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Wind Advisory 35, NWS Las Vegas, NV

May 25, 2012Clark County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 25, 2012, 7:59 AM PDT for Clark County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 25, 2012, 8:15 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 25, 2012, 7:59 AM PDT (14:59 UTC)
In effect from
May 25, 2012, 8:15 AM PDT
Expired
May 25, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 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 2012-05-25Temperature 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°
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HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2012-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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3284 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
168 m²/s²
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374 
WWUS75 KVEF 251459
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
759 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND WIDESPREAD
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH TODAY...AS WELL AS STRONG DOWNSLOPE
WINDS TO THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHITE MOUNTAINS..AND
MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...AND
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

CAZ519-252300-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120525T1500Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
759 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN BY
  LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING AROUND 200 PM
  PST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BE THE BEST TIME FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS
  ACROSS HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...WESTGARD PASS...AND THE ANCIENT 
  BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE OWENS 
  VALLEY WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE 
  WINDS. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-NVZ020-252300-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
759 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE INCREASED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH 
  SOME LOCATIONS ON THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SIDES OF THE LAS 
  VEGAS VALLEY REPORTING GUSTS IN THE UPPER 40 MPH RANGE. 
  THERE MIGHT BE A SLIGHT LULL IN THE WIND GUSTS AROUND 
  DAYBREAK...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...
  BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS VALLEY...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 215 AND 15. AREAS OF BLOWING 
  SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND 
  AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-252300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
759 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /759 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE NIGHTTIME 
  HOURS AND ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVEL BY LATE 
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... 
  BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING MONUMENT... 
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PIOCHE... 
  HIKO AND RACHEL.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON INTERSTATE 40... 
  ESPECIALLY EAST OF KINGMAN AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 93 THROUGH 
  LINCOLN COUNTY. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY RAPIDLY LOWER 
  VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ018-019-252300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
759 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: SOME LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON 
  OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND 
  CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-521-252300-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
759 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF 
  THE NIGHT...THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND DAYBREAK. THE BEST 
  CHANCE FOR THESE WINDS REACHING THE OWENS VALLEY WILL BE 
  THROUGH 5 AM THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...WESTGARD PASS...AND THE ANCIENT 
  BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE OWENS 
  VALLEY WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE 
  WINDS. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014-016-017-021-022-252300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.120525T1500Z-120526T0600Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
759 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /759 AM MST FRI MAY 25 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 WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

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

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...
   PAHRUMP...BEATTY...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...DEATH 
  VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...NEEDLES...LAKE MEAD 
  NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE... 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED 
  AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
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WWUS75 KVEF 251552 CCA
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND WIDESPREAD
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

CAZ519-252330-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120525T1500Z/
/O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CAN CELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO DEVELOP
  AGAIN BY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING AROUND
  200 PM PST. THE BEST TIME FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ACROSS HIGHWAY
  395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY WILL BE 200 PM AND 500 PM PST.

* LOCATIONS: EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...INCLUDING THE
  INYO NATIONAL FOREST...ASPENDELL...AND ROUTE 168.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR
  CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WITHIN THE
  WARNED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&


