Alert archive / California / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jun 9, 2010, 3:29 PM PDT for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Jun 10, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 9, 2010, 3:29 PM PDT (22:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 10, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2010, 7:26 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 183 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
- 2860 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
011 WWUS75 KVEF 092229 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 329 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 .A STRONG JET STREAM AND INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA AND PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AS WELL AS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA AS WELL AS NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IN INYO COUNTY. CAZ519-520-100630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0010.100610T1800Z-100611T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0008.100610T1800Z-100611T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100610T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 329 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA AND OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THESE AREAS. * WINDS: FOR THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR CANYON OPENINGS AND ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADA CREST. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY IN LOCALIZED AREAS. FOR THURSDAY...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WITH WEST WINDS POSSIBLY GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND TO 70 MPH IN THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA. * TIMING: FOR THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH 9 PM PDT TODAY. FOR THURSDAY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM PDT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...SOUTH LAKE...LAKE SABRINA...ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. STRONG WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES ON THURSDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE OWENS VALLEY 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 CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ014-100630- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0010.100610T1800Z-100611T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.100610T1800Z-100611T0900Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 329 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 2O TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND 11 AM THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY BETWEEN 5 PM THURSDAY AND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...DYER...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK AND THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE NEVADA TEST SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVELING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 95 FROM SOUTH OF TONOPAH TO SOUTH OF BEATTY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO OCCUR REDUCING VISIBILITY. LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE AND NOT SECURED COULD BLOW AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ521-522-524-NVZ017-019-020-100630- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.100610T1800Z-100611T0900Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 329 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IN INYO COUNTY...NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXCEPT UP TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGETOPS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 PM THURSDAY AND 9 PM THURSDAY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND BETWEEN 4 PM THURSDAY AND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. * LOCATIONS: IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...NORTH LAS VEGAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS MOST LIKELY IN CENTENNIAL HILLS...PROVIDENCE...THE LONE MOUNTAIN AREA...SUMMERLIN AND MOUNTAINS EDGE. ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...RED ROCK CANYON...PAHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS. IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...PANAMINT SPRINGS AND MOUNTAIN PASS. * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THE 215 BELTWAY IN LAS VEGAS WOULD LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS OF ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-100630- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.100610T1800Z-100611T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 329 PM MST WED JUN 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM THURSDAY BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO LESSEN. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS AND GOLDEN VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-100630- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100610T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 329 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND UP TO 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING WITH EVEN HIGHER GUSTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOMEWHAT TONIGHT BUT WILL STILL BE GUSTY. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ STACHELSKI
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405 WWUS75 KVEF 100554 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1054 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 .A STRONG JET STREAM AND INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA AND PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AS WELL AS WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TONIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE GREAT BASIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA AS WELL AS NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK OF INYO COUNTY. CAZ519-520-101400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100610T0600Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.100610T1800Z-100611T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1054 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS SCHEDULED AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: FOR THIS EVENING...WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND IN THE OWENS VALLEY SO...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY WITH WEST WINDS POTENTIALLY GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND TO AROUND 70 MPH IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING ON THURSDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM PDT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...SOUTH LAKE...LAKE SABRINA...ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES FOR TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HIGHWAY RUNS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE EASTERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ523-101400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100610T1800Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1054 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING AND UP TO 50 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH EVEN HIGHER GUSTS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ521-522-524-NVZ014-017-019-020-101400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.100610T1800Z-100611T0900Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 1054 PM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES AND WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXCEPT UP TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGETOPS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES BUT MAINLY ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM THURSDAY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND BETWEEN 4 PM THURSDAY AND MIDNIGHT FRIDAY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. * LOCATIONS: IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...NORTH LAS VEGAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS MOST LIKELY IN CENTENNIAL HILLS...PROVIDENCE...LONE MOUNTAIN...SUMMERLIN AND MOUNTAINS EDGE. ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA...RED ROCK CANYON... PAHRUMP AND INDIAN SPRINGS. IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...PANAMINT SPRINGS AND MOUNTAIN PASS. * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THE 215 BELTWAY IN LAS VEGAS WOULD LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS OF ANY MAJOR HIGHWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-101400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.100610T1800Z-100611T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1054 PM MST WED JUN 9 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 8 PM THURSDAY BEFORE DECREASING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT... KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS AND GOLDEN VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SALMEN
