080  
WWUS75 KVEF 171156  
NPWVEF  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
456 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
AZZ001-570-CAZ519-521-522-581-582-NVZ014>020-025-171300-  
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260417T1200Z/  
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD - AZ SIDE-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE  
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-OWENS VALLEY  
SOUTH-OWENS VALLEY NORTH-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN  
COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE  
COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS  
VALLEY-LAKE MEAD - NV SIDE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOULDER CITY, RED ROCK CANYON,  
BRISTLECONE PINE, RACHEL, TUWEEP, SHOSHONE, MOAPA, GOLDFIELD,  
BISHOP, HOOVER DAM, DESERT ROCK, TEMPLE BAR, WESTGARD PASS,  
HENDERSON, PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOUTH COVE, HAYFORD PK,  
FURNACE CREEK, LAS VEGAS, COLORADO CITY, LONE PINE, BEATTY, MT  
TRUMBULL, DYER, OVERTON, AMARGOSA VALLEY, MT CHARLESTON, PIOCHE,  
WHITNEY PORTAL, WESTERN GRAND CANYON, INDIAN SPRINGS, NORTH LAS  
VEGAS, HIKO, ASPENDELL, OLANCHA, MESQUITE, SILVER PEAK, ALAMO,  
PANACA, STOVEPIPE WELLS, PAHRUMP, INDEPENDENCE, AND CALIENTE  
456 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026 /456 AM MST FRI APR 17 2026/  
   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT / MST EARLY THIS MORNING
 
 
WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN  
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CANNOT RULE OUT AN OCCASIONAL GUST AT OR ABOVE 40  
MPH, BUT IN GENERAL, WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS THE MORNING  
PROGRESSES.  
 

 
 
AZZ002-571-CAZ527-NVZ026-171800-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260418T0000Z/  
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MOHAVE - AZ SIDE-SAN BERNARDINO  
COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MOHAVE - NV SIDE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEEDLES, DESERT HILLS, BULLHEAD CITY,  
LAUGHLIN, LAKE HAVASU CITY, AND TOPOCK  
456 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026 /456 AM MST FRI APR 17 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT / MST THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN ARIZONA, LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND LAKE MOHAVE -  
AZ SIDE. IN CALIFORNIA, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER  
VALLEY. IN NEVADA, LAKE MOHAVE - NV SIDE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT / MST THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY ALONG EAST-WEST  
THOROUGHFARES INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40. STRONG WINDS WILL ELEVATE  
WAVE HEIGHTS ON LAKE MOHAVE AND LAKE HAVASU TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4  
FEET, MAKING BOATING DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CRAFT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR  
LAUGHLIN, BULLHEAD CITY, AND KATHERINE LANDING. THESE GUSTS ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE ISOLATED IN SPACE AND TIME.  
 

 
 
AZZ575-576-CAZ523>526-NVZ022-171800-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-260417T1800Z/  
HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-  
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK  
COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MORONGO VALLEY, CAL-NEV-ARI, SEARCHLIGHT,  
DOLAN SPRINGS, YUCCA VALLEY, VALENTINE, TWENTYNINE PALMS, VIDAL  
JUNCTION, BAKER, YUCCA, FORT IRWIN, MOUNTAIN PASS, DAGGETT,  
MITCHELL CAVERNS, KINGMAN, HUALAPAI PEAK, BARSTOW, PRIMM, GOLDEN  
VALLEY, AND WIKIEUP  
456 AM PDT FRI APR 17 2026 /456 AM MST FRI APR 17 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT / MST THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...IN ARIZONA, HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST DESERTS. IN  
CALIFORNIA, CADIZ BASIN, EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT, MORONGO BASIN, AND  
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. IN NEVADA, SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT / MST THIS MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR  
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY ALONG EAST-WEST THOROUGHFARES  
INCLUDING INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40.  
 

 
 
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