Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 20, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 13, 2009, 3:27 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Apr 14, 2009, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2009, 3:27 PM PDT (22:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2009, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2009, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 11 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
- 3082 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 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 132227 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 327 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009 .A STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY IN MOST LOCATIONS INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO LESSEN BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. AZZ003-CAZ522>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-140630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0006.090414T2000Z-090415T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 327 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009 /327 PM MST MON APR 13 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 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. $$ CAZ520-140630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T1900Z-090415T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 327 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE OWENS VALLEY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ015-016-140630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA 327 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. $$ STACHELSKI
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 140617 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1117 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009 .A STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY IN MOST LOCATIONS INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. CAZ520-141900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T1900Z-090415T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1117 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE OWENS VALLEY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ003-CAZ522>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-141900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1117 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009 /1117 PM MST MON APR 13 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA COUNTY...SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITIONAL TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 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. $$ NVZ015-016-141900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA 1117 PM PDT MON APR 13 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR LINCOLN AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTIES. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY EVENING INTO EARLY TUESDAY NIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 141027 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 .A STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY IN MOST LOCATIONS INTO TONIGHT. CAZ523-141900- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0007.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ001-CAZ519-141900- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY 327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /327 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM WEDNESDAY. FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE CREST TODAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. SOME OF THESE WINDS WILL SPILL DOWN THE SLOPES TO THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. $$ CAZ520-141900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T1900Z-090415T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. $$ AZZ003-CAZ522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-141900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER... MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /327 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ015-016-141900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA 327 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 141616 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 .A STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY IN MOST LOCATIONS INTO TONIGHT. CAZ523-150030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-150030- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.090414T2100Z-090415T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /916 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND IN LAKE HAVASU. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE FORECAST. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ CAZ520-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T1900Z-090415T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-150030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090414T2100Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /916 AM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 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. $$ NVZ015-016-150030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA 916 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ STACHELSKI
000 WWUS75 KVEF 142239 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN MAINLY EARLY ON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL LESSEN LATE TONIGHT IN MOST OF THE AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ523-150645- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING LEVEL THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-150645- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /339 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND KINGMAN AREAS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95... ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 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. $$ CAZ520-150000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN CROSSWINDS...AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. $$ NVZ015-016-150645- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA 339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-150400- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 339 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /339 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND IN LAKE HAVASU. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE FORECAST. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ STACHELSKI
000 WWUS75 KVEF 150003 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN MAINLY EARLY ON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL LESSEN LATE TONIGHT IN MOST OF THE AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ520-150115- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS WILL BE DECREASING IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS EVENING AND THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LOCAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WITH BLOWING DUST WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 7 PM HOWEVER. $$ CAZ523-150400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING LEVEL THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395... ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-150400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /503 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND KINGMAN AREAS. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA SLOPES THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95... ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 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. $$ NVZ015-016-150400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.090415T0100Z-090415T1200Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA 503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR LINCOLN AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS AS WELL AS AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-150400- /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 503 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /503 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LAKE HAVASU. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING IN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND IN LAKE HAVASU. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER ARE FORECAST. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 150358 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 .A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT IN MOST OF THE AREA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN NORTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CAZ523-151200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1200Z-090416T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT....WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATER TONIGHT TO BELOW WARNING LEVEL THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE ADVISORY LEVEL INTO LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED THEN. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL TRANSITION TO A WIND ADVISORY AT 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395... ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-151200- /O.EXT.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /858 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR LAKES MEAD...MOHAVE AND HAVASU. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SUSTAINED AROUND 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014>020-022-151200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 858 PM PDT TUE APR 14 2009 /858 PM MST TUE APR 14 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT INCLUDING THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND KINGMAN AREAS.. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15...HIGHWAY 93 AND HIGHWAY 95... ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 151000 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009 CAZ523-151800- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0021.090415T1000Z-090416T0000Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY....AND REPLACED IT WITH A WIND ADVISORY WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FINALLY SUBSIDING. STRONG CROSSWINDS ARE LIKELY ON INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 395...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED BRIDGES AND NEAR ANY MOUNTAIN GAPS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ519-522-524>526-NVZ014>020-022-151100- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP... ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS... SHOSHONE...TECOPA...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009 /300 AM MST WED APR 15 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-151100- /O.CAN.KVEF.LW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090415T1200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 300 AM PDT WED APR 15 2009 /300 AM MST WED APR 15 2009/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MEAD AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 25 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS...THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MORGAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 13, 10:00 AM PDT, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 10:00 AM PDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1000 AM PDT MON APR 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE DROPPING DOWN THE
WEST COAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN BY LATE
TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM
ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT ON TUESDAY. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
BE USHERED IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM FOR MID WEEK...THEN WARMER WEATHER
IS EXPECTED FOR LATE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND.
