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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2010, 3:30 AM PDT for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Apr 3, 2010, 9:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2010, 3:30 AM PDT (10:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 3, 2010, 9:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2010, 4:44 AM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
919 WWUS75 KVEF 031030 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 AM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 CAZ519-521-NVZ014-031130- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-100403T1400Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...DYER 330 AM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS SPEEDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING THE PAST FEW HOURS AND ARE NO LONGER AT ADVISORY LEVEL. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THROUGH SUNRISE. $$ NVZ019-032230- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.100404T0400Z-100404T1400Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 330 AM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY LEVEL BY 9 PM THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
541 WWUS75 KVEF 031305 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 605 AM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 .A STRONG STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO THE SOUTHEAST...REACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS...AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. NVZ019-032230- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.100404T0400Z-100404T1400Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 605 AM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY LEVEL BY 9 PM THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER RELAXING SUNDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL THEN REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THERE MAY BE PERIODS WHERE WINDS REACH ABOVE 60 MPH BUT EXACT TIMING REMAINS UNCERTAIN. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520-522>525-NVZ014>018-020>022-032230- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 605 AM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 /605 AM MST SAT APR 3 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD RECREATION AREA...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS...DURING THE PERIOD...PARTICULARLY THOSE LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF HIGH TERRAIN...WHERE ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...BARSTOW...TWENTYNINE PALMS...AND PAHRUMP. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA LAKES. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-032230- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 605 AM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$
570 WWUS75 KVEF 032221 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 321 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 .A STRONG STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO THE SOUTHEAST...REACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS...AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. NVZ019-041400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.100404T0400Z-100404T1400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 321 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY LEVEL BY 9 PM THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER RELAXING SUNDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THERE MAY BE PERIODS WHERE WINDS REACH ABOVE 60 MPH BUT EXACT TIMING REMAINS UNCERTAIN. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520-522>525-NVZ014>018-020>022-041400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 321 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 /321 PM MST SAT APR 3 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS...DURING THE PERIOD... PARTICULARLY THOSE LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF HIGH TERRAIN... WHERE ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...BARSTOW...TWENTYNINE PALMS...AND PAHRUMP. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA LAKES. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-041400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 321 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
032 WWUS75 KVEF 040426 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 926 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 .A STRONG STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO THE SOUTHEAST...REACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS STORM SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS...AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. NVZ019-041300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100404T1400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 926 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY LEVEL BY 9 PM THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING. AFTER RELAXING SUNDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THERE MAY BE PERIODS WHERE WINDS REACH ABOVE 60 MPH BUT EXACT TIMING REMAINS UNCERTAIN. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520-522>525-NVZ014>018-020>022-041300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 926 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 /926 PM MST SAT APR 3 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD RECREATION AREA...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN...FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS...DURING THE PERIOD... PARTICULARLY THOSE LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF HIGH TERRAIN... WHERE ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE. LOCAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAS VEGAS...KINGMAN...BARSTOW...TWENTYNINE PALMS...AND PAHRUMP. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA LAKES. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-041300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 926 PM PDT SAT APR 3 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ PIERCE
659 WWUS75 KVEF 041130 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 .A STRONG STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC JUST OFF OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO THE SOUTHEAST AND MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS STORM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOONAND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND FAVORED DOWNSLOPE AREAS IN CLARK COUNTY AT TIMES. NVZ019-042230- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100404T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.100405T0200Z-100406T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100405T0200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BECOME ENHANCED DUE TO DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS THIS EVENING. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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. 