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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 20, 2010, 2:19 PM PDT for Clark County, Lincoln County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at May 21, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 40 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 20, 2010, 2:19 PM PDT (21:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2010, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 1506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
872 WWUS75 KVEF 202119 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 219 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST ON FRIDAY...RESULTING IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. SOME AREAS WILL SEE THE STRONG WINDS PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ021-022-211400- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.100521T1800Z-100522T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 219 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 /219 PM MST THU MAY 20 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MITCHELL CAVERNS...SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ CAZ523-211400- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.100521T1800Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 219 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WHILE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXISTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL PERSISTS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519>521-211400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.100521T1900Z-100522T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 219 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH OR GREATER OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER OVER THE LOWER VALLEYS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF THE WEST TO EAST CANYON OPENINGS OF THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ON FRIDAY AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED ON AREA ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
516 WWUS75 KVEF 210439 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 939 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST ON FRIDAY...RESULTING IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. SOME AREAS WILL SEE THE STRONG WINDS PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. NVZ016>020-211300- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.100521T1800Z-100522T0600Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...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 939 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...PAHRUMP...MESQUITE...RED ROCK CANYON AND BOULDER CITY. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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-CAZ524-NVZ021-022-211300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.100521T1800Z-100522T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 939 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 /939 PM MST THU MAY 20 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MITCHELL CAVERNS...SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ CAZ523-211300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.100521T1800Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 939 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WHILE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXISTS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL PERSISTS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519>521-211300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0007.100521T1900Z-100522T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 939 PM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH OR GREATER OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER OVER THE LOWER VALLEYS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF THE WEST TO EAST CANYON OPENINGS OF THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION ON FRIDAY AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED ON AREA ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ PIERCE
591 WWUS75 KVEF 211105 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 405 AM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY...RESULTING IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. SOME AREAS WILL SEE THE STRONG WINDS PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. CAZ519>521-211900- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0007.100521T1900Z-100522T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0007.100521T2200Z-100522T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 405 AM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH OR GREATER OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER OVER THE LOWER VALLEYS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME STRONGEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE MID TO LOWER SLOPES AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTHS OF WEST TO EAST CANYON OPENINGS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ016>022-211900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.100521T1800Z-100522T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...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...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 405 AM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 /405 AM MST FRI MAY 21 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN BECOMING STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE BELOW 40 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP...MERCURY...BOULDER CITY...LAKE MEAD...LAKE MOHAVE...SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ CAZ523-211900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.100521T1800Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 405 AM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING THOUGH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JA
068 WWUS75 KVEF 211938 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1238 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY...RESULTING IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME STRONG ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT. SOME AREAS WILL SEE THE STRONG WINDS PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. CAZ519>521-220600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0007.100521T2200Z-100522T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1238 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY.. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH OR GREATER OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER OVER THE LOWER VALLEYS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOME STRONGEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE MID TO LOWER SLOPES AND ESPECIALLY NEAR THE MOUTHS OF WEST TO EAST CANYON OPENINGS IN THE FOOTHILLS. * IMPACTS: RESIDENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED ON AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ016>022-220600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100522T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...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...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1238 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 /1238 PM MST FRI MAY 21 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. . * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING STRONGEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY DECREASE BELOW 40 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...RED ROCK...PAHRUMP...MERCURY...BOULDER CITY...LAKE MEAD...LAKE MOHAVE...SEARCHLIGHT...LAUGHLIN... BULLHEAD CITY...KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS...MOHAVE VALLEY... BAKER. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$ CAZ523-220600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1238 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING THOUGH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE...INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 40. * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN 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. 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. && $$
