Wind Advisory 36, NWS Las Vegas, NV

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 100714
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1114 PM PST SAT DEC 9 2006

CAZ523-525-101400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.061210T1400Z-061211T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
1114 PM PST SAT DEC 9 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SUNDAY. 

A PACIFIC STORM MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN
NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS.
WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED SUNDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395.

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. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST
MAY BE CREATED WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA ON SUNDAY.

$$

MORGAN

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 101202
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
402 AM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

CAZ519-101800-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.061210T2000Z-061211T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
402 AM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ABOVE 5000
FEET.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SIERRA CREST AND BECOME STRONG THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED
IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA ABOVE 5000 FEET. LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS AND NEW FALLEN SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN PASSES AND CANYONS.
THIS WILL CREATE ADVERSE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THOSE
TRAVELING INTO THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ523-525-101800-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.061210T1202Z-061211T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
402 AM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH
POSSIBLE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND
HIGHWAY 395.

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. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST
MAY BE CREATED WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA ON SUNDAY.

$$

JGA

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 101754
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
954 AM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

CAZ523-525-110200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-061211T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
954 AM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

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

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

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH
POSSIBLE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND
HIGHWAY 395. WINDS AT THE BARSTOW-DAGGET AIRPORT WERE GUSTING TO
48 MPH AT 9 AM THIS MORNING. SEVERAL OTHER WIND SENSORS ACROSS THE
AREA WERE SHOWING WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. 

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. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST
MAY BE CREATED WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA ON SUNDAY.

$$

CAZ519-110200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.061210T2000Z-061211T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
954 AM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

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

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

SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 65 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA ABOVE
5000 FEET. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND NEW FALLEN SNOW WILL COMBINE
WITH THE GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY
IN PASSES AND CANYONS. THIS WILL CREATE ADVERSE WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR THOSE TRAVELING INTO THE SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

$$

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 102317
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
317 PM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

CAZ519-525-110030-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-061211T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-MORONGO BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS
317 PM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS IN THESE AREAS HAVE DROPPED WELL BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HOWEVER LOCALLY BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. 

$$

CAZ523-110200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-061211T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
317 PM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

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

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

WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN STILL BE
EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN
PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THIS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT
DRIVING CONDITIONS...WITH POSSIBLE AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST...ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395. WINDS WILL
BECOME FAIRLY LIGHT LATER 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. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST
MAY BE CREATED WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA ON SUNDAY.

$$

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 110136
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
536 PM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

CAZ523-110245-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-061211T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
536 PM PST SUN DEC 10 2006

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

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

WINDS WERE DECREASING ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EARLY
THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.

$$

MORGAN

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
250 PM PST SAT DEC 9 2006

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOHAVE DESERT
ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CLOUDS...COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS AND
SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BRING A DRY WEATHER PATTERN TO THE AREA THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH MOVING ONTO THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST ATTM WITH SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE TILT TROUGH AXIS FROM
ROUGHLY 40N/130W TO 34N/127W. ANTICIPATE A LITTLE MORE DIGGING NEXT
6 HOURS AS SLIGHTLY STRONGER JET ALONG BACKSIDE OF TROUGH. ALTHOUGH
EXPECT SOME DIGGING AND STRENGTHENING TO CONTINUE NEXT FEW HOURS
VERY LIMITED MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH SYSTEM AND DO NOT SEE A
MOISTURE SOURCE BEING TAPPED. CURRENT PCP WATER VALUES ACROSS SE
CA/SOUTHERN NV/NW AZ BETWEEN 0.25 AND 0.50 OF AN INCH WITH GOES TPW
SHOWING ONLY 0.75 TO 1.00 INCHES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM
ITSELF....WHICH DOES NOT BODE WELL FOR A STRONG PRECIPITATION
PRODUCER OVER THE CWA. JET DYNAMICS/OROGRAPHICS TO LOCALLY ENHANCE
SHOWER ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND
WILL CONTINUE WITH SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SLOPES...BUT GENERALLY
LOOKING FOR LIGHT AMOUNTS ELSEWHERE THROUGH SUNDAY AS SYSTEM SHIFTS
EAST. AS SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST ON SUNDAY...INCREASED SURFACE GRADIENTS
MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHOULD KICK WINDS INTO
THE LOW END WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL ISSUED ADVISORY FOR THIS
AREA WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. SECONDARY IMPULSE TO DROP SOUTHEAST
IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND THE SYSTEM ON SUNDAY AND CROSS OVER
MAINLY LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES SUNDAY NIGHT...THUS WILL KEEP
MENTION OF ISOLATED SHOWERS THESE AREAS INTO EARLY MONDAY. SHORTWAVE
RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE CWA ON MONDAY FOR DRYING. TEMPS TO DROP
SUNDAY UNDER TROUGH WITH MOST READINGS LOWERING 8-12 DEGREES FROM
THIS AFTERNOON HIGHS. LITTLE RECOVERY ON MONDAY WHICH MEANS THAT
MOST DAYTIME TEMPS TO BE NEAR NORMAL THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

.LONG TERM...LITTLE CHANGE TO FCST WITH THE 12Z ECMWF/GFS/GEM/MREF
OUTPUT ALL FAIRLY CONSISTENT. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL PASS TO OUR NORTH
ON TUESDAY WITH ALL MODELS INDICATING THAT THE BRUNT OF MOISTURE
SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE CWA. HOWEVER SINCE CANT COMPLETELY RULE
OUT PRECIP YET...HAVE KEPT IN TOKEN TO SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS NRN
THIRD OF THE CWA FOR TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY RIDGING WILL
BUILD IN RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS WITH TEMPS RUNNING 5-10 DEG ABV
CLIMO BY THE END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO
ENTER THE WRN CONUS NEXT SATURDAY...AFFECTING THE CWA LATE SATURDAY
AND INTO SUNDAY. THE MREF INDICATES 500MB HGTS 2 STD DEV BELOW
NORMAL OVER NRN NV...AND PRECIP FIELDS WITH ALL MODELS LOOKING
PRETTY HEALTHY. DECENT Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE ACROSS THE NRN HALF OF
THE CWA... AND CROSS SECTIONS INDICATE A GOOD CONNECTION BETWEEN
FRONTOGENESIS AND POT VORT NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT... BUT STILL TOO FAR
OUT TO JUMP ON. HAVE RAISED POPS FOR SAT NIGHT
&&

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

VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
     SUNDAY FOR ZONES 519/521.
     WIND ADVISORY FOR ZONES 23 AND 25 FOR SUNDAY.
&&

JENSEN/KENNEDY

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
626 AM PST SAT DEC 9 2006

CAZ519-521-100800-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
626 AM PST SAT DEC 9 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING THEN
MOVE INTO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START
OUT AROUND 6500 FEET THIS EVENING THEN LOWER TO AROUND 4500 FEET
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STRONG RIDGETOP WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED SUNDAY ALONG WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN
MONDAY THROUGH THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

NVZ014-015-018-019-100800-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-
626 AM PST SAT DEC 9 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL
NEVADA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE STORM WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY SUNDAY AND SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER TO BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET. HOWEVER...ONLY A FEW INCHES
OR LESS OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED. THIS MAY PRODUCE
ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS AND HIGHWAYS ABOVE 5000 FEET.
DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN MONDAY AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGE TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

JGA