Wind Advisory 30, NWS Las Vegas, NV

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 110631
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1031 PM PST FRI NOV 10 2006

CAZ519-520-111300-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.061111T1000Z-061111T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1031 PM PST FRI NOV 10 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CAUSE A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT TO FORM OVER CALIFORNIA STARTING LATE TONIGHT. WESTERLY
WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 80 MPH
POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE AT ELEVATIONS
OVER 7000 FEET AND LOCATIONS IN THE OWENS VALLEY BELOW CANYON
OPENINGS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON ON
SATURDAY.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WARNING AREA IN
ELEVATIONS UNDER 7000 FT. FOR LOCATIONS OVER 7000 FT...A HIGH WIND
WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH OR GREATER...OR GUSTS OF
AT LEAST 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR
THE LATEST INFORMATION. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION
TO THIS EVENT AS THE HIGH WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

$$

NVZ019-111300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.061111T2000Z-061112T0200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1031 PM PST FRI NOV 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS ON SATURDAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE FROM THE SOUTH UP TO 20 MPH EARLY ON SATURDAY AND
INCREASE TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
60 MPH. WINDS SHOULD SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AND START TO
DECREASE BY SATURDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. PERSONS PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS IN THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE HIGHER WINDS AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 111247
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
447 AM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

CAZ519-520-112000-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061111T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
447 AM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH HAVE
ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN MONO COUNTY...NORTH OF WARNED AREA. AS
THE STORM CURRENTLY OFFSHORE THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
PROGRESSES...THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE DOWN INTO INYO COUNTY
WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS ANTICIPATED TO BE AT ELEVATIONS OVER 7000
FEET AND LOCATIONS IN THE OWENS VALLEY BELOW CANYON OPENINGS.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE STORM
MOVES EAST OF OUR AREA.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WARNING AREA IN
ELEVATIONS UNDER 7000 FT. FOR LOCATIONS OVER 7000 FT...A HIGH
WIND WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH OR GREATER...OR
GUSTS OF AT LEAST 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD PAY
PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS EVENT AS THE HIGH WINDS MAY MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

$$

NVZ019-112000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.061111T2000Z-061112T0200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
447 AM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST UP TO 20 MPH CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS
WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST AND START TO
DECREASE BY THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. PERSONS PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS IN THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE HIGHER WINDS AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 111940
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1140 AM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

CAZ519-520-112045-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-061111T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1140 AM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. 

AS OF 11 AM...WINDS HAD DECREASED IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH ONLY
ONE STATION REPORTING GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH. THEREFORE...THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.

$$

NVZ019-120200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.061111T2000Z-061112T0200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
1140 AM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS
TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. AS OF 11 AM...WINDS WERE
GUSTING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AT RED ROCK CANYON AND MOUNTAIN
SPRINGS...AND OVER 50 MPH AT KYLE CANYON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND START TO
DECREASE BY THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND/OR FREQUENT
WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. ANYONE PLANNING ON BEING OUTDOORS IN THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

MORGAN

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 120150
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
550 PM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

NVZ019-120300-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-061112T0200Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
550 PM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

AUTOMATED SENSORS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INDICATE THAT SOUTHWEST
WINDS HAVE DECREASED WELL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WIND
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

AN AUTOMATED SENSOR IN KYLE CANYON REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF 59 MPH
BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM. 

$$

PIERCE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
915 AM PST FRI 10 NOV 2006

.SYNOPSIS...NORTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER TO THE AREA
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND
POSSIBLY INTO THE OWENS VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN REGIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA SATURDAY WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ELSEWHERE. PARTLY TO
MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS RETURN SUNDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
BELOW NORMAL.
&&

.UPDATE...12Z RUN OF NAM12 SHOWS WINDS NOW AROUND 80KT NEAR RIDGE
TOP OF THE SIERRA WHICH IS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS WRF RUN. INVERSION
AND CRITICAL LEVEL NOTED ON THE PROGGED AREA SOUNDING. WILL BE
UPGRADING THE WATCH TO A WARNING AND MAY HAVE TO BUMP THE SPEEDS UP
A BIT TO REFLECT UPWARD TREND EXPECTED AT THE CREST.
OTHERWISE...CURRENT PACKAGE LOOKS GOOD.
&&

