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Wind Advisory 48, NWS Las Vegas, NV

December 4, 2009Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 4, 2009, 2:00 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 5, 2009, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 4, 2009, 2:00 PM PST (22:00 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 5, 2009, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 5, 2009, 7:46 PM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA

The nearest sounding before it

Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 12:00Z on 2009-12-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Mercury/Desert R, NV at 12:00Z on 2009-12-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS75 KVEF 042200
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
200 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

...FREEZE WARNINGS FOR TONIGHT AND A WIND ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY
FOR MOST OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...

CAZ523-524-050600-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0600Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.091205T0600Z-091205T1700Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
200 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM PST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. A
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE FOR
AREAS THAT DID NOT FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS THAT DID NOT
EXPERIENCE A FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE REACHING FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER 4PM ON SATURDAY AND SUBSIDE AFTER
10 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BRING PETS AND DELICATE PLANTS INDOORS...
AND TURN OFF SPRINKLERS WHICH ARE SET TO RUN ANY TIME BETWEEN
10 PM AND 9 AM.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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-CAZ525>527-NVZ016-020>022-050600-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.091205T0600Z-091205T1700Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
200 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009 /300 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/
THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ SATURDAY. 

COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE FOR
AREAS THAT DID NOT FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS THAT DID NOT
EXPERIENCE A FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE REACHING FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BRING PETS AND DELICATE PLANTS INDOORS...
AND TURN OFF SPRINKLERS WHICH ARE SET TO RUN ANY TIME BETWEEN
10 PM AND 9 AM.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

LINDAMAN
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 050349
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
749 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

CAZ523-524-051700-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.091205T0600Z-091205T1700Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
749 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE FOR
AREAS THAT DID NOT FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS THAT DID NOT
EXPERIENCE A FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE REACHING FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER 2 PM ON SATURDAY
WHICH WILL SUBSIDE AFTER 10 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BRING PETS AND DELICATE PLANTS INDOORS...
AND TURN OFF SPRINKLERS WHICH ARE SET TO RUN ANY TIME BETWEEN
10 PM AND 9 AM.

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-CAZ525>527-NVZ016-020>022-051700-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.091205T0600Z-091205T1700Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
749 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009 /849 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/
SATURDAY. 

COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE FOR
AREAS THAT DID NOT FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS THAT DID NOT
EXPERIENCE A FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE REACHING FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BRING PETS AND DELICATE PLANTS INDOORS...
AND TURN OFF SPRINKLERS WHICH ARE SET TO RUN ANY TIME BETWEEN
10 PM AND 9 AM.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 050403 CCA
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
802 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

CAZ523-524-051700-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.091205T0600Z-091205T1700Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
802 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE NORTHERN TWO THIRDS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE FOR
AREAS THAT DID NOT FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS THAT DID NOT
EXPERIENCE A FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE REACHING FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER 2 PM ON SATURDAY
WHICH WILL SUBSIDE AFTER 10 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BRING PETS AND DELICATE PLANTS INDOORS...
AND TURN OFF SPRINKLERS WHICH ARE SET TO RUN ANY TIME BETWEEN
10 PM AND 9 AM.

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-CAZ525>527-NVZ016-020>022-051700-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.091205T0600Z-091205T1700Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
802 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009 /902 PM MST FRI DEC 4 2009/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ 
SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF CLARK AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES AND THE LAKE 
MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. 

COLD AIR WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES
DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE FOR
AREAS THAT DID NOT FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING. AREAS THAT DID NOT
EXPERIENCE A FREEZE FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE REACHING FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BRING PETS AND DELICATE PLANTS INDOORS...
AND TURN OFF SPRINKLERS WHICH ARE SET TO RUN ANY TIME BETWEEN
10 PM AND 9 AM.

&&

$$
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 051200
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
400 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

CAZ523-524-051900-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091205T1700Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
400 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS OF
THE MOJAVE DESERT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
2 PM AND 8 PM THIS AFTERNOON THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER 10 PM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PETS AND DELICATE PLANTS SHOULD BE
INDOORS. TURN OFF SPRINKLERS WHICH ARE SET TO RUN ANY TIME
BETWEEN 10 PM AND 9 AM.