566 WWUS75 KVEF 220559 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1059 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...BRINGING AREAS OF STRONG WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT. CAZ519>521-220700- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100522T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1059 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. WINDS HAD SHIFTED TO NORTHERLY AS A COLD FRONT PASSED THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH NORTH WINDS COULD OCCASIONALLY GUST OVER 40 MPH...THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS HAD ENDED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AZZ001-003-036-CAZ524-NVZ016>018-021-022-220700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100522T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 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...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1059 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 /1059 PM MST FRI MAY 21 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF CLARK COUNTY NEVADA...AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA LATE FRIDAY EVENING. ISOLATED STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 15...BUT THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAD ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ019-221000- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100522T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1059 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN THE VICINITY OF THE RED ROCK CANYON VISITORS CENTER. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ020-221000- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100522T1000Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE DIAMOND 1059 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AREAS ABOVE 3500 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: DOWNSLOPE WINDS OFF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING. * LOCATIONS: BLUE DIAMOND...MOUNTAINS EDGE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON THE 215 BELTWAY AND MOUNTAINS EDGE PARKWAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ CAZ523-221000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1059 PM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL LULL A BIT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATE 15...INTERSTATE 40...AND HIGHWAY 58. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
384 WWUS75 KVEF 220948 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 248 AM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND DROP SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOHAVE DESERT. NVZ019-221100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100522T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 248 AM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE FELT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 3 AM PDT. $$ NVZ020-221100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100522T1000Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE DIAMOND 248 AM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE FELT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 3 AM PDT. $$ CAZ523-221800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 248 AM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL LULL A BIT THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATE 15...INTERSTATE 40...AND HIGHWAY 58. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
796 WWUS75 KVEF 221724 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1024 AM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND DROP SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. CAZ523-230600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1024 AM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATE 15...INTERSTATE 40...AND HIGHWAY 58. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
286 WWUS75 KVEF 222332 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 432 PM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. NVZ019-020-230600- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.100523T0000Z-100523T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... SUMMERLIN...BLUE DIAMOND 432 PM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR AREAS ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND AREAS ABOVE 3000 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...SUMMERLIN... BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON THE 215 BELTWAY AND MOUNTAINS EDGE PARKWAY...AS WELL AS ROADS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523-230600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 432 PM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATE 15...INTERSTATE 40...AND HIGHWAY 58. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
636 WWUS75 KVEF 230535 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1035 PM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE SPRING MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER ROUND OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. CAZ523-230645- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100523T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1035 PM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD SUBSIDED THIS EVENING...AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NVZ019-020-231000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100523T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... SUMMERLIN...BLUE DIAMOND 1035 PM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND AREAS ABOVE 3000 FEET ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...SUMMERLIN... BLUE DIAMOND * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON THE 215 BELTWAY AND MOUNTAINS EDGE PARKWAY...AS WELL AS ROADS ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
940 WWUS75 KVEF 230955 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 255 AM PDT SUN MAY 23 2010 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA DURING THE DAY RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS NORTHWEST ARIZONA. NVZ019-020-231100- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-100523T1000Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... SUMMERLIN...BLUE DIAMOND 255 AM PDT SUN MAY 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY...WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS OF 3 AM PDT. $$ AZZ001-003-231800- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0027.100523T1500Z-100524T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 255 AM MST SUN MAY 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWNS OF KINGMAN...DOLAN SPRINGS...GOLDEN VALLEY AND PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS ON THE AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY INTERSTATES 40 AND 93. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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 May 20, 10:10 AM PDT, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 10:10 AM PDT, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1010 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010
.SYNOPSIS...WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE DISTRICT WILL PROVIDE FOR
WELL ABOVE NORMAL DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TODAY. HOWEVER A LARGE
PACIFIC STORM WILL THEN DROP SOUTH OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER TO THE AREA ON
FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.UPDATE...DRY WESTERLY FLOW TODAY WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND
RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS. THE SHORTWAVE WHICH PRODUCED SOME MODERATELY
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS LAST NIGHT INTO EARLY THIS MORNING HAS EXITED
TO THE NORTHEAST AND WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF THERE. FORECAST IN GOOD
SHAPE AND NO UPDATES NEEDED THIS MORNING.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...LIGHT SOUTH WINDS AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS THIS
MORNING WILL SWING OVER TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 13 KNOTS WITH SOME
OCCASIONAL GUST TO NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL STAY
SOUTHWEST BUT NOT GUSTY AFTER AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST
AND STRONGER AND GUSTY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL HAVE BE TO
ADDRESSED IN THE AFTERNOON 00Z TAF. A FEW CLOUDS AOA 25K FEET MAINLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF THE MOJAVE
DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AT 6-12 KTS EXCEPT AROUND KDAG WHERE WINDS
SHOULD BE 15-20 KTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 KTS. FEW-SCT
CLOUDS AOA 25K FEET MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WILL SEE STRONGER SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...425 AM PDT THU MAY 20...SHORT TERM...TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THE BEGINNING OF THE TRANSITION TO A
PATTERN INFLUENCED BY A BROAD TROUGH WAS ALREADY UNDERWAY THIS
MORNING. A PRELIMINARY WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH WAS MOVING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN GREAT BASIN AND WATER VAPORY IMAGERY SHOWED SUBSIDENCE OVER
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. IN FACT...A FEW SIERRA ROTORS SENSORS NEAR
INDEPENDENCE INDICATED MODERATE DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPED WITH SOME
GUSTS FROM THE WEST BRIEFLY OVER 40 MPH DURING THE LATE EVENING AND
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS IMPULSE WAS LIFTING NORTHEAST AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL STILL RISE SEVERAL DEGREES TODAY UNDER MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES AND GOOD MIXING. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE STILL ON TRACK TO
INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A LARGE GULF OF ALASKA LOW
BEGINS TO DIG INTO THE WEST. THE LATEST NAM...GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TRACK OF THE LOW CENTER AND
ASSOCIATED HEIGHT FALLS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THAT SAID...THE
LATEST GUIDANCE DOES NOT PRODUCE EXTREME WIND SPEEDS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.
