Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Oct 3, 2007, 2:45 PM PDT for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Oct 4, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 27 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2007, 2:45 PM PDT (21:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2007, 1:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2007, 3:59 PM PDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 Sw Independence, CA | OWENS VALLEY MESONET STATION 2 AT AN ELEVATION OF 4842 FEET. |
| Oct 4, 4:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 Wsw Independence, CA | OWENS VALLEY MESONET AT AN ELEVATION OF 5697 FEET. |
| Oct 4, 5:21 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 1 Sw Mercury, NV | DESERT ROCK AIRPORT ASOS |
| Oct 5, 5:16 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 2 Sse Mt. Charleston, NV | |
| Oct 5, 7:16 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Mercury, NV | |
| Oct 5, 7:30 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 76 | 9 Nw Mercury, NV | |
| Oct 5, 9:34 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 Ese Red Rock Canyon, NV |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 3 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 032145 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 245 PM PDT WED OCT 3 2007 .A POWERFUL GULF OF ALASKA STORM WILL BRING VERY STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR A MODERATE DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT IN THE OWENS VALLEY THURSDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-521-041000- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0010.071004T1900Z-071005T1900Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.071004T2000Z-071005T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 245 PM PDT WED OCT 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES DOWN TO 5000 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH WILL BE LIKELY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ520-041000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0010.071004T2300Z-071005T1100Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 245 PM PDT WED OCT 3 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SIERRA...SUCH AS IN THE INDEPENDENCE AREA. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ ASG
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 041012 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 307 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 .A POWERFUL GULF OF ALASKA STORM WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FRIDAY AND OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. CAZ519-521-041815- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.071004T2000Z-071005T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 307 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015-017-041815- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.071004T2100Z-071005T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 307 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 /307 AM MST THU OCT 4 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...LINCOLN COUNTY...AND MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY OCCUR FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN AREAS PRONE TO WEST WINDS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. $$ CAZ520-041815- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0010.071004T2300Z-071005T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.071005T0000Z-071005T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 307 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. LOCALLY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SIERRA...SUCH AS IN THE INDEPENDENCE AREA. THE RISK OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 395. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-041815- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.071004T2100Z-071005T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 307 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 /307 AM MST THU OCT 4 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY OCCUR FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON SATURDAY...BUT STRONG GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-041815- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.071004T2100Z-071005T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 307 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA COUNTY...AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. $$ NVZ018-019-041815- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T0700Z-071006T0500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 307 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OVER THE RIDGETOPS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH...AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD REACH DOWN INTO RED ROCK CANYON AS WELL. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ CAZ524>526-NVZ016-020-022-041815- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 307 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY AS WELL AS EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 041649 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 949 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 .A POWERFUL GULF OF ALASKA STORM WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FRIDAY AND OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. CAZ519-521-050100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.071004T2000Z-071005T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 949 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOUT 5000 FEET... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015-017-050100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.071004T2100Z-071005T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 949 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 /949 AM MST THU OCT 4 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY OCCUR FRIDAY... WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN AREAS PRONE TO WEST WINDS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-050100- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.071004T2100Z-071005T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 949 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 /949 AM MST THU OCT 4 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY OCCUR FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON SATURDAY...BUT STRONG GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-050100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.071004T2100Z-071005T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 949 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. $$ CAZ520-050100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.071005T0000Z-071005T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 949 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. LOCALLY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SIERRA...SUCH AS IN THE INDEPENDENCE AREA. THE RISK OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 395. $$ NVZ018-019-050100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T0700Z-071006T0500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 949 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OVER THE RIDGETOPS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH...AND STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS COULD REACH DOWN INTO RED ROCK CANYON AS WELL. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ CAZ524>526-NVZ016-020-022-050100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 949 AM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS PRONE TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 042234 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 334 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 .A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS NEVADA ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BE SEEN ACROSS THE DESERT REGIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FRIDAY AND OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY. NVZ018-019-050645- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T0700Z-071006T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0010.071005T0700Z-071006T0500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 334 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHILE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA AS WELL. