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WWUS75 KVEF 221842
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1142 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS
EVENING AS A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST.

AZZ001-003-230200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.130522T1900Z-130523T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA
1142 AM MST WED MAY 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM THEN
  GUSTS SHOULD DROP BELOW 40 MPH AFTER 7 PM.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...
  TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN
  SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON AREA HIGHWAYS WITH
  LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
  VISIBILITIES.

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 EAST-WEST ROADS.

&&

$$

CAZ523-230200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0022.130522T1900Z-130523T0700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1142 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR
NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

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

* TIMING: GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON AREA HIGHWAYS WITH
  LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE WHICH MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
  VISIBILITIES.

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.

&&

$$