Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 15, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2008, 3:42 AM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 13, 2008, 10:15 AM PDT. It was in force for 38 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2008, 3:42 AM PDT (10:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2008, 10:15 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 3696 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 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 131042 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 342 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 CAZ519-523-131900- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0010.080313T1900Z-080315T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.080313T1900Z-080315T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 342 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. A POWERFUL STORM APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY AND FRIDAY. OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...AND MAY EXTEND INTO SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND OTHER FAVORABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY AND FRIDAY. HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 58...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 COULD BE AFFECTED BY STRONG CROSSWINDS OR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ MORGAN
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 131715 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1015 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 CAZ519-523-140115- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.080313T1715Z-080315T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1015 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. A POWERFUL STORM APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY AND FRIDAY. OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT DECREASE MAY BE SEEN TONIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...AND MAY EXTEND INTO SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND OTHER FAVORABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY AND FRIDAY. HIGHWAY 395... HIGHWAY 58...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 COULD BE AFFECTED BY STRONG CROSSWINDS OR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 131946 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1246 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 CAZ520-140345- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080314T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1246 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM HAVE MOVED INTO THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE LIKELY INTO EARLY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395 MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY AS STRONG CROSSWINDS OR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ519-523-140345- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1246 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. A POWERFUL STORM APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA TODAY AND FRIDAY. OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT DECREASE MAY BE SEEN TONIGHT...THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...AND MAY EXTEND INTO SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY... ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND OTHER FAVORABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS TODAY AND FRIDAY. HIGHWAY 395... HIGHWAY 58...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 COULD BE AFFECTED BY STRONG CROSSWINDS OR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 132242 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 342 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...A STRONG STORM FORMING OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... CAZ519-523-140430- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 342 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. HOWEVER WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO THE 5500 FOOT LEVEL ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT DECREASE MAY BE SEEN TONIGHT...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY...AND MAY EXTEND INTO SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN BE EXPECTED AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND OTHER FAVORABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AS HIGHWAY 395... HIGHWAY 58...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 COULD BE AFFECTED BY STRONG CROSSWINDS OR AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ520-140400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080314T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 342 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 395 MAY BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG CROSSWINDS OR AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 140354 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 854 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...A STRONG STORM APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... CAZ520-140500- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080314T0400Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 854 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD DECREASED THIS EVENING IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND WERE GENERALLY IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ CAZ519-523-141200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 854 PM PDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 7000 FOOT LEVEL...HOWEVER GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES DOWN TO THE 5500 FOOT LEVEL ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS IN THE WEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERT AREA WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OFF AND ON THROUGH FRIDAY...AND MAY EVEN EXTEND INTO SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND OTHER FAVORABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 58...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BLOWING DUST. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 141023 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 CAZ525-141800- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.080314T1800Z-080315T0300Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 323 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY 62...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ014-141800- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 323 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...PARTICULARLY THE NEVADA TEST SITE. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WHICH COULD IMPACT HIGHWAY 95. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519-523-141800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BARSTOW... DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 323 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 7000 FOOT LEVEL. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS IN NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS LIKELY ON SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND OTHER FAVORABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 58...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 TODAY DUE TO SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BLOWING DUST. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 141344 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 644 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 CAZ519-141445- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 644 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. WIND GUSTS IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES HAD DECREASED TO 35 MPH OR LESS THIS MORNING...AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ523-NVZ014-141800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 644 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO...ESMERALDA...AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS IN NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS LIKELY ON SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND OTHER FAVORABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 58...