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY. $$ CAZ519-521-050645- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071005T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 334 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015-017-050645- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-071005T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 334 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 /334 PM MST THU OCT 4 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS...WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THIS SAME AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS ON FRIDAY...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-050645- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071005T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 334 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 /334 PM MST THU OCT 4 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY OCCUR FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON SATURDAY...BUT STRONG GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-050400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-071005T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 334 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. $$ CAZ520-050645- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.071005T0000Z-071005T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 334 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. LOCALLY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SIERRA...SUCH AS IN THE INDEPENDENCE AREA. THE RISK OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DECREASE FRIDAY MORNING. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 395. $$ CAZ524>526-NVZ016-020-022-050645- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 334 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...MORONGO BASIN... CADIZ BASIN...NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...LAS VEGAS VALLEY...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 050420 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 920 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 .A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS THE GREAT BASIN ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BE SEEN ACROSS THE DESERT REGIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FRIDAY AND OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY. CAZ520-050530- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-071005T1300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 920 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. OBSERVATION SITES BELOW 5000 FEET IN THE OWENS VALLEY INCLUDING THE DENSE NETWORK OF STATIONS NEAR INDEPENDENCE HAVE SHOWN A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS SINCE SUNSET. LOCALIZED WEST WINDS GUST UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-NVZ015-017-051100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-071005T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 920 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 /920 PM MST THU OCT 4 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR MOHAVE... LINCOLN...SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY ACROSS THE AREA AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY UP TO 60 MPH IN WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS ON FRIDAY...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-051100- /O.EXP.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071005T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 920 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 /920 PM MST THU OCT 4 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM ENTERING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER EVEN STRONGER WINDS MAY OCCUR FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH ON SATURDAY...BUT STRONG GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. LAKE WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN ON SATURDAY. $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-050530- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-071005T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 920 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN INYO...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ENTERING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. $$ NVZ018-019-051100- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0010.071005T0420Z-071006T0500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 920 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. AUTOMATED SENSOR HAVE ALREADY REPORTED WIND GUSTS UP TO 52 MPH. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHILE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA AS WELL. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY. $$ CAZ519-521-051100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071005T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 920 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ524>526-NVZ016-020-022-051100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 920 PM PDT THU OCT 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND CLARK COUNTIES. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS POTENTIALLY OVER 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN WIND PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 051110 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 410 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SWING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BE SEEN ACROSS THE DESERT REGIONS TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY. CAZ523-051700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0010.071005T1700Z-071006T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 410 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...WILL BE WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DRIFTING SAND MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. $$ CAZ519-521-051400- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071005T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 410 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING... MAINLY SOUTH OF INDEPENDENCE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS MORNING AND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE WITH THE WIND SHIFT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NVZ018-019-051700- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071006T0100Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 410 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. AUTOMATED SENSORS HAVE REPORTED WIND GUSTS UP TO 54 MPH OVERNIGHT AND HIGHER SPEEDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH ARE LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHILE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ NVZ017-051700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.071005T1110Z-071006T0100Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 410 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH EARLY THIS EVENING AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ015-016-020>022-051700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0011.071005T1700Z-071006T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.071005T1700Z-071006T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 410 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 /410 AM MST FRI OCT 5 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA... NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ JGA
