Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Apr 19, 2008, 3:53 AM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Apr 19, 2008, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 19 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2008, 3:53 AM PDT (10:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 19, 2008, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2008, 9:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 9:00 PM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 88 | 5 Wsw Independence, CA | |
| Apr 20, 12:42 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 4 Nw Independence, CA | OAK CREEK RAWS |
| Apr 20, 2:54 AM PDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 9 W Bishop, CA | OWENS VALLEY RAWS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 191053 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 353 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...A WINDY WEEKEND IN STORE FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND ESPECIALLY THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ519-520-192000- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.080419T2100Z-080420T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0010.080419T2100Z-080420T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 353 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE UPPER SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY LIKELY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGHWAY 395 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ CAZ523-192000- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.080419T1900Z-080421T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080421T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 353 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ CAZ522-192000- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080420T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA 353 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING 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. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ014>022-192000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080420T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- 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...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 353 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 /353 AM MST SAT APR 19 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE MAY GUST OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES. 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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 191102 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 400 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...A WINDY WEEKEND IN STORE FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND ESPECIALLY THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ519-520-192015- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.080419T2100Z-080420T1800Z/ /O.COR.KVEF.HW.W.0010.080419T2100Z-080420T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 400 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE UPPER SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY LIKELY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGHWAY 395 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ CAZ523-192015- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.080419T1900Z-080421T0600Z/ /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080421T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 400 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. $$ CAZ522-192015- /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080420T0400Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA 400 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING 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. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ014>022-192015- /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080420T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- 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...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 400 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 /400 AM MST SAT APR 19 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE MAY GUST OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES. 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 191620 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 920 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...A WINDY WEEKEND IN STORE FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND ESPECIALLY THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ519-520-192300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.080419T2100Z-080420T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 920 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE UPPER SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY LIKELY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGHWAY 395 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ CAZ521-192300- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080420T0400Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 920 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-524-NVZ014>022-192300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080420T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-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...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 920 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 /920 AM MST SAT APR 19 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE MAY GUST OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES. 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. $$ CAZ523-192300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.080419T1800Z-080421T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 920 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 192206 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 306 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...A WINDY WEEKEND IN STORE FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND ESPECIALLY THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WHICH MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. CAZ519-520-200400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080420T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 306 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. WEST WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WERE OCCURRING IN THE WARNED AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE UPPER SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH EXPECTED. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY LIKELY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ521-522-524-NVZ014>022-200400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-080420T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- 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...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 306 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 /306 PM MST SAT APR 19 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST OVER 55 MPH AT TIMES IN MORE WIND PRONE AREAS SUCH AS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE...AND THE NEVADA TEST SITE. 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. $$ CAZ523-200400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-080421T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 306 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 200409 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 909 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 AZZ001-003-036-CAZ521-522-524-NVZ014>022-200515- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-080420T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 909 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 /909 PM MST SAT APR 19 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA... NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND INYO COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA WERE INDICATING A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS THIS EVENING AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. WINDS GENERALLY GUSTING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH DURING THE LATE EVENING WILL DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ519-520-201200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080420T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 909 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY. WEST WIND GUSTING UP TO 59 MPH WERE REPORTED IN THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF INDECENCY THIS EVENING. WINDS ALONG THE UPPER SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH EXPECTED. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY OVERNIGHT... WITH SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE CONDITIONS ARE MOSTLY LIKELY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. $$ CAZ523-201200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-080421T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 909 PM PDT SAT APR 19 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$ JGA
