Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 41, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2007, 3:44 AM PST for Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 20, 2007, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2007, 3:44 AM PST (11:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2007, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2007, 3:02 PM PST
- In force
- 27 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 11:50 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 00:00Z, 11.7 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
- 992 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 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 201144 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 344 AM PST THU DEC 20 2007 .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL FORM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM WHICH IS MOVING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. CAZ523>525-201945- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.071220T2000Z-071221T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 344 AM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BUT GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO AND THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED...WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 201944 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1144 AM PST THU DEC 20 2007 .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THIS EVENING. CAZ523>525-210000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.071220T2000Z-071221T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1144 AM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARSTOW...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. WEST WINDS HAVE STARTED TO INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BUT GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO AND THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY. THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED...WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 202324 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 324 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 .STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR OVER PARTS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA. FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. AZZ002-003-CAZ526-527-210630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.071221T1100Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 324 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 /424 PM MST THU DEC 20 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST /4 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST /4 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND FAR SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF KINGMAN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU AND VIDAL JUNCTION. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ016-017-020-022-210630- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.071221T0600Z-071221T2000Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 324 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM PST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...OVERTON...MESQUITE AND PAHRUMP. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS EVENING WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-210630- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.071221T0600Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 324 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 /424 PM MST THU DEC 20 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. $$ NVZ014-210630- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.071221T0000Z-071221T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 324 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEATTY...GOLDFIELD AND DYER. A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS ENTERING NORTHERN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AT 3 PM PST. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ524-210630- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071221T2000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE 324 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. 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. $$ CAZ523-525-210600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071221T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 324 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARSTOW...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. NUMEROUS WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAVE REPORTED GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BUT BRISK NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS EVENING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED...WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 210254 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 654 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 .STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BLOW BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NVZ016-017-020-022-211100- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.071221T0300Z-071221T2000Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 654 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...OVERTON... MESQUITE AND PAHRUMP. A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS EVENING WILL BRING NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 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. $$ CAZ523-525-210600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071221T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 654 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BARSTOW...YUCCA VALLEY AND TWENTYNINE PALMS. NUMEROUS WEATHER REPORTING STATIONS ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAVE REPORTED GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE BY LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BUT BRISK NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY. THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS EVENING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SAND AND DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED...WHICH CAN RAPIDLY LOWER VISIBILITIES. $$ CAZ524-211100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071221T2000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE 654 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY. 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. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-211100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.071221T0600Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 654 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 /754 PM MST THU DEC 20 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ NVZ014-211100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071221T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 654 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BEATTY...GOLDFIELD AND DYER. A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS ENTERING NORTHERN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AT 3 PM PST. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 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. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ526-527-211100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.071221T1100Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 654 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 /754 PM MST THU DEC 20 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST /4 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST /4 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF KINGMAN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU AND VIDAL JUNCTION. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 210557 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 957 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 CAZ524-NVZ016-017-020-022-210700- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071221T2000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 957 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...NORTHEASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...AND MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY. NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT HAVE NOT BEEN AS STRONG AS EXPECTED. ALTHOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY FRIDAY...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAS DIMINISHED. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ014-210700- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071221T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 957 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED IN THESE AREAS AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS AGAIN. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ523-525-210700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071221T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 957 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED OVER MUCH OF THESE AREAS. ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAS ENDED. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.071221T0600Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 957 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 /1057 PM MST THU DEC 20 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ526-527-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.071221T1100Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 957 PM PST THU DEC 20 2007 /1057 PM MST THU DEC 20 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST /4 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM PST /4 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ FRIDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF KINGMAN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU AND VIDAL JUNCTION. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 211224 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 424 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2007 AZZ036-NVZ021-212030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 424 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2007 /524 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED BY MID MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND SUBSIDE TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ526-527-212030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 424 AM PST FRI DEC 21 2007 /524 AM MST FRI DEC 21 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE...THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND THE CADIZ BASIN...AS WELL AS THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF KINGMAN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU AND VIDAL JUNCTION. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH BY MID MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 212302 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 302 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2007 AZZ036-NVZ021-220015- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 302 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2007 /402 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ526-527-220015- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-071222T0200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 302 PM PST FRI DEC 21 2007 /402 PM MST FRI DEC 21 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND FAR SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT. THE PEAK WIND GUST AT NEEDLES WAS 44 MPH AND KINGMAN 38 MPH. $$ PIERCE
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 Dec 20, 3:10 AM PST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 3:10 AM PST, 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
310 AM PST THU DEC 20 2007
CORRECTION TO WORDING OF THE SYNOPSIS
.SYNOPSIS...A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA TODAY AND THEN
INTO UTAH EARLY FRIDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON WITH A COOL NORTH WIND DEVELOPING BEHIND
THE SYSTEM TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO
SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY...SPREADING INTO THE
MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT BEFORE DRYING TAKES PLACE ON FRIDAY. COOL AND
DRY CONDITIONS THEN LOOKED FOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM DIGGING SOUTH ALONG THE WEST
COAST TO SHIFT INTO NEVADA TODAY AND THEN QUICKLY SHIFT INTO UTAH
OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY SLIDING OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST
BUT LITTLE EASTWARD MOVEMENT INTO THE CWA AS OF YET. RAIN/SNOW TO
FORM AS LOW DIGS SOUTH TONIGHT...BUT MAIN DYNAMICS DURING THE DAY
SHOULD REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA AND OVER THE WEST SIDE OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA. ALTHOUGH ENOUGH DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM
TO SPREAD SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA BY LATE
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION IS OVER
LINCOLN COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. BEST DYNAMICS
COMBINED WITH OROGRAPHICS SHOULD CREATE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY MORNING AND WILL GO OUT
WITH A SNOW ADV FOR LINCOLN COUNTY FOR THIS EVENING/TONIGHT. MAIN
CONCERN TODAY HOWEVER IS WINDS. AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS INTO THE
AREA...STRONG JET...100KTS PROGGED TO SHIFT OVER THE AREA. THIS
ALONG WITH STRONG THERMAL GRADIENT PROMISES TO CREATE SOUTHWEST
BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF
THE CWA. MODEL GUIDANCE AT ODDS HOWEVER WITH NAM SHOWING DEFINITE
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WHILE GFS MUCH
CALMER. PER COORDINATION WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES...HAVE TRENDED
TOWARDS THE NAM...THUS WIND ADV FOR SAN BERNARDINO FOR THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS MAY HIT ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER
SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING...BUT DO NOT FEEL DURATION OF
THE GUSTS WILL MEET ADV CRITERIA AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO HANDLE WITH
SHORT TERM STATEMENTS. BY FRIDAY AS SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST...STRONG
NORTH FLOW ALOFT TO COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY SURFACE GRADIENTS AND
PROMISES TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF
THE CWA... ESPECIALLY OVER THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. BY SATURDAY
FLOW ALOFT AND SURFACE GRADIENTS RELAX AS SHORT WAVE RIDGE BUILDS
OVER THE AREA. COLD AIR ADVECTION WITH THIS SYSTEM...EXPECTED COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH KLAS BETWEEN 06Z-09Z FRIDAY...TO DROP TEMPS
ON FRIDAY WITH LITTLE RECOVERY INTO SATURDAY.
.LONG TERM...FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING...BETTER
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MODELS TONIGHT WITH THE ECMWF AND GFS BOTH
SHOWING A TROUGH PASSING OVER THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY AND CLOSING
OFF OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA BY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THIS WILL BE
FOLLOWED BY A DEEPER TROUGH AFFECTING THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THUS...THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN THAT HAS
SUPPORTED THESE DEEPER SYSTEMS ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES FOR CLOSE
TO TWO WEEKS NOW LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. WITH THAT IN MIND...BASICALLY POPULATED WITH CLIMO POP
AREAWIDE AND ADJUSTED UP TO REFLECT THE CURRENT TREND...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA. HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE TO
CHANCE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES WITH A SLIGHT CUSHION FOR
TIMING ON EACH SIDE OF THE SHORTWAVES PROGGED TO PASS OVER. BOTH
SYSTEMS SHOULD RESULT IN LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS AFTER
PASSAGE...BUT LOOK TO BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY TODAY WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE SURFACE COLD FRONT
AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...APPROXIMATELY AT 07Z. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT MAX
GUSTS COULD BE AROUND 35 KTS DURING A BRIEF PERIOD SEVERAL HOURS
BEFORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH...DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY. MECHANICAL TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG ALL APPROACH
CORRIDORS...ESPECIALLY LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...WITH SHOWERS AND LOWER CIGS SPREADING OVER THE AREA FROM
WEST TO EAST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER
COMPARED TO THE LAST SYSTEM TO PASS THROUGH...WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SWITCHING TO THE NORTH AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE. RIGHT NOW...THE FRONT LOOKS TO BE THROUGH KBIH BY MID
AFTERNOON TODAY...AND SWEEPING SOUTHWEST AND PAST KIGM BY FRIDAY
MORNING.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 2 AM FRIDAY
MORNING FOR ZONE 15.
AZ...NONE.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR
ZONES 523...524...525.
&&
JENSEN/KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 6:00 AM PST, 21 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 600 AM PST WED DEC 19 2007 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-200800- 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- 600 AM PST WED DEC 19 2007 /700 AM MST WED DEC 19 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME BEHIND A STORM MOVING TOWARD THE ROCKIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY SWING DOWN THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA EARLY THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 3:54 AM PST | Snow Advisory | VEF | Lincoln | 17 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:24 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | San Bernardino | 24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.