Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2009
High Wind Watch 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Sep 27, 2009, 2:05 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Sep 29, 2009, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2009, 2:05 PM PDT (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 29, 2009, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 29, 2009, 3:50 AM 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 21:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 272105 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 205 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY... CAZ519-520-280515- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 205 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING TUESDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY BUT GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WEST TO EAST CANYONS OF THE EAST SLOPES. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PERIOD ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 280635 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1135 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY... CAZ519-520-281300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1135 PM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE MONDAY AND TUESDAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUING TUESDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY BUT GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WEST TO EAST CANYONS OF THE EAST SLOPES. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PERIOD ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 281121 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 421 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...STRONG AND GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY... CAZ519-520-282300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 421 AM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TUESDAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WEST TO EAST CANYONS OF THE SIERRA SLOPES. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PERIOD ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 282209 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 309 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS RESULTING FROM DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS ALONG THE SIERRA...THE SPRING RANGE...AND THE SHEEP RANGE....... AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>017-020>022-290615- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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- 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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...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 309 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 /309 PM MST MON SEP 28 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BRING COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ018-019-290615- /O.EXA.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 309 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TUESDAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING AND SHEEP RANGES TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WEST TO EAST CANYONS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ519-520-290615- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 309 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TUESDAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WEST TO EAST CANYONS OF THE SIERRA SLOPES. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PERIOD ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ LINDAMAN/GORELOW
000 WWUS75 KVEF 290418 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 918 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TUESDAY... .AS AN EXTREMELY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS RESULTING FROM DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS ALONG THE SIERRA...THE SPRING RANGE...AND THE SHEEP RANGE. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>017-020>022-291300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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- 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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...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 918 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 /918 PM MST MON SEP 28 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN STATES TUESDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BRING COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-NVZ018-019-291300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 918 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE SHEEP RANGE. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN STATES TUESDAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHER NEVADA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WEST TO EAST CANYONS OF THE SIERRA SLOPES. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PERIOD ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ PIERCE/LABELLE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 290428 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 918 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TUESDAY... .AS AN EXTREMELY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS RESULTING FROM DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS ALONG THE SIERRA...THE SPRING RANGE...AND THE SHEEP RANGE. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>017-020>022-291300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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- 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...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...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 918 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 /918 PM MST MON SEP 28 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM PDT /7 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN STATES TUESDAY AND ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL BRING COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-NVZ018-019-291300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 918 PM PDT MON SEP 28 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE SHEEP RANGE. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWESTERN STATES TUESDAY AND THEN CROSS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS STORM WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WEST TO EAST CANYONS OF THE SIERRA SLOPES. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD ALSO BE AWARE THAT STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PERIOD ALSO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ PIERCE/LABELLE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 291050 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 350 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AS AN EXTREMELY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. NVZ018-019-291900- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.090930T0400Z-090930T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.090929T1900Z-090930T0400Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 350 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND SHEEP RANGE. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THESE REPLACE THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED IN RED ROCK CANYON AND THE LOWER EAST FACING SLOPES OF OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. THIS MAY IMPACT SECTIONS OF SUMMERLIN AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE LOCATED NEAR THE FOOTHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ519-520-291900- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.090929T1900Z-090930T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.090929T1900Z-090930T1100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 350 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WEST TO EAST CANYONS OF THE SIERRA SLOPES. MOTORISTS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE AWARE THAT STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE WARNING PERIOD. