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  • Lake Wind Advisory for Northwest Deserts County, Arizona
  • Lake Wind Advisory issued February 26 at 8:55AM MST until February 26 at 8:00PM MST by NWS
  • Effective: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 8:55 a.m.
  • Expires: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 8 p.m.
  • .GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
    TODAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF HOOVER DAM.
    ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
    EVENING...
    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
    ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE
    COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM
    MST/ THIS EVENING.
    * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH.
    * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE
    AFTERNOON...AND DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.
    * LOCATIONS: THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE
    COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SOUTH
    OF HOOVER DAM.
    * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND
    CHOPPY WATERS COULD SWAMP SMALL CRAFT AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT.