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Wind Advisory 33, NWS Las Vegas, NV

August 27, 20104 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Aug 27, 2010, 3:16 PM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Aug 28, 2010, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 27, 2010, 3:16 PM PDT (22:16 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 28, 2010, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 28, 2010, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 261 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Edwards AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2010-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Edwards AFB, CA at 12:00Z on 2010-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2884 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

273 
WWUS75 KVEF 272216
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
316 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO THE REGION SATURDAY...

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>022-281215-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T1900Z-100829T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...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
316 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 /316 PM MST FRI AUG 27 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST TO 9 PM PDT/MST 
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR ALL SOUTHERN NEVADA COUNTIES...MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA
AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT/MST
TO 9 PM PDT/MST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...CALIENTE...LAKE
  MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.

* IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH
  ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-281215-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T2000Z-100829T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
316 PM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: BETWEEN 1 PM AND 11 PM SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE.

* IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE WITH
  ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

PIERCE
3 follow-up statements
963 
WWUS75 KVEF 281043
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
343 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE
DESERT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO THE REGION TODAY...

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>022-282300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T1900Z-100829T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...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
343 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 /343 AM MST SAT AUG 28 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY
TO 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PDT /NOON MST/ TODAY TO
9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...MOST OF
MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...BEATTY...
  CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AND DEATH VALLEY 
  NATIONAL PARK. 

* IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE 
  WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-282300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T2000Z-100829T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
343 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: BETWEEN 1 PM AND 11 PM SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE.

* IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE 
  WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
309 
WWUS75 KVEF 281733
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1033 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE
WESTERN STATES WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
TO THE REGION TODAY.

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>022-290400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T1900Z-100829T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...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
1033 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 /1033 AM MST SAT AUG 28 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY IN
ARIZONA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK..

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LAS VEGAS...MESQUITE...PAHRUMP...BEATTY... 
  CALIENTE...LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AND DEATH VALLEY 
  NATIONAL PARK.

* IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE 
  WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ523-524-290600-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.100828T2000Z-100829T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
1033 AM PDT SAT AUG 28 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 NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH 11 PM SATURDAY.

* LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER AND THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE.

* IMPACTS: TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR 
  LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO DRIVE 
  WITH ADDED CAUTION DUE TO THE STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
732 
WWUS75 KVEF 290356
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
856 PM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010

CAZ523-524-290500-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-100829T0600Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...
MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS
856 PM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST AND NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

THE AUTOMATED WIND SENSORS ACROSS NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
WERE SHOWING WIND GUSTS BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN
25 AND 35 MPH. WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH
GUSTS EXPECTED TO BE BELOW 25 MPH FOR MOST AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

AZZ001-003-036-CAZ522-NVZ014>022-290500-
/O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-100829T0400Z/
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
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...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...
HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL...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
856 PM PDT SAT AUG 28 2010 /856 PM MST SAT AUG 28 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHERN
NEVADA...MOST OF MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WERE DECREASING THIS EVENING AND GUSTS HAD GENERALLY
DROPPED TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS BELOW 25 MPH FOR MOST
AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$

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 Aug 27, 3:15 PM PDT, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 3:15 PM PDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
315 PM FRI AUG 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...MONSOON MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SHUNTED EAST ACROSS
ARIZONA TONIGHT AS DRIER AIR SPREADS IN FROM THE WEST. AN
UNSEASONABLY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE WESTERN
STATES THIS WEEKEND WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND CENTRAL NEVADA
SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND BACK TO NORMAL BY THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONFINED TO THE EASTERN
HALF OF MOHAVE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AS MUCH DRIER AND STABLE AIR
HAS MOVED IN FROM THE WEST. TRIMMED BACK ON POPS CONSIDERABLY ACROSS
MOHAVE COUNTY THIS EVENING AS THE STORMS WILL MOST LIKELY BE EAST OF
MOHAVE COUNTY.