IT WILL BE WINDY BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH THAT GUSTS OVER 40 MPH
WILL BE WIDESPREAD IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. FORECAST SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENTS BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND LAS VEGAS ARE 10-12 MB
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS TAKING ITS
TIME PUSHING SOUTHWARD SO THERMAL GRADIENTS WILL NOT BE AS
SIGNIFICANT AS THEY HAVE BEEN WITH SOME OF THE FASTER MOVING SYSTEMS
THIS SPRING. WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL SEE THE MOST
PROLONGED STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA ARE STILL FAVORABLE BUT PROBABLY NOT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING FOR HIGH WINDS OVER 58 MPH. THE HIGH WIND WATCH START
TIME WAS DELAYED UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED
THROUGH SATURDAY BUT THE LATEST NAM INDICATED A LULL SATURDAY
MORNING AFTER 12Z. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
MAY BE AS STRONG OR STRONGER THAN FRIDAY ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AS
THE CORE OF THE UPPER LOW MAKES MORE SOUTHWARD PROGRESS.
.LONG TERM...LITTLE CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS WHICH SHOW A
COLD CLOSED LOW DROPPING SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SUNDAY
MORNING AND EVENTUALLY INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM IS NOT TAPPING INTO ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE
SOURCE...THE DYNAMICS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM IS RATHER COLD FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR AND WITH THE EXPECTED FULL CLOUD COVER
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COOL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AVERAGE
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN LAS VEGAS ON SUNDAY ARE 90 DEGREES...HOWEVER WE
WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE LOWER 70S. THE LOW QUICKLY SHIFTS
NORTHEAST MONDAY WITH HEIGHTS STARTING TO RISE AND TEMPERATURES WILL
START TO REBOUND...ALTHOUGH REMAINING SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
WE SHOULD SEE THE BIGGEST TEMPERATURE JUMP TUESDAY AS THE SOUTHWEST
FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. WARM TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AS THE FLOW INCREASES AND WILL PUT READINGS
FAIRLY CLOSE TO NORMAL. HOWEVER...THE LOW WILL TAKE AIM AT THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THURSDAY WITH ANOTHER WINDY
DAY SETTING UP ACROSS THE REGION ALONG WITH ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT
TEMPERATURE DROP LATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 35 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE MOJAVE
DESERT REGION AND WILL COMBINE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
GENERALLY AT OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. THIS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET WHERE FINE FUELS
ARE CONSIDERED DRY TO VERY DRY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS.
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR NVZ462>466.
AZ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR AZZ101-102.
CA...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ228-229.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR CAZ519>521.
&&
HARRISON/JACQUES/ADAIR/GORELOW
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, May 20, 6:10 AM PDT, 8 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 610 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 CAZ519>521-210700- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 610 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE THE THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE OWENS VALLEY WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER 60 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN IN PLACE SATURDAY AS A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TOWARD SOUTHERN NEVADA. THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY AS YET ANOTHER LARGE PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO THE WEST COAST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ522>527-NVZ014>022-210700- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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- 610 AM PDT THU MAY 20 2010 /610 AM MST THU MAY 20 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY FINE FUELS AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA... SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND COULD PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. THE LARGE STORM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY DECREASING THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .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. JA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2:02 PM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 57 hr |
Nearby
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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.