827 WWUS75 KVEF 101046 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 346 AM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AS WELL AS NORTHWEST ARIZONA. CAZ519-520-101900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.100610T1800Z-100611T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 346 AM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND MAINLY THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH OVER MAINLY THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND TO AROUND 70 MPH IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM PDT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...SOUTH LAKE...LAKE SABRINA...ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES FOR TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HIGHWAY RUNS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE EASTERN SIERRA AND OWENS VALLEY MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ523-101900- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100611T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 346 AM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ521-522-524-NVZ014-017-019-020-101900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.100610T1800Z-100611T0900Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 346 AM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXCEPT UP TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGETOPS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES BUT MAINLY ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM TODAY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND BETWEEN 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...DYER...PAHRUMP...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-101900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.100610T1800Z-100611T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 346 AM MST THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND NORTHWEST DESERTS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT... KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS AND GOLDEN VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
909 WWUS75 KVEF 101844 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1144 AM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AS WELL AS NORTHWEST ARIZONA. CAZ519-520-110345- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100611T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1144 AM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND MAINLY THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS GUSTING TO OVER 60 MPH OVER MAINLY THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AND TO AROUND 70 MPH IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM PDT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...SOUTH LAKE...LAKE SABRINA...ALONG THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS IN THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS COULD CREATE POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES FOR TRAVELERS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HIGHWAY RUNS NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 70 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA WHILE GUSTS OF OVER 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE IN THE OWENS VALLEY. && $$ CAZ521-522-524-NVZ014-017-019-020-110345- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100611T0900Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 1144 AM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-ESMERALDA COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXCEPT UP TO 60 MPH NEAR RIDGETOPS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES BUT MAINLY ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST SIDES OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM TODAY IN SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND BETWEEN 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...PANAMINT SPRINGS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...DYER...GOLDFIELD...PAHRUMP... THE NEVADA TEST SITE...MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...CENTENNIAL HILLS... SUMMERLIN...LONE MOUNTAIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-110345- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100611T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1144 AM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-110345- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100611T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 1144 AM MST THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 AND 8 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT... KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS AND GOLDEN VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
832 WWUS75 KVEF 110226 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 726 PM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...THE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AS WELL AS NORTHWEST ARIZONA. CAZ519-520-110330- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-100611T0600Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 726 PM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT FOR VERY STRONG WINDS HAS DIMINISHED... HOWEVER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF OLANCHA...WHERE GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. $$ CAZ521-522-524-NVZ014-017-019-020-110900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100611T0900Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 726 PM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT...AND HAVE ALREADY BECOME SO ACROSS ESMERALDA... CENTRAL NYE AND INYO COUNTIES...THIS TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...PANAMINT SPRINGS...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...DYER... GOLDFIELD...PAHRUMP... THE NEVADA TEST SITE...MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...BLUE DIAMOND...LAS VEGAS... HENDERSON...CENTENNIAL HILLS... SUMMERLIN...LONE MOUNTAIN... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS ON AREA ROADWAYS AS WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-111100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100611T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 726 PM PDT THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WIH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...YERMO * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATES 15 AND 40 AND HIGHWAYS 58 AND 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-110400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-100611T0400Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 726 PM MST THU JUN 10 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT... KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS AND GOLDEN VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POSSIBLE STRONG AND GUSTY CROSSWINDS AND WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITIES ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND HIGHWAY 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER VALLEY AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Jun 9, 9:58 AM PDT, 5 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 9:58 AM PDT, 5 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
958 AM PDT WED JUN 9 2010
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST
COAST TODAY AND THEN OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOCAL GUSTY WINDS...ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES INTO THE WEEKEND. THE STORM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA
BY THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.UPDATE...A BAND OF MAINLY HIGHER LEVEL CLOUDS CONTINUES TO PUSH
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING AS THE UPPER
LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO WORK INTO THE PAC NW FROM THE PACIFIC. AS A
RESULT I UPDATED THE SKY COVER IN THE CURRENT FORECAST BASED ON THE
LATEST SATELLITE TRENDS. I ALSO MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO HIGH
TEMPERATURES FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE ONLY OTHER CONCERN FOR THIS
AFTERNOON IS THAT DEWPOINTS ARE RUNNING LOWER THAN MOS. WE WILL HAVE
TO KEEP ANY EYE ON NORTHWEST ARIZONA BUT GIVEN THAT WINDS THERE ALSO
FELL SHORT OF 35 MPH+ GUSTS YESTERDAY AND GRADIENTS TODAY ARE ABOUT
THE SAME...IT LOOKS LIKE ANY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN
CONFINED TO ISOLATED AREAS.
FOR THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE WE WILL BE LOOKING AT WIND PRODUCTS A BIT
MORE WITH RESPECT TO WINDS ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...ISSUED AT 315 AM WED JUN 9 2010...
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...UPPER LOW OFF THE PACNW
COAST TO SAG SOUTH THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH CENTER OF THE LOW
OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA BY 12Z SATURDAY. ALL SHORT RANGE MODELS
IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SYNOPTIC PATTERN...HOWEVER THE
DETAILS ARE GOING TO BE TRICKY. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE WINDS. INCREASING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS/FLOW ALOFT TO
ALLOW FOR GUSTY WINDS TO FORM OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THE MAIN CONCERN BEING WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND
INYO COUNTIES AND WILL CONTINUE/ISSUE WIND ADVISORIES FOR THESE
AREAS. INCREASED GRADIENTS ALONG WITH THERMAL GRADIENTS TO SPREAD
WINDS STRONGER WINDS FURTHER EAST ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT WHICH IS FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN NEVADA
BY 12Z FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORIES FOR THURSDAY MAY BE NEEDED
IN LATER PACKAGES. IN ADDITION TO THE GRADIENT WINDS...DOWNSLOPE
WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA/WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY ON THURSDAY. THE NEXT
CONCERN WILL BE TEMPERATURES. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
ONCE AGAIN TODAY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY DUE TO
LOWERING HEIGHTS/THICKNESS AND INCREASED CLOUDS. MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES...15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW WHAT ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL BE SEEN ON FRIDAY AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES OUT OF
THE AREA AND THE LOW SETTLES OVER THE CWA. THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE
LIMITED MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT AS IT DROPS OVER THE CWA...BUT
ENOUGH DYNAMICS/INSTABILITY WITH THE COLD POOL ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW CENTER TO PRODUCE ISOLATED/SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS
MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION
HOWEVER WILL BE LIGHT.