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-CAZ525>527-NVZ016-020>022-051700-
/O.CON.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091205T1700Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
400 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009 /500 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/
THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/
THIS MORNING FOR THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST DESERT
AREAS UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PETS AND DELICATE PLANTS SHOULD BE INDOORS.
TURN OFF SPRINKLERS WHICH ARE SET TO RUN ANY TIME BETWEEN 10 PM
AND 9 AM.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-051900-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
400 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND
THE FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MAY IMPACT SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY
395. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JA
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 051428
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
628 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

CAZ523-524-051900-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091205T1700Z/
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
628 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZE WARNING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

INCREASING CLOUD COVER HAS MODERATED TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND
READINGS AT MOST SITES WERE HOLDING STEADY IN THE MID TO UPPER
30S. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY STAY ABOVE 32 DEGREES.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
BETWEEN 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 PM THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE AFTER 10 PM.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ002-036-CAZ525>527-NVZ016-020>022-051530-
/O.CAN.KVEF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-091205T1700Z/
LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...MORONGO VALLEY...
YUCCA VALLEY...JOSHUA TREE...TWENTYNINE PALMS...NEEDLES...
MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...
HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...
HOOVER DAM...PRIMM...JEAN...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
628 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009 /728 AM MST SAT DEC 5 2009/

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZE WARNING FOR THE LOWER DESERTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.

INCREASING CLOUD COVER HAS MODERATED TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING AND
READINGS AT MOST SITES WERE HOLDING STEADY IN THE MID TO UPPER
30S. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL GENERALLY STAY ABOVE 32 DEGREES.

$$

CAZ519-520-051900-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
628 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MAY IMPACT SECTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 395. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JA
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 051843
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1043 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

CAZ523-524-060245-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
1043 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
BETWEEN 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND 8 PM THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY
SUBSIDE AFTER 10 PM.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-520-060200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.091205T2000Z-091206T0200Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
1043 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND OWENS VALLEY.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO
65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH WILL OCCUR IN THE FOOTHILLS AND MAY IMPACT SECTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 395. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

LINDAMAN/JENSEN
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 052245
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
245 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

CAZ519-060645-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091206T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.091206T1800Z-091207T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
245 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH MAY BE SEEN
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
FOR SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
TO BE VERY STRONG ACROSS THE SIERRA CREST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80
MPH AT TIMES. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE WITH THE ONSET OF
SNOWFALL LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

&&

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-052345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091206T0200Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE
245 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA THIS
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH MAY BE SEEN
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.


$$

CAZ523-524-060600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091206T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
245 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS OF 2 PM...BARSTOW-DAGGETT
HAD MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 41 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AFTER 10 PM.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ018-019-060645-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.091207T0000Z-091207T1200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
245 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE SHEEP RANGE...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...AND RED
ROCK CANYON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL CAUSE AN
INCREASE IN WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY. STRONG WINDS
WILL MATERIALIZE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...
RED ROCK CANYON...AND THE SHEEP RANGE AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE
UNTIL THE WINDS PEAK AROUND 4PM. EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 58 MPH AT TIMES.
WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SLIGHTLY INTO THE EARLY EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BEFORE FINALLY SUBSIDING MONDAY MORNING.

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
000 
WWUS75 KVEF 060346
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
746 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

CAZ523-524-060500-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-091206T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
746 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

LOCAL WEST WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY HAVE ENDED. THE WEST WIND ACROSS THE WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

$$

CAZ519-061230-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0013.091206T1800Z-091207T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
746 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA.

A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES
FOR SUNDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE TO BE VERY STRONG ACROSS THE SIERRA CREST THROUGHOUT THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DECREASE WITH
THE ONSET OF SNOWFALL LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ018-019-061230-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0013.091207T0000Z-091207T1200Z/
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON
746 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND RED ROCK
CANYON.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL CAUSE AN
INCREASE IN WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CLARK COUNTY. STRONG
WINDS WILL MATERIALIZE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON...AND THE SHEEP RANGE AND CONTINUE TO
INCREASE UNTIL THE WINDS PEAK AROUND 4PM. EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE
SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 58 MPH AT
TIMES. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SLIGHTLY INTO THE EARLY EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE FINALLY SUBSIDING MONDAY MORNING.