&&
.UPDATE...ANOTHER STELLAR DAY WEATHER-WISE IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW HIGH CLOUDS ADVANCING EASTWARD
INTO THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA AND THESE SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MOVE EASTWARD AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. 700 MB TEMPS ARE FORECAST TO
WARM ABOUT 1C OVER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS COMBINED WITH A
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA WILL YIELD A FEW DEGREES OF WARMING
AT THE SURFACE OVER YESTERDAY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THE CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS ON
TRACK SO NO CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO THE CURRENT FORECAST.
THE LATEST MODEL RUNS ARE SHOWING THE UPCOMING STORM TO BE TRENDING
WETTER FURTHER SOUTH. SUCH A SCENARIO COULD RESULT IN WINDS NOT BE
AS STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. ANOTHER FACTOR IS THAT ALL THE
MODELS ONLY PROG A 70-80 KNOT JET ACROSS THE AREA AT BEST TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THAT SAID...PROGGED THERMAL GRADIENTS ARE
IMPRESSIVE AND IT IS TOUGH TO SEE HOW A FRONT WITH THIS SORT OF
THERMAL GRADIENT COULD NOT PRODUCE SOME SORT OF STRONG WIND. IN FACT
THE NAM MOS GUIDANCE FOR LAS VEGAS IS FORECASTING A RECORD LOW
MAXIMUM FOR TAX DAY FOLLOWED BY A LOW MINIMUM TEMP ON THE 16TH JUST
2 DEGREES OFF THE RECORD. WILL NEED TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT TEMPS
FOR THIS TIME PERIOD. WITH MODELS ALSO SHOWING MORE IN THE WAY OF
QPF THIS FAR SOUTH...POPS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE BUMPED UP. WE ALSO
MAY HAVE TO DEAL WITH A LOW END WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AS THE 12Z GFS JUST ARRIVED AND SHOWS A LITTLE OVER
A THIRD OF AN INCH OF LIQUID. MORE DETAILS TO COME WITH THE
AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE SHOWED MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AREAWIDE. SURFACE
OBS SHOWED LIGHT WINDS...AND SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS
THAN 24 HOURS AGO. THE LEADING EDGE OF TOMORROWS STORM WAS WORKING
THROUGH OREGON AND IDAHO...AND THE CENTER WAS NEAR THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA COAST. THE MODELS HAD CONVERGED TOWARD A COMMON SOLUTION
WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY DEEPER AND SLOWER THAN PREVIOUS RUNS. A
STRONG JET MAX OFFSHORE DIVES DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM
TUESDAY NIGHT...FORCING THE STORM TO CONTINUE DIGGING SOUTH TO
CENTRAL NEVADA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WOULD FORCE THE BELT OF
STRONGEST WINDS FARTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...AND NEW MOS
GUIDANCE HAS BACKED OFF ON SURFACE WINDS OVER MUCH OF OUR AREA.