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT INDICATING A ANOMALOUSLY STRONG TROUGH
MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATE THIS WEEKEND. MAIN CONCERN WILL THE
THE INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS. IN FACT...THE GUSTINESS TODAY IS
JUST THE PRECURSOR. WITH WIND SPEEDS FORECAST TO BE EVEN STRONGER
SATURDAY A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL AREAS EXPECT THE
ZONES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE WIND WILL
DECREASE SOME ON SUNDAY MOST AREAS EXPECT IN MOHAVE COUNTY. MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES ON THE WAY THIS WEEKEND AS WELL.

.LONG TERM...THE MAIN ISSUE AS WE MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART
OF NEXT WEEK WILL BE HOW QUICKLY MOISTURE RETURNS TO THE AREA. THE
LATEST MODELS STILL SHOW CONSIDERABLE NORTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT
OVER THE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AXIS REMAINS OVER THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. THE GFS SHOWS MARGINAL INSTABILITY AND MID-LEVEL
MOISTURE IN MOHAVE COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THUS I KEPT IN
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THERE BUT TRIMMED BACK POPS ELSEWHERE. BY
WEDNESDAY AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS WESTWARD INTO THE SOUTHWEST U.S. BUT
THE POSITION OF THE RIDGE CENTER VARIES BY MODEL WHICH ULTIMATELY
SHOW A BIG SPREAD IN JUST HOW MUCH MOISTURE WORKS BACK INTO THE AREA
WITH THE ECMWF VERY DRY AND THE GFS DECENTLY MOIST. I DID TRIM BACK
POPS A LITTLE WEST OF THE COLORADO RIVER...BUT WE HAVE IN 10 POPS
OR GREATER IN ALL AREAS SOUTH OF I-15. THROUGH FRIDAY RIDGING
REMAINS IN PLACE ALOFT AND WHILE THURSDAY MAY SEE A LITTLE MORE
MOISTURE GET PULLED FURTHER NORTH AND WEST IN THE AREA CONFIDENCE IS
NOT THE GREATEST THIS FAR OUT DUE TO SUBTLE SHIFTS IN WHERE THE
RIDGE IS CENTERED AT. BY NEXT WEEKEND AN UPPER TROUGH IS SHOWN ON
THE OPERATIONAL GFS AND ECMWF TO APPROACH THE WEST COAST AND
WESTERLY FLOW MAY START TO DRY OUT THINGS IN THE WESTERN CWFA. TEMPS
WILL GRADUALLY WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL BY THURSDAY AND STAY THERE ON
FRIDAY. THUS TRIPLE DIGITS WILL MAKE A RETURN IN MOST OF THE LOWER
DESERT VALLEYS.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH SPEEDS AROUND 15 KTS WITH GUSTS OF
20-25 KTS THIS EVENING...THEN LET UP SOME OVERNIGHT BEFORE
INCREASING LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 20-25
KTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS OF 25-35 KTS. OTHERWISE CLEAR AND DRY.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...ISOLATED TSRA THIS EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFT/EVE
IN FAR EASTERN MOHAVE COUNTY. GUSTY WINDS AND LOWER CIGS/VSBY WILL
BE THE MAIN THREATS IN AND NEAR STORMS. OTHERWISE AWAY FROM
TSRA...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL LESSEN UP
OVERNIGHT BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MOST OF THE AREA WILL SEE
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15-25 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 25-35 KTS POSSIBLE. LOCAL
AREAS OF BLDU ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
USHER IN DRIER AIR THE REST OF THIS WEEKEND. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR NEVADA ZONES 460 AND 462. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE FURTHER ON SATURDAY WITH WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS IN THE 35 TO
45 MPH RANGE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NEVADA AND ARIZONA SO A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTHERN NEVADA ZONES. AS FOR MOHAVE
COUNTY. IT WILL BE WINDY ON SATURDAY BUT IT APPEARS THAT JUST ENOUGH
MOISTURE WILL LINGER ACROSS THE COUNTY ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE 15 PERCENT. IF THE DRIER AIR ARRIVES
SOONER THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF THE RED FLAG WARNING BEING
EXPANDED EAST INTO MOHAVE COUNTY.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR NVZ460>465.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR NVZ014>022.
     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NVZ460-462.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ001-003-036.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ522.
     WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR CAZ523-524.
&&

