High Wind Warning

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO THE
AREA...AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

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EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...

INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...

SILVER PEAK...DYER
431 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PDT TUESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY...

THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...AND MAINLY THE EXTREME
WESTERN PORTION OF ESMERALDA COUNTY..

* WINDS: DOWNSLOPE WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH OR
GREATER. ALSO...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
MPH WILL OCCUR UP THE OWENS VALLEY AND ACROSS MUCH OF ESMERALDA
AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
STRONGEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...

INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...DYER. INCLUDING 
PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH INYO COUNTY AND 264 ACROSS 
ESMERALDA COUNTY.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITIES NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS MAY RAPIDLY LOWER
TO NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF
AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 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.

&&

Hazardous Weather Outlook

457 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 /457 AM MST MON JUN 4 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. ALSO...DOWNSLOPE WINDS
GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL OCCUR ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. IN ADDITION...THESE
STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

GUSTY WINDS WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THEN INCREASING WINDS WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

.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.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Beatty, Nevada.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Beatty, Nevada.