Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2009
High Wind Watch 4, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 31, 2009, 3:34 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 2, 2009, 4:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2009, 3:34 PM PDT (22:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2009, 4:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2009, 3:01 PM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 182 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 3294 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 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 312234 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 334 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON FRIDAY...RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. CAZ519-521-011200- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090403T0500Z-090403T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 334 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS RIDGETOPS LATE THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AS THE MAIN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SWINGS ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OR 70 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 011058 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 358 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON FRIDAY... RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. CAZ520-011900- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 358 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH MAY BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OWENS VALLEY...BUT GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH MAY BE SEEN ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANYON OPENINGS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ CAZ519-521-011900- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 358 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS RIDGE TOPS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS...WHILE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OR 70 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 011728 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1028 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH ALONG THE COAST THIS WEEK AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON FRIDAY... RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. CAZ519>521-020130- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1028 AM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS RIDGE TOPS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS...WHILE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE 6000 FOOT LEVEL. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OR 70 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 012249 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 349 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY OFF THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IS EXPECTED TO DIVE SOUTH ALONG THE COAST...ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. CAZ523-020700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.090402T1800Z-090403T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 349 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING...QUICKLY REACHING GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY AND OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. WINDS WILL RESUME THEIR CLIMB ON FRIDAY...POSSIBLY REACHING 60 MPH BY LATE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STRONG WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-020700- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 349 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 /349 PM MST WED APR 1 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN CLARK...AND MOHAVE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER AS THE COLD FRONT GETS CLOSER FRIDAY...WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THESE WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ NVZ014-020700- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 349 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND EARLY FRIDAY...HOWEVER AS THE COLD FRONT GETS CLOSER AND PASSES OVER THE REGION...WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...INITIALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST...THEN OUT OF THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT. 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. $$ NVZ018-019-020700- /O.EXB.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090403T0200Z-090403T1500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 349 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SHEEP AND SPRING MOUNTAINS THURSDAY EVENING...WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS...AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO OVER 60 MPH ALONG EASTERN SLOPES...AS FAR AS THE 500O FOOT LEVEL. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OR 70 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ CAZ519>521-020700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 349 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. STRONG WESTERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS RIDGE TOPS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS...WHILE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH OR 70 MPH AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 020559 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1059 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 .A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL DIVE DOWN THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS FRIDAY. CAZ523-021200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.090402T1800Z-090403T1700Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1059 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT THURSDAY THEN RESUME THEIR CLIMB ON FRIDAY...POSSIBLY REACHING 60 MPH BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STRONG WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519>521-021200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1059 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS RIDGE TOPS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES...WHILE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR. $$ NVZ018-019-021200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090403T0200Z-090403T1500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1059 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THURSDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS...AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO OVER 60 MPH ALONG EASTERN SLOPES...AS FAR DOWN AS THE 4500 FOOT LEVEL. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-021200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ 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-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1059 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 /1059 PM MST WED APR 1 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR PARTS OF SAN BERNARDINO...SOUTHERN CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER AS THE COLD FRONT GETS CLOSER FRIDAY...WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THESE WINDS. $$ NVZ014-021200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1059 PM PDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL THEN BECOME NORTHWEST THURSDAY EVENING. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE REGION. $$ JA
