677  
WWUS75 KVEF 161013  
NPWVEF  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV  
313 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
AZZ001-CAZ519>522-NVZ015>020-162300-  
/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 MESQUITE, ALAMO, INDIAN SPRINGS, LAS  
VEGAS, STOVEPIPE WELLS, BISHOP, SHOSHONE, PAHRUMP, WESTERN GRAND  
CANYON, TUWEEP, FURNACE CREEK, PANACA, HENDERSON, CALIENTE,  
INDEPENDENCE, DESERT ROCK, LONE PINE, ASPENDELL, WESTGARD PASS,  
NORTH LAS VEGAS, BOULDER CITY, PIOCHE, MT TRUMBULL, RED ROCK  
CANYON, OLANCHA, WHITNEY PORTAL, HAYFORD PK, MT CHARLESTON,  
BRISTLECONE PINE, COLORADO CITY, OVERTON, PIPE SPRING NATIONAL  
MONUMENT, RACHEL, AMARGOSA VALLEY, HIKO, AND MOAPA  
313 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026 /313 AM MST THU APR 16 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT / MST THIS MORNING  
TO 5 AM PDT / MST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...TODAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH  
EXPECTED. TONIGHT AND FRIDAY, NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA, SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA,  
AND SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM PDT / MST THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT / 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-NVZ021-162300-  
/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 MOHAVE VALLEY, BULLHEAD CITY, LAUGHLIN,  
TOPOCK, LAKE HAVASU CITY, DESERT HILLS, OATMAN, HOOVER DAM, AND  
NEEDLES  
313 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026 /313 AM MST THU APR 16 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT / MST THIS MORNING  
TO 5 PM PDT / MST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...TODAY, SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO  
40 MPH EXPECTED. TONIGHT 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 / MST THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT / 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-NVZ022-162300-  
/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 YUCCA, YUCCA VALLEY, DAGGETT, FORT IRWIN,  
DOLAN SPRINGS, BAKER, WIKIEUP, VIDAL JUNCTION, GOLDEN VALLEY,  
MORONGO VALLEY, VALENTINE, TWENTYNINE PALMS, MOUNTAIN PASS,  
SEARCHLIGHT, KINGMAN, BARSTOW, CAL-NEV-ARI, MITCHELL CAVERNS, AND  
PRIMM  
313 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026 /313 AM MST THU APR 16 2026/  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT / MST THIS MORNING  
TO 11 AM PDT / MST FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...TODAY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH  
EXPECTED. TONIGHT 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 / MST THIS MORNING TO 11 AM PDT / 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.  
 

 
 
NVZ014-162300-  
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0010.260416T1800Z-260417T1200Z/  
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEATTY, SILVER PEAK, DYER, AND GOLDFIELD  
313 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM  
PDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING 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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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS  
 
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