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High Wind Watch 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV

November 19, 2010Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Nov 19, 2010, 3:33 AM PST for Clark County, Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Nov 20, 2010, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2010, 3:33 AM PST (11:33 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 20, 2010, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 19, 2010, 4:07 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 226 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 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

Reno, NV (KREV), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 294 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, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2010-11-19Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Reno, NV at 00:00Z on 2010-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
3999 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
331 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

456 
WWUS75 KVEF 191133
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
333 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...GUSTY WINDS ON THE WAY FOR SATURDAY...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE THAT IS MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST. THE
COMBINATION OF A STRONG BELT OF WINDS OVERHEAD AND INCREASING
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL HELP TO GENERATE GUSTY WINDS
STARTING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. 

CAZ523-524-191945-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.101120T1800Z-101121T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
333 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND
  8 PM ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN...THE
  MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR
  FROM NEAR BARSTOW ALL THE WAY TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS
  SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 58 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY
  LAKE BEDS ABRUPTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-017-191945-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T1500Z-101121T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
333 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY
AND ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE
  NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITIES SITE.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM
  ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INDIAN SPRINGS...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...AMARGOSA
  VALLEY...GOLDFIELD...DYER AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITIES
  SITE.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG AREA
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-191945-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T2000Z-101121T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
333 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND
  9 PM ON SATURDAY.
 
* LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK
  AND EXPOSED AREAS IN CANYONS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE AREA AS
  WELL AS MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO
  ATTEMPT.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-191945-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T2100Z-101121T0000Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...BLUE DIAMOND
333 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF RAINBOW
BOULEVARD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AR 25 TO 35 MPH WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM
  ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: SUMMERLIN...THE LONE MOUNTAIN AREA...CENTENNIAL
  HILLS...MOUNTAINS EDGE AND THE COMMUNITY OF BLUE DIAMOND.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IN THE AREA DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY ON AREA ROADWAYS SUCH AS THE 215 BELTWAY. LOOSE
  OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN OVER. SMALL TREES MAY BE
  UPROOTED.

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.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
3 follow-up statements
009 
WWUS75 KVEF 191422 CCA
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
622 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...GUSTY WINDS ON THE WAY FOR SATURDAY...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE THAT IS MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST. THE
COMBINATION OF A STRONG BELT OF WINDS OVERHEAD AND INCREASING
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL HELP TO GENERATE GUSTY WINDS
STARTING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. 

CAZ523-524-192245-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.101120T1800Z-101121T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
622 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND
  8 PM ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN...THE
  MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR
  FROM NEAR BARSTOW ALL THE WAY TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS
  SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 58 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY
  LAKE BEDS ABRUPTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-017-192245-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T1500Z-101121T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
622 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY
AND ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE
  NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITIES SITE.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM
  ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INDIAN SPRINGS...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...AMARGOSA
  VALLEY...GOLDFIELD...DYER AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITIES
  SITE.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG AREA
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-192245-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T2000Z-101121T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
622 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND
  9 PM ON SATURDAY.
 
* LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK
  AND EXPOSED AREAS IN CANYONS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE AREA AS
  WELL AS MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO
  ATTEMPT.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-192245-
/O.COR.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T2100Z-101121T0000Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...BLUE DIAMOND
622 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF RAINBOW
BOULEVARD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED ARE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM
  ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: SUMMERLIN...THE LONE MOUNTAIN AREA...CENTENNIAL
  HILLS...MOUNTAINS EDGE AND THE COMMUNITY OF BLUE DIAMOND.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IN THE AREA DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY ON AREA ROADWAYS SUCH AS THE 215 BELTWAY. LOOSE
  OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN OVER. SMALL TREES MAY BE
  UPROOTED.

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.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
438 
WWUS75 KVEF 191424 CCA
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
624 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...GUSTY WINDS ON THE WAY FOR SATURDAY...

.GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN
GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE THAT IS MOVING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST. THE
COMBINATION OF A STRONG BELT OF WINDS OVERHEAD AND INCREASING
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL HELP TO GENERATE GUSTY WINDS
STARTING LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY
EVENING. 

