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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 14, 2013Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 14, 2013, 6:13 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 33 hr. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2013, 6:13 PM PDT (01:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2013, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 14, 6:28 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Barstow-Daggett Ap, CABARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT MEASURED A 58 MPH WIND GUST ALONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO 3/4 MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
Apr 14, 8:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMGBarstow, CAHIGH WINDS BLEW DOWN A TREE IN BARSTOW. REPORT FROM BARSTOW POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Apr 14, 8:01 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Barstow-Daggett Ap, CABARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 52 MPH WITH A GUST OF 66 MPH. TIES FOR SECOND HIGHEST GUST SINCE ASOS WAS COMISSIONED IN AUGUST 2000. VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
Apr 14, 8:01 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 66Barstow-Daggett Ap, CABARSTOW-DAGGETT AIRPORT MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 52 MPH WITH A GUST OF 66 MPH. TIES FOR SECOND HIGHEST GUST SINCE ASOS WAS COMISSIONED IN AUGUST 2000. VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED TO 1/2 MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
Apr 14, 9:00 PM PDTDUST STORM6 Ese Daggett (Clr11), CACALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED VERY LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. ONE SEMI-TRUCK WAS KNOCKED OVER NEAR NEWBERRY SPRINGS.
Apr 14, 9:20 PM PDTDUST STORM3 Nne Barstow-Daggett A, CAMINNEOLA ROAD WAS REPORTED CLOSED BY CALLIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST.
Apr 14, 9:42 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 56Oak Creek Raws, CAOAK CREEK RAWS MEASURED A 56 MPH WIND GUST FROM THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT AN ELEVATION OF 4900 FEET.
Apr 14, 10:38 PM PDTDUST STORM5 Ese Daggett (Clr11), CACALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL HAS CLOSED I-40 FROM NATIONAL TRAILS HIGHWAY IN NEWBERRY SPRINGS TO THE DESERT OASIS REST AREA NEAR LUDLOW DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST. SEVERAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THIS AREA LIKELY DUE TO THE LOW VISIBILI
Apr 15, 2:00 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG3 Ene Barstow, CAA 12 FOOT TALL HAM RADIO TOWER WAS BLOWN DOWN BY THE WIND.
Apr 15, 4:00 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMGFort Irwin, CAPUBLIC REPORT VIA FACEBOOK OF WIND DAMAGE ON FORT IRWIN. SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO HOUSING AREAS. THE EVENT TIME IS AN ESTIMATE.
Apr 15, 4:15 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Bicycle Lake Airfield, CABICYCLE LAKE AIRFIELD AWOS MEASURED A 70 MPH WIND GUST FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST.
Apr 15, 7:42 AM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Nw Independence, CA60 MPH GUST FROM THE WEST AT THE OAK CREEK RAWS.
Apr 15, 4:54 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Wsw Owens Valley Raws, CA
Apr 15, 5:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 623 Se Independence, CA
Apr 15, 5:55 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 634 Ene Fort Irwin, CA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 00:00Z on 2013-04-15Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2013-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 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
3716 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
144 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.

564 
WWUS75 KVEF 150113
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
613 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL BRING STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ523-150730-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0004.130415T0113Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
613 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL SURGE THROUGH LATE EVENING THEN REMAIN STRONG
  BEFORE PEAKING MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
  AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL PRODUCE REDUCED
  VISIBILITY. GUSTS OVER 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

&&



&&

$$

CAZ519-520-150730-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130415T0113Z-130416T0700Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
613 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

* WINDS: IN THE SIERRA...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO
  65 MPH. IN THE OWENS VALLEY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: IN THE SIERRA...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND THEN
  PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. IN THE OWENS
  VALLEY...GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT THEN WINDS WILL
  RAPIDLY INCREASE DURING THE DAY MONDAY...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING...THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. STRONGER GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT 
  SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ017-019>022-150730-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130415T1700Z-130416T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
613 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013 /613 PM MST SUN APR 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/
MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM
TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 
  55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PAHRUMP...
  INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS 
  VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...
  SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE 
  DIAMOND...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...
  BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN 
  VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. 
  STRONGER GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS
93 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JA
6 follow-up statements
150 
WWUS75 KVEF 150651
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1151 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL BRING STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIDESPREAD WINDS WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ523-151300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1151 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING
  BEFORE PEAKING AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL
  GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AREA
  ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTS
  OVER 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-151300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T0700Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1151 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY
NIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES

* WINDS: IN THE SIERRA...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 
  65 MPH. IN THE OWENS VALLEY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  40 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: IN THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE
  WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING THEN PEAK MONDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. IN THE OWENS
  VALLEY...GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH TONIGHT AND MONDAY
  MORNING THEN WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AND PEAK IN THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. STRONGER GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT 
  SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ017-019>022-151300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130415T1700Z-130416T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1151 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013 /1151 PM MST SUN APR 14 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/
MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM
TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 
  55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING...PEAK DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PAHRUMP... 
  INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS 
  VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY... 
  SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE 
  DIAMOND...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS
  INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND SUSPENDED DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY.
  THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND
  HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP
  SMALLER CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS
93 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING
ONTO AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN
WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

&&

$$

JA
453 
WWUS75 KVEF 151245
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
545 AM PDT MON APR 15 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL BRING STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.
THE STRONGEST WIDESPREAD WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ523-152100-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
545 AM PDT MON APR 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE
  PEAKING AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DECREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG 
  AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 
  40. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 
  GUSTS OVER 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-152100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T0700Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
545 AM PDT MON APR 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT
FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

* WINDS: IN THE SIERRA...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 
  65 MPH. IN THE OWENS VALLEY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  40 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: IN THE SIERRA...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE
  WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING THEN PEAK MONDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. IN THE OWENS VALLEY...
  GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE MORNING THEN WINDS WILL
  RAPIDLY INCREASE AND PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. STRONGER GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT 
  SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ017-019>022-152100-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130415T1700Z-130416T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
545 AM PDT MON APR 15 2013 /545 AM MST MON APR 15 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 
  55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PAHRUMP... 
  INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS 
  VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY... 
  SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE 
  DIAMOND...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... 
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA.

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. 
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND SUSPENDED DUST WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH 
  AND HAZARDOUS... AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP 
  OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS
93 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO
AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY
CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

&&

$$

PIERCE
094 
WWUS75 KVEF 151509
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
809 AM PDT MON APR 15 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL BRING STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
STRONGEST WIDESPREAD WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ519-520-152300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T0700Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T0700Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
809 AM PDT MON APR 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE WIND
ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL OCCUR
  THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  BEFORE SUBSIDING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. STRONGER GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT 
  SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ523-152300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
809 AM PDT MON APR 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS MORNING BEFORE
  PEAKING AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DECREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG 
  AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 
  40. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 
  GUSTS OVER 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ017-019>022-152300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130415T1700Z-130416T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
809 AM PDT MON APR 15 2013 /809 AM MST MON APR 15 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING 
  THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PAHRUMP...
  INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS 
  VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...
  SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE 
  DIAMOND...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...
  BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN 
  VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS
  INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40.
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND SUSPENDED DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY.
  THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND
  HAZARDOUS... AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH COULD TIP OR
  SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS
93 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO
AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY
CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

&&

$$

MORGAN
360 
WWUS75 KVEF 152232
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
332 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL BRING STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
STRONGEST WIDESPREAD WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ519-520-160700-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T0700Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
332 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING: OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL OCCUR
  THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395. STRONGER GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT 
  SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

CAZ523-160700-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
332 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN GRADUALLY
  DECREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG 
  AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 
  40. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 
  GUSTS OVER 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ017-019>022-160700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
332 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013 /332 PM MST MON APR 15 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS UNTIL 3 AM TUESDAY.

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 
  MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN DECREASE
  OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PAHRUMP...
  INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS 
  VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...
  SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE 
  DIAMOND...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...
  BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN 
  VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. 
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND SUSPENDED DUST WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH 
  AND HAZARDOUS... AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH COULD 
  TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS
93 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO
AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY
CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

&&

$$

MORGAN
971 
WWUS75 KVEF 160650
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1150 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING SOUTH OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF TONIGHT.