000 WWUS75 KVEF 021107 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 407 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIVE DOWN THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. CAZ523-021930- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.090402T1800Z-090403T1700Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 407 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH QUICKLY DEVELOPING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN INCREASE ON FRIDAY. WINDS GUSTS ON FRIDAY MAY REACH 60 MPH OR GREATER BY LATE IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STRONG WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519>521-021930- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 407 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS RIDGE TOPS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES...WHILE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. $$ NVZ018-019-021930- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090403T0200Z-090403T1500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 407 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THIS EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS. IN ADDITION...DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN SLOPES...AND INTO THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-021930- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 407 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 /407 AM MST THU APR 2 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS-MOHAVE COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF CLARK COUNTY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY... WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THESE WINDS. $$ NVZ014-021930- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 407 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEN BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE ON FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE REGION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 021836 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1136 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIVE DOWN THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. CAZ519>521-030100- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1136 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA WILL SLIDE SOUTH OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHITE MOUNTAINS AND OWENS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHILE GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ523-030100- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090403T1700Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1136 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH QUICKLY DEVELOPING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN INCREASE ON FRIDAY. WINDS GUSTS ON FRIDAY MAY REACH 60 MPH OR GREATER BY LATE IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STRONG WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ018-019-030100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090403T0200Z-090403T1500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1136 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE THIS EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAIN CRESTS. IN ADDITION...DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN SLOPES...AND INTO THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-030100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ 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-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1136 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 /1136 AM MST THU APR 2 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY... WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THESE WINDS. $$ NVZ014-030100- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1136 AM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE SEEN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THEN BECOME NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE ON FRIDAY... WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES OVER THE REGION. $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 022201 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 301 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIVE DOWN THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS AROUND THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING. A STRONGER SWATH OF WINDS WILL CROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT LEADING TO MORE WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS ON FRIDAY. NVZ018-019-030645- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0004.090403T0200Z-090403T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.090403T0000Z-090403T1500Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 301 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THE PEAK PERIOD FOR STRONG WINDS WILL BETWEEN 6 PM AND 2 AM FRIDAY. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MAY OCCUR AROUND THE RED ROCK CANYON AREA. $$ CAZ523-030645- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090403T1700Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 301 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OCCURRING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN INCREASE ON FRIDAY. WINDS GUSTS ON FRIDAY MAY REACH 60 MPH OR GREATER BY LATE IN THE MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STRONG WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519>521-030645- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.090402T2300Z-090403T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 301 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS DEVELOPED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS AFTERNOON AND HAVE STARTED PENETRATING EASTWARD INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. THE PEAK PERIOD FOR STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHILE GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY...MAINLY ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH SOUTH ROADWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ524>527-NVZ021-022-030645- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... NEEDLES...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 301 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009 /301 PM MST THU APR 2 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND ALL OF MOHAVE COUNTY. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA FRIDAY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THESE WINDS. $$ NVZ014-030645- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.090403T1700Z-090404T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 301 PM PDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE LIKELY WITH THESE WINDS. $$ PIERCE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Mar 31, 3:30 PM PDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 3:30 PM PDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
330 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009
.SYNOPSIS...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEK...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER
STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY BRINGING
ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA AND ISOLATED SHOWERS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE AREA
TOMORROW WITH THE MAIN IMPACT BEING ENHANCED NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS
AND INCREASED CIRRUS...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES. THERE IS NO
PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS FEATURE AS MAIN DYNAMICS
REMAIN WELL NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS MOST AREAS BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...AND THE ONLY MAJOR
CONCERN WAS POTENTIAL FOR LAKE WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA TOMORROW. HAVE
NOT ISSUED ANY PRODUCTS...HOWEVER...MAY NEED TO RECONSIDER IF THE
SHORTWAVE TRACKS FURTHER WEST THAN EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST/WEST WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE BY LATE
AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE
REGION...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT MOST LOCATIONS. AS THE
TROUGH BEGINS TO SWING ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY
MORNING...THERE LOOKS TO BE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS
ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. AS THE TROUGH AXIS
SWINGS ACROSS...PROGS INDICATE RIDGETOP WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH
WITH NEUTRAL TO VERY SLIGHT POSITIVE SHEAR ABOVE...AND FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE A STABLE LAYER OVERNIGHT ABOVE 10000FT MSL. AS A
RESULT...HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH. FOR THE FRIDAY FRONTAL
SYSTEM...MODELS HAVE COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT TODAY REGARDING
TIMING...AND HAVE MADE ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDINGLY. STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
50MPH POSSIBLE. STILL TOO EARLY TO ISSUE ANY PRODUCTS...BUT A WIND
ADVISORY LOOKS VERY POSSIBLE FOR MOST AREAS. WIND WARNING CRITERIA
WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION EITHER. AREAS WITH A LATE AFTERNOON
FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY SEE EVEN STRONGER WINDS IF THE TEMPERATURE
GRADIENT HELPS ENHANCE THE ALREADY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT IS
EXPECTED.
