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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Las Vegas, NV

January 26, 2008Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Jan 26, 2008, 4:10 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Jan 27, 2008, 4:14 PM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2008, 4:10 PM PST (00:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 27, 2008, 4:14 PM PST
Expired
Jan 28, 2008, 4:26 AM PST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 270010
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
410 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008

...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. BEHIND THIS STORM...WINDS
WILL INCREASE WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

CAZ519>524-NVZ017-019-020-022-270815-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T1200Z-080129T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...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
410 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL CROSS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL ALLOW FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS FORMING BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST...WHILE SPEEDS TO NEAR 70 MPH MAY
BE SEEN ACROSS THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF INYO COUNTY AS
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS DEVELOP BEHIND THE STORM THAT
OVER THE AREA. WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN WHILE
LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

THE LAST AREA OF CONCERN IS SOUTHERN NEVADA WHERE A COMBINATION OF
THE STRONG SURFACE GRADIENTS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNSLOPE
WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO CREATE
GUSTY WINDS. WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF NYE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF
CLARK COUNTY WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS REACHING TO NEAR 60 MPH IN THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE VALLEYS. MEANWHILE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 70
MPH OR GREATER MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAIN CREST.

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING AS THE WINDS ALOFT AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 270724
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1124 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008

...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. BEHIND THIS STORM...
WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLY
DEVELOPING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

CAZ519>524-NVZ017-019-020-022-271500-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T1200Z-080129T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...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
1124 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL CROSS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL ALLOW FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
WITH POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS FORMING BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST...WHILE SPEEDS TO NEAR 70 MPH MAY
BE SEEN ACROSS THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF INYO COUNTY AS
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS DEVELOP BEHIND THE STORM THAT
OVER THE AREA. WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN WHILE
LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

THE LAST AREA OF CONCERN IS SOUTHERN NEVADA WHERE A COMBINATION
OF THE STRONG SURFACE GRADIENTS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNSLOPE
WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO CREATE
GUSTY WINDS. WINDS GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF NYE COUNTY AS WELL AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF
CLARK COUNTY WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS REACHING TO NEAR 60 MPH IN THE
WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE VALLEYS. MEANWHILE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR
70 MPH OR GREATER MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAIN
CREST.

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING AS THE WINDS ALOFT AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 271222
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
422 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. BEHIND THIS STORM...
WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLY
DEVELOPING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

CAZ519>524-NVZ017-019-020-022-272330-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T1200Z-080129T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...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
422 AM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR ALL OF INYO COUNTY...THE NORTHERN HALF OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY...AND PORTIONS OF CLARK AND NYE COUNTIES.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CROSSING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN
NEVADA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE TONIGHT...WITH
A CHANCE OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST...AND GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY.

WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF INYO COUNTY AS
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS DEVELOP BEHIND THE STORM. WIND
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ON MONDAY...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60
MPH POSSIBLE IN AREAS PRONE TO WEST WINDS.

IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO THE DESERT AREAS...AND THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF
DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF NYE
COUNTY AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF CLARK COUNTY...WITH GUSTS OF 60
MPH POSSIBLE IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE VALLEYS. GUSTS OF 70
MPH OR HIGHER WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAIN CREST
AND ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES...INCLUDING SOME OF THE WESTERNMOST
AREAS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THIS EVENT COULD BE SIMILAR TO OR
STRONGER THAN THE EVENT OF JANUARY 5TH...WHICH CAUSED MINOR TO
MODERATE DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN NORTHWEST LAS VEGAS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY
MONDAY EVENING AS THE WINDS ALOFT AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
DECREASE.

$$

MORGAN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 280014
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
414 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...A PACIFIC STORM COMPLEX WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA TONIGHT AND MONDAY...RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL STRONG AND
GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY...

NVZ022-280115-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T1200Z-080129T0300Z/
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...
CAL-NEV-ARI
414 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY ACROSS
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY AND
POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS HAS DIMINISHED...THUS THE HIGH WIND
WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CAZ520-NVZ017-280800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.080128T0014Z-080128T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T0600Z-080128T2300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
414 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED
AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. 

