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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Las Vegas, NV

April 12, 2013Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2013, 12:38 PM PDT for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Apr 13, 2013, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 12, 2013, 12:38 PM PDT (19:38 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 13, 2013, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2013, 3:00 AM PDT
In force
61 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

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

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 24 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 2013-04-12Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-04-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -2 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3014 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 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.

996 
WWUS75 KVEF 121938
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1238 PM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

.A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF GUSTY WEST WINDS TO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE
DESERT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

CAZ523-130345-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130413T2100Z-130414T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1238 PM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. SOME
  DECREASE IN WIND IS EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING BUT WINDY
  CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING: SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. STRONGER GUSTS
  COULD RAISE DESERT SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO PERIODS OF REDUCED
  VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$
13 follow-up statements
677 
WWUS75 KVEF 130315
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
815 PM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

.PERIODS OF STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM INITIALLY MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER DIVING DOWN THROUGH CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

CAZ523-131100-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130413T2100Z-130416T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
815 PM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. A BRIEF DECREASE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING
  WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PERSISTENT STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. STRONGER 
  GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO PERIODS 
  OF 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.

&&

$$

JA
812 
WWUS75 KVEF 131033
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
333 AM PDT SAT APR 13 2013

.PERIODS OF STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM INITIALLY MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER ONE DIVING DOWN INTO CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

CAZ523-132300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130413T2100Z-130416T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
333 AM PDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH.
  AT THIS TIME THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE ON MONDAY.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A
  BRIEF DECREASE IN WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL
  BE FOLLOWED BY PERSISTENT STRONG WINDS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. STRONGER 
  GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO PERIODS 
  OF 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.

&&

$$
654 
WWUS75 KVEF 132158
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
258 PM PDT SAT APR 13 2013

.PERIODS OF STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT THIS EVENING...THEN LULL THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN AND BECOMING EVEN STRONGER ON MONDAY.

CAZ523-140600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
258 PM PDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH. 
  AT THIS TIME THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE ON MONDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN
  THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS FOR MOST OF SUNDAY BEFORE THE
  WINDS PICK BACK UP SUNDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE DAY MONDAY.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. STRONGER 
  GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO PERIODS 
  OF 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.

&&

$$

MORGAN
594 
WWUS75 KVEF 140351
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
851 PM PDT SAT APR 13 2013

.PERIODS OF STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT THIS EVENING...THEN LULL THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY BEFORE
INCREASING AGAIN AND BECOMING EVEN STRONGER ON MONDAY.

CAZ523-141200-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
851 PM PDT SAT APR 13 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH. 
  AT THIS TIME THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE ON MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS FOR
  MOST OF SUNDAY BEFORE THE WINDS PICK BACK UP SUNDAY EVENING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
  OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. STRONGER 
  GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO PERIODS 
  OF 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.

&&

$$

JA
830 
WWUS75 KVEF 141121
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
421 AM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

CAZ523-150000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
421 AM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 55 MPH. 
  AT THIS TIME THE STRONGEST WINDS LOOK TO BE ON MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY THIS MORNING THEN THERE WILL
  BE A LULL IN THE WINDS FOR MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE THE WINDS PICK
  BACK UP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS 
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 AND INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. STRONGER 
  GUSTS COULD RAISE DESERT SAND AND DUST...LEADING TO PERIODS 
  OF 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.

&&

$$
008 
WWUS75 KVEF 142207
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
307 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 AGAIN LATE TODAY THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

CAZ519-520-150700-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.130415T0700Z-130416T0700Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
307 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT
MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: IN THE SIERRA...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
  60 MPH. IN THE OWENS VALLEY...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING: IN THE SIERRA...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND THEN
  PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. IN THE OWENS
  VALLEY...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>022-150700-
/O.EXB.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
307 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013 /307 PM MST SUN APR 14 2013/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS 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. 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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-150700-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-130416T1000Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
307 PM PDT SUN APR 14 2013

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

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

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
  EVENING...PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN DECREASE
  OVERNIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS
  INCLUDING HIGHWAY 395 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 HIGHWAY
395. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MORGAN
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
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 wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 12, 11:07 AM PDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 11:07 AM PDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1107 AM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

.SYNOPSIS...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS QUIET AND
ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THEIR UPWARD TREND THROUGH
SATURDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL PROVIDE THE AREA WITH AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FROM LATE SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO BELOW NORMAL BY TUESDAY.
&&

