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...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND THE FISH LAKE
VALLEY IN ESMERALDA COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

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WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...

AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
229 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND THE EAST AND
NORTH SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9
AM PDT TUESDAY. THIS IS AN UPGRADE TO THE WIND ADVISORY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO CONTINUE WITH THE STRONGEST
DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUING OVERNIGHT ALONG THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN SLOPES OF
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY.

WINDS WILL DECREASE TUESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO DESERT ROCK...MESQUITE...

PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...RED ROCK...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH
STATE PARK.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS CAN MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITIES MAY BRIEFLY 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 HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF LAS VEGAS.

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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 Mountain Springs, Nevada.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Mountain Springs, Nevada.