ALTHOUGH THE WIND ADVISORY IS VALID THROUGH 10 PM...A HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS GUSTS TO NEAR 60
MPH POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

CAZ523-524-280800-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.080128T0014Z-080128T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T1200Z-080128T2300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
414 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH HAVE
DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

ALTHOUGH THE WINDS ADVISORY IS VALID THROUGH 10 PM...A HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE WIND PRONE
AREAS AND MOUNTAIN TOPS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

NVZ018-280800-
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T0600Z-080128T2300Z/
SHEEP RANGE-
414 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER
70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS.

$$

CAZ519-521-NVZ019-020-280800-
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T0600Z-080128T2300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
414 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...THE RED ROCK
CANYON AREA...AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY ESPECIALLY ALONG THE
WESTERN FOOTHILLS.

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING...
WITH A CHANCE OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST...AND GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY.

IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS TO THE DESERT AREAS...AND THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF
DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. WIND
GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WHILE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH
MAY BE SEEN OVER THE WESTERNMOST AREAS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.
MEANWHILE GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH MAY BE SEEN ACROSS THE CREST OF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE EARLY
MONDAY EVENING AS THE WINDS ALOFT AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT DECREASE.

$$

CAZ522-280800-
/O.EXT.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T1200Z-080128T2300Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA
414 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR DEATH VALLEY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF INYO COUNTY AS
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS DEVELOP BEHIND THE STORM
CROSSING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY BE SEEN
LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE
IN AREAS PRONE TO WEST WINDS.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 280555
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
947 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...A PACIFIC STORM COMPLEX WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
AND NEVADA TONIGHT AND MONDAY...RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS OVERNIGHT AND INTO MONDAY...

CAZ520-NVZ017-281400-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T0600Z-080128T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.080128T0600Z-080128T2300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
947 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY AND REPLACES
THE HIGH WIND WATCH. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED.

MUCH OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN SEEING WIND
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE EVEN MORE
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH LIKELY AT TIMES. THE
AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE STRONG WINDS ARE NEAR THE EAST SLOPES 
OF MOUNTAIN RANGES SUCH AS THE WEST SIDE OF THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS 
ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING.


$$

CAZ519-521-NVZ018>020-281400-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T0600Z-080128T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.080128T0600Z-080128T2300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...
THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
947 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THIS WARNING
REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH.

HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN
SEEING WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
EVEN MORE OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH LIKELY AT
TIMES. GUSTS OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR RIDGETOPS. THE AREAS
MOST LIKELY TO SEE THE STRONG WINDS ARE NEAR THE EAST SLOPES OF
MOUNTAIN RANGES SUCH AS THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

$$

NVZ014-015-281400-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
947 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE AREA WITH GUSTS 
OVER 40 MPH REPORTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST 
OVERNIGHT INTO MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND BECOME 
NORTHWESTERLY AFTER 10 AM MONDAY. 
$$

CAZ523-524-281400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T1200Z-080128T2300Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
947 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH HAVE
DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA 
TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST MUCH OF THE 
NIGHT AND ARE LIKELY TO GET EVEN STRONGER DURING THE DAY MONDAY. 
THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY WHEN WIND 
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

CAZ522-281400-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0002.080128T1200Z-080128T2300Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA
947 PM PST SUN JAN 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF INYO COUNTY AS
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS DEVELOP BEHIND THE STORM
CROSSING OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY BE SEEN
LATE TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE
IN AREAS PRONE TO WEST WINDS.

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 281226
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY WILL
PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT
AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN...

CAZ523-282030-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080128T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0200Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY AND HIGH WIND WATCH ARE NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TODAY. THESE
WINDS WILL BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING TO PROPERTY AND WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY
ON NORTH-SOUTH SECTIONS OF ROADS. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND
BECOME NORTHWEST EARLY THIS EVENING.

$$

CAZ519>521-282030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T2300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS.

SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OVER 50 MPH ACROSS THE RIDGE TOPS WILL
COMBINE WITH FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 70 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE EAST
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE OWENS
VALLEY. THESE DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY TODAY AND
POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

$$

NVZ017>020-282030-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080128T2300Z/
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...
DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 72 MPH WERE RECORDED AT MERCURY...
MOUNT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON BETWEEN 3 AM AND 4 AM THIS
MORNING. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON
AND THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE
NEAR THE EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAIN RANGES SUCH AS THE WEST SIDE OF
THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. AREAS AWAY FROM THE EAST SLOPES CAN
GENERALLY EXPECT GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

CAZ524-282030-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080128T2300Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080129T0200Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH...CAN BE EXPECTED OVER EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
THROUGH THE DAY. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ525-NVZ021-022-282030-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080129T0200Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-MORONGO BASIN-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...
HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...
LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008 /526 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST /7 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
/7 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 2O TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY.

STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON LAKE MEAD AND LAKE MOHAVE DURING THE ADVISORY
PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE
LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR
PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE
THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO
THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN
PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS.



$$

NVZ016-282030-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.080128T1800Z-080128T2300Z/
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10
AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.



$$

CAZ522-281800-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.000000T0000Z-080128T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...
SHOSHONE...TECOPA
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 2O TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY
NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$

NVZ014-015-281800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080128T1800Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...
DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
426 AM PST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE AREA WITH
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH REPORTED IN MANY LOCATIONS. THESE WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE AND
BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AFTER 10 AM.

