Alert archive / California / High Wind Watches in 2007
High Wind Watch 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at May 1, 2007, 3:58 AM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at May 2, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2007, 3:58 AM PDT (10:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2007, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 127 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
- 6172 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 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 011058 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 358 AM PDT TUE MAY 1 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST NEVADA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND POSSIBLY THE OWENS VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AS DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE SEEN WEDNESDAY. CAZ522>524-NVZ014-017-012300- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 358 AM PDT TUE MAY 1 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK / WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT / ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY / AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY. A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON IN THE ADVISORY AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE GUSTY WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE SEEN. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND ALONG HIGHWAY 95 ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AS WELL AS OVER ESMERALDA COUNTY IN NEVADA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS. $$ CAZ519-520-012300- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0008.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 358 AM PDT TUE MAY 1 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WHILE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES... ESPECIALLY AT THE MOUTH OF WEST TO EAST CANYONS. MOTORIST ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY SHOULD ESPECIALLY BE PREPARED AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 012223 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 PM PDT TUE MAY 1 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND POSSIBLY THE OWENS VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AS DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE SEEN WEDNESDAY. AZZ036-NVZ021-021415- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.070502T2000Z-070503T0400Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 323 PM PDT TUE MAY 1 2007 /323 PM MST TUE MAY 1 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. 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. $$ CAZ522>524-NVZ014-017-021415- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 323 PM PDT TUE MAY 1 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LIKELY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND ALONG HIGHWAY 95 ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AS WELL AS OVER ESMERALDA COUNTY IN NEVADA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS. $$ CAZ519-520-021415- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0008.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 323 PM PDT TUE MAY 1 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY FROM LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...WHILE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES... ESPECIALLY AT THE MOUTH OF WEST TO EAST CANYONS. MOTORIST ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY SHOULD ESPECIALLY BE PREPARED AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 021114 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 414 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND POSSIBLY THE OWENS VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AS DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP...HOWEVER WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY. AZZ001-003-022300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2100Z-070503T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 414 AM MST WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU REGION...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE SEEN ALONG INTERSTATE 40. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE POTENTIALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. $$ NVZ016-020-022-022300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 414 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE GUSTY WINDS AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. $$ NVZ018-019-022300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 414 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SHEP RANGE AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE GUSTY WINDS AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. $$ CAZ525-022300- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 414 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE EXPECTED WINDS. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-022300- /O.EXT.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 414 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 /414 AM MST WED MAY 2 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ CAZ522>524-NVZ014-017-022300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 414 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS WESTERN AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT / ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY / WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LIKELY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND ALONG HIGHWAY 95 ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AS WELL AS OVER ESMERALDA COUNTY IN NEVADA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS. $$ CAZ519-520-022300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0008.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 414 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY. A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY...WHILE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES...ESPECIALLY AT THE MOUTH OF WEST TO EAST CANYONS. MOTORIST ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY SHOULD ESPECIALLY BE PREPARED AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DAY. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 021519 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 815 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 CORRECTED TYPO SPRING MOUNTAIN AND SHEEP RANGE SEGMENT ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND POSSIBLY THE OWENS VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AS DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP...HOWEVER WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY. AZZ001-003-022300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2100Z-070503T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- 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 815 AM MST WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU REGION...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE SEEN ALONG INTERSTATE 40. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE POTENTIALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. $$ NVZ016-020-022-022300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 815 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY AS WELL AS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE GUSTY WINDS AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. $$ NVZ018-019-022300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 815 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 CORRECTED TYPO ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE GUSTY WINDS AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. $$ CAZ525-022300- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 815 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE EXPECTED WINDS. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-022300- /O.EXT.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 815 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 /815 AM MST WED MAY 2 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. 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. $$ CAZ522>524-NVZ014-017-022300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 815 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AS WELL AS WESTERN AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT / ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY / WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LIKELY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND ALONG HIGHWAY 95 ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AS WELL AS OVER ESMERALDA COUNTY IN NEVADA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS. $$ CAZ519-520-022300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0008.070502T1800Z-070503T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 815 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY. A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY...WHILE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES...ESPECIALLY AT THE MOUTH OF WEST TO EAST CANYONS. MOTORIST ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY SHOULD ESPECIALLY BE PREPARED AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DAY. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 021800 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREATE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND POSSIBLY THE OWENS VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AS DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP...HOWEVER WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. ALONG WITH THE EXPECTED WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY. CAZ519-520-022315- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0008.000000T0000Z-070503T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T1800Z-070503T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN DURING THE DAY...WHILE WIND GUSTS TO OVER 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES...ESPECIALLY AT THE MOUTH OF WEST TO EAST CANYONS. MOTORIST ALONG HIGHWAY 395 THROUGH THE OWENS VALLEY SHOULD ESPECIALLY BE PREPARED AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE DAY. $$ CAZ523>525-022315- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T1800Z-070503T1100Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LIKELY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE STRONG WINDS. $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-017-022315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-070503T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NYE...ESMERALDA AND EASTERN INYO COUNTY...INCLUDING DEATH VALLEY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LIKELY. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS HIGHWAY 95 ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AS WELL AS OVER ESMERALDA COUNTY IN NEVADA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE EXPECTED GUSTY WINDS. $$ AZZ001-003-022315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2100Z-070503T0700Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- 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 1100 AM MST WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR MOHAVE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU REGION...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE SEEN ALONG INTERSTATE 40. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE POTENTIALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. $$ NVZ016-020-022-022315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AS WELL AS SOUTHERN AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE AREA. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE GUSTY WINDS AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. $$ NVZ018-019-022315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0023.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND RED ROCK CANYON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THESE GUSTY WINDS AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-022315- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.070502T2000Z-070503T0700Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 1100 AM PDT WED MAY 2 2007 /1100 AM MST WED MAY 2 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT /MIDNIGHT MST/ TONIGHT... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ PIERCE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at May 1, 3:15 AM PDT, 43 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 3:15 AM PDT, 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
315 AM PDT TUE MAY 1 2007
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUD
AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA TODAY ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK
COUNTY. A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY WITH
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. CONTINUED BREEZY AND
COOLER CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN ON THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...UPPER LOW OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST TO SLIDE
EAST DURING THE DAY RESULTING IN INCREASING CLOUDS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTION OF THE CWA. ENOUGH DYNAMICS
ASSOCIATE WITH THIS LOW TO MENTION ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS OF LINCOLN/CLARK/MOHAVE COUNTIES. CONDITIONS REMAIN DRY AT
THE SURFACE THUS DO NOT EXPECT MUCH RAINFALL. AS THIS SYSTEM SHIFTS
EAST OVERNIGHT NEXT CONCERN IS STRONG STORM PUSHING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM TO TIGHTEN SURFACE GRADIENTS SIGNIFICANTLY ON
WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA...BUT ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN
PORTIONS. IN ADDITION...110KT PLUS JET SHIFTING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA BY 00Z THURSDAY AND 700MB 45KT WIND MAX PROGGED ACROSS SAN
BERNARDINO/CLARK/MOHAVE COUNTIES BY 06Z WEDNESDAY. THROW IN STRONG
THERMAL GRADIENTS PUSHING SOUTH BY 00Z WEDNESDAY...AND THIS ALL ADDS
UP TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EAST SLOPES/OWENS VALLEY DUE TO
POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS AND WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN PORTION
OF THE CWA FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL LEAVE OUT
SOUTHERN NEVADA/NORTHWEST ARIZONA FOR NOW...BUT MAY NEED TO EXPAND
AREA IN THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. AS TROUGH SHIFTS ACROSS CWA ON
THURSDAY LOOK FOR CONTINUED BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF THE
AREA. SYSTEM WILL CONTAIN LIMITED MOISTURES THUS WILL CONFINE
MENTION OF SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY.
OUTSIDE OF THE WINDS...THE MAIN CONCERN OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE
CONSIDERABLE COOLING. TEMPS TODAY TO LOWER A FEW DEGREES FROM THOSE
ON MONDAY...HOWEVER LOOK FOR 10 TO 15 DEGREES OF COOLING BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA.
