Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 17, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Dec 12, 2008, 1:34 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 16 hr. 22 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
- Dec 12, 2008, 1:34 PM PST (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2008, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2008, 3:53 PM PST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 4:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Se Independence, CA | MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTAR SITE NUMBER 10 AT AN ELEVATION OF 3868 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 4:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Sse Independence, CA | MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTAR SITE NUMBER 9 AT AN ELEVATION OF 4061 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 7:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 E Independence, CA | A 60 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 12 AT AN ELEVATION OF 3731 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 7:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 5 Wsw Independence, CA | A 66 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT SIERRA ROTORS SITE NUMBER 1 AT AN ELEVATION OF 5697 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 8:13 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | Twentynine Palms Mcas, CA | |
| Dec 13, 9:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 5 Wsw Nws Las Vegas, NV | AN OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH AND ALSO REPORTED A BILLBOARD HAD BLOWN DOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. |
| Dec 13, 9:34 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 4 Nnw Blue Diamond Ridg, NV | RED ROCK CANYON RAWS MEASURED A GUST OF 62 MPH. THIS IS AT AN ELEVATION OF 3756 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 9:41 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Henderson Executive Air, NV | A WIND GUST OF 54 MPH FROM THE SOUTH WAS MEASURED AT THE HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. |
| Dec 13, 9:45 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 11 Sw Las Vegas Downtow, NV | A 20 FOOT TALL TREE WITH A TRUNK DIAMETER OF 1 FOOT UPROOTED. |
| Dec 13, 10:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 3 Nne Desert Rock (Nts, NV | A 52 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT A MESONET SITE ON THE NEVADA TEST SITE AN ELEVATION OF 3676 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 10:34 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 4 Nnw Blue Diamond Ridg, NV | A 73 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE RED ROCK CANYON RAWS AT AN ELEVATION 3756 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 12:05 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Lucerne Valley, CA | PEAK GUST OF 62 MPH. |
| Dec 13, 12:21 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | Bishop Airport, CA | A PEAK WIND GUST OF 47 MPH FROM THE NORTH WAS REPORTED AT THE BISHOP AIRPORT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WERE RECORD EACH HOUR SINCE 1156 AM PST TODAY. |
| Dec 13, 12:48 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | North Las Vegas Ap, NV | A 56 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT. WIND GUSTS OF 43 MPH OR GREATER WERE OBSERVED EACH HOUR SINCE 949 AM PST. |
| Dec 13, 1:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W North Las Vegas, NV | A WOODEN BILLBOARD WAS BLOWN DOWN JUST SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF THE 215 BELTWAY AND DECATUR BLVD. WIND GUSTS IN THE AREA WERE ESTIMATED AT 55 MPH BASED ON NEARBY MESONET OBSERVATIONS. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 13, 1:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 W North Las Vegas Ap, NV | A LARGE PINE TREE WAS KNOCKED OVER BY STRONG WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 55 MPH NEAR SMOKE RANCH AND ROCK SPRINGS IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 13, 1:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wnw Downtown Las Vega, NV | TWO LARGE WOODEN SIGNS WERE SNAPPED AT THE BASES AND KNOCKED OVER NEAR THE TEXAS STATION CASINO. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WAS ESTIMATED. |
| Dec 13, 1:25 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | North Las Vegas Ap, NV | |
| Dec 13, 1:25 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 Nne Summerlin, NV | A SPOTTER REPORTED SEVERAL 7 TO 8 INCH DIAMETER TREES BLEW DOWN IN THE CENTENNIAL HILLS SHOPPING CENTER IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WIND GUST IN THE AREA WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH BASED ON NEARBY MESONET SITES. |
| Dec 13, 1:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 5 N Downtown Las Vegas, NV | A SPOTTER MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 51 MPH IN NORTH LAS VEGAS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CRAIG ROAD AND DONNA. |
| Dec 13, 2:16 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Mountain Springs Raws, NV | A 63 MPH WIND GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE MOUNTAIN SPRINGS RAWS AT AN ELEVATION OF 5600 FEET. |
| Dec 13, 2:51 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | Horse Thief Springs Raw, CA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 2554 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 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 122134 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 134 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 CAZ519>521-130800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0020.081213T0400Z-081214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0017.081213T0800Z-081214T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 134 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF WESTERN INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG JET STREAM INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH NEAR THE CRESTS OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...A STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT WILL LIKELY BRING GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH INTO THE OWENS VALLEY...PARTICULARLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SIERRA. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RAISE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 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. $$ CAZ523-130800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0020.081213T1200Z-081214T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0017.081213T1600Z-081214T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 134 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG JET STREAM INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-130800- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.081213T1600Z-081214T0800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 134 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 /234 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG JET STREAM INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93...95...62 AND 66. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 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. $$ MORGAN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 130627 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1027 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 CAZ519>521-131400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.081213T0800Z-081214T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1027 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF WESTERN INYO9 COUNTY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG JET STREAM INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 100 MPH NEAR THE CRESTS OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...A STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT WILL LIKELY BRING GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH INTO THE OWENS VALLEY...PARTICULARLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE SIERRA. THESE WINDS COULD ALSO RAISE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ523-131400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.081213T1600Z-081214T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1027 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG JET STREAM INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 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. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-131400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.081213T1600Z-081214T0800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1027 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 /1127 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST /9 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PUSH A STRONG JET STREAM INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93...95...62 AND 66. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 131400 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 600 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 CAZ520-132300- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.081213T1400Z-081214T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 600 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE SOUTH THROUGH INYO COUNTY TODAY. THE FRONT WILL REACH BISHOP LATE THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR AHEAD OF AND FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. 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. $$ CAZ523-132300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.081213T1600Z-081214T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 600 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ519-521-132300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 600 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. STRONG AND DAMAGING WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 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. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-132300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.081213T1600Z-081214T0800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 600 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 /700 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND FAR SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AS WELL AS MOHAVE COUNTY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH THROUGH NEVADA TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93...95...62 AND 66. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 131733 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 933 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 NVZ019-140000- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 933 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR RED ROCK CANYON AND THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SPRINGS MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND WILL PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY. WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH IN RED ROCK CANYON WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS FOR DRIVERS ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. 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 OVER 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ523-140000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 933 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OVER WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WEST WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE OR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ519-521-140000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 933 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. STRONG AND DAMAGING WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. $$ NVZ016-017-020-140000- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081214T0800Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY 933 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NYE COUTNY AND ALL OF CLARK COUNTY... INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH THROUGH NEVADA TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY LIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-140000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081214T0800Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 933 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 /1033 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH THROUGH NEVADA TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93...95...62 AND 66. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. 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. $$ CAZ520-140000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081214T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 933 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER NORTHERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE SOUTH THROUGH INYO COUNTY TODAY. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN END OF THE OWENS VALLEY LATE THIS MORNING THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR AHEAD OF AND FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 132353 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 353 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 CAZ519-521-140600- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 353 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STRONG WINDS ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH OCCURRED BEFORE THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY AND WEAKER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE FRONT. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM BEFORE DECREASING LATER THIS EVENING. 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. $$ CAZ523-140600- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 353 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING TO THE EAST OF THE AREA WHICH HAS DEVELOPED STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TODAY. THESE WESTERLY WINDS TOPPED OUT AROUND 40-55 MPH AND ARE EXPECTED TO START DECREASING BY 10 PM THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS COULD STILL REMAIN AROUND 40 MPH...WHICH WOULD MAKE TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 MORE DIFFICULT. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO TAKE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ019-140600- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081214T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 353 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS THROUGH THE RED ROCK LOOP AND HIKERS SHOULD USE CAUTION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. 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. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-140600- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 353 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 /453 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHERN ARIZONA. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40...AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS 93...95...62 AND 66. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE ANY OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ520-140600- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 353 PM PST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONG WINDS REMAIN BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TODAY. WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AROUND 10 PM AND CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 ARE URGED TO DRIVE CAREFULLY BECAUSE OF THESE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. $$
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 Dec 12, 9:00 AM PST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 9:00 AM PST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
900 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008
.SYNOPSIS...DRY AND MILD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY EVEN AS A WEAK
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PASSES OVER THE AREA. A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN
THE WEATHER WILL OCCUR SATURDAY DUE TO A STRONG COLD FRONT. STRONG
WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WILL ENCOMPASS THE MOJAVE DESERT
SATURDAY. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES...AND CHANCES FOR LOW ELEVATION
SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.UPDATE...NO CHANGES AT THIS TIME. FOCUSING ON HIGH WIND POTENTIAL
FOLLOWED BY PRECIP POTENTIAL. MORE TO COME THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
435 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008
.SHORT TERM...HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE STREAMING IN ACROSS SRN CALIFORNIA
HAS BEEN ENHANCING SINCE LAST EVENING AHEAD OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH
DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS NRN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. BACKEDGE OF CLOUDS
JUST STARTING TO MOVE SOUTHEAST INTO INYO/ESMERALDA COUNTIES. LAS
VEGAS TIME HEIGHT SECTION INDICATES BRUNT OF CLOUDS WILL BE SHIFTING
TO OUR SOUTHEAST LATE THIS MORNING WITH MORE SUNSHINE EXPECTED IN
THE AFTERNOON. FOCUS THEN SHIFTS TO OUR NORTH AS MODELS REMAIN
CONSISTENT DEVELOPING A DEEP LOW (520 DM) OVER WASHINGTON STATE THIS
EVENING. FIRST CONCERN BY LATE THIS EVENING BECOMES STRONG WINDS
ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND POTENTIAL DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT IN THE
OWENS VALLEY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS
SUPPORT STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING AROUND OR AFTER 06Z THIS EVENING IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SRN SIERRA. 00Z WRF-ARW DEPICTS 30-50 KT
WEST WINDS MAKING IT DOWN THE EASTERN SLOPES TO AROUND 5000 FEET. AS
JETSTREAM SAGS SOUTH AND SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS INCREASES
BETWEEN THE COAST AND GREAT BASIN WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS
THE MOJAVE DESERT SATURDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OUT
AROUND BARSTOW. HOWEVER...IT APPEARS ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS POSSIBLE
ACROSS SRN NEVADA AND NW ARIZONA AS WELL. WILL CONTINUE WITH CURRENT
HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR INYO AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. NEXT CONCERN
BECOMES COLD AIR AND AVAILABILITY OF MOISTURE SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG
COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA EARLY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NAM/GFS INDICATE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE IN LAS
VEGAS SATURDAY EVENING. GFS SHOWS MORE MOISTURE/LIFT ALONG STEEP
COLD FRONT WITH SNOW FLURRIES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 2000 FEET AS 700 MB
TEMPERATURES QUICKLY FALL TO -14 DEG CELSIUS. DID NOT MAKE ANY
CHANGES TO SUNDAY BUT BASED ON LATEST MODELS THE VALLEYS COULD BE
DRY AS FIRST SYSTEM EXITS EAST AS WE AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM. ENJOY THE MILD TEMPERATURES TODAY AND SATURDAY AS SUNDAY
WILL BE MUCH COLDER.
.LONG TERM...FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING...ENSEMBLE
FCSTS INDICATE THE AREA WILL BE UNDER ANOMALOUSLY LOW 500MB HEIGHTS
FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK /2-3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AND 1-2 WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/ WHICH WILL
RESULT IN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE WEEK. AFTER 90 HOURS OUT...MODEL SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO
DIVERGE QUITE A BIT...SO IT IS STILL HARD TO PIN DOWN EXACT DETAILS
ABOUT PRECIP...BUT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP. SNOW LEVELS
WILL BE AROUND 2500-4000 FEET...SO THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE FOR
SNOWFALL ACROSS VALLEY FLOORS.
ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TUESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY...WITH PLENTY OF COLD AIR AND MOISTURE IN PLACE. THIS WILL
KEEP THE REGION MOSTLY CLOUDY...WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL.
SCATTERED PRECIP WILL BE LIKELY ANYTIME SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE
FLOW DO PASS OVER THE AREA...WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING QUITE LOW.
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...NO CONCERNS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH
LIGHT WINDS AND VARIABLE UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS.
SATURDAY MORNING WILL MARK THE BEGINNING OF A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE.
FIRST ISSUE WILL BE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS BEGINNING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WITH GUSTS AROUND
35KTS EXPECTED. BY SATURDAY NIGHT...THERE ARE SOME MAJOR DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN MODEL GUIDANCE REGARDING MOISTURE...BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE THAT WE MAY HAVE ENOUGH FOR SHOWERS AND CIGS AOB 5KFT AT
TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. SUNDAY...WINDS WILL DECREASE...BUT THE SAME
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIP/CIGS WILL BE PRESENT THROUGH THE DAY.
MONDAY/TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE AT LEAST A 50 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SEEING
PRECIP AT KLAS...INCLUDING EVENING/NIGHT SNOW SHOWERS...WHICH WOULD
LOWER CIGS TO BELOW 1KFT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...LIGHT AND VARIABLE SFC WINDS TODAY...WITH VARIABLE HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS.
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KTS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN MECHANICAL
TURBULENCE LEE OF MOUNTAINS...WITH DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE LEE
OF THE SIERRA LATE TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT REDUCING VSBY BELOW 6 MILES.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEK...MULTIPLE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED
TO IMPACT THE AREA...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR LOW CIGS...MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS...SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE QUITE
LOW...AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AT TIMES WILL BE
POSSIBLE.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 519 THROUGH 521.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR ZONE 523.
&&
MORGAN/PIERCE/KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 5:16 AM PST, 8 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 516 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 CAZ519>521-130800- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 516 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SIERRA CREST LATE THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WEST WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR CANYON OPENINGS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND GUSTS AROUND 100 MPH ALONG THE CREST AND 60 TO 80 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH CHANCES OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ523-130800- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 516 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH CHANCES OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL MAY BE AS LOW AS 2000 FEET WHICH COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522-524>527-NVZ014>022-130800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- 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- 516 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008 /616 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH CHANCES OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL MAY BE AS LOW AS 2000 FEET WHICH COULD LEAD TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY 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 12, 1:34 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 32 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:07 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.