WWUS75 KVEF 011057 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SUNDAY EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER VERY STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN ON MONDAY IN THE NORTH WIND PRONE AREAS... ESPECIALLY OVER THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NVZ019-011200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120401T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH OR HIGHER. AS OF 3 AM THIS MORNING...WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DECREASE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT STRONG GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT HOUR. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP. HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH ANY ACTIVITIES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. 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. && $$ NVZ014-015-017-011315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE LULLED OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO... RACHEL... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAYS 93 AND 95 NORTH OF LAS VEGAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ABRUPTLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-525-011315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120401T2100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58...62 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND NEAR THE MOJAVE RIVER AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE 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. && $$ NVZ020-011315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-120402T0200Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: FOR TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...AND LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS ON THE FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. WINDS WILL SHIFT BY LATE THIS MORNING... BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE... SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ON THE 215 BELTWAY FROM CENTENNIAL HILLS INTO THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE REDUCING VISIBILITY. LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME SMALL TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-011315- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0008.120402T1700Z-120402T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 357 AM PDT SUN APR 1 2012 /357 AM MST SUN APR 1 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL TURN TO THE NORTH TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING FROM HOOVER DAM SOUTH. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS MAY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT DANGEROUS TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS...AS WELL AS DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON THE LAKES IF THESE WINDS DEVELOP. OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD ENSURE THAT TENTS AND OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS ARE SECURED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$