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 TODAY DUE TO SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BLOWING DUST. FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...THE MAIN AREA AFFECTED WILL BE ON AND NEAR THE NEVADA TEST SITE. NORTHWEST WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WHICH COULD IMPACT HIGHWAY 95. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$ CAZ525-141800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.080314T1800Z-080315T0300Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 644 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MORONGO BASIN FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY 62...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 141720 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1020 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 CAZ525-150030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.080314T1800Z-080315T0300Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1020 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY 62...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THE WIND WILL SUBSIDE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ523-NVZ014-150030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1020 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. WINDS IN NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS LIKELY ON SATURDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND OTHER FAVORABLE SPOTS. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS ALONG HIGHWAY 395...HIGHWAY 58...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40 TODAY DUE TO SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BLOWING DUST. FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...THE MAIN AREA AFFECTED WILL BE ON AND NEAR THE NEVADA TEST SITE. NORTHWEST WINDS LOCALLY GUSTING OVER 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WHICH COULD IMPACT HIGHWAY 95. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 142314 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 414 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL DROP SOUTH TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN A VARIETY OF WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS FROM THIS SYSTEM HOWEVER IS GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS ON SATURDAY AND THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY. NVZ014-150715- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0011.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 414 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WERE GUSTING TO OVER 40 MPH THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN ON THE DECREASE BY MID AFTERNOON...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER THE STORM WHICH PRODUCE THE GUSTY WINDS EARLIER TODAY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING WITH WINDS POTENTIALLY BEING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ CAZ523-525-150715- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.080315T1800Z-080316T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0011.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 414 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY 15...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND ADVISORIES THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS THE MAIN STORM MOVES TO THE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ CAZ519>522-524-526-NVZ015-017>019-150715- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0011.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 414 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE EASTER SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND CADIZ BASIN...LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...AS WELL AS THE SHEEP RANGE / SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS THE MAIN STORM WHICH MOVES OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY MOVES TO THE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 150255 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 755 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL DROP SOUTH TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN A VARIETY OF WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS FROM THIS SYSTEM HOWEVER IS GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS THIS EVENING AND ON SATURDAY AND THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY. CAZ523-525-150700- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0700Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.080315T1800Z-080316T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 755 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WEST WINDS WERE STILL BLOWING AT 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING AND IT LOOKS LIKE THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY 15...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND ADVISORIES THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY... STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS THE MAIN STORM MOVES TO THE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ CAZ519>522-524-526-NVZ014-015-017>019-150700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 755 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS THE MAIN STORM WHICH MOVES OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY MOVES TO THE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 150636 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1136 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 .A STRONG WINTER STORM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL DROP SOUTH TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN A VARIETY OF WEATHER ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. ONE OF THE MAIN CONCERNS FROM THIS SYSTEM HOWEVER IS GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA DESERTS THIS EVENING AND ON SATURDAY AND THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY. CAZ523-525-151800- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080315T0700Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.080315T1800Z-080316T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 1136 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WEST WINDS WERE STARTING TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 2 AM HOWEVER. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH EXPECTED BY LATE NOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING ON SATURDAY. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CROSSWINDS ON HIGHWAY 15...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND ADVISORIES THIS EVENING AND SATURDAY... STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS THE MAIN STORM MOVES TO THE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ CAZ519>522-524-526-NVZ014-015-017>019-151800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0011.080316T1800Z-080317T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1136 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS THE MAIN STORM WHICH MOVES OVER THE AREA ON SATURDAY MOVES TO THE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 13, 3:40 AM PDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 3:40 AM PDT, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
340 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2008
.SYNOPSIS...A LARGE STORM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST
WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS TODAY AND FRIDAY...AND THEN MOVE INTO
THE SOUTHWEST STATES THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING COLDER TEMPERATURES AND
A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
DROP OVER 20 DEGREES FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...LARGE...COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS CROSSING 140W
THIS MORNING ON ITS WAY TO THE WASHINGTON/BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST.
WESTERLY JET ON ITS SOUTHERN FLANK WAS NOSING THROUGH 40N 130W...AND
THIS FEATURE WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FOR THE SHORT TERM. UPGRADED
HIGH WIND WATCHES FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND NORTHWEST SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY TO WIND ADVISORIES BEGINNING AT NOON TODAY.