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

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 Dec 4, 1:50 PM PST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 1:50 PM PST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
150 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP DRY WEATHER AND
CHILLY TEMPERATURES IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BREAK DOWN THIS WEEKEND...WHICH WILL ALLOW A SERIES OF STRONG
PACIFIC STORMS TO BRING VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW NEXT WEEK.
COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES FOR TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO A MORE
INTERESTING WEEKEND. TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE TREKKING SOUTHWARD
TOWARDS THE AREA...BRINGING WITH THEM COLDER
TEMPERATURES...PRECIPITATION...AND STRONG WINDS. THE FIRST SYSTEM
SKIMS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BRINGING CHANCES OF SNOW TO NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. THE MAIN IMPACT
OF THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE SIERRA
CREST AND THE MOJAVE DESERT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN PLACE FOR
SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT.
ON SUNDAY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW DOMINATES AS THE SECOND SYSTEM CURVES
DOWN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

THE SECOND SYSTEM MOVES OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AND BRINGS INCREASING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND CLARK COUNTY. NAM12 WINDS AT 700 MB ARE
VERY STRONG AT THIS TIME STARTING SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVING INTO
MONDAY MORNING...BUT THIS STRONG LOW LEVEL JET SIGNATURE ONLY
APPEARED IN THE MODEL RUNS TODAY. WILL EXAMINE NEW MODEL RUNS TO
EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A WIND EVENT SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THESE GUSTY WINDS USHER IN THIS VERY COLD AND STRONG SECOND SYSTEM.
IN GENERAL MONDAY THE FORECAST AREA IS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
TO THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN.  WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA ON MONDAY. AS THE COLD AIR MOVES IN
BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AND SOME
AREAS AS LOW AS 3500 FEET COULD SEE RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW BY THE
AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TUESDAY AS MONDAYS
STORM MOVES OUT OF THE REGION AND HEADS EAST. SHOWER CHANCES WILL
LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST PART OF THE DAY BUT QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO
EAST AS THE DAY GOES ON. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN WELL BELOW
NORMAL ON TUESDAY ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT RECEIVE SNOW MONDAY AND
MONDAY NIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE
NEXT STORM IS PROGGED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THIS ONE IS FORECAST TO HAVE A PRETTY SOLID MOISTURE TAP BUT A MORE
MODERATE AIRMASS LEADING TO HIGHER SNOW LEVELS AND NO VEGAS VALLEY
SNOW. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TREND BACK TOWARDS NORMAL BUT
WARMING COULD BE INHIBITED BY ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER IN THE OVERALL
MOIST FLOW. LOOKING AHEAD TO JUST PAST THE FORECAST PERIOD...THERE
APPEARS TO BE POTENTIAL FOR CONTINUING THE WET PATTERN. ENOUGH SAID
AT THIS POINT.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...LIGHT WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH SCT-BKN CIRRUS. THE BIG STORY IS THE STRONG WINTER STORM
EXPECTED FOR MONDAY. IT IS FORECAST TO BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS...LOW CEILINGS AND REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY DUE TO RAIN AND
POTENTIALLY A RAIN/SNOW MIX.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KTS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON OTHERWISE...LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE. SCT-BKN CIRRUS INTO SATURDAY AREA WIDE WITH FEW-SCT MID
CLOUDS AROUND 12-14K FT ACROSS THE NORTH TONIGHT. THE WEATHER
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY BRINGS A WINTER STORM TO THE AREA WITH STRONG
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS...LOW CEILINGS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO RAIN
AND SNOW.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
     NVZ016-020>022.
AZ...FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MST SATURDAY FOR
     AZZ002-036.
CA...FREEZE WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
     CAZ523>527.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY FOR CAZ523-524.
&&

LINDAMAN/SALMEN

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 4, 5:02 AM PST, 8 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
502 AM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

AZZ002-036-CAZ523>527-NVZ016-020>022-050800-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
502 AM PST FRI DEC 4 2009 /602 AM MST FRI DEC 4 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND A
FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER STORM COULD AFFECT THE AREA ON
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

CAZ519-521-050800-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
502 AM PST FRI DEC 4 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF STRONG WINDS
SUNDAY AND A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW MONDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM COULD AFFECT THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING
TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ001-003-CAZ520-522-NVZ014-015-017>019-050800-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-OWENS VALLEY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
SPRING MOUNTAINS-
502 AM PST FRI DEC 4 2009 /602 AM MST FRI DEC 4 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ANOTHER STORM COULD AFFECT THE AREA ON
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS 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.