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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 26, 2010, 3:14 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, California. It took effect at May 27, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 26, 2010, 3:14 PM PDT (22:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 27, 2010, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 28, 2010, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 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
- 1342 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
603 WWUS75 KVEF 262214 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 314 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER BOUT OF STRONG AND GUSTY WIND THURSDAY... NVZ014-017-270700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.100527T1800Z-100528T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.100526T2214Z-100527T0400Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 314 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. MORE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ015-270700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.100527T1800Z-100528T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 314 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 /314 PM MST WED MAY 26 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: ALAMO...RACHEL...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY AND WIKIEUP. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-270700- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0009.100527T2000Z-100528T0700Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.100526T2300Z-100527T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 314 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON AND 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS BELOW CANYON OPENINGS IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ENCOMPASS MORE OF THE OWENS VALLEY THURSDAY AND IMPACT TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER 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 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. && $$ PIERCE
6 follow-up statements
057 WWUS75 KVEF 270400 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 900 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST... NVZ014-017-271200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-100527T0400Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.100527T1800Z-100528T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 900 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ALLOWED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING TO EXPIRE. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...AMARGOSA VALLEY AND INDIAN SPRINGS. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.| PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-271200- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-100527T0700Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0009.100527T2000Z-100528T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 900 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ015-271200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.100527T1800Z-100528T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 900 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 /900 PM MST WED MAY 26 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: ALAMO...RACHEL...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...COLORADO CITY... KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY AND WIKIEUP. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
833 WWUS75 KVEF 271019 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 319 AM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST... AZZ001-003-NVZ014-015-017-271900- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.100527T1800Z-100528T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 319 AM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 /319 AM MST THU MAY 27 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- LINCOLN COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...BEATTY...DYER...CALIENTE... RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK. * IMPACTS: MAINLY STRONG CROSSWINDS ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-271900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0009.100527T2000Z-100528T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 319 AM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. && $$
431 WWUS75 KVEF 271856 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1156 AM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 AZZ001-003-NVZ014-015-017-280300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-100528T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 1156 AM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 /1156 AM MST THU MAY 27 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA...NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...BEATTY...DYER... CALIENTE...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK. * IMPACTS: MAINLY STRONG CROSSWINDS ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-520-280300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0009.100527T2000Z-100528T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1156 AM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. && $$ PIERCE
488 WWUS75 KVEF 272230 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 PM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 CAZ519-520-280700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0009.000000T0000Z-100528T0700Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-100528T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 330 PM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR THE EAST SLOPE OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON BELOW CANYON OPENINGS WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-NVZ014-015-017-280300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-100528T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 330 PM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 /330 PM MST THU MAY 27 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...BEATTY...DYER... CALIENTE... RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK. * IMPACTS: MAINLY STRONG CROSSWINDS ON THE AREA HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
761 WWUS75 KVEF 280259 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 759 PM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 AZZ001-003-NVZ014-015-017-280400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-100528T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE... PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 759 PM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 /759 PM MST THU MAY 27 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND MOHAVE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA. WIND SPEEDS WERE DECREASING THIS EVENING WITHIN THE ADVISORY AREA. WIDESPREAD GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ CAZ519-520-280700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-100528T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 759 PM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BELOW CANYON OPENINGS. GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. * TIMING: THE MOST FAVORABLE TIME FOR STRONG WINDS WILL BE THROUGH 10 PM FOLLOWED BY A DECREASING TREND TOWARD MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS NEAR AND BELOW CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JA