000 WWUS75 KVEF 201153 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 453 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 CAZ519-520-201600- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080420T1600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 453 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WERE REPORTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OVERNIGHT. THE PEAK WIND REPORTED SO FAR HAS BEEN 88 MPH AT AN AUTOMATED STATION 5 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF INDEPENDENCE. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WERE STILL BEING REPORTED AS OF 4 AM AND THE STRONG WINDS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL CONTINUE A FEW HOURS LONGER THAN EXPECTED. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 9 AM. BLOWING DUST AND SUDDEN CROSS WINDS COULD MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS TRAVELING HIGHWAY 395 EARLY THIS $$ CAZ523-201600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-080421T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 453 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395. INTERSTATE 15 JUST EAST OF BARSTOW WAS CLOSED BRIEFLY EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO. CHP REPORTED THE INTERSTATE OPEN AGAIN AS OF 432 AM. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 201537 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 837 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 CAZ519-520-201645- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080420T1600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 837 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM. WIND GUSTS OVER WESTERN INYO COUNTY HAVE DECREASED TO 40 MPH OR LESS...AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM. DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDENLY SHIFTING WINDS. $$ CAZ523-202300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-080421T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 837 AM PDT SUN APR 20 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS HAD SUBSIDED A LITTLE OVERNIGHT...AND WERE GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING...REACHING 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS. $$ MORGAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Apr 19, 3:40 AM PDT, 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 3:40 AM PDT, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
340 AM PDT SAT APR 19 2008
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND PRODUCING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. ANOTHER WARM DAY IS EXPECTED
TODAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
THE AREA. LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO AROUND NORMAL BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...NO SURPRISES IN MODEL DEPICTION OF EXPECTED WEATHER
FOR THE WEEKEND AS A STRONG UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST TODAY AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SUNDAY. NO
MOISTURE IS EXPECTED IN OUR AREA WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY. MOST OF THE AREA REMAINS UNDER A WIND
ADVISORY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. UPGRADED HIGH WIND
WATCH IN THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY
AND TONIGHT AS LATEST HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL CONTINUES TO SHOW GOOD
POTENTIAL FOR BREAKING WAVES WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT MAKING IT DOWN
THE SLOPES AND INTO THE VALLEY. LOOKS LIKE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE HIGH END WIND ADVISORY WINDS AND WENT WITH AN
ADVISORY FROM LATE THIS MORNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
SO THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT THERE. WHILE TODAY
LOOKS TO BE THE WINDIEST DAY...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY IN MANY AREAS AND ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES
MAY BE CONSIDERED LATER SHIFTS. AFTER ANOTHER WARM DAY TODAY...HIGH
TEMPERATURES SHOULD COOL 5 TO 10 DEGREES SUNDAY WITH THE STRONGEST
COOLING IN THE NORTHERN ZONES BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. THE UPPER LOW
WILL WEAKEN MONDAY ALLOWING FOR SOME DECREASE IN WINDS BUT THERE
WILL STILL BE SOME WESTERLY BREEZES.
.LONG TERM...00Z MODELS SHOW DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FIRST
COUPLE OF DAYS IN THE EXTENDED. ZONAL TO SOUTHWEST FLOW IS FORECAST
TUESDAY AS A LOW BEGINS TO DEVELOP OFF THE PACIFIC NW COAST. THIS
LOW BECOMES PART OF A LONGWAVE TROUGH THAT SETTLES INTO THE WESTERN
CONUS MID WEEK. NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED
BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY HOWEVER...THE LATEST ECMWF IS DEEP ENOUGH
WITH AN EMBEDDED MID WEEK SHORTWAVE THAT IT PAINTS SOME QPF OVER THE
SIERRA AND NORTHERN CWA MOUNTAINS. FOR NOW...HAVE JUST FEATURE LOW
END GHOST POPS IN THE GRIDS AND AM NOT CALLING FOR ANY SHOWER
ACTIVITY. BEYOND WEDNESDAY...MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE AND UNCERTAINTY
GROWS. GFS ENSEMBLE SPREAD BECOMES QUITE LARGE BY FRIDAY BETWEEN THE
HIGH AND LOW MEMBERS. MEN TEMP GUIDANCE RANGES FROM THE MID 70S TO
THE LOW 90S IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WITH THE 00Z OPERATIONAL GFS
CONSISTENTLY THE WARMEST MEMBER THROUGH DAY 7. DECIDED TO HOLD
FORECAST TEMPERATURES DOWN TO ACCOUNT FOR UNCERTAINTY GENERATED BY
THE MORE TROFY EURO.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO
PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING WITH LIMITED CLOUD COVERAGE. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN ISSUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KTS THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING OR EXCEEDING 40
KTS. WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION AND REMAIN GUSTY
SUNDAY BUT OVERALL SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN TODAY. TURBULENCE WILL
DEVELOP IN ALL APPROACH CORRIDORS THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE
COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH TERRAIN. NO INDICATION OF
A FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY SO
WINDS WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN A SOUTHWEST TO WEST DIRECTION.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
TODAY AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND
SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
APPROACHING 45 KTS. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS/GUSTS ARE LIKELY IN FAVORED
AREAS OF WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE IS
POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HRS WITH
MOUNTAIN WAVE AND ROTOR ACTIVITY LIKELY IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING
AND WIDESPREAD GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO
CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY BUT SOME AREAS MAY
STILL BE NEAR CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHTER SUNDAY BUT THERE COULD BE SOME AREAS PUSHING
RED FLAG CRITERIA.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR NVZ460>466.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR NVZ014>022.
AZ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR AZZ101-102.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
FOR AZZ001-003-036.
CA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR CAZ227>229.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR CAZ522-524.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY
FOR CAZ519-520.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
CAZ523.
&&
HARRISON/SALMEN
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Apr 18, 5:40 AM PDT, 22 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 540 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-190500- 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- 540 AM PDT FRI APR 18 2008 /540 AM MST FRI APR 18 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DURING THE WEEKEND BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR MOST OF THE AREA. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL SEE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHICH THE SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY MAY SEE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST SUNDAY AND MONDAY BEFORE THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED BUT WEATHER 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 3:14 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 13 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
Sources
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