Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV

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WWUS85 KVEF 030001
RFWVEF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
401 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

AZZ101-CAZ228-229-NVZ465-466-030300-
/O.CON.KVEF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-MOJAVE DESERT-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
401 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /501 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE WIDESPREAD AND GUSTS
AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...DRIER AIR HAS BEEN
MOVING IN AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE
EVENING HOURS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE
EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$

000 
WWUS85 KVEF 030259
RFWVEF

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
659 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

AZZ101-CAZ228-229-NVZ465-466-030400-
/O.EXP.KVEF.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080303T0300Z/
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-AZ SIDE-MOJAVE DESERT-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
CLARK AND SW LINCOLN COUNTY DESERTS/LAS VEGAS DISPATCH-
LAKE MEAD NRA/COLORADO RIVER-NV SIDE-
659 PM PST SUN MAR 2 2008 /759 PM MST SUN MAR 2 2008/

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ADJACENT AREAS OF THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA.

WIND GUSTS HAD LARGELY DECREASED BELOW 30 MPH IN THE WARNING AREA
EARLY THIS EVENING AND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO
BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH THE REST OF TONIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WERE STILL BETWEEN 7 AND 13 PERCENT AND OVERNIGHT RECOVERY
WILL BE POOR.

$$

JGA

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
315 AM PST SUN MAR 2 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM STRENGTHENING OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
AREA WILL LEAD TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE OVER THE REGION MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND AND LIGHTER WINDS.
&&

.SHORT TERM...UPPER TROUGH STRENGTHENING AND DIGGING INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION TODAY. NORTHERLY JET ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH WILL
MOVE OVER THE AREA AND COMBINE WITH A STRONG SURFACE GRADIENT TO
PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH WINDS OVER MOST ZONES. GUSTS OVER 40 MPH HAVE BEEN
SOMEWHAT WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE OWENS VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING AND
TWENTY NINE PALMS HAS ALSO GUSTED TO 40 MPH. ADDED BOTH ZONES TO THE
WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND KEPT THE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT ACROSS
EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO...CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. KEPT HIGH WIND
WARNING GOING FOR THE DEATH VALLEY AREA AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN ZONES. WINDS MAY BE MARGINAL FOR HIGH WIND WARNING BUT SOME
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AREAS THAT FAVOR NORTHERLY WINDS MAY SEE A FEW
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. SOME AREAS ARE IN A LULL EARLY THIS MORNING BUT
WINDS SHOULD PICK UP IN THOSE AREAS AS THE JET MOVES OVER THE AREA AND
SOME BETTER MIXING KICKS IN. CLOUDS OVER NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY EARLY
THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL BE
EXITING IN SHORT ORDER LEAVING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BEHIND. DRY NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LIGHTER
WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TODAY AND
MONDAY BUT SHOULD WARM SEVERAL DEGREES TUESDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
SHORTWAVE IS EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH MAY INCREASE NORTHERLY WINDS ONCE AGAIN OVER THE
AREA. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE A WEAKER SYSTEM AND A BIT FARTHER EAST
SO THOS NORTHERLY WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN LAST NIGHT AND TODAY.

.LONG TERM...MODELS CONTINUE TREND OF MAKING WEDNESDAYS SYSTEM WEAKER
AND JUST GIVING A GLANCING BLOW FROM THE EAST. STILL LOOKING TO SEE
BREEZY CONDITIONS IN OUR RIVER ZONES AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN
BEHIND TROUGH. STILL A LITTLE NAGGING DOUBT AS SOME GFS ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A DEEPER HANG BACK TROUGH THURSDAY. RIDGING
BUILDS IN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH MINOR WAVES RIDING OVER THE TOP
OF THE RIDGE. THEY WILL BE WEAK ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE MUCH IMPACT ON THE
DRY AND WARMER THAN NORMAL FORECAST FOR THE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY TIME
FRAME.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL STAY STRONG FOR THE REST OF
TODAY FROM THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH. WINDS SHOULD BE IN THE 20 TO 25
KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIE DOWN
CONSIDERABLE AFTER 03Z THIS EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTH.
MONDAY WILL SEE WINDS IN THE 8 TO 10 KNOT RANGE FROM THE NORTHEAST.
CLOUD COVER WILL BE MINIMAL THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...NEARLY ALL OF THE AREA WILL BE UNDER VERY STRONG
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS TODAY. FAVORED AREAS SUCH AS NORTH TO SOUTH
ORIENTATED VALLEYS COULD SEE WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 KNOTS TODAY. WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND BE MUCH LIGHTER MONDAY IN THE 10 TO 20
KNOT RANGE. CLOUD COVER WILL BE FEW TO CLEAR THROUGH MONDAY.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...LATEST OBSERVED FIRE DANGER MAP SHOWS HIGH FIRE DANGER
EXTENDING UP INTO THE DESERTS IN CLARK AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY ALONG WITH THE COLORADO RIVER AREA. UPGRADED FIRE WEATHER WATCH
WHICH WAS OUT FOR THE COLORADO RIVER ZONES TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR
TODAY AND ADDED NV ZONE 465 AND CA ZONE 228. GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY INTO THE EVENING WHILE RH FORECASTS ARE BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NVZ014-015-
     017>019.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR NVZ021.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS
     EVENING FOR NVZ465-466.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR NVZ016-020-022.
AZ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR AZZ002-036.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS
     EVENING FOR AZZ101.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR AZZ002-036.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR AZZ001-003.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CAZ522.
     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ527.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS
     EVENING FOR CAZ228-229.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR CAZ524-526.
     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CAZ520-525.
&&

HARRISON/JACQUES

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
545 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-020600-
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-
545 AM PST SAT MAR 1 2008 /645 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY WITH
SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND THE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM STARTING
TONIGHT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING. MUCH OF THE AREA
IS UNDER A WIND ADVISORY OR HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACROSS NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES WHICH ARE UNDER
A HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL BE GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH IN THE WARNING AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
SUNDAY WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OVER MOST ZONES. HIGH WIND
WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES CONTINUE SUNDAY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
WHILE THE COLORADO RIVER ZONES ARE UNDER A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WHICH MAY DEVELOP
THIS WEEKEND.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1143 PM PST SAT MAR 01 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1041 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 12 SW ELGIN             37.25N 114.71W
03/01/2008  M62 MPH          LINCOLN            NV   MESONET

            KANE SPRINGS RAWS

&&

JACQUES

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1144 PM PST SAT MAR 01 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1015 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 32 N MERCURY            37.14N 116.05W
03/01/2008  M60 MPH          NYE                NV   MESONET

            AREA 9 ON NEVADA TEST RANGE

&&

JACQUES