Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 041741
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
941 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.A SERIES OF POWERFUL PACIFIC STORMS WILL SLAM INTO THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA BEGINNING TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH
ONLY BRIEF BREAKS BETWEEN STORMS. LIGHT SNOW BEGAN DURING THE
NIGHT AS A WEAK SYSTEM PASSED THROUGH...AND HIGH WINDS AND VERY
HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE EASTERN SIERRA
SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND LASTING
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF
SATURDAY MORNING. THE MOISTURE PLUME WILL THEN SAG SOUTH...
BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE
OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

CAZ519-521-050145-
/O.CON.KVEF.BZ.W.0001.080104T1800Z-080105T1800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
941 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS MORNING BEFORE SPREADING INTO THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THIS STORM
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FOUR TO SIX FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET...
WITH EVEN HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. HIGH
WINDS OVER 70 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY TAPER OFF SATURDAY
MORNING BEFORE ANOTHER STORM BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF HEAVY
SNOW AND HIGH WINDS LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

$$

NVZ014-050145-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.080105T0300Z-080105T1400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
941 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM PST SATURDAY. 

A PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN
NEVADA AND PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW OVERNIGHT. AROUND A FOOT OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET...WHICH WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY
95 OVER THE GOLDFIELD SUMMIT AND JUST SOUTH OF TONOPAH...HIGHWAY
375 OVER QUEEN CITY SUMMIT IN NYE COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY
266 THROUGH ESMERALDA COUNTY. IF SNOW LEVELS DROP JUST A FEW
HUNDRED FEET...THE TOWN OF GOLDFIELD COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW.
IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH WILL
CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ018-019-050145-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.080105T0800Z-080105T2000Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
941 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE...AND
RED ROCK CANYON.

A PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC WILL AFFECT THE CLARK COUNTY
MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
BE 6000 TO 6500 FEET...WITH BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW
POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS COULD ALSO GUST UP TO 50 MPH...
PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 050003
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
402 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY.

.A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL
MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN OVERNIGHT
ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHILE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND
INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

NVZ015-050815-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WS.W.0001.080105T0800Z-080105T2000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
402 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
PST SATURDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 6500 FEET.

A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO LINCOLN COUNTY OVERNIGHT WILL BRING
SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES TO THE AREA. THE SNOW LEVEL IS
EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 5500 FEET BY MORNING...WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT
LEVEL BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS
OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

CAZ519-521-050815-
/O.CON.KVEF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
402 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY
ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY
SATURDAY ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. HIGH WINDS OVER 70 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE ANOTHER
STORM BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS LATE
SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

$$

NVZ014-050815-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.080105T0300Z-080105T1400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
402 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM PST SATURDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

A PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN
NEVADA AND PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW OVERNIGHT. AROUND A FOOT OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET...WHICH WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY
95 OVER THE GOLDFIELD SUMMIT AND JUST SOUTH OF TONOPAH...HIGHWAY
375 OVER QUEEN CITY SUMMIT IN NYE COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY
266 THROUGH ESMERALDA COUNTY. IF SNOW LEVELS DROP JUST A FEW
HUNDRED FEET...THE TOWN OF GOLDFIELD COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW.
IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH WILL
CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ018-019-050815-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.080105T0800Z-080105T2000Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
402 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE RED ROCK CANYON...
AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

A PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM THE PACIFIC WILL AFFECT THE CLARK COUNTY
MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL
BE 6000 TO 6500 FEET...WITH BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW
POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS COULD ALSO GUST UP TO 50 MPH...
PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED
VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 050429
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
829 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...VERY HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY...

.A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WILL
MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHILE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT
AND INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ANOTHER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

CAZ519-521-051230-
/O.CON.KVEF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
829 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...

SNOWFALL ESTIMATES AT ASPENDELL AS OF 8 PM WERE ABOUT 2 FEET AND
STILL SNOWING HARD. WINDS WERE OCCASIONALLY QUITE GUSTY WITH
PERIODS OF LIGHTER WINDS. POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED.

HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY
SATURDAY ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS. HIGH WINDS OVER 70 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH THE SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE ANOTHER
STORM BRINGS AN ADDITIONAL ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS
LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

$$

NVZ014-051230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
829 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

SNOWFALL STARTED IN THE GOLDFIELD AREA ABOUT 7 PM THIS EVENING AND
SNOWPLOWS WERE BEING CALLED OUT DUE TO SLICK ROADS. NO SNOWFALL
ESTIMATES WERE AVAILABLE AS OF 8 PM. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. AROUND A FOOT OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET...WHICH WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 95
OVER THE GOLDFIELD SUMMIT AND JUST SOUTH OF TONOPAH...HIGHWAY 375
OVER QUEEN CITY SUMMIT IN NYE COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 266 THROUGH
ESMERALDA COUNTY. IF SNOW LEVELS DROP JUST A FEW HUNDRED
FEET...THE TOWN OF GOLDFIELD COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW. IN
ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED...WHICH WILL
CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ018-019-051230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.080105T0800Z-080105T2000Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
829 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE OF
SOUTHERN NEVADA.

LIGHT SNOW BEGAN FALLING AT MT. CHARLESTON THIS EVENING AND ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF VERY WET SNOW HAD FALLEN AS OF 8 PM. SNOWFALL WILL
INTENSIFY AROUND MIDNIGHT AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 6000 TO 6500
FEET...WITH BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000
FEET. WINDS COULD ALSO GUST UP TO 50 MPH... PRODUCING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ015-051230-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.080105T0800Z-080105T2000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
829 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY.

A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO LINCOLN COUNTY OVERNIGHT WILL BRING
SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES TO THE AREA. THE SNOW LEVEL IS
EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 5500 FEET BY MORNING...WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT
LEVEL BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 051244
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
442 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.THE FIRST WAVE OF A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL PUSH THROUGH
SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THE SECOND
WAVE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

CAZ519-521-051800-
/O.CAN.KVEF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
442 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

SNOWFALL ESTIMATES AT ASPENDELL AS OF 8 PM FRIDAY WERE ABOUT 2
FEET. POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. RADAR LOOPS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT HEAVY SNOW TAPERED OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY BUT HEAVY
SNOW WILL AGAIN DEVELOP EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. AREAS OF STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO BE
EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE CREST.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT
THE UPPER ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ018-019-051800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T2000Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
442 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE.

LIGHT SNOW BEGAN FALLING AT MT. CHARLESTON FRIDAY EVENING AND
BECAME HEAVIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. AUTOMATED SENSORS AT THE LAS VEGAS
SKI AND SNOWBOARD RESORT INDICATED UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAD
FALLEN BY 4 AM AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT
LEAST MID MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF. SNOW LEVELS WILL
BE 6000 TO 6500 FEET...WITH BETWEEN ONE AND TWO FEET OF TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. WINDS COULD ALSO GUST UP
TO 50 MPH IN SOME AREAS...PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS
WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ014-051400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
442 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY
THIS MORNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES.

SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING THEN SHOULD TAPER OFF
AFTER 6 AM. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
AS THE SNOW DECREASES FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION.
THE ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTED ADVERSE DRIVING CONDITIONS
AT 330 AM THIS...WITH WET SNOW AND SLICK ROADS CAUSING SEVERAL
CARS TO SLIDE OFF ROADS. SNOW WILL IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 95
OVER THE GOLDFIELD SUMMIT AND JUST SOUTH OF TONOPAH...HIGHWAY 375
OVER QUEEN CITY SUMMIT IN NYE COUNTY...AND HIGHWAY 266 THROUGH
ESMERALDA COUNTY. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED...WHICH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ015-051800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T2000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
442 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR
LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FEET.

A STRONG STORM MOVING INTO LINCOLN COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SNOW...LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES TO THE AREA. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE
AROUND 6000 FEET...WITH SNOW ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL BY NOON TODAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

ADAIR

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 051422
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
622 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.THE FIRST WAVE OF A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WILL PUSH THROUGH
SOUTHERN NEVADA TODAY BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THE SECOND
WAVE WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

NVZ015-051800-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.SN.Y.0001.080105T1422Z-080105T2000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
622 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 7000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 7000 FEET...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST
TO SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO THE HIGHER PEAKS WITH SNOW
LEVELS ABOVE 7000 FEET AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT TRAVEL
THROUGH LINCOLN COUNTY ON HIGHWAY 93 OR STATE ROUTE 319 EAST OF
PANACA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED
ABOVE 7000 FEET BEFORE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF LATER THIS MORNING.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT
ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS.
NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