000 WWUS75 KVEF 051354 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 654 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SWING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BE SEEN ACROSS THE DESERT REGIONS TODAY. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY. CAZ519-521-051500- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071005T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 654 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS INDICATED WINDS HAD BECOME NORTH BETWEEN BISHOP AND INDEPENDENCE AS OF 6 AM. WIND SPEEDS HAD ALSO DECREASED TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND SIMILAR WINDS WILL SPREAD DOWN THROUGH THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS A COLD FRONT WORKS ITS WAY DOWN THROUGH INYO COUNTY. WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. $$ NVZ018-019-051700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071006T0100Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 654 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. AUTOMATED SENSORS HAVE REPORTED WIND GUSTS UP TO 66 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHILE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ CAZ523-051700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.071005T1700Z-071006T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 654 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...WILL BE WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DRIFTING SAND MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. $$ NVZ017-051700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-071006T0100Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 654 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH EARLY THIS EVENING AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ015-016-020>022-051700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.071005T1700Z-071006T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 654 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 /654 AM MST FRI OCT 5 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PDT /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA... NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 051622 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 922 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SWING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BE SEEN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES EAST...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY. NVZ018-019-060030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071006T0100Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 922 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED ROCK CANYON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. AUTOMATED SENSORS HAVE REPORTED WIND GUSTS UP TO 66 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING. NUMEROUS WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHILE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ CAZ523-060030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.071005T1700Z-071006T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 922 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS TODAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...WILL BE WIDESPREAD LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DRIFTING SAND MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. $$ NVZ017-060030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-071006T0100Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 922 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH EARLY THIS EVENING AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ015-016-020>022-060030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.071005T1700Z-071006T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 922 AM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 /922 AM MST FRI OCT 5 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 052259 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 359 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 .A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY BE SEEN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION LATE THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO SATURDAY. NVZ018-019-060400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071006T0100Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-071006T0400Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 359 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. $$ CAZ523-060400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-071006T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-071006T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 359 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$ NVZ015-060000- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-071006T0400Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 359 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THROUGHOUT LINCOLN COUNTY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ NVZ017-060400- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-071006T0400Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 359 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE IN SPEED. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ016-020>022-060400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-071006T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 359 PM PDT FRI OCT 5 2007 /359 PM MST FRI OCT 5 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 PM ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND DECREASE BUT REMAIN BREEZY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Oct 3, 2:30 PM PDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 2:30 PM PDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
230 PM PDT WED OCT 3 2007
.SYNOPSIS...DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER GULF OF ALASKA STORM DIGS
INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THIS STORM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO
MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...AND WILL ALSO BRING SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
AREAWIDE FOR THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING CLEAR SKIES OVER MOST OF THE
CWA THIS AFTERNOON WITH WAVE CLOUDS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF
NEVADA AND SOME LOWER CLOUDS JUST ENTERING SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY
THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A PREVIOUS TROPICAL SYSTEM. MODELS HAVE
BEEN HANDLING THE MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH A LITTLE DIFFERENT OVER THE
PAST COUPLE OF RUNS...BUT NOW SEEM TO HAVE A BETTER GRIP ON THE
SITUATION. BOTH THE GFS/NAM TRACK THIS MOISTURE A LITTLE FURTHER
WEST AND PUT MUCH OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY UNDER MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH THIS MOISTURE IS NOT VERY DEEP...PW
VALUES ARE OVER AN INCH AND THE NEWER RUNS ARE SHOWING A LITTLE MORE
INSTABILITY. DO NOT THINK THIS WILL BE A LARGE COVERAGE OF
SHOWERS...WILL GO AHEAD AND INCREASE THE POPS TO 20 PERCENT FOR
SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY STARTING LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. BIG STORY
CONTINUES TO BE THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY ENTERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
STRONG JET ENTERING OREGON AND STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF DIGGING
SOUTH. MODELS SHOW THE JET TO SLOWLY SAG SOUTH AND BE OVER NORTHERN
CA/NV BY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE SIERRA
THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AFTER 20Z. CURRENT
WRF MODEL IS SHOWING RIDGE TOP WINDS AROUND 60-70 KTS WITH MID
SLOPES AROUND 50 KTS. WILL GO AHEAD AND UPGRADE THE WATCH FOR ZONES
519 AND 521 TO A WARNING...BUT LEAVE THE OWENS VALLEY A WATCH FOR
NOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH MOST LOCATIONS IN THE BREEZY TO WINDY
CATEGORY. WITH THE STRONGER SOUTHWEST FLOW...EXPECT THURSDAYS
TEMPERATURES TO BE THE WARMEST OF THE WEEK AND AT LEAST A COUPLE OF
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DIG FRIDAY WITH A COLD
FRONT TRACKING THROUGH NEVADA DURING THE DAY. WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE SOUTHERN CWA
SEEING FAIRLY STRONG WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY AND POTENTIALLY A HIGH WIND WATCH.
CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA
BETWEEN 03Z-06Z SATURDAY AND OUT OF THE CWA BY 12Z SATURDAY. THERE
MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT...BUT MOST ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT. BEST DYNAMICS WILL REMAIN OVER THE
NORTHERN CWA AND HAVE INCREASES POPS INTO THE 30-40 PERCENT RANGE
FOR THOSE AREAS. LOOKS LIKE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR EARLY
FRIDAY AND GRADUALLY FALL DURING THE DAY AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN THURSDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM...GFS HAS BEEN THE OUTLIER THE PAST FEW RUNS WITH THE
STRENGTH OF THE TROUGH CROSSING OVER THE CWA FRIDAY. HOWEVER 12Z
RUNS OF THE EURO AND GFS ARE SIMILAR INITIALLY BEFORE DIVERGING
AFTER 00Z SUN. FOR 12Z SAT HOWEVER...TROUGH AXIS PROGGED TO BE ALONG
THE NEVADA/UTAH BORDER WITH 554MB LOW OVER SOUTHWEST UTAH. ENOUGH
DYNAMICS AROUND LOW CENTER TO KEEP MENTION OF SHOWERS ACROSS LINCOLN
COUNTY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE DRYING AS TROUGH SHIFTS TO EASTERN
UTAH BY 00Z SUNDAY. AS MENTIONED EURO/GFS DIVERGE AT THIS POINT WITH
EURO RAPIDLY SHIFTING TROUGH EAST/NORTH WITH CENTER OVER NORTHERN
PLAINS BY 12Z MON...WHILE GFS HAS CENTER OVER NORTHEAST COLORADO.
ALTHOUGH THIS WILL BE AN INTERESTING SCENARIO FOR THOSE TO THE EAST
OVERALL FOR OUR CWA...DRY CONDITIONS WITH FLOW ALOFT SHIFTING FROM
THE NORTHWEST FLOW TO MORE WEST/SOUTHWEST THIS DRY FLOW THEN
CONTINUES INTO LATE TUESDAY BEFORE MODEL DIFFERENCES ONCE OCCUR INTO
WEDNESDAY. EURO HAS NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WHILE GFS KEEPS DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW
OVER THE AREA. DUE TO THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTIES TOWARDS THE END OF
THE LONG TERM...WILL GO WITH CURRENT FORECAST OF DRY INTO WEDNESDAY.
COLD FRONT TO PUSH ACROSS KLAS VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH NORTH WINDS
ON SATURDAY AND LOCALLY INTO SUNDAY. SATURDAY HIGHS TO DROP 5-10
DEGREES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA WITH THE COLD AIR
ADVECTION. LATEST REVIEW OF MODEL PERFORMANCE FROM THE PAST COUPLE
OF COLD SYSTEMS SHOWS THAT GUIDANCE HAS BEEN A FEW DEGREES TO
WARM...THUS KEEPING SATURDAY HIGHS 2-4 DEGREES BELOW CUR GUIDANCE.
SLOW WARMING THEN INTO NEXT WEDNESDAY UNDER SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. &&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES WILL REMAIN OVER
THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10-15KT TO DECREASE AFTER
03Z AND BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS TO INCREASE
THURSDAY AFTER 18Z BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15-25KTS. STRONGER WINDS
LOOKED FOR ON FRIDAY AS A PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS 5-15KTS TO BECOMING LESS THAN 10KTS OVERNIGHT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND A GOOD
POTENTIAL FOR MOUNTAIN INDUCED TURBULENCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS OVER THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY
AREAS AT 19Z THURSDAY WITH WINDS 15-25KTS ELSEWHERE.
.FIRE WEATHER...BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER
MOST AREAS THURSDAY AS A GULF OF ALASKA TROUGH DIGS SOUTH. DRY
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL WILL OCCUR
FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE SIERRA ABOVE 5000 FEET THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH
THE AREA FRIDAY WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES BEHIND. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF
THE AREA BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING ZONES 519 AND 521 FROM 2 PM THURSDAY THROUGH
NOON FRIDAY.
HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 520 4 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 4 AM FRIDAY.
&&
GORELOW/JENSEN
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 3:48 AM PDT, 10 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 348 AM PDT WED OCT 3 2007 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-040700- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 348 AM PDT WED OCT 3 2007 /348 AM MST WED OCT 3 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A POWERFUL GULF OF ALASKA STORM WILL BRING A ROUND OF STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE RIDGETOPS OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY...AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS REACHING INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. ANY DOWNSLOPE WINDS WOULD CAUSE DIFFICULT CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ON FRIDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR A WIDESPREAD HIGH WIND EVENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. ANYONE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO...CLARK OR MOHAVE COUNTY ON FRIDAY SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE ON SATURDAY...AND QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER PER STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MORGAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 3:36 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
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