Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 51, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 21, 2009, 2:59 PM PST for Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 22, 2009, 12:53 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2009, 2:59 PM PST (22:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2009, 12:53 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2009, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 1872 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 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 212259 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...STRONG WINDS HEADED TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY. WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EARLY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY MORNING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NYE...ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES. CAZ523>526-220700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.091222T1200Z-091223T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1200Z-091223T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AROUND DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && 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. && $$ CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-220700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...PAHRUMP 259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL NEVADA. * TIMING...10 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 0 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-220700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0014.091222T0800Z-091222T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST AND NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 212309 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...STRONG WINDS HEADED TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY. WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EARLY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY MORNING...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NYE...ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES. CAZ523>526-220700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.091222T1200Z-091223T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1200Z-091223T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AROUND DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-220700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...PAHRUMP 259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL NEVADA. * TIMING...10 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && 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. && $$ NVZ019-220700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0014.091222T0800Z-091222T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 259 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST AND NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS AND CONSIDER POSTPONING ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 220637 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1037 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...STRONG WINDS HEADED TO PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TUESDAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN LATE TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EARLY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NYE...ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES. CAZ523>526-221445- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1200Z-091223T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 1037 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...THE MORONGO AND CADIZ BASINS. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING...EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AROUND DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-221445- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...PAHRUMP 1037 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK... ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...AS WELL AS WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL NEVADA. * TIMING...10 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ019-221445- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0014.091222T0800Z-091222T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 1037 PM PST MON DEC 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. GUSTY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST AND NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS. 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. && $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 220853 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1253 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NYE...ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES. NVZ019-221300- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.000000T0000Z-091222T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T0853Z-091222T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 1253 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 AM. * WINDS...WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523>526-221300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1200Z-091223T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 1253 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING...4 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AROUND DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-221300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...PAHRUMP 1253 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR ESMERALDA...NYE AND INYO COUNTIES. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
000 WWUS75 KVEF 221213 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 413 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST OREGON WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NYE... ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES. CAZ523>526-221830- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0018.091222T1500Z-091223T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 413 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...7 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AROUND DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ014-221830- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0018.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEATTY 413 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ019-221800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091222T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- 413 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 AM. * WINDS...LOCALIZED STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN RED ROCK CANYON OR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR HIGH WINDS. 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. && $$ CAZ519>522-NVZ017-221830- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.091222T1800Z-091223T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAHRUMP 413 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 221836 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1036 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHWEST OREGON WILL DIVE SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY HAVE BEEN SLOW TO MATERIALIZE...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT... STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN NYE... ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES. CAZ523>526-230030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 1036 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * TIMING...7 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AROUND DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NVZ014-230030- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEATTY 1036 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. THIS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ519>522-NVZ017-230030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAHRUMP 1036 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. 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. && $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 222353 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 353 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT... .A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER WESTERN NEVADA WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO A POSSIBILITY WHICH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS AS WELL. CAZ523>526-230800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 353 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * TIMING...7 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AROUND DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ014-230800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEATTY 353 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CAZ519>522-NVZ017-230800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAHRUMP 353 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * TIMING...10 AM THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 230744 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1144 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 CAZ523>526-230845- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 1144 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...THE MORONGO AND CADIZ BASINS. THE STORM WHICH HAS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN THROUGH THE NIGHT...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF MIDNIGHT PST. $$ NVZ014-230845- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BEATTY 1144 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. THE STORM WHICH HAS MOVED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE DAY WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN THROUGH THE NIGHT...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF MIDNIGHT PST. $$ CAZ519>522-NVZ017-230845- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-091223T0800Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PAHRUMP 1144 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...THE DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY. THE STORM WHICH HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA DURING THE DAY WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE SEEN THROUGH THE NIGHT...WIDESPREAD WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF MIDNIGHT PST. $$
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 21, 10:21 AM PST, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 10:21 AM PST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1021 AM PST MON DEC 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS...A STREAM OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
TODAY WHILE OUR NEXT WEATHER MAKER DROPS SOUTH FROM WESTERN CANADA.
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN TUESDAY...BRINGING CHANCES FOR RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH
STRONG WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THEN QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND
CHRISTMAS DAY.
&&
.UPDATE...FOR TODAY FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK AND NO UPDATES PLANNED.
STILL AWAIT LATEST LOCAL MESO MODEL RUNS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT
WIND WATCHES AS TO WHETHER TO UPGRADE OR NOT. LEANING HEAVILY
TOWARDS UPGRADING THEM TO ADVISORIES THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...506 AM PST MON SHORT TERM...AFTER A VERY BRIEF
BREAK IN HIGH CLOUDS LAST EVENING...NEXT AREA HAS BEEN INCREASING
AND ENHANCING OVER THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT. CLOUDINESS YESTERDAY
REALLY IMPACTED THE HIGH TEMPERATURES AND WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TODAY DID CHOP SEVERAL DEGREES OFF PREVIOUS FORECAST. AREA
TIME HEIGHT SECTIONS SHOW PLUME OF HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE SLIDING EAST
TONIGHT AS OUR WEATHER MAKER FOR TUESDAY DROPS SOUTH OVER OREGON.