NVZ014-051530-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T1400Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER
622 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND
CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. WET SNOW AND SLUSH COMBINED TO PRODUCE SLICK
ROADS OVERNIGHT IN ESMERALDA COUNTY. THE ESMERALDA COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE REPORTED AROUND 2 INCHES OF WET SNOW ACCUMULATED NEAR
GOLDFIELD BUT MUCH OF THE SNOWFALL MELTED QUICKLY. NO SIGNIFICANT
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AND THE
WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.

$$

NVZ018-019-051800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T2000Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
622 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

A WEATHER SPOTTER AT THE TOWN OF MOUNT CHARLESTON REPORTED 10
INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT 6 AM THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID MORNING BEFORE BEGINNING TO TAPER
OFF. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 6000 TO 6500 FEET...WITH BETWEEN 5 AND 10
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.
WINDS COULD ALSO GUST UP TO 40 MPH IN SOME AREAS...PRODUCING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

CAZ519-521-051800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
622 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY. 

SNOWFALL ESTIMATES AT ASPENDELL AS OF 8 PM FRIDAY WERE ABOUT
2 FEET. POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. RADAR LOOPS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT HEAVY SNOW TAPERED OFF AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY
BUT HEAVY SNOW WILL AGAIN DEVELOP EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. AREAS OF STRONG WINDS
CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE CREST.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT
THE UPPER ELEVATIONS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 051725
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
925 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN NEVADA
BEFORE THE NEXT STORM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY FOR OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW ONCE AGAIN...

.THE FIRST WAVE OF A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST
AND SOUTH THIS MORNING WITH THE MAIN BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW MOVING
INTO UTAH AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. HOWEVER THE NEXT WAVE WILL BRING
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

NVZ018-019-051830-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T2000Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
925 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS
AND RED ROCK CANYON.

THE POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM WHICH BROUGHT WINDS AND SNOW TO THE AREA
LATE YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT HAS MOVED TO THE EAST THIS MORNING.
ALTHOUGH LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING MUCH OF THE DAY...THE POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY SNOW IS OVER. AS OF 9 AM...THE MOUNTAIN CHARLESTON
NATIONAL DIVISION OF FORESTRY REPORTED THAT 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
WAS RECEIVED SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE 7600 FOOT LEVEL.


$$

NVZ015-051830-
/O.CAN.KVEF.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080105T2000Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
925 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. 

THE STORM WHICH BROUGHT SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN
COUNTY OVERNIGHT HAS MOVED TO THE EAST. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL
BE SEEN DURING THE DAY...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$

CAZ519-521-060130-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
925 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY
FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO
COUNTY.

THE STRONG PACIFIC STORM WHICH MOVED ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND
LAST NIGHT HAS SHIFTED WELL TO THE EAST. EARLY REPORTS THIS
MORNING ESTIMATE THAT BETWEEN TWO AND A HALF TO THREE FEET OF SNOW
HAS FALLEN AT ASPENDELL. 

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT HEAVY SNOW WILL
AGAIN DEVELOP EARLY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND
3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT THE
UPPER ELEVATIONS.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE CREST. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 052337
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
337 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

.THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL SIERRA THIS
AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY EARLY EVENING WITH
LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY.

CAZ519-521-060800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
337 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY ABOVE THE 6000 FEET LEVEL...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY
ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS
EVENING AS THE NEXT STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY AT TIMES WILL BE SEEN OVERNIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE
DECREASING LATE SUNDAY.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT THE UPPER ELEVATIONS.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE CREST. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON ON SUNDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 060651
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1051 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

.THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THIS
EVENING AND WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA OVERNIGHT.

CAZ519-521-061400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
1051 PM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST
SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY
FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF
INYO COUNTY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST SLOPE OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THE REST OF
TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE SUNDAY MORNING.  

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE CREST. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

PIERCE

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 060824
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1224 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

.THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
THIS EVENING AND WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IN THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA OVERNIGHT.

CAZ519-521-061400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080106T2000Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
1224 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR
THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO
COUNTY.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST SLOPE OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THE REST OF
TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL START TO TAPER OFF LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE CREST. THE WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

CAZ520-061400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.080106T0824Z-080106T1400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1224 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY NORTH OF INDEPENDENCE...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING.