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. && $$ NVZ020-042230- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.100405T0200Z-100405T1300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE VALLEY WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...INCLUDING SUMMERLIN AND LOCATIONS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE 215 BELTWAY. WIND GUSTS IN THE WESTERN VALLEY MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAS VEGAS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS AFB AND SEVEN HILLS. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ CAZ523>525-042230- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.100405T1500Z-100406T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100405T1500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM MONDAY AND 5 PM MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BARSTOW...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MORONGO VALLEY...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY AND FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA LAKES. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES. 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. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520-522-NVZ014>018-021-022-042230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 /430 AM MST SUN APR 4 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS...DURING THE PERIOD... PARTICULARLY THOSE LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF HIGH TERRAIN... WHERE ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...PIOCHE...PAHRUMP...LAUGHLIN... SEARCHLIGHT...FURNACE CREEK...MESQUITE...AND KINGMAN. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA LAKES. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-042230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
547 WWUS75 KVEF 041144 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 444 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 .A STRONG STORM CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC JUST OFF OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO THE SOUTHEAST AND MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS STORM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND FAVORED DOWNSLOPE AREAS IN CLARK COUNTY AT TIMES. NVZ019-042230- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100404T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.100405T0200Z-100406T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100405T0200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL BECOME ENHANCED DUE TO DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS THIS EVENING. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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. 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. && $$ NVZ020-042230- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.100405T0200Z-100405T1300Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON... BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS... BLUE DIAMOND 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PDT MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE LAS VEGAS VALLEY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE VALLEY WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...INCLUDING SUMMERLIN AND LOCATIONS ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF THE 215 BELTWAY. WIND GUSTS IN THE WESTERN VALLEY MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LAS VEGAS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS AFB AND SEVEN HILLS. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO 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 DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ CAZ523>525-042230- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0003.100405T1500Z-100406T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100405T1500Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO BASIN... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EASTERN AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE MORONGO VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...THEN INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM MONDAY AND 5 PM MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BARSTOW...TWENTYNINE PALMS...MORONGO VALLEY...BAKER...YUCCA VALLEY AND FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA LAKES. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES. 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. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ520-522-NVZ014>018-021-022-042230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 /430 AM MST SUN APR 4 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD RECREATION AREA...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...THE MORONGO BASIN...AND PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT...FROM 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER WINDS...DURING THE PERIOD... PARTICULARLY THOSE LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF HIGH TERRAIN... WHERE ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEATTY...PIOCHE...PAHRUMP...LAUGHLIN... SEARCHLIGHT...FURNACE CREEK...MESQUITE...AND KINGMAN. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS ON AREA LAKES. OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-042230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.100404T2000Z-100406T0300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 430 AM PDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 8 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE HIGH WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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 wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 2, 9:25 PM PDT, 6 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 9:25 PM PDT, 6 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 925 PM PDT FRI APR 2 2010 .SYNOPSIS...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL TAKE PLACE INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK...RESULTING IN BREEZY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND. && .UPDATE...MONITORING WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING. WIND ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS OCCURRING AT SEVERAL STATIONS LOCATED NEAR CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. SO FAR...THE STRONG GUSTS CONFINED TO CANYON OPENINGS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH AS ONE MOVES EAST TOWARD HIGHWAY 395. THE LEE ENHANCED SURFACE TROUGH PRODUCED BY SHORTWAVE TROUGH BRUSHING ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT IS PROGGED BY THE MODELS TO WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH WILL BRING AN END TO THE STRONG WINDS. CURRENT WIND ADVISORY IS OUT UNTIL 7 AM SATURDAY BUT THE MIDCREW MAY BE ABLE TO CANCEL EARLY. ELSEWHERE...THE GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO AND CLARK COUNTIES THIS EVENING WILL ALSO SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS LEE ENHANCED SURFACE TROUGH WEAKENS. APPEARS TO BE A WEAKER ENHANCEMENT OF WINDS TOMORROW EVENING AS ANOTHER FAST MOVING SHORTWAVE CROSSES THE AREA. MAIN TROUGH WILL BE APPROACHING THE WEST COAST SUNDAY AND MOVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN MONDAY PRODUCING WIDESPREAD VERY STRONG WINDS. STILL EARLY BUT DOES LOOK LIKE SOME AREAS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL EXPERIENCE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH OR HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. NO UPDATE PLANNED THIS EVENING. && .PREV DISCUSSION...320 PM PDT FRI APR 2...TONIGHT THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY...A RATHER COMPLEX PATTERN TO AFFECT THE CWA THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. THE FIRST SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE PACNW AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY WILL SHIFT ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS MAY BE SEEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...THE MAIN DYNAMICS OF THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A SECOND IMPULSE ON SATURDAY WHICH IS FORECAST TO DROP A LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH BEFORE HEADING NORTHEAST ONCE AGAIN ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA. AGAIN A FEW SHOWERS MAY BE SEEN OVER THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS...BUT OVERALL DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE CWA. THE THIRD AND STRONGEST SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE CWA LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE PARENT TROUGH OFF THE WEST COAST ROTATES INTO THE WESTERN STATES AND THEN SHIFTS EAST MONDAY NIGHT. WITH REGARDS TO PRECIPITATION THIS THIRD IMPULSE WILL BE SPREADING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH DRYING FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS MAY BE SEEN IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FROM THIS STORM WITH POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER STATEMENTS BEING NEEDED IN LATER PACKAGES. THE MAIN CONCERN HOWEVER WITH THE FIRST TWO SYSTEMS AND ALSO THE THIRD IS INCREASED WINDS ONCE AGAIN. CURRENT WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS TONIGHT LOOKS. AS THE SECOND SYSTEM MOVES INLAND WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE WITH POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS FORMING LATE SATURDAY/SATURDAY NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS/SOUTHERN SIERRA AND ALSO THE DESERT AREAS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WINDS APPEAR WILL ONLY BE IN THE ADVISORY RANGE/POSSIBLY STRONGER IN DOWNSLOPE AREAS BUT TO AVOID CONFUSION WITH THE CURRENT WIND STATEMENT WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY STATEMENTS FOR NOW FOR THIS EVENT. THE MAIN IMPULSE/PARENT TROUGH MOVING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY WILL ONCE AGAIN PROVIDE A PERIOD OF INCREASED WINDS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS ONCE AGAIN OFF THE AREA MOUNTAINS AND ALSO ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA AS SURFACE GRADIENTS INCREASE INTO LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. NEED TO MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS VERY STRONG WINDS MAY FORM IN SOME AREAS. WITH THE MAIN ACTIVITY BEING TO THE NORTH OF THE CWA OVER THE WEEKEND...LOOK FOR DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WARMING TO NEAR NORMAL BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY BUT THEN DROPPING WELL BELOW NORMAL ON MONDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT FROM TUESDAY ONWARDS IN THE PATTERN TO COME. TUESDAY STARTS OUT IN NORTHWEST FLOW AS THE STORM FROM EARLIER IN THE WEEK MOVES OUT AND A RIDGE IS JUST OFF SHORE. BY WEDNESDAY WEAK RIDGING WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE AREA FOLLOWED BY ZONAL FLOW THURSDAY AS THE NEXT DEEP SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA TOWARDS THE PACNW COAST. DURING THE TUESDAY TO FRIDAY TIME FRAME THE TEMPERATURES WILL GET TO NEAR NORMAL BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IT IS ON FRIDAY THAT THE GFS AND ECMWF AGREE UNUSUALLY WELL FOR SO FAR OUT ABOUT A DEEP LOW DROPPING SOUTH ALONG THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COAST. IF THIS COMES ABOUT FRIDAY SHOULD SEE THE BEGINNING OF BREEZY OR STRONGER SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES START IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CWA ON DAY 8 SATURDAY. ASIDE FROM TWEAKING WINDS AND TEMPERATURES A BIT MADE LITTLE CHANGE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL STAY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY AND BRING PERIODS OF GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. LOOKING BEYOND SATURDAY AFTERNOON SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. BETWEEN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY DO NOT FORESEE ANY CEILING OR VISIBILITY CONCERNS. NOTE...EFFECTIVE AT 15Z TUESDAY APRIL 6 2010 THE LAS VEGAS WFO WILL BEGIN 3 HOURLY TAF ISSUANCES FOR KLAS. THE INTERMEDIATE TAF ISSUANCES AT 03Z...09Z...15Z...AND 21Z WILL BE ISSUED AS AMENDMENTS TO THE TAFS ISSUED AT 00Z...06Z...12Z AND 18Z. THE INTERMEDIATE TAFS WILL BE ISSUED DURING A 20 MINUTES WINDOW BETWEEN 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE HOUR AND 10 MINUTES AFTER THE HOUR. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...MOST OF THE AREA WILL SEE HIGH LEVEL CEILINGS WITH NO APPRECIABLE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE SIERRA WHERE THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE SIERRA...OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN ESMERALDA COUNTY WILL HAVE STRONG WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY LATER. STRONG WINDS OVER THE SIERRA COULD BRING DOWNSLOPE WINDS INTO THE OWENS VALLEY. MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE IS LIKELY EAST OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ519-521. && PIERCE/JENSEN/JACQUES HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 2, 5:05 AM PDT, 22 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 505 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520-522>527-NVZ015>022-031200- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 505 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010 /505 AM MST FRI APR 2 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR A STRONG DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SPRINGS MOUNTAINS...DOWN INTO RED ROCK CANYON AND THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN APPROACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY NIGHT...PROVIDING ENHANCED SOUTHWEST WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON MONDAY...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ519-521-NVZ014-031200- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- 505 AM PDT FRI APR 2 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY IMPACT WILL BE AT MID SLOPE AND ABOVE IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA. THE STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG AND TO THE WEST OF HIGHWAY 264 IN ESMERALDA COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER DOWNSLOPE WIND EVENT IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA ON SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE AREA ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE SIERRA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF WINDS WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 6:05 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 62 hr |
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