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ521>524-527-NVZ014>017-020>022-291900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.090929T1900Z-090930T1100Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-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- 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...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...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 350 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 /350 AM MST TUE SEP 29 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 4 AM PDT /4 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO 4 AM PDT /4 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND THE MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DECREASING AND BECOMING NORTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR AND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. && $$ CAZ525-526-291900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0037.090929T1900Z-090930T1600Z/ MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS 350 AM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY... SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME NORTHWEST TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR AND COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY NEAR FAVORABLE AREAS SUCH AS DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JA
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 Sep 27, 8:45 AM PDT, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 8:45 AM PDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 845 AM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WEST TODAY THEN BEGIN TO SHIFT INTO THE CENTRAL STATES MONDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE WEST COAST WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND COOL UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE ENTIRE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL DROP 20 TO 25 DEGREES BETWEEN MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED AND ANY SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. && .UPDATE...RIDGE TO BE TRANSITIONING EAST ACROSS THE CWA TODAY FOR ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY ACROSS THE CWA. EXPECT AFTERNOON HIGHS TO BE SIMILAR TO THOSE ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN NEAR RECORD OR RECORD TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE LOWER VALLEY LOCATIONS. OVERALL CURRENT FORECAST ON TRACK. NO UPDATES PLANNED FOR THIS MORNING. && .PREV DISCUSSION...350 AM PDT SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THE PERSISTENT RIDGE DOMINATED PATTERN WILL HOLD FOR ONE MORE DAY THEN TRANSITION MONDAY INTO THE DRAMATIC CHANGE COMING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL DIVE SOUTH AND SWING INTO THE WEST COAST TUESDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS. THE 00Z GFS...ECMWF AND CANADIAN ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM WHILE THE THE NAM LAGS WITH THE INLAND PROGRESSION TUESDAY. THE FORECAST IS BASED MAINLY ON THE 00Z GFS SOLUTION WHICH IS FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. THE MAIN ISSUE WILL BE WIDESPREAD WINDS WITH POTENTIAL DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY THE SPRING MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GFS DOES PULL SOME MID LEVEL SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT THE ECMWF IS DRIER. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SOME MOISTURE AVAILABLE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC BUT FOR NOW CONFIDENCE IS LOW IN ANY PRECIPITATION EXCEPT NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. WE SHOULD SEE RECORD HIGH TEMPS AGAIN TODAY AT MAINLY SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA SITES FOLLOWED BY SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPS MONDAY AND 5-10 DEGREES OF COOLING TUESDAY. .LONG TERM...THE NEWEST MODEL GUIDANCE IS GENERALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT MOVING THE BASE OF THE 500 MB TROUGH AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT THROUGH THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. GFS BUFR SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO SHOW WELL ALIGNED WINDFIELDS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY WITH 50 KT WINDS AS LOW AS 600 MB AT BISHOP AND 750 MB AT LAS VEGAS. THUS EXPECT THAT GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS - WITH A GOOD POSSIBILITY OF THEM PUSHING ADVISORY LEVEL - WILL STILL BE AFFECTING PARTS OF THE AREA THEN. ONE CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGE AS THINGS MAY SET UP AT THE CLIMATOLOGICALLY FAVORED TIME OF DAY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ONCE THE TROUGH AXIS AND COLD FRONT SWING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND LESSEN EXCEPT ACROSS THE FAVORED SPOTS OF CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. WITH GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION TAKING PLACE TEMPS WILL CRASH SHARPLY AND HIGHS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AROUND 10 TO 15 DEGREES FROM TUESDAY...USHERING SEPTEMBER OUT ON A RATHER FALL-LIKE NOTE. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. TEMPS WILL STILL BE BELOW NORMAL ON THURSDAY AND THEN MODERATE CLOSER TO NORMAL VALUES FOR FRIDAY. WITH THE SYSTEM EJECTING EAST TOWARDS THE ROCKIES ON THURSDAY NORTH-NORTHEAST SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL SET UP AND FAVOR BREEZY CONDITIONS IN FAVORED SPOTS IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. BY NEXT SATURDAY ANY WARMING TRENDS SHOULD LIKELY PEAK AS ANOTHER UPPER LOW DIVES INTO THE PAC NW AND SETS UP A SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF IT ACROSS OUR AREA. DETAILS OF THE NEXT SYSTEM REMAIN SKETCHY BUT THE MAIN IDEA LOOKS TO BE SOME SORT OF UPPER LOW THAT SITS OVER THE PAC NW WITH PIECES OF ENERGY ROTATING AROUND THE MAIN LOW. MOST OF THIS ENERGY WILL REMAIN NORTH OF OUR AREA...BUT SOME MAY BRUSH OUR NORTHERN CWFA AND TOUCH OFF A FEW SHOWERS BY SUNDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO LIKELY PICK UP AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY BY SUNDAY. BY SUNDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE WESTERN U.S. TEMPS WILL ONCE AGAIN BEGIN TO LOWER. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL MAINLY BE UNDER 10 KTS AND FOLLOW DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A CLEAR SKY. A SHIFT IN THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS TO THE EAST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY SHOULD KEEP OUT ANY SMOKE LAYERS FROM FOREST FIRES IN NORTHERN NEVADA. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...WINDS WILL MAINLY BE 10 KTS OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT AND FOLLOW NORMAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS. A MAINLY CLEAR SKY IS EXPECTED. && .FIRE WEATHER...THE STRONG RIDGE OVER THE DISTRICT TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO A STRONG INCOMING PACIFIC TROUGH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN THE WINDS ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS ON MONDAY...THEN WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 35 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND IN THE EARLY EVENING. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS MAY BE MET OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && JENSEN/ADAIR/STACHELSKI HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 27, 5:54 AM PDT, 8 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 554 AM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-280700- 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- 554 AM PDT SUN SEP 27 2009 /554 AM MST SUN SEP 27 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIDESPREAD GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TUESDAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SWINGS INTO THE WEST COAST. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA TUESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTH TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION AND BRING A DRAMATIC DROP IN TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2:05 PM PDT | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino, Tulare | 26 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.