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Wind Advisory 43, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2007, 2:44 AM PST for San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Dec 24, 2007, 8:50 PM PST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2007, 2:44 AM PST (10:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2007, 8:50 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 241044 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 244 AM PST MON DEC 24 2007 .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG...GUSTY...NORTH WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-241900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.071225T0600Z-071226T0000Z/ 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 244 AM PST MON DEC 24 2007 /344 AM MST MON DEC 24 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING...SENDING STRONG...GUSTY...NORTH WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING....CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST FOR MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 241902 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1102 AM PST MON DEC 24 2007 .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING...WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG...GUSTY...NORTH WINDS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-242330- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.071225T0600Z-071226T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 1102 AM PST MON DEC 24 2007 /1202 PM MST MON DEC 24 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...MOHAVE VALLEY AND LAKE HAVASU FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING...SENDING STRONG...GUSTY...NORTH WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING....CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST FOR MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 242319 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 319 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-250615- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.071225T0600Z-071226T0000Z/ 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 319 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007 /419 PM MST MON DEC 24 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...MOHAVE VALLEY AND LAKE HAVASU FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA WILL PUSH THROUGH THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST FOR MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. 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. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519-520-250615- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0015.071226T0800Z-071226T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 319 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET LOCAL WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 250450 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 850 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007 AZZ003-CAZ524>526-NVZ016>020-022-251300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.071225T0800Z-071225T2000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 850 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007 /950 PM MST MON DEC 24 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR CLARK COUNTY NEVADA...SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TUESDAY. WIDESPREAD NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH... WILL SWEEP DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-251300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.071225T0600Z-071226T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 850 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007 /950 PM MST MON DEC 24 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU. WIDESPREAD NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SPREAD FROM LAKE MEAD DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU OVERNIGHT THEN PERSIST FOR MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. NARROW CHANNELS...SUCH AS THOSE NEAR LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CHRISTMAS MORNING. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ CAZ519-520-251300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0015.071226T0800Z-071226T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 850 PM PST MON DEC 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET LOCAL WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ ADAIR
000 WWUS75 KVEF 250801 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1201 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-251300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-071226T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 1201 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 /101 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU. WIDESPREAD NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL SPREAD FROM LAKE MEAD DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU OVERNIGHT THEN PERSIST FOR MUCH OF CHRISTMAS DAY. NARROW CHANNELS...SUCH AS THOSE NEAR LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ AZZ003-CAZ524>526-NVZ016>020-022-251300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-071225T2000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1201 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 /101 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WIDESPREAD NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...HAD SWEPT DOWN THROUGH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY NEVADA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SURROUNDING AREAS IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH CHRISTMAS MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. PEAK WIND GUSTS RECORDED BEFORE MIDNIGHT INCLUDE... LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AIRPORT...48 MPH RED ROCK CANYON..............50 MPH WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519-520-251300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0015.071226T0800Z-071226T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1201 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET LOCAL WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ ADAIR
000 WWUS75 KVEF 251249 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 449 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 AZZ003-CAZ524>526-NVZ016>020-022-251915- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-071225T2000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 449 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 /549 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY. WIDESPREAD NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...HAD SWEPT DOWN THROUGH CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY NEVADA AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SURROUNDING AREAS IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA DUE TO A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING MORNING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THE AFTERNOON. PEAK WIND GUSTS RECORDED BEFORE MIDNIGHT INCLUDE... LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN AIRPORT...48 MPH RED ROCK CANYON..............50 MPH WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-251915- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-071226T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 449 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 /549 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ON LAKE MEAD DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU MUCH OF THE DAY. NARROW CHANNELS...SUCH AS THOSE NEAR LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ CAZ519-520-251915- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0015.071226T0800Z-071226T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 449 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET LOCAL WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 251753 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 953 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 AZZ003-CAZ524>526-NVZ016>020-022-251900- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-071225T2000Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 953 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 /1053 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NYE...CLARK...EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. A WIND ADVISORY IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE COLORADO RIVER UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/. STRONG NORTH WIND GUSTS THAT PEAKED OVERNIGHT BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH HAVE SUBSIDED. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS ISSUED UNTIL NOON PST HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-260000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-071226T0000Z/ 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 953 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 /1053 AM MST TUE DEC 25 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...FORT MOHAVE AND LAKE HAVASU. WIDESPREAD NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ON LAKE MEAD DOWN TO LAKE HAVASU MUCH OF THE DAY. NARROW CHANNELS...SUCH AS THOSE NEAR LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY COULD SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 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. $$ CAZ519-520-260100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0015.071226T0800Z-071226T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 953 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY. AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WEDNESDAY MORNING. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET LOCAL WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 252348 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 348 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-260100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-071226T0000Z/ 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 348 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 /448 PM MST TUE DEC 25 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...FORT MOHAVE AND LAKE HAVASU. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ519-520-260730- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0015.071226T0800Z-071226T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0013.071226T0800Z-071226T1800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 348 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AS THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS ENTERS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THERE IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT. EVEN STRONGER DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LEE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA EXTENDING INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. THE BEST SIGNATURE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS APPEARS TO BE BETWEEN BETWEEN 2 AND 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY. AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 5000 FEET LOCAL WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. THE STRONG WEST WIND COULD SPREAD INTO THE OWENS VALLEY AN IMPACT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
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 23, 9:20 PM PST, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 9:20 PM PST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 920 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE DRY...NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT AND MONDAY. BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...A COLD FRONT WILL LIE ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA THEN PUSH THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA AND THE MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY NIGHT. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER. A MORE VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN ON WEDNESDAY. && .UPDATE...THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING WILL BE THE MAIN FORECAST ISSUE. THE 00Z GFS AND NAM BOTH INITIALIZED THIS FEATURE WELL BUT THE GFS INDICATES IT WILL COME THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN MONDAY EVENING A LITTLE DEEPER THAN THE NAM SOLUTION. PREFER THE GFS WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE 12Z ECMWF. THE INHERITED FORECAST IS IN DECENT SHAPE AND NO EVENING UPDATED IS PLANNED. MAY NEED TO INCREASE NORTH WIND SPEEDS A LITTLE MORE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING IN THE NEXT ROUTINE PACKAGE. && .PREV DISCUSSION...240 PM PST SUN DEC 23 2007... SHORT TERM...THE EXTENSIVE DECK OF LOWER CLOUDS THAT WAS ACROSS NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL NEVADA EARLIER THIS MORNING DID RETREAT NORTH LEAVING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. SIGNIFICANT WARMING HAS TAKEN PLACE AT OUR HIGHER ELEVATION SITES...WITH LESS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS. AT 2 PM...BISHOP WAS RUNNING 15 DEGREES WARMER AS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY WHILE LAS VEGAS WAS UP 7 DEGREES. RIDGE FLATTENS TONIGHT AS NEXT SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 12Z AND LATEST 18Z NAM CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS INDICATING TROUGH WILL TRACK FURTHER NORTH AND MOVE RATHER QUICKLY ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL MAKE FOR A DRIER SYSTEM BUT STILL CANT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER FAR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY OR FAR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SINCE THE TROUGH IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO DIG AS MUCH SOUTHEAST ACROSS UTAH NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WOULD BE DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ON CHRISTMAS DAY WHERE A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED AS 12Z NAM MOS GUIDANCE SHOWS SUSTAINED NORTH WIND SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 19-22 KNOTS AT NEEDLES AND LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD CITY. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FIRST SYSTEM MONDAY THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT WILL BE UNDER WEAK RIDGING TUESDAY AS WE AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT TROUGH ON WEDNESDAY. 12Z GFS TRENDING DEEPER AND SLIGHTLY SLOWER WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS TROUGH. 18Z NAM ALSO STARTING TO INDICATE A DEEPER AND SLOWER SOLUTION BUT NOT AS VIGOROUS AS THE GFS SOLUTION. TROUGH LOOKS SOMEWHAT MOISTURE STARVED AT THIS TIME BUT WITH A FURTHER SOUTH TRAJECTORY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MORE DYNAMICS INVOLVED DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES IN THE MIDWEEK TIMEFRAME. .LONG TERM...PROGRESSIVE UPPER AIR PATTERN WILL PERSIST ALTHOUGH THERE ARE INDICATIONS IT WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL IN ABOUT A WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME...PACIFIC SHORT WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO SWEEP ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY. NONE WILL TAP INTO ANY DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE BUT ONE OR TWO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIP AS STRONG FORCING ACTS ON MODEST MOISTURE PROFILES. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING MORE CONSISTENCY WITH TIMING OF SHORT WAVES RACING THROUGH THE FLOW OVER THE NEXT WEEK BUT THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE STRENGTH AND AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AVAILABLE FROM ONE MODEL TO THE NEXT. FOR EXAMPLE...BOTH THE GFS AND THE ECMWF DEPICT SHORT WAVES MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FRIDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ECMWF GFS SUGGESTS POTENTIAL FOR A BROAD SWATH OF LIGHT PRECIP ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA WHILE THE GFS IS MUCH DRIER. CONVERSELY THE GFS IS QUITE A BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH THE TROUGH MOVING INLAND SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...PAINTING AN AREA OF ABOUT 0.25-0.33 OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE MONDAY TROUGH ON THE ECMWF IS SHARPER AND DEEPER...WITH MOST OF THE PRECIP PRODUCTION FOCUSED ON CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. THEREFORE CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH FOR SPECIFIC TIMING BUT THESE RECURRING SHOTS OF COOL AIR WILL KEEP TEMPS BELOW NORMAL AND FRONTAL PASSAGES WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SEVERAL HOURS OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR LIGHT INTERMITTENT MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN WITH EACH WAVE. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...FAIR SKIES AND LIGHT SURFACE WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...NO WEATHER RESTRICTIONS EXPECTED IN THE SHORT TERM AS LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE ALONG WITH MAINLY SCT TO BKN HIGH CLOUDS. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM LATE MONDAY INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF CHRISTMAS DAY. IN ADDITION...SOME LOWER CEILINGS ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SHOWERS COULD PRESENT TRAFFIC ISSUES FROM CENTRAL NEVADA ACROSS UTAH MONDAY AFTERNOON. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && PIERCE/RUNK HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 4:40 AM PST, 22 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 440 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2007 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-240800- 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- 440 AM PST SUN DEC 23 2007 /540 AM MST SUN DEC 23 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ACROSS NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY...BUT SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS DAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND PARTICULARLY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. A SECOND COLD FRONT AND BOUT OF WIND IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE URGED TO REPORT ANY WEATHER WHICH MEETS REPORTING CRITERIA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
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| Dec 24, 3:19 PM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.