$$

CAZ523-NVZ020-252330-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
/O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.120525T1515Z-120526T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT AND LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THIS ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE INCREASED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH 
  SOME LOCATIONS ON THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SIDES OF THE LAS 
  VEGAS VALLEY REPORTING GUSTS IN THE UPPER 40 MPH RANGE. 
  THERE MIGHT BE A SLIGHT LULL IN THE WIND GUSTS AROUND 
  DAYBREAK...BUT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS MORNING 
  WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...
  BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: THE ENTIRE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...AS WELL AS
  BARSTOW...DAGGETT...AND FORT IRWIN IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. ALL
  OTHER LOCATIONS SURROUNDING THESE AREAS ARE ALSO CURRENTLY UNDER
  WIND ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS...BUT ARE LISTED IN ANOTHER SEGMENT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING TRAILERS AND
  BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 215 AND 15. AREAS OF BLOWING
  SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND
  DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-252330-
/O.COR.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /815 AM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...THE
NORTHWEST DESERTS...AND LINCOLN COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/
THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND ARE EXPECTED TO
  REACH WARNING LEVEL BY LATE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... BEFORE DECREASING DURING THE EVENING
  HOURS.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING MONUMENT... 
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...PIOCHE... 
  HIKO AND RACHEL.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING TRAILERS AND
  BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 40... ESPECIALLY EAST
  OF KINGMAN AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 93 THROUGH LINCOLN COUNTY. BLOWING
  DUST AND SAND MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ018-019-252330-
/O.COR.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: SOME LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* IMPACTS: THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON 
  OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND 
  CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-521-252330-
/O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120526T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
THE OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO DEVELOP
  AGAIN BY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...PEAKING AROUND
  200 PM PST. THE BEST TIME FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ACROSS HIGHWAY
  395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY WILL BE 200 PM AND 500 PM PST.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...WESTGARD PASS...AND THE ANCIENT BRISTLECONE
  PINE FOREST. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE OWENS VALLEY WILL BE MOST
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014-016-017-021-022-252330-
/O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...
LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
815 AM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /815 AM MST FRI MAY 25 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 MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO
  PAHRUMP...BEATTY...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...DEATH
  VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...MORONGO VALLEY...NEEDLES...LAKE MEAD
  NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY IS ALSO CURRENTLY
  UNDER A WIND ADVISORY...BUT IS INCLUDED IN ANOTHER SEGMENT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING TRAILERS AND
  BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT
  TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL
  GENERATE ROUGH WATERS WITHIN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
  AREA.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE
LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR
PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE
THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
019 
WWUS75 KVEF 251911
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1211 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND WIDESPREAD
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SAND AND DUST AND CAUSE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

AZZ036-NVZ014-016-017-021-022-260315-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1211 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /1211 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...AND CLARK COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE
  AFTERNOON BETWEEN 100 PM AND 500 PM PST...BEFORE BEGINNING TO
  DECREASE IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE
  VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...HOOVER
  DAM...LAUGHLIN...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT
  ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
  MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER
  PEAK...DYER..AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING TRAILERS AND
  BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO
  THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE ROUGH
  WATERS WITHIN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE LARGE
WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL
SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR
OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&


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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-260315-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
1211 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
  POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK
  BETWEEN 200 PM AND 600 PM TODAY...BEFORE DECREASING IN THE 
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER
  CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
  BLUE DIAMOND

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE 215 AND 15 AS STRONG WINDS WILL
  LIKELY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS MOTOR HOMES AND
  CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING TRAILERS AND BOATS. AREAS OF
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR LARGE
  UNDEVELOPED LOTS AND OR NEAR THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE LAS VEGAS
  VALLEY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING
  SAND AND DUST. ITEMS SUCH AS LIGHTER CONSTRUCTION SIGNS...LAWN
  FURNITURE...UMBRELLAS AND TRAMPOLINES WILL ALSO HAVE THE
  POTENTIAL TO MOVE..GET KNOCKED OVER...OR BECOME AIRBORNE IF NOT
  SECURED.

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-NVZ015-018-019-260315-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1211 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /1211 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/
THIS EVENING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF MOHAVE COUNTY...LINCOLN
COUNTY...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND ARE EXPECTED TO
  REACH WARNING LEVEL BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING
  DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN 
  SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...
  ALAMO...RACHEL 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH 
  AS MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING 
  TRAILERS AND BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 
  40... ESPECIALLY EAST OF KINGMAN AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 93 
  THROUGH LINCOLN COUNTY. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY RAPIDLY 
  LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519>521-260315-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1211 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 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
FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY...AND WHITE MOUNTAINS
OF INYO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START TO DEVELOP
  AGAIN BY MID AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST TIME FOR STRONG
  CROSSWINDS ACROSS HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY BETWEEN 200 PM
  AND 500 PM PST.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...AND THE
  ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE OWENS
  VALLEY WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WITHIN THE 
  WARNED AREA. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 MAKING 
  DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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.