CAZ523-524-192300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.101120T1800Z-101121T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
624 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND
  8 PM ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN...THE
  MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR
  FROM NEAR BARSTOW ALL THE WAY TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS
  SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 58 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY
  LAKE BEDS ABRUPTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-017-192300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T1500Z-101121T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
624 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK COUNTY
AND ESMERALDA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THE
  NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITIES SITE.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM
  ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: INDIAN SPRINGS...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...AMARGOSA
  VALLEY...GOLDFIELD...DYER AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITIES
  SITE.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG AREA
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-192300-
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T2000Z-101121T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
624 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND
  9 PM ON SATURDAY.
 
* LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE PARK
  AND EXPOSED AREAS IN CANYONS IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE AREA AS
  WELL AS MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO
  ATTEMPT.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ020-192300-
/O.COR.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T2100Z-101121T0000Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUMMERLIN...MOUNTAINS EDGE...BLUE DIAMOND
624 AM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FOR AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF RAINBOW
BOULEVARD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM
  ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: SUMMERLIN...THE LONE MOUNTAIN AREA...CENTENNIAL
  HILLS...MOUNTAINS EDGE AND THE COMMUNITY OF BLUE DIAMOND.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IN THE AREA DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY ON AREA ROADWAYS SUCH AS THE 215 BELTWAY. LOOSE
  OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN OVER. SMALL TREES MAY BE
  UPROOTED.

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.

&&

$$

STACHELSKI
872 
WWUS75 KVEF 200007
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
407 PM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...GUSTY WINDS ON THE WAY FOR SATURDAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
AND MOJAVE DESERT ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WITH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO OVER 40 MPH OVER
PORTIONS OF THE REGION. IN ADDITION...DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL LIKELY
FORM SATURDAY AFTERNOON...CREATING GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN
FOOTHILLS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.

AZZ036-NVZ021-201200-
/O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0012.101120T1800Z-101121T0600Z/
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
407 PM PST FRI NOV 19 2010 /507 PM MST FRI NOV 19 2010/

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM
PST /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/
SATURDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND THEN
  BECOME STRONG BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THESE WINDS
  WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON
AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

NVZ020-201200-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T2100Z-101121T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.101120T2000Z-101121T0200Z/
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...
BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...
BLUE DIAMOND
407 PM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM
  ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: SUMMERLIN...THE LONE MOUNTAIN AREA...CENTENNIAL 
  HILLS...MOUNTAINS EDGE AND THE COMMUNITY OF BLUE DIAMOND.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL IN THE AREA DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY ON AREA ROADWAYS SUCH AS THE 215 BELTWAY. LOOSE
  OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN OVER.

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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-201200-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T2000Z-101121T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.101120T1800Z-101121T0600Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
407 PM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH THE
  POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH
  GUST TO OVER 45 MPH ALONG THE RED ROCK LOOP.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE DURING THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  DECREASING IN THE LATE EVENING ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: RED ROCK CANYON...SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH STATE
  PARK...MOUNT CHARLESTON AND EXPOSED AREAS IN CANYONS IN THE SPRING
  MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE AREA.
  HIKERS AND CAMPERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THESE WINDS.


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.

&&

$$

NVZ014-017-201200-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0013.101120T1500Z-101121T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.101120T1800Z-101121T0600Z/
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
407 PM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WESTERN CLARK
AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM
PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE SEEN OVER THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN IN THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING IN THE LATE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: INDIAN SPRINGS...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...AMARGOSA 
  VALLEY...GOLDFIELD...DYER AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITIES 
  SITE.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG AREA
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 95 ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS AND COULD ABRUPTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

AZZ001-003-NVZ015-201200-
/O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.101120T1800Z-101121T0600Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...
GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...
CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL
407 PM PST FRI NOV 19 2010 /507 PM MST FRI NOV 19 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST
/11 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTHWEST DESERTS AND LINCOLN
COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM
PST /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH MAY BE SEEN ACROSS THE
  HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTER NOON AND THEN
  DECREASE DURING THE EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...
  KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...YUCCA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...RACHEL.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS
  SUCH AS HIGHWAY 93 IN NEVADA AND INTERSTATE 40 IN MOHAVE
  COUNTY...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND
  DUST MAY OCCUR ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS ABRUPTLY REDUCING
  VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-201200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0039.101120T1800Z-101121T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
407 PM PST FRI NOV 19 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE WESTERN AND EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 2 PM 
  AND 8 PM ON SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FOUR CORNERS...FORT IRWIN... THE
  MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE AS WELL AS THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR
  FROM BARSTOW TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE.

* IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON AREA 
  ROADWAYS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 15 AND HIGHWAY 58 ESPECIALLY FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY OCCUR 
  ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS ABRUPTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Nov 18, 5:30 PM PST, 10 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 5:30 PM PST, 10 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
530 PM PST THU NOV 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS
STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE VALLEYS WITH SNOW TO THE
MOUNTAINS...OCCASIONAL GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TO THE
REGION INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK.
&&

.UPDATE...EXTENSIVE AREA OF THICK HIGH CLOUDS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ZONES EARLY THIS EVENING. UPDATED FORECAST TO INCREASE SKY
COVER IN THAT AREA TONIGHT...MAINLY FOR THIS EVENING. -HARRISON

.PREV DISCUSSION...
315 PM PST THU NOV 18 2010

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...A FLAT RIDGE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE CWA THROUGH FRIDAY WITH ONLY VARIABLE HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE FLOWING ACROSS THE REGION. A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE WEATHER
PATTERN THEN TAKES PLACE FRIDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG STORM...CURRENTLY
OFF THE PACNW COAST SLIDES SOUTH WITH THE CENTER OF THE STORM NEAR
45N/127W AND THE TROUGH AXIS RUNNING SOUTH TO JUST OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST BY 12Z SATURDAY. MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ON THE EAST
SIDE OF THE TROUGH AXIS TO PUSH INTO THE SIERRA BY 12Z SATURDAY
WITH SPILL OVER PRECIPITATION ON THE EASTERN SIERRA LIKELY BEGINNING
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SHORT WAVE ROTATING THROUGH THE SYSTEM WILL
CROSS OVER NEVADA ON SATURDAY WITH THE MAIN TROUGH THEN PUSHING INTO
WESTERN NEVADA BY 12Z SUNDAY. THE MAIN MOISTURE WITH THE SYSTEM WILL
GENERALLY BE OVER NORTH/CENTRAL CALIFORNIA/THE SIERRA AND THEN
ACROSS NORTHERN/CENTRAL NEVADA BUT ENOUGH DYNAMICS/OROGRAPHICS TO
PRODUCE RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING. DECREASING POPS SUNDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST
PORTION OF THE CWA AS THE MAIN TROUGH SHIFTS EAST. POSSIBLY HEAVY
AMOUNTS OF SNOW STILL LOOKED FOR OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA EAST
SLOPES AND WILL CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THIS AREA. AT
THE SAME TIME LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW MAY BE SEEN OVER LINCOLN COUNTY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WILL MONITOR FOR NOW BUT MAY NEED TO
ISSUE A SNOW ADVISORY AT SOME LATER POINT. WINDS WILL ALSO BE AN
ISSUE AS THIS SYSTEM CROSSES THE AREA WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVER
THE SIERRA AND THEN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA. WINDS ESPECIALLY ACROSS
THE SAN BERNARDINO DESERT WILL LIKELY PUSH ADVISORY LEVELS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH CENTRAL NYE COUNTY ALSO BEING CLOSE. WILL MONITOR FOR
NOW AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CONTINUE
TO BE ABOVE NORMAL ON FRIDAY UNDER THE FLAT RIDGE...BUT THEN DROP ON
SATURDAY UNDER THE INCREASED CLOUDS/ SHOWERS WITH MOST READINGS
DROPPING TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY...MINIMAL CHANGE WAS
NEEDED TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST TODAY AS MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW
GOOD CONTINUITY WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE REGION. BY
SUNDAY MORNING... A LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE
WESTERN STATES...AND SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE THE BEST BET FOR PRECIP
OVERALL AS A POTENT SHORTWAVE WITHIN THE FLOW PASSES OVER THE
REGION. SNOW LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO BE AT THE VALLEY FLOORS ACROSS
THE NORTH AND DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FT ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST REGION. DECREASED TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED ON
SUNDAY...BUT WILL DECREASE FURTHER INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK
AS THE TROUGH TRANSITIONS EAST AND NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND IT ADVECT
IN COLDER AIR. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO BRING A DRYING
TREND...SO HAVE LINGERING PRECIP THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BUT
COMPLETELY PULLED OUT POPS FROM THE FORECAST BY MONDAY EVENING.
WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. MODELS ARE STILL INDICATING UP TO 50KTS
AT 700MB ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL THEN FOLLOW
THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH VARIABLE UPPER LEVEL CLOUDINESS. A WINTER
STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTY
WINDS...LOWER CEILINGS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...LIGHT WINDS FOLLOWING TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL
TRENDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. VARIABLE CLOUDS AOA 25K FT. A WINTER
STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WITH GUSTY
WINDS...LOWER CEILINGS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...NONE.
AZ...NONE.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR CAZ519.
&&