.LONG TERM...LEAD HEADLINE FOR THE EXTENDED IS THE END OF SUMMER AND
THE RETURN OF SPRING ACROSS THE CWA. FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A
ROW...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
PACIFIC NW TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEVADA LATE THURSDAY AND
CONTINUE TO PROGRESS DIRECTLY TO THE SOUTH AT LEAST THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. AS THE TROUGH DIVES ACROSS OUR AREA...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL KICK UP AHEAD OF IT. WENT MOSTLY WITH HIGHER RESOLUTION DGEX
WINDS AND PUSHED THEM UP EVERYWHERE. WINDY CONDITIONS LOOK THE MOST
FAVORABLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CWA...SO FOR THOSE AREAS PUSHED SPEEDS
UP ABOUT 30 PERCENT OVER DGEX. MOISTURE STILL LOOKS LIMITED WITH THE
SYSTEM SO KEPT POPS MOSTLY CONFINED TO OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED
LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN SECTIONS WHERE DEW POINT
DEPRESSIONS WILL BE MUCH LOWER. FAVORED CANADIAN SOLUTION ALSO
AGREES WITH THIS THINKING AND HAS EVEN SHOWN A SLIGHT DECREASE IN
PRECIPITATION IN THE LATEST RUNS. LIFTED VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE
NEAR OR LESS THAN ZERO SO MOST ACTIVITY DURING THE DAY WILL BE IN
THE FORM OF THUNDERSTORMS. BY SATURDAY...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE
AT LEAST 25 DEGREES COLDER THAN OUR RECENT HEAT WAVE. MODELS NOW
KEEP THE LOW NEAR THE CWA AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. KEPT A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST PAST SUNDAY TO REFLECT THIS NEW TREND.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...WEAK STORM TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY RESULTING
IN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA. LIMITED MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
THUNDERSTORMS SO DRY LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER AREAL COVERAGE
WILL BE ISOLATED AT BEST...THUS WILL NOT ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING
FOR TODAY DUE TO THE DRY LIGHTNING. HOWEVER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...NORTHWEST
ARIZONA AND FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY
WILL CREATE WIND GUSTS OVER THE AREA TO 35 MPH OR GREATER...WHILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OF LOWER WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR KLAS: SKIES WILL BECOME MOSTLY CLOUDY BY 17Z WITH
CIGS GREATER THAN 20 KFT AGL. THE VALLEY SHOULD REMAIN FREE OF
PRECIPITATION...BUT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP EXISTS IN SURROUNDING
AREAS...WITH BEST CHANCES OVER HIGHER ELEVATION ALONG MORMON MESA
AND PEACH SPRINGS CORRIDORS. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 10 KT WILL
BECOME GUSTY AFTER 17Z. GUSTS TO 20 KT ARE POSSIBLE FOR MOST OF
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA: A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE AREA...BRINGING
AN INCREASE TO MID/UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS...MAINLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. HIGH SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH
WITH WINDS UNDER 12 KT THROUGH 18Z TODAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH
GUSTS TO 25 KT CAN BE EXPECTED IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AFTER 0Z.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
462 THROUGH 466.
WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING ZONES 14 AND 17.
.AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
101 AND 102.
.CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ZONES
226 THROUGH 229.
HIGH WIND WATCH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING ZONES 519 AND 520.
WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING ZONES 523 AND 524.
JENSEN/BELL
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 6:28 AM PDT, 21 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 628 AM PDT MON APR 30 2007 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-010200- 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- 628 AM PDT MON APR 30 2007 /628 AM MST MON APR 30 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY WILL CAUSE AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER SAN BERNARDINO AND INYO COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH MAY BE SEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER LOCAL DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS OF INYO COUNTY WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 50 MPH. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THURSDAY BEFORE DECREASING BY THE END OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 3:58 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 48 hr |
| May 1, 2:47 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino, Tulare | 30 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.