.SHORT TERM...A NORTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL HANG ON
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TODAY BUT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX THIS
AFTERNOON AS INFLUENCE FROM A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM PUSHES SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST. THERE MAY BE A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS
ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS MORNING BUT THEY SHOULD ALSO
ABATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ONLY OCCASIONAL HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BUT MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS SHOULD
PREVAIL. HOWEVER...A DRY COOLER AIRMASS AND LOWER MORNING TEMPS WILL
SHORTEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR WARMING TODAY AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD
ONLY RISE TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM TONIGHT. MAINLY HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE EXPECTED
INITIALLY BUT CLOUD BASES WILL STEADILY DROP INTO SATURDAY. THE
FIRST CONCERN WILL BE A POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT FOR THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY AS ENERGY
FROM THE STORM APPROACHES THE SIERRA. LATEST DATA FROM THE 4KM WRF
FORECASTS 70+ KT WINDS AT RIDGETOP BY 12Z SATURDAY MORNING. TIME
HEIGHTS AND FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW A WEAK INVERSION NEAR RIDGETOP
AND LIGHTER WINDS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE STRONG RIDGETOP WINDS
INDICATING A POSSIBLE CRITICAL LEVEL. BASED ON THIS...WILL CONTINUE
THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THIS REGION BUT MAY BE NECESSARY TO UPGRADE
TO A HIGH WIND WARNING DURING THE NEXT SHIFT AFTER THE DAYSHIFT
FORECASTER GETS A LOOK AT THE 12Z MODEL RUN DATA. OTHERWISE...A
MOSTLY CLOUDY DAY EXPECTED SATURDAY AS THE STORM MOVES INTO THE
AREA. SHOWERS SHOULD BE MAINLY CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF LAS VEGAS
AND POSSIBLY OVER THE SPRING MTNS/SHEEP RANGE AND NORTHERN MOHAVE
CNTY BUT...RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW AMOUNTS LOOK ON THE LIGHT
SIDE. A CLEARER...DRY DAY EXPECTED SUNDAY BEHIND THE SYSTEM WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH THE NW FLOW. ALSO...BREEZY TO
LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM...LATEST MODEL RUNS SUPPORT LITTLE CHANGE TO FORECAST
WITH MODELS FINALLY SHOWING MORE CONSISTENCY IN BRINGING IN THE
LARGE E PAC RIDGE TO OUR SOUTH AFTER TUESDAY. STILL EXPECTING TO SEE
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY AS THE SHORTWAVE PASSES THROUGH TO OUR NORTH. TAPERED BACK
COVERAGE OF SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AS MODELS SHOW THE RIDGE BUILDING IN
MORE QUICKLY THAN IN PREVIOUS RUNS...THOUGH AM NOT QUITE CONFIDENT
THAT MOISTURE WILL BE REMOVED QUITE SO QUICKLY. TEMPS NEAR NORMAL ON
MONDAY WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEK AS HEIGHTS INCREASE WITH THE
INCOMING RIDGE.

&&

.AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE EXPECTED WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR AREA TERMINALS.TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY DESCRIBE
EXPECTED WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR AREA TERMINALS. SEE TAFS FOR
KLAS...KVGT...KDRA... KBIH...KDAG...KEED FOR DETAILS.

AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDED TAFS.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...NONE.
.AZ...NONE.
.CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR CAZ519-520 LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
      MORNING.

BELL/SALMEN/MOSES

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
730 AM PST FRI NOV 10 2006

CAZ519>523-110630-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
730 AM PST FRI NOV 10 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS
TO THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY STARTING
TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WESTERLY AND BE BETWEEN 25
AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. THE HIGHEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED AT
AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE STRONG WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE
STORM SYSTEM MOVES TO THE EAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.