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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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
229 PM PDT MON JUN 4 2012

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT TUESDAY FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY...WHITE MOUNTAINS...

CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AND 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 ALONG THE OWENS VALLEY AND ACROSS MUCH OF
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND
CONTINUE 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.

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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 Silverpeak, Nevada.

There are currently no Short Term Forecasts Silverpeak, Nevada.