JENSEN/KENNEDY

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 18, 4:16 AM PST, 23 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
416 AM PST THU NOV 18 2010

CAZ519-190330-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
416 AM PST THU NOV 18 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE SWEEPING INLAND ON MONDAY.
THIS WILL BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND THUS A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS
AREA ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
BETWEEN 6000 AND 8500 FEET WITH AMOUNTS EXCEEDING A FOOT NEAR THE
CREST ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS TIME PERIOD. STRONG WINDS AS HIGH AS 85
MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY EVENING MAINLY
ALONG THE SIERRA CREST AND ON HIGHER RIDGETOPS. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY THOUGH IT SHOULD BECOME MORE SHOWERY IN
NATURE BY THEN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER,
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520>527-NVZ014>022-190330-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
416 AM PST THU NOV 18 2010 /516 AM MST THU NOV 18 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY EVENING ALONG THE WEST COAST BEFORE HEADING INLAND ON
MONDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE
AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A BREAK IN THE
PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS ON SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE
ADDITION PRECIPITATION MOVES IN ON SUNDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON THOUGH ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
SHOWERY IN NATURE IN THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE
BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION DURING THIS TIME FRAME WILL BE
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE MAIN
IMPACTS FROM PRECIPITATION WILL BE WET AND SLIPPERY ROADS IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET ESPECIALLY WHERE ANY BUILD UPS
OF OIL AND DIRT ARE GREATEST. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
INITIALLY BE AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE LOWERING TO
AROUND 6000 FEET ON SATURDAY EVENING. FURTHER LOWERING OF SNOW
LEVELS TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THUS SNOW MAY COAT ROADS ESPECIALLY IN
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...ESMERALDA COUNTY AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
LINCOLN COUNTY. SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT PASS LEVEL IN THE
PANAMINT MOUNTAIN RANGE OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PRECIPITATION MAY ALSO FALL AS A MIX
OF SNOW AND RAIN OR ALL SNOW AT MOUNTAIN PASS CALIFORNIA ALONG
INTERSTATE 15 SATURDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT.

IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
MAINLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY AS WELL AS IN CLARK COUNTY...NORTHERN MOHAVE
COUNTY AND ON THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITIES SITE. GUSTY RIDGETOP
WINDS UP TO 65 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THEN IN THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.

BEHIND THIS SYSTEM MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND
LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO OR VERY CLOSE TO FREEZING ON
TUESDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNINGS IN OUTLYING AREAS OF THE
LAS VEGAS VALLEY. THOSE WITH COLD SENSITIVE INTERESTS...SUCH AS
PLANTS...WILL WANT TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS FOR UPDATES AS
POTENTIAL PRECAUTIONS MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN.

.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.

STACHELSKI

The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 3:33 AM PSTWind AdvisoryVEFClark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye40 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.