.UPDATE...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FAR SOUTHEAST CWA WHERE THERE
ARE SCT HIGH CLOUDS...SKIES ARE MAINLY CLEAR AND SHOULD STAY THAT
WAY THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT UNDER 10 MPH AND
TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. GRIDS REFLECT THIS AND NO
UPDATES ARE NEEDED AT THIS TIME. -SALMEN-
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL FAVOR TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS
THROUGH TONIGHT. DURING THE MORNING HOURS PARTS OF THE VALLEY AND
AIRPORT HAVE SEEN A MORE NORTHERLY COMPONENT TO THE WINDS. THIS IS
NOT EXPECTED TO LAST AS THE TYPICAL EAST-NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
BECOME DOMINANT AS GET INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL FLIRT
WITH 10KTS BUT REMAIN MOSTLY BELOW THIS THRESHOLD. SOUTHWEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS. STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ON MONDAY WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY OVER 35 KTS BEFORE A WIND SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST TAKES PLACE. FEW-SCT CLOUDS MAINLY AOA 25K FEET AT
TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY WITH BASES AS LOW AS 7K-10K FEET POSSIBLE ON
MONDAY.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS SHOULD FAVOR TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS
THROUGH TONIGHT WITH FEW-SCT CLOUDS MAINLY AOA 25K FEET AT TIMES.
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25-30 KTS ARE EXPECTED IN FAVORED AREAS
ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OF 35 KTS OR GREATER POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY AND
ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY BEFORE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST.
&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...314 AM PDT...

.SHORT TERM...A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL BY
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT TODAY BUT AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE DROPPING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING INCREASING
WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER
MUCH OF THE AREA. SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE SEEN FROM TIME TO TIME
DURING THE SHORT TERM BUT TODAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY
OVERALL.

.LONG TERM...ONE SIGN OF SPRING IN THIS AREA IS TO DISCUSS WIND FOR
SEVERAL DAYS AND WE ARE IN FOR SEVERAL DAYS OF IT. AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE HEADS INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST ON SUNDAY...A SECOND PIECE OF
ENERGY IS FORECAST TO ROTATE DOWN ON THE BACK SIDE OF IT ACROSS THE
PAC NW AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. AS
THIS SECOND SYSTEM SLOWLY SINKS SOUTHWARD A BELT OF VERY STRONG
WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET STREAM WILL ALSO SINK SOUTH.
THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA
STARTING UP AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ACROSS NW SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WHAT WILL NEED
TO BE WATCHED ARE THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
AND THE OWENS VALLEY WHERE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL
EXIST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD SUPPORT
FOR THIS WITH DECENT CROSS BARRIER FLOW AND A HYDRAULIC JUMP
SIGNATURE IN THE 500 MB HEIGHTS. AS THE SYSTEM SINKS SOUTH ON
MONDAY...THE BELT OF STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL AS WELL...WHICH
SHOULD PRIMARILY FOCUS THE HIGHEST SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ON MONDAY
ALONG THE I-15 CORRIDOR BASED ON THE LATEST MODEL RUNS. THE 00Z
ECMWF SHOWED A NICE ALIGNMENT OF THE 850 AND 700 MB WINDS WITH MANY
AREAS HAVING 40 KT+ VALUES AND THE 9 KM ARW MODEL ALSO HIGHLIGHTED
THIS SAME AREA FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND
DUST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. IT
APPEARS A COLD FRONT WILL PRESS SOUTH ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN DURING
THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NW BEHIND IT AND SURGE OF
GUSTY NW WINDS BEHIND IT THAT COULD BE CLOSE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA.
WINDS SHOULD STAY NORTHWEST TO NORTH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND
THE FOCUS FOR WINDS WILL BE GREATEST IN NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS
SUCH AS THE COLORADO RIVER NEAR LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY.

AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION...THE BEST FORCING AND MOISTURE WILL REMAIN
TO OUR NORTH ALTHOUGH THE 00Z OPERATIONAL RUNS OF THE ECMWF AND GFS
ARE FURTHER SOUTH WITH GENERATING QPF AS THEY AREA A LITTLE DEEPER
WITH THE SYSTEM. I DID EXTEND POPS FURTHER SOUTH FOR MONDAY NIGHT
AND TUESDAY WHEN THE CORE OF THE COLD POOL ALOFT IS PROGGED TO BE
CLOSEST TO OUR AREA. THE GREATEST POPS REMAIN ACROSS LINCOLN AND
NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. TEMPS SHOULD CRASH SIGNIFICANTLY ON
TUESDAY AND THE FORECAST CONTINUES TO LEAN TOWARD THE COLDER ECMWF.

NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS FORECAST TO HOLD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK WITH POTENTIALLY ANOTHER MOISTURE STARVED
DISTURBANCE DIVING SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY. GUSTY
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.
TEMPS OTHERWISE SHOULD MODERATE BACK TOWARD NORMAL BY THURSDAY
ALTHOUGH I DID LOWER READINGS A LITTLE BASED ON THE LATEST
STATISTICAL MOS GUIDANCE AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...NONE.
&&

HARRISON/STACHELSKI

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 12:38 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1238 PM PDT FRI APR 12 2013

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-131200-
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-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
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-
1238 PM PDT FRI APR 12 2013 /1238 PM MST FRI APR 12 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TO NORTHERN NEVADA AND UTAH WILL LEAD TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS LATE SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AT THIS
TIME IT LOOKS LIKE MONDAY WILL BE THE WINDIEST DAY WITH STRONG
WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND FROM WESTERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ACROSS TO MOHAVE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS IN THESE AREAS WILL LIKELY GUST OVER 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED
GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. BRISK NORTH WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.

.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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.