Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Feb 13, 2008, 11:03 AM PST for Inyo County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It was in force for 12 hr. 12 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
- Feb 13, 2008, 11:03 AM PST (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2008, 11:14 PM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 12:17 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Aspendell, CA | NEIGHBORS HOUSE LOSING SHINGLES AS WELL |
| Feb 13, 1:10 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 46 E Tonopah, NV | WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT CEMP SITE |
| Feb 13, 2:25 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | Tonopah, NV | |
| Feb 13, 2:50 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Tonopah, NV | CEMP SITE |
| Feb 13, 3:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Bishop, CA | A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE IN BISHOP FROM POWERFUL NORTH WINDS. SEVERAL POWER POLES AND TREES WERE DOWN. TWO HOUSES WERE STRUCK BY FALLING TREES. PART OF THE ROOF ON THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING HAD PEELED OFF. |
| Feb 13, 3:19 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Big Pine, CA | TREE FELL ON POWER LINES IN BIG PINE DUE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS. |
| Feb 13, 3:45 PM PST | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | Independence, CA | HIGHWAY 395 WAS CLOSED FROM INDEPENDENCE TO BIG PINE DUE TO BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE. AUTOMATED SENSORS IN THE AREA REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH. |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Independence, CA | SEVERAL MESONET WIND SENSORS NEAR INDEPENDENCE REPORTED SUNSTAINED WINDS OF 40-45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. |
| Feb 13, 4:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 22 Wsw Preston, NV | CURRANT CREEK RAWS STATION |
| Feb 13, 4:45 PM PST | TSTM WND GST 49 | Pahrump, NV | A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED WINDS GUSTING TO 49 MPH WITH BLOWING DUST AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE. |
| Feb 13, 5:03 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Big Pine, CA | TREE FELL ON A HOUSE DUE TO STRONG NORTH WINDS. |
| Feb 13, 10:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 10 Ene Death Valley Jun, NV | 12 IN DIA FRUIT TREES BLOWN OVER. 12 IN DIA LIMBS FROM ELM TREE SNAPPED OFF. 8-9 IN DIA PINE TREES BENT OVER. 100 SQ FT OF HOME ROOFING BLOWN OFF. ALL BLOWN TOWARDS THE SE. |
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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 2400 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 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 131903 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1103 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND THE EAST SLOPES ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY IN FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CAZ522-NVZ014-140030- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0004.080213T2300Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1103 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NYE AND INYO COUNTIES. A WIND ADVISORY IS THEN IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL OCCUR BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER 10 PM BUT WILL CONTINUE AT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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. 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. $$ CAZ519-521-140030- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0004.080213T1903Z-080214T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1103 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 AM THIS MORNING AND 6 PM THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ001-036-NVZ016>022-140030- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.080214T0400Z-080215T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0300Z-080215T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- 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...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 1103 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1203 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR EXTREME SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY AND CLARK COUNTY IN NEVADA AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU IN MOHAVE COUNTY OF ARIZONA. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS AND ALSO ON THE DOWNSLOPE SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN NORTHEAST PAHRUMP. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS THE ACCESS HIGHWAYS TO MOUNT CHARLESTON AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AS WELL AS HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND PAHRUMP AND HIGHWAY 389 BETWEEN COLORADO CITY AND PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ524-526-527-140030- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.080214T0800Z-080215T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0800Z-080215T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE 1103 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1203 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR LAKE HAVASU...THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA...AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ CAZ525-140030- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0800Z-080215T0400Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1103 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL OCCUR BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS AND BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ NVZ015-140030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080213T2300Z-080215T0200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1103 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 375 BETWEEN RACHEL AND HIKO...AND HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN HIKO AND CALIENTE. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ CAZ520-140030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080213T2300Z-080214T1800Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1103 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS AS WELL. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 132026 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1217 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND THE EAST SLOPES ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG... GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY IN FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. CAZ522-NVZ014-140430- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.080213T2300Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1217 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS SAME AREA FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL OCCUR BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER 10 PM BUT WILL CONTINUE AT ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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. 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. $$ CAZ519-521-140400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1217 PM PST WED FEB 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 SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ523-140430- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080213T2017Z-080214T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1217 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA WILL BRING WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAYS IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY COULD BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ CAZ520-140430- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080213T2300Z-080214T1800Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1217 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE STRONG WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS AS WELL. $$ NVZ015-140430- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080213T2300Z-080215T0200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 1217 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 375 BETWEEN RACHEL AND HIKO...AND HIGHWAY 93 BETWEEN HIKO AND CALIENTE. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ AZZ001-036-NVZ016>022-140430- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0300Z-080215T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- 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...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 1217 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /117 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS AND ALSO ON THE DOWNSLOPE SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN NORTHEAST PAHRUMP. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ524>527-140430- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0800Z-080215T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1217 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /117 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA...INCLUDING LAKE HAVASU. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 140042 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE SIERRA EAST SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAZ520-140800- /O.EXA.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE SWITCHING TO THE NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND. $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-140800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY CALIFORNIA...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SAME AREAS. NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN STRENGTH AFTER 10 PM BUT WILL REMAIN WITHIN WIND CRITERIA. EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519-521-140400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 442 PM PST WED FEB 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. AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NVZ017>020-022-140800- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0029Z-080215T0200Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM... JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY FOR CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN BECOME NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS AND ALSO ON THE DOWNSLOPE SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS IN NORTHEAST PAHRUMP. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY TO LESS THAN A MILE. $$ CAZ524-525-140800- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0042Z-080215T0400Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN IN CALIFORNIA. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING THEN BECOME NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ CAZ523-140800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN BECOME NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. TRAVEL ALONG INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY COULD BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ZERO AT TIMES. $$ NVZ015-140800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY IN NEVADA. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ AZZ001-036-NVZ016-021-140800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0300Z-080215T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /542 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD RECREATION AREA AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY IN NEVADA...AND THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU IN ARIZONA. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ526-527-140800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0800Z-080215T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 442 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /542 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST /1 AM MST/ TONIGHT TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR LAKE HAVASU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS BUT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 140600 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND STRONG NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE SIERRA EAST SLOPES AND INTO THE OWENS VALLEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING CREATING DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. NVZ014-141400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NEVADA TEST SITE AREA. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ CAZ522-141400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ CAZ520-141400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND. $$ CAZ523-140700- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. WEST WINDS HAD SUBSIDED WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ018-141400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE- 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS UPGRADED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. $$ AZZ001-036-NVZ015>017-019>022-141400- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-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...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 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1100 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY TO LESS THAN A MILE. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ524>527-141400- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0600Z-080215T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1100 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 140714 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS TO MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. NVZ014-141400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS EXTENDED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NEVADA TEST SITE AREA. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ CAZ522-141400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 190 BETWEEN THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY JUNCTION. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. $$ CAZ520-141400- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080214T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES FROM BLOWING DUST AND SAND. $$ CAZ523-140700- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080214T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. WEST WINDS HAD SUBSIDED WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ018-141400- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.080214T0600Z-080214T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/ SHEEP RANGE- 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS UPGRADED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. $$ AZZ001-036-NVZ015>017-019>022-141400- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080215T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1100 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AND MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY TO LESS THAN A MILE. $$ AZZ002-003-CAZ524>527-141400- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0008.080214T0600Z-080215T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1000 PM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /1100 PM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THURSDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS...AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON ALL AREA ROADWAYS INCLUDING INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. $$ 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 Feb 13, 4:22 AM PST, 6 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 4:22 AM PST, 6 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
422 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008
.SYNOPSIS...A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
BEHIND THE FRONT...ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. THERE WILL
ALSO BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ROUGHLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 95.
THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY EVENING...AND TEMPERATURES WILL
QUICKLY REBOUND TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TODAY
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG COLD THAT WILL BE
MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH SOUTH THROUGH THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AROUND 10 PM THIS EVENING
AND CLEAR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT ACROSS WESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON BUT BY FAR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
FOLLOW THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR OUR
NORTHERN AND WESTERN ZONES STARTING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. KEPT HIGH
WIND WATCH UP FOR SOUTHERN ZONES THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS
WILL GIVE THE DAYSHIFT A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE 12Z DATA AS BELIEF
POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS THAT A FEW ZONES COULD GUST INTO HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA ESPECIALLY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER. MUCH COOLER ON
THURSDAY AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOME 15 DEGREES COLDER THAN TODAY.
TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO REBOUND ON FRIDAY BUT WILL BE ABOUT 5 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. STRONGEST DYNAMICS ALONG FRONT WILL BE OVER EAST
CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND CAN NOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY
OF A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IN NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY.
MOISTURE/DYNAMIC SURGE SOUTH ACROSS CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTY THIS
EVENING WITH INSTABILITY SHOWERS LINGERING ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY
THURSDAY ASSOCIATED WITH COLD POOL ALOFT.
.LONG TERM...FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING...RIDGING OFF
THE WESTERN COAST WILL BUILD INLAND OVER THE WEEKEND...THEN FLATTEN
SOMEWHAT EARLY NEXT WEEK AS SHORTWAVES PROPAGATE THROUGH THE FLOW.
SO OVERALL...NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING VERY SIGNIFICANT IN THE
EXTENDED...JUST ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. HAVE OPTED TO LEAVE IN PARRED
DOWN CLIMO POPS IN THE GRIDS BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH
DIFFERENCES IN MODELS. THE GFS AND DGEX CONTINUE TO SHOW A WEAK
SHORTWAVE PASSING OVER THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING...WHILE
ABOUT HALF OF THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS INDICATE A SHORTWAVE...AND
THE GEM AND ECMWF SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF THIS FEATURE. HOWEVER...EVEN
IF THIS WERE TO VERIFY...PRECIP WOULD BE VERY LIMITED...AND THE
ONLY NOTICEABLE CHANGE WOULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF INCREASED CLOUD
COVERAGE.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS ARE THE BIGGEST CONCERN THROUGH
THURSDAY. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY THIS EVENING...WITH PRE-PASSAGE WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST. AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE...APPROXIMATELY AT
05Z...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45
KNOTS. ASIDE FROM THE TURBULENCE THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING BRIEF
PERIODS OF RESTRICTED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. THURSDAY WILL
HAVE CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED THE REST OF
TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
THROUGH THE EVENING...INCREASING CLOUD COVERAGE AND BRINGING BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND STRONG NORTH WINDS AFTER
FRONTAL PASSAGE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
HIGHER WINDS POSSIBLE IN NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTATED VALLEYS. TURBULENCE
AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
WINDS WILL STAY STRONG FROM THE NORTH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL OCCUR FROM NORTH/NORTHWEST
TO SOUTH/SOUTHEAST PASSING APPROXIMATELY AT THE FOLLOWING
TIMES...22Z AT BIH...02Z AT DRA...05Z AT LAS...AND 08Z AT EED.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY THURSDAY. MUCH DRIER AIR WILL INVADE THE AREA WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FALLING TO 10-15 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. FIRE
DANGER IN HIGH ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AS FAR NORTH AS
BULLHEAD CITY. WILL BE ISSUING A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NVZ016>022.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY
FOR NVZ014.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
NVZ015.
AZ...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
AZZ001-036.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR AZZ101.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
AZZ002-003.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CAZ229.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ524-526-527.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY
FOR CAZ520-522.
&&
PIERCE/KENNEDY
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 4:44 AM PST, 6 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 444 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-141200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-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-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 444 AM PST WED FEB 13 2008 /544 AM MST WED FEB 13 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA...SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY RACE SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA...EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST NEVADA TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WEATHER MESSAGE /RNONPWVEF/ FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS REGARDING THE WIND ADVISORY AND HIGH WIND WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD PROCEDURES. PIERCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:40 AM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino | 35 hr |
| Feb 13, 6:30 AM PST | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 23 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.