CAZ519-520-160800-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T0700Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
1150 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. 

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAS DECREASED WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER NO LONGER EXPECTED TONIGHT. THUS THE
HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. 

$$

CAZ523-161000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1150 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
  THE NIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG 
  AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 
  40. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. 
  GUSTS OVER 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR
OBJECTS.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ017-019>022-161000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
1150 PM PDT MON APR 15 2013 /1150 PM MST MON APR 15 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/
TUESDAY FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
  THE NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...THE TOWN OF MT 
  CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PAHRUMP... 
  INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS 
  VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY... 
  SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS...BLUE 
  DIAMOND...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS... 
  BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING 
  NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP... MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
  GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. 
  WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND SUSPENDED DUST WILL REDUCE 
  VISIBILITY. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH 
  AND HAZARDOUS... AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH COULD 
  TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH-
PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...
ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAYS
93 AND 95. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO
AREA LAKES. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY
CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

&&

$$
705 
WWUS75 KVEF 160951
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
251 AM PDT TUE APR 16 2013

CAZ523-161100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
251 AM PDT TUE APR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS HAS DECREASED WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH OR GREATER NO LONGER EXPECTED. THE HIGH WIND WARNING
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ017-019>022-161100-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...
MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...
AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...
SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
251 AM PDT TUE APR 16 2013 /251 AM MST TUE APR 16 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT /3 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SPRING MOUNTAINS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH HAS DECREASED.
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Apr 14, 3:43 PM PDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 3:43 PM PDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
343 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