$$

JGA

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 26, 3:15 PM PST, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 26, 3:15 PM PST, 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
315 PM PST SAT JAN 26 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
MOVE EAST LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND
MOJAVE DESERT SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD RAIN AND
SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING
THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN
BY LATE SUNDAY...AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
NEXT WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...UPPER LOW OFF THE WEST COAST TO SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
OVERNIGHT WITH CUTOFF LOW BECOMING AN OPEN WAVE BY 18Z SUNDAY AND
THEN SHIFTING OVER THE CWA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. SUBTROPICAL
MOISTURE PLUME AHEAD OF LOW SHIFTING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH
PLUME AND LOW MOISTURE/DYNAMICS BECOMING INTEGRATED OVER CALIFORNIA
BY 12Z SUNDAY...RESULTING IN AN INCREASING CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE CWA AFTER 06Z SUNDAY...WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE CWA ON SUNDAY. DECREASING STABILITY WITH NEGATIVE LI/COLD
AIR ALOFT TO BRING THE POSSIBILITY OF TSTORMS TO MUCH OF THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA ON SUNDAY TOO.  AS SYSTEM TRACKS EAST
SUNDAY NIGHT...IMPROVING CONDITIONS LOOKED FOR INTO MONDAY...HOWEVER
BOTH NAM/GFS SHOWING WEAK IMPULSE CROSSING OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY
FOR CONTINUED SHOWERS MOST AREAS...THEN NORTHWEST/DRIER FLOW MONDAY
NIGHT INTO THE FIRST PART OF TUESDAY. FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS
OVERALL SCENARIO IS SUBTROPICAL SOURCE OF INITIAL MOISTURE/WARM AIR.
SNOW LEVELS TO BEGIN FAIRLY HIGH BEFORE LOWERING INTO SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER PRECIP AMOUNTS WARRANT UPGRADING THE WINTER
STORM WATCH TO A WARNING...BUT WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. NEXT ISSUE IS THAT THE NAM/GFS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT
WITH HEAVY QPF ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS BTWN 06-18Z
SUNDAY AND THEN ANOTHER STRONG AREA OF QPF ACROSS SOUTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY BTWN 12Z SUNDAY AND 03Z MONDAY WITH AMOUNTS POSSIBLY IN THE
INCH TO INCH AND A HALF CATEGORY FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE PERIODS. WITH
THE POSSIBILITY OF CONVECTION...ESPECIALLY MOHAVE COUNTY...WILL GO
WITH A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THESE AREAS. NEXT ISSUE IS WINDS.
FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS LOOKED FOR INTO SUNDAY...HOWEVER AS SYSTEM SHIFTS
EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...SURFACE LOW AND WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
LOOK LIKE THEY WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VERY GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE LATEST NMM 4KM RUN SHOWS POSSIBLE
DOWNSLOPE WINDS INTO THE OWENS VALLEY AND ALSO ON THE LEE OF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AFTER 12Z MONDAY...WHILE GRADIENT FLOW/50KT PLUS
FLOW AT 700MB ACROSS NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ALL POINT TO
POSSIBLE HIGH WINDS...THUS A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THESE AREAS. SEE
LATEST STATEMENTS FOR DETAILS. TEMPERATURES ARE THE LAST CHALLENGE
OF THE DAY...WITH CLOUDS/PRECIPITATION DICTATING FINAL DAYTIME HIGHS
TOMORROW AND MONDAY. MOS APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE TOO WARM...AND UNDER
CUT GUIDANCE INTO THE FIRST OF THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM...ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO SHIFT ACROSS THE
AREA LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS ONE HAS LESS MOISTURE TO WORK
WITH AND SHOWERS WILL BE CONCENTRATED MAINLY ACROSS THE SIERRA...
NORTHERN CWA AND MOHAVE COUNTY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BEHIND THE SYSTEM WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH
THE REGION. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS NORTH OF THE AREA WED NGT
MAINTAINING THE NORTHERLY FLOW INTO THURSDAY. NO MODEL CONSENSUS
BEYOND THURSDAY BUT WITH 500MB HIGH PRESSURE FORECASTED TO HOLD
STRONG WELL OFF THE WEST COAST...THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN FOR MORE
SYSTEMS THAT COULD IMPACT THE AREA WEATHER. CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH
THAT COOLER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS ACROSS THE KLAS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WITH RAPIDLY INCREASING
MOISTURE OVERNIGHT. INITIAL CEILINGS THIS EVENING NEAR 15KFT AGL
LOWERING TO AROUND 6K FEET BY 08Z. MVFR CONDITIONS LIKELY AFTER 10Z
SUNDAY MORNING LASTING THROUGH 21Z SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH CEILINGS
AOB 3KFT AGL. HEAVIER PERIODS OF RAIN COULD LOWER CIGS TO 1K FT AT
TIMES SUNDAY MORNING. WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION WILL BE VARIABLE
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AND THEN INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO
15 KTS. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY BUT WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING
MUCH LOWER CEILINGS AREA WIDE SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MAINLY
HIGH CLOUDINESS AND GENERALLY LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GUSTS TO 30 KTS
IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS IN WESTERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. CONDITIONS DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH AS RAIN AND SNOW SPREAD INTO THE AREA. CEILINGS AREA WIDE
GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 3K FEET WITH AREAS OF LOWER CIGS AND
VISIBILITIES WHERE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW SET UP. STRONG
WINDS DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN REGIONS OF THE CWA AND IN THE
SIERRA. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE SEVERE TURBULENCE FROM MTN WAVE
ACTIVITY IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
      THROUGH 4 AM MONDAY MORNING FOR NVZ014-015-018-019.
     HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
      MONDAY EVENING FOR NVZ017-019-020-022.
AZ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
      SUNDAY EVENING FOR AZZ003
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH
      4 AM MONDAY MORNING FOR CAZ519-521-522.
     HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
      MONDAY EVENING FOR CAZ519-520-521-522-523-524.
     FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH
      SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR CAZ525.
&&

JENSEN/SALMEN

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 26, 4:13 AM PST, 11 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
413 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2008

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-270800-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
413 AM PST SAT JAN 26 2008 /513 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT...AND
WINTER STORM WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCT
RNOWSWVEF FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...RESULTING IN VERY
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP ON SUNDAY...WHICH COULD BRING BLOWING SNOW TO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS TO THE DESERTS. ANOTHER
STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...BUT IT WILL
NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE ONE THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES.

MORGAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 3:45 PM PSTSnow AdvisoryVEFClark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.