AFTER THE MODEL DISAGREEMENT THAT WE DEALT WITH OVER THE
WEEKEND...LATEST SOLUTIONS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT. THE
STRONG/COLD LOW OVER OREGON DROPS SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. INITIAL CONCERN WILL BE THE WIND. DANGEROUS PRE
FRONTAL WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY TUESDAY WITH MODELS SHOWING 850 WINDS UP TO 40 KTS AND 700
WINDS OF 50-60 KTS. LOCALLY RUN HI-RES ARW MODEL INDICATES THE
POTENTIAL FOR A DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING
MOUNTAINS AS WELL TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. LAST AREA OF
CONCERN FOR DANGEROUS WINDS WILL BE FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN
NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTATED VALLEYS OF NYE...ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES.
POTENTIAL EXISTS THAT WIND GUSTS COULD REACH HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA IN THOSE AREAS SO HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH. OTHER
AREAS MAY NEED A WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AS WELL.
AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION. DUE TO THE OVERLAND TRAJECTORY SYSTEM NOT
PACKING AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG
DYNAMICS AND COLD AIR WILL EASILY OVERCOME THE LIMITED MOISTURE.
BEST COUPLET OF MOISTURE/DYNAMICS COMES TOGETHER ALONG THE COLD
FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH LINCOLN...CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. VERY
STEEP TEMPERATURE GRADIENT NEAR THE FRONT WILL HAVE SNOW LEVELS
RAPIDLY FALLING TO 2000 FEET...SO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AROUND LAS
VEGAS POSSIBLE.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW
SHIFTS EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. A BRISK NORTH WIND AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE FOR A RAW DAY WEDNESDAY.
.LONG TERM...QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED CHRISTMAS DAY AND FRIDAY WITH
RIDGING OFF THE WEST COAST AND NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA. BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THESE TWO DAYS AS COOL AIR GETS
ADVECTED SOUTHWARD INTO THE CWA. THE RIDGE PUSHES EAST OVER THE
FORECAST AREA DURING THE WEEKEND AS A STORM MOVING THROUGH THE
EASTERN PACIFIC APPROACHES THE WEST COAST. THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED
TO MODIFY SOMEWHAT UNDER THE RIDGE AND TEMPERATURES WARM BACK TO
AROUND NORMAL. THE STORM ITSELF HAS BETTER MODEL CONSENSUS TONIGHT
WITH THE TRACK AND TIMING AS MODELS FORECAST THE LOW HEADING SOUTH
OF THE AREA. BASED ON THIS...THERE MAY BE NO MORE THAN AN INCREASE
IN CLOUDS AS THE SYSTEM PASSES BY BUT CONFIDENCE IN THAT IS NOT HIGH
AT THE MOMENT.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH THIS
EVENING UNDER BKN-OVC HIGH CLOUDS. A STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO
IMPACT THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING AND
BECOMING GUSTY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS THEN TURN NORTH AS A FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH THE VALLEY LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR EARLY THAT
AFTERNOON. CEILINGS BELOW 5K FEET BECOME POSSIBLE AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES AND RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME AND COULD EVEN
BE MIXED WITH SNOW OVER THE FAR WESTERN VALLEY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...LIGHT WINDS MAINLY FOLLOWING DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING UNDER BKN-OVC CLOUDS. A STORM
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING IMPACTS TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE NORTH...CENTRAL AND EAST WITH CEILINGS LOWERING BELOW 5K FEET.
MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL ALSO BE A POSSIBILITY ALONG WITH STRONG
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS
BEHIND IT.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR
NVZ019.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR NVZ014-017.
AZ...NONE.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ519>522.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
CAZ523>526.
&&
JACQUES/PIERCE/SALMEN
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 5:34 AM PST, 9 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 534 AM PST MON DEC 21 2009 CAZ523>526-221100- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- 534 AM PST MON DEC 21 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WEST WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NVZ019-221100- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 534 AM PST MON DEC 21 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY WITHIN RED ROCK CANYON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE AS WELL TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ519>522-NVZ014-017-221100- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- 534 AM PST MON DEC 21 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR NYE...ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-018-020>022-221100- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 534 AM PST MON DEC 21 2009 /634 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG COLD WILL SWEEP SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RAPIDLY FALL TO AROUND 2000 FEET AFTER THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. THE GREATEST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 4500 FEET. A NORTH WIND WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 4:12 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Nye | 21 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.