.SYNOPSIS...A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES AREAWIDE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ALONG WITH CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS FROM LAS VEGAS NORTH WITH SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET. DRY AND
WARMER WEATHER WILL RETURN LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE LOOP SHOWED MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AREAWIDE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH WAVE CLOUDS APPROACHING THE NORTHERN CWA BORDER.
SURFACE OBS SHOWED BREEZY WINDS AND SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES.
THE NEXT STORM WAS JUST OFFSHORE OF VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON
AND IS STILL POISED TO AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FIRST AREA OF CONCERN...WINDS. HOISTED WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE
SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT FOR DOWNSLOPE
WIND POTENTIAL. AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ONE DUE TO INCONSISTENCIES
IN THE HIGH RES MODELS AND ONE CLOSE ANALOG EVENT WHICH PRODUCED
SEVERE WINDS. AS THE STORM COMES CLOSER AND THE EXACT TRACK BECOMES
CLEARER...MAY NEED TO UPGRADE TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. FARTHER
SOUTH...HOISTED WIND ADVISORIES FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND
ALSO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS FOR MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. BELT OF
STRONGEST WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IS EXPECTED TO SET UP IN THE
FAVORED CORRIDOR FROM BARSTOW THROUGH KINGMAN AND EXTEND NORTH INTO
CLARK COUNTY. DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE
OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS HIGH RES MODELS SHOW ENHANCEMENT THERE.
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY
INTO WEDNESDAY...AND MORE ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED THEN. SECOND AREA
OF CONCERN...PRECIP. MODELS HAVE BEEN SHIFTING THE STORM TRACK A
LITTLE FARTHER SOUTHWEST WITH EACH RUN. CURRENT THINKING IS TO START
PRECIP CHANCES IN LINCOLN COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON...SPREAD THEM TO
THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN MONDAY NIGHT...THEN DOWN TO LAS
VEGAS ON TUESDAY BEFORE ENDING THEM FROM THE WEST TUESDAY NIGHT.
AMOUNTS DO NOT LOOK IMPRESSIVE AT ALL...AND BELIEVE THE MOST LIKELY
SCENARIO WILL BE SNOW SHOWERS ON THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE HIGHER
VALLEYS WITH VIRGA/SPRINKLES/LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS.
SNOW LEVELS WILL REALLY TAKE A DIVE...FALLING FROM ABOVE 8000 FEET
MONDAY AFTERNOON TO BELOW 5000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. A FEW INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION COULD OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE POPULATED AREAS IN THE UPPER 70S YESTERDAY...BELIEVE THE GROUND
WILL BE TOO WARM TO ALLOW FOR MUCH STICKING THERE. THIRD AREA OF
CONCERN...TEMPERATURES. HIGHS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE 20-30
DEGREES COLDER THAN WHAT WE SAW SATURDAY AND TODAY. ADD IN THE CLOUD
COVER...VIRGA/SPRINKLES AND STRONG WINDS...AND IT WILL FEEL QUITE
RAW COMPARED TO THIS WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION AS OFFSHORE RIDGING SLOWLY BUILDS IN
BEHIND THE SYSTEM WHICH IMPACTED THE AREA THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
THE WEEK.  AREAS PRONE TO STRONGER NORTH WINDS WILL SEE BREEZY
CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON THURSDAY...BUT THIS WILL TREND DOWN FRIDAY
AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO NOSE IN AND THE
SURFACE GRADIENT RELAXES. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND UP THROUGH THE
PERIOD TO ABOVE NORMAL BY FRIDAY. A MINOR SHORTWAVE IS STILL PROGGED
TO DIVE DOWN THE FRONT SIDE OF THE RIDGE ON SATURDAY BUT THE RIDGE
WILL KEEP THE SHORTWAVE FAR ENOUGH EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA TO HAVE
LITTLE IMPACT. OVERALL...THE EXISTING FORECAST DEPICTED THIS WELL
AND BLENDING IN BIAS CORRECTED MODEL DATA RESULTED IN VERY MINIMAL
CHANGE.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL
INTERMITTENTLY GUST INTO THE LOW TEENS OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING PRIMARILY SOUTHWEST
THIS EVENING AS THE NIGHTTIME DRAINAGE WIND SET UP. WITH KLAS
ALREADY IN CONFIG#1...EXPECT NO CONCERNS WITH LIGHT WINDS AND ANY
BRIEF PERIODS OF WINDS ABOVE 10KTS SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 160 AND 190
AND FAVOR CONFIG#1. STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS...POTENTIALLY GUSTING
OVER 35 KTS...ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY...BEFORE A SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
OCCURS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS A FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE VALLEY.
POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN SHOWERS ON TUESDAY COULD RESULT IN SOME LOCAL
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS THEN AS WELL.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST TO WEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 12-25 KTS AND
GUSTS TO 35 KTS WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER SPEEDS ARE LIKELY IN AND AROUND KDAG. NORTH OF A
KIYK-KDRA-KSGU LINE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT 10-18
KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER
WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 KTS IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING WITH THE
HIGHEST WINDS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. FOR MONDAY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 35 KTS ARE EXPECTED IN MOST OF THE AREA -
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. ONCE AGAIN LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. MECHANICAL
TURBULENCE ALOFT IS POSSIBLE AND LOCAL AREAS OF BLDU COULD REDUCE
VSBY.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
     NVZ017-019>022.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM MST TUESDAY FOR
     AZZ001-003-036.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR CAZ524.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY
     NIGHT FOR CAZ519-520.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR CAZ523.
&&

MORGAN/KENNEDY

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 4:02 AM PDT, 14 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
402 AM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>522-524>527-NVZ014>022-150700-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
402 AM PDT SUN APR 14 2013 /402 AM MST SUN APR 14 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
MONDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS INTO NORTHERN NEVADA. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND
PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO...CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES WHERE GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT BUT BRISK
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND WILL
PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME SHOWERS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS MAINLY THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA BY TUESDAY. MOST AREAS WILL SEE LIGHT
PRECIPITATION BUT THE MOUNTAINS OF LINCOLN COUNTY COULD RECEIVE
ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ523-150700-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
402 AM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A BIT LIGHTER
MUCH OF TODAY BUT COULD STILL GUST OVER 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING
AND AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THEN WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG
WEST WINDS GUSTING AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY MONDAY THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME ON TUESDAY AND WILL
BECOME NORTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.