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WWUS75 KVEF 152209  
NPWVEF  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
309 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
AZZ001-CAZ519>522-NVZ015>020-161015-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.260416T1800Z-260417T1200Z/  
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE  
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-LINCOLN  
COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE  
COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS  
VALLEY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AMARGOSA VALLEY, BISHOP, MT TRUMBULL,  
BRISTLECONE PINE, HAYFORD PK, PIOCHE, PIPE SPRING NATIONAL  
MONUMENT, PANACA, ASPENDELL, MT CHARLESTON, PAHRUMP, LAS VEGAS,  
HIKO, INDEPENDENCE, FURNACE CREEK, SHOSHONE, CALIENTE, MOAPA,  
NORTH LAS VEGAS, STOVEPIPE WELLS, DESERT ROCK, OLANCHA, MESQUITE,  
WESTERN GRAND CANYON, LONE PINE, ALAMO, INDIAN SPRINGS, RACHEL,  
WHITNEY PORTAL, TUWEEP, OVERTON, COLORADO CITY, WESTGARD PASS,  
BOULDER CITY, HENDERSON, AND RED ROCK CANYON  
309 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026 /309 PM MST WED APR 15 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/  
THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...THURSDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40  
MPH EXPECTED. THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY, NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 15  
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA, SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA, AND  
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/  
FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-161015-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.260416T1800Z-260418T0000Z/  
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-  
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD  
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OATMAN, MOHAVE VALLEY, LAKE HAVASU CITY,  
TOPOCK, DESERT HILLS, HOOVER DAM, NEEDLES, LAUGHLIN, AND BULLHEAD  
CITY  
309 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026 /309 PM MST WED APR 15 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/  
THURSDAY TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...THURSDAY, SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 40 MPH EXPECTED. THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY, NORTH WINDS 25  
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, LAKE HAVASU AND FORT  
MOHAVE, AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/  
FRIDAY.  
 
* 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 MEAD, 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.  
 
 
 
AZZ003-CAZ523>526-NVZ022-161015-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.260416T1800Z-260417T1800Z/  
NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-  
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VIDAL JUNCTION, BAKER, MITCHELL CAVERNS,  
PRIMM, GOLDEN VALLEY, YUCCA, DOLAN SPRINGS, YUCCA VALLEY, MORONGO  
VALLEY, MOUNTAIN PASS, TWENTYNINE PALMS, DAGGETT, FORT IRWIN,  
BARSTOW, SEARCHLIGHT, WIKIEUP, VALENTINE, CAL-NEV-ARI, AND  
KINGMAN  
309 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026 /309 PM MST WED APR 15 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/  
THURSDAY TO 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...THURSDAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40  
MPH EXPECTED. THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY, NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 15  
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN ARIZONA, NORTHWEST DESERTS. IN CALIFORNIA, CADIZ BASIN,  
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT, MORONGO BASIN, AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.  
IN NEVADA, SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THURSDAY TO 11 AM PDT /11 AM  
MST/ FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
NVZ014-161015-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.260416T1800Z-260417T1200Z/  
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILVER PEAK, GOLDFIELD, BEATTY, AND DYER  
309 PM PDT WED APR 15 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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 HIGHWAY 95 WEST OF TONOPAH AND STATE ROUTE 374.  
 
 
 
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