Active Advisories: Wind Advisory
Currently
Reported at Mercury, Desert Rock Airport, NV
5:52 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012- 70°F21°C
Clear- Feels Like:70°F21°CDew Point:27°F-3°CHumidity:20%
Winds:NW 3 mph 5 kph
Pressure:29.85 in1011 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Wind Advisory
.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. CAZ522>525-NVZ015>020-022-042130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.120604T2100Z-120605T1600Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON... MOAPA...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...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 431 AM PDT MON JUN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS AND MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AREA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING EARLY TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO FURNACE CREEK... BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...MOUNTAIN PASS...MORONGO VALLEY... CALIENTE...RACHEL...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...MOUNTAINS EDGE... BLUE DIAMOND. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS WHILE VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. &&
