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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Las Vegas, NV

June 17, 2012San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Jun 17, 2012, 3:53 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Jun 18, 2012, 7:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 17, 2012, 3:53 PM PDT (22:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 18, 2012, 7:00 AM PDT
Expired
Jun 18, 2012, 10:00 PM PDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:55 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 26 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 2012-06-17Temperature 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 2012-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -72 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
4717 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-72 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.

581 
WWUS75 KVEF 172253
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
353 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MONDAY AS
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN
NEVADA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND BE STRONGEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. IN ADDITION TO
THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY OCCUR ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE DESERT REGIONS CAUSING LOCAL REDUCTIONS IN
VISIBILITIES.

CAZ523-180700-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
353 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY...

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


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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING
  HOURS...BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. 

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. AREAS OF
  BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER
  VISIBILITIES. 


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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-180700-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
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
353 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...AND THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY.


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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING
  HOURS...BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT RED ROCK CANYON...THE
  SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
  LAS VEGAS VALLEY INCLUDING SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND
  HENDERSON.

* IMPACTS:STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND. 


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-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-180700-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
353 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 /353 PM MST SUN JUN 17 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT
/10 PM MST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE AND EXTREME SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES
EXCLUDING NEAR THE RIVER...THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...AND MORONGO
BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PDT
/10 PM MST/ MONDAY.


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

* TIMING:WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING
  HOURS...BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN
  PASS...MORONGO VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...AND SEARCHLIGHT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS
  ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND.


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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
243 
WWUS75 KVEF 180550
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1050 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AS AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

CAZ523-181700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1050 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY
FOR WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD 
  ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-181700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
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
1050 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PDT MONDAY
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND MAINLY THE WESTERN
AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT RED ROCK CANYON...THE 
  SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF 
  THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY INCLUDING SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...
  AND HENDERSON.

* IMPACTS:STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND.

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-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-181700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1050 PM PDT SUN JUN 17 2012 /1050 PM MST SUN JUN 17 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO
10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ TO
10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ MONDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST
DESERTS OF ARIZONA...THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN
OF SAN BERNARDION COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN NEVADA.

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

* TIMING:WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN 
  PASS...MORONGO VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...AND 
  SEARCHLIGHT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$
148 
WWUS75 KVEF 180951
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
251 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

AZZ036-NVZ021-181700-
/O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
251 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /251 AM MST MON JUN 18 2012/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT /10
PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING...BECOMING
  STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...THEN
  DIMINISH LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS
  BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE DURING THE
  ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND
  GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT.
  FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO
  POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO
  VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE
  TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CAZ523-181700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
251 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS... 
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND 
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD 
  ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-020-181700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
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
251 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS... 
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND 
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT RED ROCK CANYON...THE 
  SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF 
  THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY INCLUDING SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE... 
  AND HENDERSON.

* IMPACTS:STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND. 

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-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-181700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
251 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /251 AM MST MON JUN 18 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA...THE EASTERN MOJAVE
DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN
CLARK COUNTY IN NEVADA.

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

* TIMING:WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS... 
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND 
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN 
  PASS...MORONGO VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...AND 
  SEARCHLIGHT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PIERCE
831 
WWUS75 KVEF 181346
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
646 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

NVZ019-182200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1400Z-120619T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
646 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE
  EVENING THEN DIMINISH IN THE LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS WILL AFFECT RED ROCK CANYON AREA.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
646 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS... 
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND 
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD 
  ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
646 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. 

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS... 
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND 
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS VALLEY INCLUDING SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS
  EDGE...AND HENDERSON.

* IMPACTS:STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND. 

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-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
646 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /646 AM MST MON JUN 18 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST
PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA...THE EASTERN MOJAVE
DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN
CLARK COUNTY IN NEVADA. 

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

* TIMING:WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS... 
  BECOME STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND 
  THEN DIMINISH IN THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...YUCCA...BAKER...MOUNTAIN 
  PASS...MORONGO VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...AND 
  SEARCHLIGHT.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-182200-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
646 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /646 AM MST MON JUN 18 2012/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/
THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING...BECOMING 
  STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...
  THEN DIMINISH LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE 
  DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY 
  CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE 
  OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS 
  OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE 
  WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID 
  THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES 
  AND INLETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
330 
WWUS75 KVEF 181637
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
937 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE PASSES TO THE NORTH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA.

CAZ523-190500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
937 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH LATE IN THE
  EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD 
  ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-190500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
937 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY UNTIL
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH LATE IN THE
  EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS:STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND. 

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-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-190500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
937 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /937 AM MST MON JUN 18 2012/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY...FAR
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE
MORONGO BASIN UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING.

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

* TIMING:WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH LATE IN THE
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...MORONGO 
  VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER... MOUNTAIN 
  PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... KINGMAN...GOLDEN 
  VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE... WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-190500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
937 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED
ROCK CANYON UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  AROUND 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND DIMINISH IN
  THE LATE EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ALONG WITH BLOWING LOOSE OBJECTS 
  AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-190500-
/O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.120618T1700Z-120619T0500Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
937 AM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /937 AM MST MON JUN 18 2012/

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

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL
RECREATION AREA UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS AND DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE 
  VALLEY 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE 
  DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE 
  DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY 
  CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE 
  OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS 
  OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE 
  WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID 
  THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES 
  AND INLETS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MORGAN
315 
WWUS75 KVEF 190455
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
955 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

CAZ523-190600-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
955 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN
THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
AS OF 10 PM PDT.

$$

NVZ020-190600-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
955 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...THUS WILL
ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT.

$$

AZZ001-003-CAZ524-525-NVZ022-190600-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
MORONGO BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
955 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /955 PM MST MON JUN 18 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND ALTHOUGH
LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH MAY BE SEEN THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD WINDS OVER 40 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED. THUS THE
WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 10 PM PDT/MST.

$$

NVZ019-190600-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
955 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012

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

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...THUS WILL
ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT.

$$

AZZ036-NVZ021-190600-
/O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120619T0500Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
955 PM PDT MON JUN 18 2012 /955 PM MST MON JUN 18 2012/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...THUS WILL
ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT.

$$

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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.