PIERCE/STACHELSKI

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 5:19 AM PDT, 9 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
519 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

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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-
519 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
OVER LINCOLN AND CLARK COUNTIES. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...DRIER AIR
MOVING INTO ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES WILL COMBINE WITH
LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 8 PM
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL SHOULD BE PUSHED TO THE EAST OF THE AREA BY
SATURDAY HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO
CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA ON SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS
AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE THEN LOOKED FOR ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
BEFORE MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE 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.

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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
519 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010 /519 AM MST FRI AUG 27 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY ALONG THE EASTER BORDER ON
SATURDAY HOWEVER THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE GUSTY WINDS TO POSSIBLY
OVER 40 MPH. GUSTY WINDS LOOKED FOR AGAIN ON SUNDAY ALONG WITH
COOLER TEMPERATURES. THE COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY BEFORE WARMING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE
WILL RETURN TO THE AREA ONCE AGAIN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

.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.

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EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
519 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH LOCAL AREAS POSSIBLY REACHING
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. MOISTURE MAY BEGIN TO CREEP BACK INTO THE EASTERN
PORTION OF THE MOJAVE DESERT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

.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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 11:13 AM PDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1113 AM PDT FRI AUG 27 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CIMA                    35.24N 115.50W
08/26/2010  E1.00 INCH       SAN BERNARDINO     CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A FEW INCHES OF WATER COVERED
            KELSO CIMA ROAD.

0130 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 NNW KELSO             35.07N 115.67W
08/26/2010  E1.00 INCH       SAN BERNARDINO     CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            THE PARK SERVICE REPORTED A FEW INCHES OF WATER ON
            KELBAKER ROAD.

0200 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 W DEATH VALLEY JUNCTI 36.30N 116.49W
08/26/2010                   INYO               CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            THE PARK SERVICE SAID AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER WAS
            FLOWING ACROSS HIGHWAY 190 ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF DEATH
            VALLEY JUNCTION. THE TIME OF THIS EVENT IS ESTIMATED.

0215 PM     TSTM WND GST     KINGMAN                 35.21N 114.03W
08/26/2010  M62.00 MPH       MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER MEASURED A TSTM WIND GUST TO 62 MPH AT 215 PDT IN
            KINGMAN.

0244 PM     HAIL             4 SSE PAHRUMP           36.15N 115.96W
08/26/2010  E0.50 INCH       NYE                NV   PUBLIC

            A REPORT OF HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL IN PAHRUMP.

0245 PM     FLASH FLOOD      GOLDEN VALLEY           35.22N 114.22W
08/26/2010                   MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS 10 TO 11 INCHES OF WATER FLOWING DOWN
            ROADWAYS IN GOLDEN VALLEY. ONE INCH OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN
            130 AND 230 PM PDT.

0246 PM     FLASH FLOOD      13 S OLANCHA            36.09N 117.96W
08/26/2010                   INYO               CA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CHP REPORTS 3 TO 4 FEET OF MUD WAS WASHED ONTO HIGHWAY
            395 AT DUNMOVIN. THE HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED AS A RESULT WITH
            THE SOUTHBOUND LANES RE-OPENED AT 1025 PM ON AUGUST 26TH
            WITH BOTH NORTHBOUND LANES RE-OPENED AT 945 AM ON AUGUST
            27TH.

0258 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 SW EAST LAS VEGAS     36.04N 115.12W
08/26/2010  E0.40 INCH       CLARK              NV   NWS EMPLOYEE

            TWO TO THREE INCHES OF WATER WAS REPORTED ON PARTS OF
            EASTERN AVENUE BETWEEN CORONADO CENTER AND WINDMILL IN
            HENDERSON BY THE WIFE OF A NWS EMPLOYEE.

