RANCH STATE PARK.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523-050500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120405T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
229 PM PDT WED APR 4 2012

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

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK IN INTENSITY IN THE LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING THEN DECREASE LATER THIS 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...FOUR CORNERS...PARTS
  OF INTERSTATE 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 395 AND 58 IN
  NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED 
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 
  UNDER A MILE NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
138 
WWUS75 KVEF 050328
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
828 PM PDT WED APR 4 2012

CAZ523-050430-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120405T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
828 PM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN SEEN OVER THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH HAVE
NOT OCCURRED THIS EVENING AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO OCCUR.
THEREFORE HAVE CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

$$

NVZ019-051200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120405T1200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
828 PM PDT WED APR 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. A REMOTE
  WEATHER SENSOR AT RED ROCK HAS BEEN REPORTING WIND GUSTS TO
  BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH SINCE 430 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN BETWEEN
  MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM THURSDAY...THEN DECREASE BY 5 AM THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN 
  RANCH STATE PARK.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA 
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
618 
WWUS75 KVEF 051024
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
324 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-051930-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.120405T1800Z-120406T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
324 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /324 AM MST THU APR 5 2012/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...LINCOLN...
MUCH OF CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING
  AND PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...
  BULLHEAD CITY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...BARSTOW...
  BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...
  SEARCHLIGHT...BOULDER CITY AND LAS VEGAS.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. LOCALIZED
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A
  MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

  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...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH
  MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID
  THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-051930-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
324 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. 


* TIMING: THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE A BIT OF
  A LULL IN THE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WINDS WILL PICK UP
  AGAIN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN 
  RANCH STATE PARK.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA 
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
392 
WWUS75 KVEF 051813
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1113 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1113 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /1113 AM MST THU APR 5 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID
  AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COLORADO CITY...
  KINGMAN...BULLHEAD CITY...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION 
  AREA...BARSTOW... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...CALIENTE...
  PIOCHE...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP... SEARCHLIGHT...BOULDER CITY 
  AND LAS VEGAS. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND 
  CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

 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...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH  
MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID  
THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-060300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1113 AM PDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. 

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE.

* LOCATIONS: MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN 
  RANCH STATE PARK.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA 
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
794 
WWUS75 KVEF 052232
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
332 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

CAZ519-520-060300-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
332 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS.

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS OFF OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL
  MOVE INTO THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. 

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA 
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
332 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /332 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID 
  AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...BAKER...
  MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS 
  VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...
  MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PAHRUMP...
  INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... CALIENTE...
  PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...
  OVERTON...MOAPA...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN... BARSTOW...
  DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...
  COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT 
  TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...
  VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND 
  CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

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...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY
TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE
OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-060600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
332 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. 

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE MID 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...THEN 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA 
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
369 
WWUS75 KVEF 052351 CCA
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
439 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

CORRECTIONS TO ALL SEGMENTS

CAZ519-520-060300-
/O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
439 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS.

* TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS OFF OF THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL
  MOVE INTO THE OWENS VALLEY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA
  HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY 395.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060600-
/O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
439 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /439 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WESTERN AND EASTERN
MOJAVE DESERT...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...AND
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE...BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
  MOUNTAIN PASS...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
  SUMMERLIN...PAHRUMP...DESERT ROCK...PIOCHE...RACHEL...
  MESQUITE...HOOVERDAM...LAUGHLIN...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...
  BULLHEAD CITY...TUWEEP...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND
  CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

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...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY
TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE
OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-060600-
/O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
439 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS.

* TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING THEN DECREASE BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
178 
WWUS75 KVEF 060242
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
742 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

CORRECTIONS TO ALL SEGMENTS

CAZ519-520-060345-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
742 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

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

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE
OWENS VALLEY EARLY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 30
MPH WILL BE SEEN THROUGH THE EVENING...WIDESPREAD GUSTS TO OVER 40
MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AS OF 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ015>018-020>022-060600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
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...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...
PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
742 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /742 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WESTERN AND EASTERN
MOJAVE DESERT...LINCOLN COUNTY...NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...AND
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE DECREASING AT THIS TIME...BUT GUSTS TO OVER 40
  MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE...BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
   MOUNTAIN PASS...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... 
  SUMMERLIN...PAHRUMP...DESERT ROCK...PIOCHE...RACHEL... 
  MESQUITE... HOOVERDAM...LAUGHLIN...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN... 
  BULLHEAD CITY... TUWEEP...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND 
  CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

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...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY
TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE
OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-060600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
742 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN TERRAIN FAVORED AREAS. 

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT
  GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BEFORE ENDING BY
  LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA 
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
972 
WWUS75 KVEF 060558
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1058 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

CORRECTIONS TO ALL SEGMENTS

AZZ003-NVZ015-017-018-060700-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0600Z/
NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
1058 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /1058 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

AZZ001-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ016-020>022-060900-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...
MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1058 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012 /1058 PM MST THU APR 5 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT /2 AM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT /2 AM MST/
FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA...WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...NORTHEAST
CLARK COUNTY...THE AS VEGAS VALLEY...AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM PDT
  BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE...BUT NOT LIMITED TO PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...
  MOUNTAIN PASS...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
  SUMMERLIN...MESQUITE...HOOVERDAM...LAUGHLIN...BARSTOW...FORT
  IRWIN...BULLHEAD CITY...TUWEEP.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND 
  CAMPERS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE 
  VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

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...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY
TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE
OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-060900-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0900Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1058 PM PDT THU APR 5 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM PDT
  BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA 
  ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 159.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
019 
WWUS75 KVEF 060836
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
136 AM PDT FRI APR 6 2012

AZZ001-036-CAZ523-524-NVZ016-020>022-060945-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-120406T0900Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...
MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
136 AM PDT FRI APR 6 2012 /136 AM MST FRI APR 6 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT /2 AM MST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL EXPIRE
AT 2 AM EARLY THIS MORNING.

WINDS HAD SUBSIDED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY THROUGH ABOUT 5 AM...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS
WAS ENDING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. DRIVERS ON INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 58 IN
AND NEAR THE BARSTOW AREA SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVERNIGHT.

$$

NVZ019-060945-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120406T0900Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
136 AM PDT FRI APR 6 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON WILL
EXPIRE AT 2 AM EARLY THIS MORNING.

WINDS HAD BEGUN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...SO THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MORGAN

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.