A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN BISHOP REPORTED ONE TO ONE AND HALF
INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 10 PM. THE HIGHWAY PATROL ESTIMATED TWO
TO THREE INCHES. CHAIN CONTROLS ARE NOW IN EFFECT ON HIGHWAY 395
FROM BIG PINE NORTH TO THE INYO-MONO COUNTY LINE. A TOTAL OF 3 TO
5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP, BUT
ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS.
NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 061223
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
423 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

CAZ519-521-061400-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080107T0500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
423 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY MUCH OF TODAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE PEAKS.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE CREST.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ015-061400-
/O.NEW.KVEF.SN.Y.0003.080106T1800Z-080107T0400Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
423 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.

LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER LINCOLN COUNTY THIS MORNING
THEN BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
THIS EVENING. GENERAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET MAINLY FROM CALIENTE NORTH. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN OR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES DOWN THROUGH THE AREA AND LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT
ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS.
NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

CAZ520-061400-
/O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080106T1400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
423 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 INCHES WERE REPORTED AROUND BISHOP
NEAR MIDNIGHT. AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS HAVE SINCE REPORTED A
MIX OF SNOW BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM. SOME AREAS OF THE OWENS VALLEY
NORTH OF BIG PINE COULD STILL SEE ONE OR TWO INCHES OF SNOW EARLY
THIS MORNING. CHAIN CONTROLS ARE IN EFFECT ON HIGHWAY 395 FROM BIG
PINE NORTH TO THE INYO-MONO COUNTY LINE.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT
ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS.
NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

ADAIR

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 061349
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
549 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

CAZ520-061500-
/O.CAN.KVEF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080106T1400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
549 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY.

UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN BISHOP AROUND MIDNIGHT BUT
THE SNOW BEGAN TO MIX WITH RAIN THEN ENDED EARLY THIS MORNING. A
MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN IS LIKELY TODAY BUT NO SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH UP TO A COUPLE INCHES OF NEW SNOW
POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT.

$$

CAZ519-521-061800-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080107T0500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
549 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY MUCH OF TODAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ON THE PEAKS.

IN ADDITION...AREAS OF STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH NEAR THE CREST.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OR IS OCCURRING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.

$$

NVZ015-061800-
/O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0003.080106T1800Z-080107T0400Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
549 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET. 

LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER LINCOLN COUNTY THIS MORNING
THEN BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
THIS EVENING. GENERAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET MAINLY FROM CALIENTE NORTH. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN OR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES DOWN THROUGH THE AREA AND LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT
ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS.
NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

ADAIR

000 
WWUS45 KVEF 061731
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
931 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

CAZ519-521-061845-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080107T0500Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
931 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

VERY MOISTURE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING OCCASIONAL SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...BUT AT THIS
TIME IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
SEEN. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

NVZ015-070145-
/O.CON.KVEF.SN.Y.0003.080106T1800Z-080107T0400Z/
LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
931 AM PST SUN JAN 6 2008

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING
ABOVE 5000 FEET...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN LINCOLN COUNTY.

LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER LINCOLN COUNTY THIS MORNING
THEN BECOME MODERATE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF
THIS EVENING. GENERAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET MAINLY FROM CALIENTE NORTH. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW TO DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN OR CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT
MOVES DOWN THROUGH THE AREA AND LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BUT
ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS.
NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
855 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A VERY STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY AND THEN ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES TO THE MOUNTAIN AREAS
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE VALLEYS. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO
BE SEEN AS THIS SYSTEM CROSSES THE AREA.
&&

