Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 25, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2008, 3:06 PM PDT for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 15, 2008, 3:15 AM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2008, 3:06 PM PDT (22:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2008, 3:15 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2008, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 3870 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 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 142206 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 306 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 CAZ519-150630- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.W.0009.080415T0300Z-080415T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 306 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE REGION...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ017-150630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.080415T1400Z-080416T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080415T0600Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 306 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH THE EVENING. A LULL IN THE WINDS IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ CAZ523-150630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0013.080415T1500Z-080416T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.080415T1400Z-080416T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 306 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ016-020>022-150630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.080415T1400Z-080416T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY... HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 306 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 /306 PM MST MON APR 14 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IS EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ018-019-150630- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.080415T0600Z-080416T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 306 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...WHILE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. WINDS NEAR RIDGETOP WILL BE GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH BY LATE EVENING. ALSO...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THESE WINDS TO TRAVEL FURTHER DOWNSLOPE TO ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS RED ROCK CANYON BY MIDNIGHT...PERSISTING THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ CAZ520>522-NVZ014-015-150600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080415T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 306 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 150601 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1101 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 NVZ017-151400- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080415T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.080415T1400Z-080416T0300Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1101 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM... THE WIND ADVISORY THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM. ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT...AND THEN PICK UP AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING IN THE EVENING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ CAZ520>522-NVZ015-150715- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080415T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...CALIENTE... PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1101 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND ALL OF INYO COUNTY EXCEPT THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM. WINDS IN THESE AREAS HAVE SUBSIDED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ519-151400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080415T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 1101 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL 7 AM PDT TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ014-151000- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080415T1000Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1101 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION...MAINLY OVER THE NEVADA TEST SITE...THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND SHIFT TO THE NORTH EARLY IN THE MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ018-019-151400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1101 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE UNTIL 8 PM PDT TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS. WINDS NEAR RIDGETOP WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH...AND LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RED ROCK CANYON WILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY EVENING. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-020>022-151400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.080415T1400Z-080416T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1101 PM PDT MON APR 14 2008 /1101 PM MST MON APR 14 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY...AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM TUESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 151015 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 315 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 CAZ519-151115- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080415T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 315 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY BE SEEN THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS...THE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ014-151115- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080415T1000Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 315 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NY COUNTY. WINDS ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY HAVE BEGAN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS....WIDESPREAD WINDS MEETING ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ017-151815- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.080415T1015Z-080416T0300Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 315 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE CONTINUED OVERNIGHT WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH REPORTED IN THE DESERT ROCK AREA AROUND 2 AM PDT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT EARLY MORNING...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EVENING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ018-019-151815- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 315 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS TODAY. WINDS NEAR RIDGETOP WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH WHILE LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RED ROCK CANYON WILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY EARLY EVENING. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-020>022-151815- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.080415T1400Z-080416T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 315 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 /315 AM MST TUE APR 15 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING THE MOHAVE DESERT...SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE AND SWITCH TO THE NORTH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 151821 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1121 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 CAZ520-522-NVZ014-152300- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1121 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY NEVADA AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS DOWN THROUGH THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT AND IN AREAS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO NORTH WINDS. THESE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-152300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1121 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 /1121 AM MST TUE APR 15 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THE REST OF THE DAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING DOWN THROUGH CENTRAL NEVADA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FRONT IN SOME AREAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING THEN WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ018-019-152300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1121 AM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. GUST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. WINDS NEAR RIDGETOP WILL GUST UP TO 65 MPH WHILE LOWER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS RED ROCK CANYON WILL SEE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH AND REMAIN STRONG THEN DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. $$ JGA
000 WWUS75 KVEF 152255 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 355 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 CAZ520-160000- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 355 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. NORTH WINDS HAD DECREASED TO LESS THAN 40 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-160200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 355 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 /355 PM MST TUE APR 15 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES DOWN THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE FRONT IN SOME AREAS THEN WIND SPEEDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE EVENING.. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ018-019-160200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 355 PM PDT TUE APR 15 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 SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT AND BECOME NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS NEAR RIDGETOP WILL GUST UP TO 55 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE TO LESS THAN 35 MPH DURING THE EVENING. $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-160200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 355 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...WILL OCCUR ACROSS DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS DOWN THROUGH THE AREA. LOCAL GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MAY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT AND IN AREAS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO NORTH WINDS. THESE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING THEN GENERALLY DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 35 MPH. $$ JGA
000 WWUS75 KVEF 160148 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 648 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-160300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 648 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 /648 PM MST TUE APR 15 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO...CLARK...AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. A COLD FRONT WAS SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH THROUGH EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WERE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH WERE OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BOTH AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ NVZ018-019-160300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 648 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. A COLD FRONT WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE AT 645 PM THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WERE OCCURRING IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...WHILE NORTH WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WERE OCCURRING IN THE SHEEP RANGE. THE NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS BY 8 PM...AND THEN THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVER BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ522-NVZ014-160300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 648 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR DEATH VALLEY AND THE NEVADA TEST SITE AREA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WERE OCCURRING ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 160248 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 748 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 CAZ522-160400- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA 748 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS HAD SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-017-020>022-160400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 748 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 /748 PM MST TUE APR 15 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO...CLARK...AND MOHAVE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS IN MOST AREAS THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY OCCUR IN WIND PRONE AREAS THROUGH THE EVENING...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ NVZ018-019-160400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 748 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE EVENING IN AREAS PRONE TO NORTH WINDS...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. $$ NVZ014-160700- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-080416T0700Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 748 PM PDT TUE APR 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WERE PERSISTING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NYE COUNTY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NEVADA TEST SITE. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE NIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY CAUSE A SUDDEN REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES. $$ MORGAN
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 Apr 14, 9:37 AM PDT, 5 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 9:37 AM PDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
937 AM PDT MON APR 14 2008
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS EVENING...RESULTING IN THE FORMATION OF A COLD FRONT
OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NEVADA TUESDAY
INTO ARIZONA WEDNESDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF
THE FRONT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
REMAIN STRONG BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ABOUT 10-12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY BUT THEY WILL FALL
ABOUT 8-10 DEGREES EACH DAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
&&
.UPDATE...NO BIG CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST THIS
MORNING...WITH EVERYTHING LOOKING TO BE ON TRACK. THERE MAY HAVE TO
BE SOME SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT IN TIMING OF WINDS FOR THIS AFTERNOONS