.LONG TERM...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THIS MORNING WITH A
LARGE UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST SATURDAY. ONLY
MINOR DIFFERENCES ARE FORECAST BETWEEN MODELS IN ALL PARAMETERS
INCLUDING STRENGTH...WIND...AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND POSITION.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE WELL BELOW NORMAL AND THE CURRENT
FORECASTED HIGH FOR SATURDAY IS AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL OR AT
THE LOW END OF THE GFS ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE. THE ACTUAL TEMP WILL
DEPEND ON HOW MUCH CLOUD COVER IS GENERATED AND THE AMOUNT OF SHOWER
ACTIVITY THAT OCCURS. SNOW SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS EVENT AS
ALL MODEL FORECASTED 700MB TEMPS SUPPORT SNOW LEVELS AT OR ABOVE THE
HIGHEST PEAKS. SINCE NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
LOW...HAZARD PRODUCTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
THE LAST COUPLE OF GFS RUNS HANG THE LOW BACK OVER NEVADA SUNDAY AND
MONDAY WHILE THE ECMWF AND GEM MOVE IT OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. THE
CURRENT FORECAST FOLLOWS THE MORE CONSISTENT EC AND GEM THAT HAVE
BEEN SOLID IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FORECASTS FOR DAYS NOW. THIS ALLOWS A
WARMING TREND THAT WARMS TEMPERATURES BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE REMAINING DAYS IN THE EXTENDED THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL
DEAL WITH MAINLY TEMPERATURE FORECASTING AND NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
IS EXPECTED.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 25KTS FOR THE
NEXT HOUR OR SO THEN BECOMING STEADY NEAR 12KTS. SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS REACHING TO AROUND
25KTS ONCE AGAIN. SKY COVER WILL BE LIMITED TO A FEW HIGH LEVEL
CIRRUS.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WITH GUSTS IN THE 20-30
KNOT RANGE. SOME ENHANCED WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 35KTS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING IN KDAG. SKY COVER WILL BE LIMITED TO HIGH LEVEL CIRRUS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE SEEN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES LOWERING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS MOHAVE COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. HOWEVER 6
HOUR CRITERIA FOR WINDS/RH FOR SAN BERNARDINO IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE
MET AND ALTHOUGH ISOLATED RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN TODAY
OVER MOHAVE COUNTY...WIDESPREAD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THUS
WILL NOT UPGRADE THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR TODAY AND LET
IT DROP. HOWEVER AS THE PACIFIC STORM MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA ON
THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WHILE AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES
REMAIN WELL BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. MOHAVE COUNTY
WILL SEE THE BEST CHANCE OF MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA AND FOR THIS
REASON WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. WILL NEED TO
LOOK AT THIS MORE CLOSELY IN THE AFTERNOON AS OTHER AREAS...MOST
NOTABLY SAN BERNARDINO AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA MAY ALSO
REACH CRITERIA AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON PROMISES TO BE DRY AND WINDY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE DISTRICT.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR NVZ014.
AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR AZZ102.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR CAZ519-520.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ519-520.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR
CAZ523.
&&
STACHELSKI/JENSEN/SALMEN
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 6:15 AM PDT, 9 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 615 AM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 AZZ002-036-CAZ521-522-524>527-NVZ014>022-092300- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 615 AM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 /615 AM MST WED JUN 9 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA BY SATURDAY BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES GOING INTO THE WEEKEND BEFORE WARMING DURING THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEEN MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF LINCOLN COUNTY THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .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. AZZ001-003-092300- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- 615 AM MST WED JUN 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA BY SATURDAY BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY AND THESE WINDS ALONG WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY. ALONG WITH THE WINDS ON THURSDAY...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN GOING INTO THE WEEKEND BEFORE WARMING TAKES PLACE DURING THE THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEEN MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .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. CAZ519-520-092300- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- 615 AM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY WITH GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPES AS WELL AS THE OWENS VALLEY...MAINLY THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY FORM THURSDAY AS A STRONG STORM MOVES INTO THE AREA. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND THEN REMAINS OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH SUNDAY...LOCAL GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN AREAWIDE WHILE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS THE STORM EXITS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ523-092300- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 615 AM PDT WED JUN 9 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY WITH WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST ON THURSDAY AND CREATE EVEN STRONGER WINDS THURSDAY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF TODAY REMAINS IN EFFECT ON THURSDAY. THE STORM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA BY SATURDAY BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ON FRIDAY... WHILE MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE SEEN GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:58 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 35 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in California, 2010Every high wind warning in 2010
Sources
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