HOWEVER...THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK
OF THE STORM...AND PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS ARE PRETTY
IMPRESSIVE...SO FELT THE MOST PRUDENT COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO LEAVE
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IN PLACE. THE DEEPER AND SLOWER EVOLUTION WILL
BRING PRECIP CHANCES FARTHER SOUTH THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED...AND
KEEP THEM AROUND LONGER. INCREASED POPS AGAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND HELD ON TO SLIGHT CHANCE
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
MET MOS HAS TRENDED SHARPLY COLDER WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY
OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES...WHILE THE MAV MOS HAS TRENDED DOWN ONLY A
FEW DEGREES. LEANED TOWARD THE MAV. IF THE MET IS RIGHT...RECORD
COLD HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR THE 15TH WILL BE POSSIBLE. NORTH WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT STILL LOOK LIKE THEY SHOULD STAY BELOW WARNING
CRITERIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAINLY DUE TO THE TRACK OF THE
STORM. BETTER UPPER SUPPORT FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS MAY ARRIVE AFTER
THE SHORT TERM ENDS.
.LONG TERM...STARTING THURSDAY...NORTHWEST TO NORTH FLOW WILL STILL
BE OVER THE AREA AS THE LOW WILL STILL BE SLOW IN MOVING OUT AND
WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THEN. MEANWHILE A RIDGE WILL BE
BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST. MODELS IN BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE 00Z
RUNS. ECMWF HAS CHANGED THE MOST AND HAS COME TOWARDS THE GFS IDEA
OF THE MIDWEEK SYSTEM MOVING EAST AND NOT MEANDERING AROUND THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA...AN IDEA IT CAN NOT SEEM TO SHAKE. BY FRIDAY SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH WHICH WILL LEAD TO
THE TIGHTENING OF THE GRADIENT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. THIS LEADS TO
STRONGER WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FRIDAY. HAVE BREEZY
LEVEL WINDS MENTIONED IN THE ZONES. THE NEXT CHALLENGE WILL BE
TEMPERATURE REBOUND THIS WEEKEND. HAVE UPPED THE TEMPERATURES AS I
AM MORE CONFIDENT IN THE STRONG RIDGE BUILDING OVERHEAD THIS
WEEKEND. WE SHOULD BE A BIT ABOVE NORMAL BY SUNDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...LIGHT WINDS AND WARMER TEMPERATURES TODAY. WINDS WILL GO
EAST THIS MORNING BUT WILL STAY BELOW 10 KNOTS. CIRRUS LEVEL CLOUDS
WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT STORM
SYSTEM THAT ARRIVES ON TUESDAY. LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND INTO THE
AFTERNOON WILL SEE CEILINGS DOWN NEAR 10K FEET...A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
FOR RAIN SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS...AND BLOWING DUST. WINDS WILL BE
THE PRIMARY PROBLEM WITH WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 KNOTS.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS TODAY ALONG WITH CLEAR SKIES.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH CEILINGS DROPPING TO AS
LOW AS 15K FEET. TUESDAY WILL SEE LOWER CEILINGS AND A CHANCE FOR
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND PASSES LATE
TUESDAY. MOST AREAS WILL SEE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND BLOWING DUST.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR NVZ014-017>020-022.
AZ...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR AZZ003.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR CAZ522>526.
&&
UPDATE...STACHELSKI
PREVIOUS...MORGAN/JACQUES
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 5:12 AM PDT, 10 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 512 AM PDT MON APR 13 2009 AZZ003-CAZ522>526-NVZ014-017>020-022-140700- NORTHWEST DESERTS-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 512 AM PDT MON APR 13 2009 /512 AM MST MON APR 13 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE CHANCES FOR RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MAINLY IN AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF LAS VEGAS. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. LIGHTER WINDS AND A WARMING TREND ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001-002-036-CAZ519>521-527-NVZ015-016-021-140700- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- 512 AM PDT MON APR 13 2009 /512 AM MST MON APR 13 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY...AND CHANCES FOR RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO AREAS NORTH AND EAST OF LAS VEGAS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT GUSTY NORTH WINDS COULD AFFECT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MORGAN
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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.