Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 24, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 3, 2007, 3:20 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at May 3, 2007, 10:22 PM PDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 3, 2007, 3:20 PM PDT (22:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2007, 10:22 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2007, 11:26 PM PDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 31 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
- 2046 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 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 032220 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 320 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2007 ...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ523>526-040630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.070504T0600Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 320 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4AM AND 9 PM FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND 40. $$ AZZ003-040630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.070504T1600Z-070505T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 320 PM MST THU MAY 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAIN SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ PIERCE
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 040522 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1022 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2007 ...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY... .A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWEST ARIZONA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ523>526-041100- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.070504T0522Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1022 PM PDT THU MAY 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTING UP TO 55 MPH... CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 PM FRIDAY AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND 40. $$ AZZ003-041100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.070504T1600Z-070505T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1022 PM MST THU MAY 3 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY FOR MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 041027 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 327 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOJAVE DESERT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ523>526-041900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 327 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND 40. $$ AZZ003-041900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.070504T1600Z-070505T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 327 AM MST FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 041852 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1152 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MOJAVE DESERT TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ523>526-042300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1152 AM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. SOME PEAK WIND GUSTS REPORTED SO FAR INCLUDE: BARSTOW-DAGGETT........................46 MPH TODAY...57 MPH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. TWENTYNINE PALMS.............................44 MPH. BAKER...5 MILES SOUTHEAST ON SODA LAKE.......49 MPH. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND 40. $$ AZZ003-042300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1152 AM MST FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 042135 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 235 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. BEHIND THE TROUGH...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON SATURDAY WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-050315- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.070505T1600Z-070506T0200Z/ 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 235 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 /235 PM MST FRI MAY 4 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT/MST TO 7 PM PDT/MST SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE NARROW CHANNELS OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY 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. $$ NVZ014-017-050315- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.070504T2200Z-070505T0700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 235 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ523>526-050315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 235 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH 9 PM. THE WINDS WILL START TO GRADUALLY DECREASE BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND 40. $$ AZZ003-050300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 235 PM MST FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR AT KINGMAN AIRPORT HAS BEEN 48 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 050054 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 554 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. BEHIND THE TROUGH...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON SATURDAY WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ523>526-050700- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0008.070505T0054Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 554 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS EVENING. SEVERAL AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAVE REPORTED WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH INCLUDING BARSTOW/DAGGETT. THE WINDS WILL START TO GRADUALLY DECREASE BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND 40. $$ AZZ003-050300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 554 PM MST FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE PEAK WIND GUST SO FAR AT KINGMAN AIRPORT HAS BEEN 48 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ014-017-050700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 554 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THIS EVENING. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-050700- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.070505T1600Z-070506T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 554 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 /554 PM MST FRI MAY 4 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE NARROW CHANNELS OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 050308 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 808 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. BEHIND THE TROUGH...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON SATURDAY WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. AZZ003-050415- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 808 PM MST FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTY. $$ CAZ523>526-050700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 808 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS EVENING. SEVERAL AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAVE REPORTED WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH INCLUDING BARSTOW/DAGGETT. THE WINDS WILL START TO GRADUALLY DECREASE BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE 15 AND 40. $$ NVZ014-017-050700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 808 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THIS EVENING. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-051115- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.070505T1600Z-070506T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 808 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 /808 PM MST FRI MAY 4 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE NARROW CHANNELS OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY SATURDAY. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF VENTURING OUT ONTO AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD...OR CONSIDER POSTPONING THEIR ACTIVITIES UNTIL AFTER THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 050429 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 929 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. BEHIND THE TROUGH...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON SATURDAY WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ523>526-050700- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 929 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO CONTINUE WITH A WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SEVERAL AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS INCLUDING BARSTOW/DAGGETT ARE REPORTING WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THIS EVENING. $$ NVZ014-017-050700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 929 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 95 THIS EVENING. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-051200- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.070505T1600Z-070506T0200Z/ 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 929 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 /929 PM MST FRI MAY 4 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE NARROW CHANNELS OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 050626 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1126 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH AND NORTHERN ARIZONA. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ON SATURDAY WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ523>526-NVZ014-017-050730- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-070505T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOHAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 1126 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN NYE...AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL OVER THE PAST HOUR AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. HOWEVER... STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THESE AREAS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH LIKELY. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-051430- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0009.070505T1600Z-070506T0200Z/ 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 1126 PM PDT FRI MAY 4 2007 /1126 PM MST FRI MAY 4 2007/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PDT /7 PM MST/ SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE NARROW CHANNELS OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY 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. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at May 3, 10:22 AM PDT, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 3, 10:22 AM PDT, 4 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1022 AM PDT THU MAY 3 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A PACIFIC STORM WILL SETTLE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK RESULTING IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOCALLY BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA ON FRIDAY. && .UPDATE...SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT WILL LIE BETWEEN EXITING SHORT WAVE MOVING INTO UTAH THIS MORNING AND NEXT WAVE DIGGING SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA. CEDAR CITY RADAR SHOWS ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE NEAR PANACA AND PIOCHE EARLIER NOW IN SOUTHWEST UTAH. WE WILL STILL BE DEALING WITH SOME BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT TODAY BUT NOT AT THE MAGNITUDE OF YESTERDAY. AS SHORT WAVE DIGS SOUTHEAST INTO THE GREAT BASIN LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WINDS WILL BE KICKING BACK UP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. STRONGEST BELT OF WINDS LOOKS TO RUN OVER THE SOUTHERN ZONES WHICH INCLUDE SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. WILL BE MAKING A DECISION IN AFTERNOON PACKAGE WHERE WIND ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED. FORECAST FINE...NO UPDATE. && .PREV DISCUSSION...315 AM PDT THU MAY 3...FIRST SHORT WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG PACIFIC STORM COMPLEX BEGINNING TO SHIFT EAST OUT OF THE CWA THIS MORNING. AS IT DOES RELATIVELY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW TO BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME...SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO RELAX SLIGHTLY... ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHILE JET DECREASES. THUS LOOK FOR WINDS TO BE MUCH LESS TODAY THAN ON WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER EXPECT BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT TODAY. WILL LET CURRENT WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 4 AM. HOWEVER LOCAL WIND PRONE AREAS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TO REMAIN GUSTY...BUT OVERALL DO NOT EXPECT WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVELS. NEXT SHORT WAVE TO DROP DOWN THE SIERRA CREST BY 12Z FRIDAY WITH LOW CENTER/TROUGH AXIS PROGGED TO BE ALONG THE NEVADA/UTAH BORDER BY 00Z SATURDAY. THIS SECOND SYSTEM HAS A LITTLE MORE MOISTURE WITH IT AND SLIGHTLY BETTER DYNAMICS AND WILL SPREAD MAINLY MOUNTAINS SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN/EASTERN MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. MAIN CONCERN HOWEVER WILL STILL BE WINDS. STRONG GRADIENTS ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA WILL CONTINUE AND LOOK TO INCREASE AGAIN ON FRIDAY. WILL LIKELY NEED WIND ADVISORIES ONCE AGAIN...BUT IN ORDER TO AVOID CONFUSION WILL NOT ISSUE WITH THIS MORNINGS PACKAGE. HOWEVER...WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN. SEE FIRE SECTION BELOW. TROUGH TO TRACK EAST ON SATURDAY WITH DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS THE CWA AS RIDGE BUILDS OFFSHORE. THUS SHOWER ACTIVITY ON SATURDAY SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE EXTREME EASTERN PORTION IN THE MORNING...DECREASING DURING THE DAY. NORTH FLOW ALOFT ON SATURDAY AND SURFACE HIGH BUILDING OVER NORTHERN NEVADA POINTS TO ANOTHER BREEZY DAY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. LOOK FOR HIGH TEMPS TODAY TO BE AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW THOSE ON WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN READINGS WELL BELOW NORMAL. LITTLE WARMING SEEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY UNDER LOW AND NORTH FLOW. .AVIATION...FOR KLAS: NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 GUSTING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF DAY BEFORE SLOWING TO A STEADY 5-8 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AFTER SUNSET. FRIDAY WILL SEE ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVE THROUGH THE VALLEY AND BRING AN INCREASE IN WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS BY THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE UPCOMING HIGH VOLUME WEEKEND AT KLAS: SATURDAY WILL SEE SOME RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PEACH SPRINGS AND MORMON MESA CORRIDORS AFTER A COLD FRONT PASSES LATE FRIDAY. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY AT KLAS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE 5000/7 SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PRIMARY CONCERN WILL BE SURFACE WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. CURRENT THINKING IS FOR WINDS TO BE IN THE 15-20 KNOT RANGE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SUNDAY WILL STILL SEE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS BY DIMINISHED TO THE 10 TO 15 KNOT RANGE. THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA: WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY IN THE 10 TO 20 KNOT RANGE FROM THE NORTHWEST OVER MOST OF THE AREA TODAY. CLOUD COVER WILL BE MINIMAL WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON BEGINNING OVER THE BISHOP AREA AND MOVING SOUTHEAST DURING THE EVENING. IT WILL BE MOSTLY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER PACIFIC FRONT THAT WILL BRING INCREASED CLOUDINESS FRIDAY. && .LONG TERM...LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC LEAVES THE FORECAST AREA UNDER A NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH MONDAY. A NORTHERLY SURFACE GRADIENT SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS BUT WITH LESS INFLUENCE FROM THE LOW...TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM TO NEAR NORMAL BY MONDAY. THE LOW FINALLY MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA TUESDAY WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND TEMPS RISING BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY MID WEEK. && .FIRE WEATHER...BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER CALIFORNIA ZONE 528 TODAY...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA. HOWEVER AS THE STORM SETTLES OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON FRIDAY...WINDY CONDITIONS TO ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. THUS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GUSTY WINDS OVER 35 MPH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWERING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS CALIFORNIA ZONE 528 FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR ZONE 528 FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. && PIERCE/JACQUES/JENSEN/SALMEN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
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| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:34 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 24 hr |
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