BELIEVE THIS WILL BE A BORDERLINE ADVISORY/WARNING EVENT...WITH
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS IN THE MORE POPULATED AREAS AND A CHANCE OF
WARNING LEVEL WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST AND AT SOME OF THE MORE
WIND PRONE RAWS SITES IN RURAL WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. AS THE
JET SLOWLY WORKS ITS WAY SOUTH...THE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER WESTERN
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY AND PROBABLY THROUGH
SATURDAY. KEPT THE ADVISORY VALID TIME THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING AND
WILL LET FUTURE SHIFTS EXTEND IT IF/WHEN NECESSARY. AS THE MAIN
STORM BEGINS TO DIG SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND...PRECIP CHANCES WILL
INCREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL CRASH AS TEMPERATURES TAKE A TUMBLE. GFS SUGGESTS
POSSIBLE BAND OF HEAVIER PRECIP SETTING UP OVER LINCOLN COUNTY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH BEARS WATCHING DUE TO THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW. WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH AS THE SHORT TERM ENDS SATURDAY NIGHT...WHICH WILL PUT AN END
TO THE STRONG WEST WINDS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...BUT MODELS ARE
HINTING THAT THE NORTH WINDS COULD BE QUITE STRONG IN INYO COUNTY.
THIS WILL DEPEND SOMEWHAT ON JET STREAK POSITION AND ORIENTATION AS
THE LOW DEPARTS...AND IS WORTH KEEPING AN EYE ON.
.LONG TERM...COMPLEX UPPER LOW ORGANIZING WEST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
AS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED BY NUMERICAL GUIDANCE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
CYCLONE IS FORECAST TO CLOSE OFF AND DIG SOUTHEASTWARD TO A POSITION
OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT BY SUNDAY MORNING. THERE IS NOW VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT AMONG MEDIUM RANGE MODELS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH
THE EXCEPTION OF THE UKMO WHICH REMAINS MUCH TOO SLOW IN EJECTING
THE CLOSED LOW. ALL OTHERS PREDICT THE SYSTEM WILL PUSH EAST OF OUR
FORECAST AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS MAKES SENSE AS LARGE PERSISTENT
POLAR VORTEX WITH AN ELONGATED EAST-WEST AXIS...COUPLED WITH A
DEEPENING ALEUTIAN LOW SHOULD KEEP THE FLOW PATTERN PROGRESSIVE
ACROSS THE CONUS. HEIGHTS AND TEMPS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CORE OF THE
UPPER LOW ARE PROGGED TO BE ON THE ORDER OF 2-3 STANDARD DEVIATIONS
BELOW CLIMO. PRECIP WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS BUT MODEST INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH STEEP MID-LEVEL
LAPSE RATES SHOULD SUPPORT SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
DAY SUNDAY. MID-LEVEL TEMPS AND FORECAST THICKNESS VALUES CONTINUE
TO SUGGEST SNOW LEVELS FALLING INTO THE 3500-4000 FT RANGE SUNDAY
MORNING. THIS TIME OF YEAR WE OFTEN BUMP THOSE UP BY 500 FT OR SO
ESPECIALLY FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF WARM DAYS WHEN THE BOUNDARY LAYER
AND THE GROUND HAVE BEEN HEATED UP BY THE MARCH SUNSHINE. HOWEVER
THERE MAY BE SOME LOWERING OF THE SNOW LEVEL BY CONVECTION THAT WILL
OFFSET THOSE FACTORS SO I DECIDED TO STAY WITH THE INHERITED SNOW
LEVELS. WHILE PRECIP COULD TURN OUT TO BE SPOTTY I BELIEVE SOME
AREAS COULD SEE 0.10-0.25 OF RAIN ON SUNDAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL
FALL ABOUT 20 DEGREES BETWEEN TODAY AND SUNDAY BUT A STEADY WARMING
TREND MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY UNDER A BUILDING RIDGE WILL ALLOW THEM
TO REBOUND NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...FAVORABLE FLYING CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
MOST OF THURSDAY BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15-20 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 KNOTS AFTER 00Z AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF
THE EVENING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA....AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...STRONG WINDS AND WIDESPREAD MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE
WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY OVER MUCH OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN
NEVADA.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...WIND ADVISORY ZONES 519 AND 523 FROM NOON PDT TODAY THROUGH
8 PM PDT FRIDAY.
&&
MORGAN/RUNK
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 4:01 AM PDT, 23 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 401 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2008 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-130700- 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- 401 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2008 /401 AM MST WED MAR 12 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 AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY...BRINGING INCREASING WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE STORM WILL THEN DIVE INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST...BRINGING MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. THE STORM WILL FINALLY DEPART EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT THERE COULD BE A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEHIND IT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MORGAN
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