0300 PM     HAIL             3 ENE BARSTOW           34.89N 117.02W
08/26/2010  M0.50 INCH       SAN BERNARDINO     CA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            A CO-OP OBSERVER REPORTED HAIL AS LARGE AS DIME SIZE FELL
            IN BARSTOW.

0321 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 NE BULLHEAD CITY      35.19N 114.52W
08/26/2010  E50.00 MPH       MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A SPOTTER ESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS IN BULLHEAD CITY
            ASSOCIATED WITH A THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW BOUNDARY.

0323 PM     HEAVY RAIN       4 N LANDERS (AR190)     34.28N 116.42W
08/26/2010  E0.50 INCH       SAN BERNARDINO     CA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS 3 INCHES OF RUNNING WATER ON NUMEROUS
            ROADWAYS. STREAMS AND WASHES AT HALF CAPACITY IN LANDERS.
            HEAVY RAIN WAS STILL FALLING AS OF 230 PDT.

0325 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 ENE BARSTOW           34.89N 117.02W
08/26/2010  M1.00 INCH       SAN BERNARDINO     CA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            A CO-OP OBSERVER MEASURED 1.00 OF RAIN IN 25 MINUTES IN
            BARSTOW.

0327 PM     TSTM WND GST     BULLHEAD CITY           35.15N 114.56W
08/26/2010  M59.00 MPH       MOHAVE             AZ   MESONET

            CW4367 REPORTED A 59 MPH TSTM WIND GUST AT 327 PDT.

0330 PM     FLASH FLOOD      16 ESE PANAMINT RAWS    36.02N 116.82W
08/26/2010                   INYO               CA   PARK/FOREST SRVC

            NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORTS WATER AND DEBRIS OVER
            BADWATER ROAD SOUTH OF BADWATER.

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW HENDERSON EXECUTI 35.96N 115.16W
08/26/2010                   CLARK              NV   BROADCAST MEDIA

            THUNDERSTORM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 45 TO 50 MPH DAMAGED A
            CARPORT ON A MOBILE HOME AT THE FRONTIER VILLAGE MOBILE
            HOME PARK.

0400 PM     LIGHTNING        2 NE BARSTOW            34.89N 117.04W
08/26/2010                   SAN BERNARDINO     CA   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AROUND 4 PM NEAR NANCY
            STREET AND AVENUE F IN BARSTOW. DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED BY
            THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT ABOUT 2,000 DOLLARS.

0400 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BARSTOW                 34.88N 117.07W
08/26/2010                   SAN BERNARDINO     CA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BARSTOW PD REPORTS THAT WATER WAS FLOWING OVER ROADWAYS
            AND CARRYING DEBRIS.

0401 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PANAMINT SPRINGS        36.33N 117.47W
08/26/2010                   INYO               CA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CHP REPORTS DEBRIS FROM FLOODING ON STATE HIGHWAY 190
            JUST WEST OF PANAMINT VALLEY ROAD.

0500 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OATMAN                  35.03N 114.38W
08/26/2010                   MOHAVE             AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 405 PM. ALL
            WASHES ARE FULL AND ROADWAYS ARE FLOODED.

0915 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SSE AMBOY             34.56N 115.74W
08/26/2010  E60.00 MPH       SAN BERNARDINO     CA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            A 60 MPH WIND GUST WAS ESTIMATED BY A CO-OP OBSERVER IN
            AMBOY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW
            BOUNDARY.

&&
THIS IS AN UPDATED LIST OF EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

STACHELSKI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 5:15 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFEsmeralda, Nye59 min
Aug 27, 10:05 AM PDTRed Flag WarningVEFClark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye35 hr
Aug 26, 5:11 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino2 hr
Aug 26, 5:29 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 26, 5:43 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino2 hr
Aug 26, 8:08 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFSan Bernardino82 min
Aug 26, 9:39 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEFSan Bernardino3 hr
Aug 26, 5:55 PM PDTFlash Flood WarningVEFMohave110 min
Aug 27, 4:22 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryVEF113 min

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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.