.UPDATE...DEWPOINTS REMAIN PRETTY LOW THIS EVENING AND SATELLITE AND
RADAR LOOPS INCIDATE SOME CLEARING AND MINIMAL RADAR RETURNS. 00Z
MODELS NOT GENERATING ANY PRECIPITATION TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR MAINLY
THE SIERRA. UPDATED FORECAST TO REMOVE PRECIPITATION CHANCES FROM
MANY ZONES AND FOR A LITTLE LESS CLOUD COVER. LOOKING AHEAD...MAY
HAVE TO DELAY SPREAD OF PRECIPITATION CHANCES OVER THE EASTERN CWA
FRIDAY WITH THE NEXT FORECAST PACKAGE ISSUED EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPING IN THE SIERRA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...320 PM PST THU JAN 3...SHORT TERM...FIRST IN A
SERIES OF STORMS HAS PUSHED INTO NORTHERN/CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BUT
LITTLE FURTHER EASTWARD EXPANSION EXPECTED UNTIL SECOND SYSTEM
SHIFTS INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM THEN TO
BRING A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER TO THE CWA. 12Z AND 18Z MODEL RUNS
HAVE SLOWED THIS SYSTEM DOWN ONCE AGAIN...BUT OVERALL GENERAL
WEATHER SCENARIO HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS THINKING. INITIAL
THRUST OF SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA BY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES AND GUSTY WINDS...THEN LASTING THROUGH
MUCH OF FRIDAY NIGHT. SOUTH SURFACE GRADIENTS AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM TO
KICK WINDS UP OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA BY LATE FRIDAY
MORNING WITH HIGH WIND CRITERIA POTENTIALLY BEING MET FRIDAY
AFTERNOON/NIGHT RESULTING IN A HIGH WIND WATCH. AS THE SYSTEM SHIFTS
EAST FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY ...SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF
IT...BUT APPEARS THAT ONLY ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND WILL HOLD OFF ON
ISSUING ADVISORY AT THIS POINT. ANOTHER WIND CONCERN HOWEVER IS
POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TONIGHT/EARLY FRIDAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA. CURRENT VSBL SAT PICS SHOWING ROTOR OVER THE OWENS
VALLEY SO NOT OUT OF QUESTION THAT ROTOR MAY SURFACE...THUS WILL
MONITOR CLOSELY THIS EVENING/ OVERNIGHT. RAIN/SNOW TO SPREAD OVER
THE CWA LATE FRIDAY/SATURDAY WITH SNOW LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS.
CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCE IN LOCATION OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ACROSS
EASTERN NEVADA BETWEEN NAM/GFS WITH NAM TRENDING TOWARDS MORE
CENTRAL NYE/LINCOLN COUNTIES FRIDAY NIGHT WITH GFS SOUTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTY SOUTH. FOR NOW HAVE TRENDED FORECAST TOWARDS GFS AND ONCE
AGAIN WILL MONITOR TO SEE HOW THINGS DEVELOP. BY SATURDAY
NIGHT...SYSTEM SHIFTING TO THE EAST OF THE CWA...FOR MORE SHOWERY
PRECIPITATION SATURDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM...GFS AND ECMWF IN BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE TROUGH
PASSAGE ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ONLY MINOR DIFFERENCE
FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST IS THAT THE POOL OF COLDER AIR ALONG WITH
BROAD UPPER FORCING IS LOCATED FURTHER NORTH OF THE NORTHERN CWA.
THIS AREA STANDS TO SEE THE BEST SHOT OF PRECIPITATION WITH LOWER
AMOUNTS FURTHER SOUTH. DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A
RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. MODELS DEPICT ANOTHER
TROUGH PUSHING INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH
ANOTHER GOOD SHOT OF PRECIPITATION FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE
NORTHERN AREAS OF THE CWA...ALTHOUGH WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAVE AT
LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR SOUTHERN AREAS. NORTHWEST
FLOW AGAIN DEVELOPS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH DRIER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND A MIX OF MID
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. EXPECT
IMPACTS IN ALL APPROACH CORRIDORS FROM PERIODS OF STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS...LOW CLOUD CEILINGS AND RAINFALL.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 10 KTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT ALONG WITH A MIX OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. MOD TO SVR
TURBULENCE WILL BE EXPERIENCED IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AS A STRONG
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THE STORM WILL IMPACT ALL
AREAS OF THE CWA AT SOME POINT FROM FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY WITH
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...LOW CLOUD CEILINGS AND RAIN/SNOW.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR ZONES 18 AND 19.
AZ...NONE.
CA...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM SATURDAY FOR ZONES
     519 AND 521.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
     FOR ZONES 520...522...523>525
&&

HARRISON/JENSEN/GORELOW

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
431 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520-522>527-NVZ014>017-020>022-040800-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
431 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008 /531 AM MST THU JAN 3 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

MORGAN