PACKAGE...BUT ANY CHANGE WILL BE MINIMAL. WINDS WILL BE STRONG OVER
THE NEXT 48 HOURS AREAWIDE...AND ANTICIPATE EXTENDING THE WIND
ADVISORY ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO
TOMORROW...INCLUDING SOUTHERN ZONES IN THE ADVISORY ON TUESDAY.
ALSO...DOWNSLOPE WINDS STILL LOOK GOOD THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA...BUT ALSO NEED TO SEE IF THE POTENTIAL EXISTS LEE OF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE AFTERNOON FCST
PACKAGE.
&&
.AVIATION...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH 21Z WITH A TENDENCY TO
BE NORTHEAST 5-7KTS. INCREASING SOUTHWEST 10-20KTS WITH POSSIBLE
GUSTS TO 30 KTS BY 00Z THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10-20KTS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND INCREASE INTO THE 18-28KT RANGE
AFTER 15Z TUESDAY WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 40KTS. POSSIBLE LLWS AND/OR
MECHANICAL TURBULENCE AFTER 12-19Z TUESDAY. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY
CLEAR THROUGH TUESDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHWEST
10-20KT RANGE WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 35KTS. MAIN PROBLEM WILL BE
THE EAST SIDE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WHERE MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY
WILL BE SEEN THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WITH SURFACE GUSTS TO OVER
35KTS LIKELY IN THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONGER/GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTER 18Z...ESPECIALLY DAGGETT...MORMON
MESA...PEACH SPRING CORRIDORS. GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS THE
ROUTES THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...IN SIMPLEST TERMS IT IS GOING TO BE WINDY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER THERE ARE SO MANY VARIATIONS IN CAUSE...TIMING
...DIRECTION AND INTENSITY FOR ANY GIVEN ZONE THAT IT WOULD BE
CONFUSING TO TRY AND COMMUNICATE ALL THE POSSIBLE HEADLINES IN ONE
ISSUANCE. GIVEN THIS COMPLEXITY...WE ARE CHOOSING TO HANDLE THE
HEADLINES ONE OR TWO PIECES AT A TIME. UPPER LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INTO WA/OR THIS EVENING. AS IT DOES...BAND OF STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS
WILL IMPINGE ON THE CENTRAL SIERRA. MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTION IS ALMOST A
CERTAINTY BUT THERE IS SOME DOUBT AS TO WHETHER WE WILL SEE
DOWNSLOPE ACCELERATION AND ROTOR FORMATION OR IF IT WILL PRIMARILY
BE TRAPPED WAVES. SOUNDINGS FROM 4-KM WRF SUGGEST STABLE LAYER AT
MOUNTAIN TOP WITH BREAKING WAVE DEVELOPING BETWEEN 06-09Z. BASED ON
THAT...I UPGRADED WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SIERRA SLOPES TO A HIGH WIND
WARNING. IN THE PAST...WHEN MODELS PREDICTED AN OVERNIGHT DOWNSLOPE
WIND EVENT IN THE SPRING TIME... THE INITIAL SURGE OF STRONG WINDS
OFTEN DEVELOPED THE PRECEDING AFTERNOON WITH MAXIMUM BOUNDARY LAYER
EXPANSION. THEREFORE I STARTED THE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON EVEN
THOUGH BEST OVERALL SET-UP LOOKS TO BE LATE TONIGHT. STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON OVER PARTS OF EASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL NEVADA AS FRONTOGENESIS OCCURS IN THE
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN. BELT OF STRONGER WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY. ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH
FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT TO INDICATE THIS. A WIND ADVISORY WILL
LIKELY BE NECESSARY FOR MANY OF THE SOUTHERN ZONES TUESDAY AS WELL.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN A SHIFT TO BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS
AND YET ANOTHER WIND HEADLINE FOR WEDNESDAY. FOR SOME AREAS THESE
NORTHERLY POST-FRONTAL WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST. NORTH WINDS
COULD BRIEFLY EXCEED WARNING CRITERIA ON THE NEVADA TEST SITE
TUESDAY AND DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM...SYSTEM EXITING THE REGION THURSDAY WITH PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN CWA STILL SEEING THE EFFECTS WITH LOCALLY WINDY NORTH WINDS
IN THE MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON...HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE
OVERHEAD WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. THIS
TREND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY BEFORE THE
EFFECTS OF ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC LOW IS FELT OVER THE REGION.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE FRIDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS
AREAWIDE SATURDAY. AS WITH THE PREVIOUS SYSTEMS...THE TRAJECTORY
WILL KEEP MOISTURE WELL NORTH OF THE AREA. MODELS ARE GENERALLY IN
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH THE ECMWF SLIGHTLY FASTER AND
NOT AS DEEP AS THE GFS...ALTHOUGH BOTH ARE SHOWING A LOT OF COLD AIR
ALOFT. THIS IS CLOSER IN LINE THAN PREVIOUS RUNS AND CONFIDENCE IS
INCREASING. LOOKS LIKE A VERY UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE
EXTENDED WITH WILD TEMPERATURE SWINGS AND BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. CRITERIA FOR
RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE MET AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY FALLS WELL BELOW
15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY PROMPTING A WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AN
ADDITIONAL WATCH WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR AT LEAST THE RIVER
ZONES ON WEDNESDAY AS VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP WITH PASSAGE
OF THE COLD FRONT.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR NVZ460>465.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NVZ466.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR NVZ014-015-017.
AZ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR AZZ102.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR AZZ101-102.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY
FOR CAZ519.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ229.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ523.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR CAZ520>522.
&&
KENNEDY/JENSEN/RUNK/GORELOW
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Apr 14, 6:32 AM PDT, 8 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 632 AM PDT MON APR 14 2008 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-150445- 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- 632 AM PDT MON APR 14 2008 /632 AM MST MON APR 14 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THE OWENS VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND REMAIN VERY GUSTY AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED BUT WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER...PARTICULARLY MEASURED WINDS OR WIND DAMAGE...OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 3:53 AM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Clark | 11 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:05 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 29 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:21 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 12 hr |
| Apr 14, 3:21 AM PDT | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
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Sources
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