High Wind Watch

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

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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
426 AM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH 
THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY 
NIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO BISHOP...BIG PINE...

INDEPENDENCE...WHITNEY PORTAL...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...THE
WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...DYER...PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAYS 395 AND 168...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 264 THROUGH WESTERN
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.

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.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

450 AM PDT SUN JUN 3 2012 /450 AM MST SUN JUN 3 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND NORTHERN NEVADA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH TO INYO AND NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA AND TO MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH DOWNSLOPE
WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH
TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY.

.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 Gold Point, Nevada.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Gold Point, Nevada.