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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV

January 3, 2008Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Jan 3, 2008, 3:58 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jan 4, 2008, 11:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 3, 2008, 3:58 PM PST (23:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 4, 2008, 11:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 4, 2008, 3:08 AM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Jan 3, 3:20 PM PST, 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 3:20 PM PST, 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 4:31 AM PST, 11 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
431 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

CAZ519-521-040800-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
431 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CHANCES FOR SNOW AND RAIN WILL INCREASE TONIGHT...ALONG WITH
WINDS. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BY MORNING...AND WIND
GUSTS COULD REACH 60 MPH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A BLIZZARD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. TWO TO FOUR FEET OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG
WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH...CREATING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS. AFTER A BRIEF LULL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...SNOW WILL PICK UP ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AS ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. THE WORST OF THE STORM WILL BE OVER ON
SUNDAY...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE
FINALLY ENDING. SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THE
JANUARY 7-10 2005 STORM...WHICH DUMPED 54 INCHES IN ASPENDELL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
TODAY...ESPECIALLY SNOW OR STRONG WINDS.

NVZ018-019-040800-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
431 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND WIND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ABOVE
7000 FEET AROUND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH A FOOT OR MORE OF
SNOW POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS COULD ALSO REACH
50 MPH...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY
AND MONDAY BEFORE FINALLY ENDING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED OVER THE WEEKEND.
SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
TODAY.

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520-522>527-NVZ014>017-020>022-040800-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-
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-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
431 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 /531 AM MST THU JAN 3 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING GOOD CHANCES OF MOUNTAIN
SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...ALONG WITH AREAS OF
GUSTY WINDS. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH MONDAY
BEFORE FINALLY ENDING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SPOTTERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
TODAY.

MORGAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 3, 3:15 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchVEFClark, Lincoln, Nye24 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.