&&

$$

AZZ002-CAZ522-524>527-260315-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES
1211 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /1211 PM MST FRI MAY 25 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 PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND UPPER COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY NEAR LAKE HAVASU.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 200 PM AND 600 PM. WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN
  TO DECREASE DURING THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA 
  VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... 
  MITCHELL CAVERNS...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...LAKE HAVASU... 
  DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH 
  AS MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING 
  TRAILERS AND BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST 
  ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES 
  MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE ROUGH WATERS OVER LAKE HAVASU.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE LARGE
WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL
SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR
OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

CAZ523-260315-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1211 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 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 WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE BEGINNING TO DECREASE IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING TRAILERS AND
  BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 15. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND
  AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.
  VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND
  DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
444 
WWUS75 KVEF 260054
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
554 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND WIDESPREAD
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIALLY
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS...AND PRODUCE AREAS
OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST...THUS CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.

AZZ001-003-036-NVZ014>016-020>022-260600-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...
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
554 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /554 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
 
* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO KINGMAN...GOLDEN
  VALLEY...BULLHEAD
  CITY...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE...RACHEL...MESQUITE...LAS
  VEGAS...HENDERSON...MOUNTAINS EDGE...HOOVER DAM...SEARCHLIGHT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON THE
  AREA ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY
  SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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.

&&

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.

&&

$$

NVZ017>019-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
554 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...THE SHEEP RANGE...THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE
  DECREASING BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...RED ROCK.

* IMPACTS: VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE AREA
  ROADWAYS ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND THOSE
  TOWING TRAILERS AND BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY RAPIDLY
  LOWER VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519>521-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
554 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 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 EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... 
  INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...WESTGARD PASS...AND THE 
  ANCIENT BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST. THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE 
  OWENS VALLEY WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG 
  DOWNSLOPE WINDS.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  CAMPERS...HIKERS...AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WITHIN THE 
  WARNED AREA. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON HIGHWAY 395 
  MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING 
  SAND AND DUST MAY SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS 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.

&&

$$

AZZ002-CAZ522-524>527-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES
554 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /554 PM MST FRI MAY 25 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 LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOJAVE...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL
PARK...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...MORONGO BASIN...CADIZ BASIN AND THE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING
  BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA 
  VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... 
  MITCHELL CAVERNS...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...LAKE HAVASU... 
  DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH 
  AS MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING 
  TRAILERS AND BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST 
  ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES 
  MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 
  STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE ROUGH WATERS OVER LAKE HAVASU.

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.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA
LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATER AND GENERATE LARGE
WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL
SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR
OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

CAZ523-260600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
554 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 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 WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE THE
  EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY IMPACT MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 
  TRAVELERS PARTICULARLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH 
  AS MOTOR HOMES AND CAMPERS...AS WELL AS THOSE TOWING 
  TRAILERS AND BOATS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR 
  DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 15. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE 
  TO THE BLOWING SAND AND DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
642 
WWUS75 KVEF 260604
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1104 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012


NVZ019-261000-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.120526T0604Z-120526T1000Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1104 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL
EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER
  40 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: RED ROCK...HIGHWAY 159.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$

NVZ017-018-260715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY
1104 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
WILL STILL BE SEEN OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD WINDS GREATER THAN 60 MPH
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ519>521-NVZ014>016-020>022-260715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-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...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...
BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...
SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...
RACHEL...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
1104 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /1104 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
WILL STILL BE SEEN OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD WINDS GREATER THAN 40
MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

AZZ002-CAZ522-524>527-260715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...
TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES
1104 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012 /1104 PM MST FRI MAY 25 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
WILL STILL BE SEEN OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD WINDS GREATER THAN 40
MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ523-260715-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-120526T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1104 PM PDT FRI MAY 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS
WILL STILL BE SEEN OVERNIGHT...WIDESPREAD WINDS GREATER THAN 40
MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

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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.