&&
.LONG TERM...IT LOOKS LIKE OUR RECENT PATTERN OF A FEW DAYS OF
WARMTH...A ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS AND THEN A FEW DAYS OF COOLER
WEATHER WILL KEEP ON GOING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. AN UPPER
LOW PULLS EAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALLOWING THE AREA
TO DRY OUT AND SENDING A SHOT OF SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR ON IN. THERE
MAY BE A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS IN LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES
ESPECIALLY IF THE ECMWF VERIFIES.
ON SUNDAY A SHORTWAVE RIDGE IS SHOWN TO BUILD EASTWARD INTO THE
SOUTHERN NEVADA/SOCAL. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A DECENT AMOUNT OF
SUNSHINE...LIGHT WINDS AND SOME WARMING AS HEIGHTS RISE.
THE MAIN ISSUE BEYOND SUNDAY IS JUST HOW FAST THE NEXT SYSTEM ENTERS
THE PICTURE. THE GFS AND DGEX BLAST THE SYSTEM IN AND OUT WHILE THE
ECMWF AND GEM ARE SLOWER TO BRING IT IN AND THUS MOVE IT OUT. THE
GFS/DGEX SOLUTION SEEMS TOO FAST GIVEN THE SYSTEM WILL BE PROCEEDED
BY A RIDGE...THUS THE FORECAST WAS LEANED TOWARDS THE ECMWF/GEM.
THIS SYSTEM IS SHOWN TO ARRIVE ON A MORE SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY AND
COME IN FROM THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA SO IT SHOULD BE A WETTER
SYSTEM...THE QUESTION IS JUST HOW WET. FOR NOW...SLIGHT CHANCE POPS
ARE IN PLACE ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
THEN SPREAD EASTWARD MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A ROUND OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PROCEED THIS
SYSTEM...MOST LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW
LEVELS WILL START OUT ABOVE 7K-8K FEET...THEN LOWER TO AROUND 4K-5K
FEET ONCE THE LOW MOVES OVERHEAD ON WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE DRY STORM
TRACK LATELY...THIS WOULD BE A NEEDED ROUND OF APRIL SHOWERS.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 5-10 KTS ARE EXPECTED
TO BECOME NORTHWEST BETWEEN 10Z AND 12Z WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO 10-15 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 KTS.
SCT-BKN CLOUDS MAINLY AOA 25K FEET WITH A FEW CLOUDS AS LOW AS 15K
FEET TONIGHT...THEN FEW-SCT CLOUDS AOA 25K FEET TOMORROW. THE NEXT
SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY
WINDS AND CLOUD DECKS AS LOW AS 8K FEET ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS TO THE AIRPORT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10-15 KTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 25 KTS TOMORROW. IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WINDS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE TOMORROW TO 15-25 KTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 35 KTS IN FAVORED NORTH-SOUTH VALLEYS. CLOUD DECKS WILL MAINLY BE
SCT-BKN AOA 25K FEET THOUGH A FEW CLOUDS AS LOW AS 10K FEET ARE
EXPECTED. ANOTHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING GUSTY WINDS AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA ON FRIDAY.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
CAZ519-521.
&&
KENNEDY/STACHELSKI
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 3:30 AM PDT, 12 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-010130- 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- 330 AM PDT TUE MAR 31 2009 /330 AM MST TUE MAR 31 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY ANOTHER STORM STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ONCE AGAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS YET ANOTHER STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.