569 WWUS75 KVEF 280642 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1142 PM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 CAZ519-520-280745- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-100528T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1142 PM PDT THU MAY 27 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE WIND ADVISORY ABOVE 4500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. AUTOMATED SENSORS IN THE OWENS VALLEY AND EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES SHOWED WIND GUSTS HAD DECREASED BELOW 35 MPH BY LATE EVENING. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ JA
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 26, 2:43 PM PDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:43 PM PDT, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 243 PM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 CORRECT SYNOPSIS TYPO .SYNOPSIS...AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THURSDAY...THEN ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL BE CONFINED MAINLY TO NORTHERN INYO...ESMERALDA AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND BE MAINLY CONFINED TO NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY. DRIER AND WARMER WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. && .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...MODEL CONSISTENCY REMAINS GOOD WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SOLUTIONS. SATELLITE SHOWS PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. DECIDED TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ISOLATED STATIONS REPORTING GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. NO CHANGE TO THE ADVISORY FOR WESTERN INYO COUNTY AS NO SIGN OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS YET. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS NEXT SHORTWAVE SET TO SLIDE INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT WHICH WILL INCREASE SHOWER COVER ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA. MAIN CORE OF TROUGH SET TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND INTO WESTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOW WILL THEN TRACK DUE EAST ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA FRIDAY NIGHT AND BE OVER UTAH SATURDAY. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH THIS TROUGH WHICH JUST BRUSHES ACROSS OUR NORTHERN FORECAST AREA TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A DRY SLOT WORKS INLAND ACROSS EASTERN CALIFORNIA...FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. THERE WILL BE MORE WIND TOMORROW ESPECIALLY FOR NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEVADA ALONG WITH NORTHWEST ARIZONA. SO HOISTED WIND ADVISORY FOR THOSE AREAS TOMORROW BETWEEN 11 AM AND 8 PM. HI-RES MODEL SHOWS ANOTHER POTENTIAL DOWNSLOPE EVENT IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA IN WESTERN INYO COUNTY SO HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH BETWEEN NOON AND MIDNIGHT THURSDAY. STRONG BELT OF WINDS REMAIN OVER WESTERN ARIZONA ON FRIDAY SO ADDITIONAL WIND PRODUCTS MAY BE NEEDED. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST FOR SATURDAY. .LONG TERM...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW IS FORECAST OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AND TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND TO AROUND NORMAL UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WILL BRING NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. OTHER THAN A FEW CLOUDS CROSSING THE AREA FROM TIME TO TIME...OVERALL CLEAR SKY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH AS MODELS SHOW A RELATIVELY LOW VARIANCE EACH DAY OF THE EXTENDED WITH HIGH PRESSURE THE DOMINANT FEATURE AND WEAK LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE AREA. 500MB HEIGHT LINES OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE 150 TO 180 METERS BETWEEN TODAY TO NEXT WEDNESDAY AND 850MB TEMPS INCREASE 15 OR SO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THIS POINTS TO TEMPERATURES REACHING WELL INTO THE 90S ACROSS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY BY MID WEEK WITH SOME AREAS REACHING THEIR FIRST 100 DEGREE DAYS. && .FIRE WEATHER...THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ON THURSDAY. THE LATEST FUEL UPDATE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AREA...SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN GREAT BASIN INDICATE FUELS IN THE DRY RANGE. AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD KEEP MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR SLIGHT ABOVE THE CRITICAL 15 PERCENT VALUE...SO THE AREA SHOULD NOT OBSERVE WIDESPREAD RED FLAG CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA COULD DETERIORATE FRIDAY AS DRY AREA STARTS MOVING IN ALONG WITH CONTINUED GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH THIS AFTERNOON TO ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST BETWEEN 25 AND 30KTS TODAY WITH MAINLY SCT MID LEVEL CLOUDS AOA 12K FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING. MAINLY HIGH LEVEL CLOUDINESS EXPECTED THURSDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST THURSDAY AND THEN MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 25 AND 35KTS TODAY WITH SOME FAVORED AREAS GUSTING TO AROUND 40KTS. SCT TO OCCASIONALLY BKN CLOUDS AOA 12K FEET EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS ON THURSDAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST MOVING INLAND. SHOWER CHANCES WILL BE CONFINED TO MAINLY THE SIERRA BUT COULD SPREAD ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONE AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NVZ014-017. WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY FOR NVZ014-015-017. AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR AZZ001-003. CA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR CAZ519-520. HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR CAZ519-520. && PIERCE/SALMEN HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 5:37 AM PDT, 9 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 537 AM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 CAZ519-520-270000- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- 537 AM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM OFF THE WEST COAST WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE STORM WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE THURSDAY AND THEN SHIFT EAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL ONCE AGAIN FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE SEEN THROUGH FRIDAY. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS LOOKED FOR OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. .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-CAZ521>527-NVZ014>022-270000- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 537 AM PDT WED MAY 26 2010 /537 AM MST WED MAY 26 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS TO OVER 40 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS THEN EXPECTED OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 10:25 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Nye | 11 hr |
| May 26, 3:44 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 7 hr |
| May 26, 3:14 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 24 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.