High Winds At Lake Havasu

Above, choppy waters with whitecaps at Lake Havasu today. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Anyone planning to do some boating, water skiing, jet skiing or fishing at Lake Havasu, they may as well forget it this weekend.

High winds and gusts around 30-40 mph have been blowing in the Lake Havasu, Arizona area making the lake surface rough and choppy. There is currently a wind advisory for the Lake Havasu area.

Lake Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
658 PM PST Wed Nov 24 2021

AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-251300-
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Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave-Lake Mead National Recreation Area-
San Bernardino County-Upper Colorado River Valley-
Including Lake Havasu City, Desert Hills, Topock, Bullhead City,
Oatman, Mohave Valley, Needles, Hoover Dam, and Laughlin
658 PM PST Wed Nov 24 2021 /758 PM MST Wed Nov 24 2021/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST/7 PM MST
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST/8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...In Arizona, Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave and Lake Mead
  National Recreation Area. In California, San Bernardino County-
   Upper Colorado River Valley. In Nevada, Lake Mead National
  Recreation Area.

* WHEN...From 7 PM PST/8 PM MST this evening until 6 PM PST/7 PM
  MST Thursday.

A friend's son is on his way to Lake Havasu and the traffic on Interstate 10 is horrendous. If they plan on being on the lake, they might as well forget about it.