Alert archive / Nevada / Wind Advisories in 2010
Wind Advisory 45, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Dec 28, 2010, 2:16 PM PST for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Dec 29, 2010, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2010, 2:16 PM PST (22:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2010, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2010, 9:00 AM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Reno, NV (KREV), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 328 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
- 1055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 191 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
098 WWUS75 KVEF 282216 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 216 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 CAZ523-290700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.101229T1200Z-101230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0011.101229T1800Z-101230T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 216 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. 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. && $$ CAZ524-290700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.101229T1200Z-101230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101229T1800Z-101230T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 216 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ525-290700- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0014.101229T1200Z-101230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101230T0000Z-101230T1200Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 216 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE LATE EVENING AND DIMINISHING BY EARLY MORNING * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ526-290700- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101229T1800Z-101230T0600Z/ CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...VIDAL JUNCTION 216 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...HIGHWAY 62...HIGHWAY 95 * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
6 follow-up statements
242 WWUS75 KVEF 290641 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1041 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 CAZ523-291700- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.101229T1800Z-101230T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1041 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. 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. && $$ CAZ524-526-291700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101229T1800Z-101230T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION 1041 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE CADIZ BASIN. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...HIGHWAY 62...HIGHWAY 95 * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ525-291700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101230T0000Z-101230T1200Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 1041 PM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE MORONGO VALLEY AND YUCCA VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE LATE EVENING AND DIMINISHING BY EARLY MORNING * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
827 WWUS75 KVEF 291311 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 511 AM PST WED DEC 29 2010 CAZ523-292300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.101229T1800Z-101230T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 511 AM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY MORNING...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...INTERSTATE 15 AND 40...HIGHWAY 58 * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ014-292300- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101229T2300Z-101231T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 511 AM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...PEAKING THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. WIND SPEEDS MAY DECREASE SOME OVERNIGHT BUT WILL AGAIN INCREASE THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...DYER...BEATTY...HIGHWAY 95 * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ525-292300- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101229T1800Z-101230T1200Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 511 AM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...PEAKING IN LATE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...DIMINISHING EARLY MORNING THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ524-526-292300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101229T1800Z-101230T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION 511 AM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND CADIZ BASIN. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING LATE IN THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...VIDAL JUNCTION...INTERSTATE 15 AND 40...HIGHWAY 62...HIGHWAY 95 * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
068 WWUS75 KVEF 292213 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 213 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 CAZ523-300600- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-101230T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 213 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ524-526-300600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101230T0600Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION 213 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ525-300600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101230T1200Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 213 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MORONGO BASIN UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ014-300600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101229T2300Z-101231T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 213 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
077 WWUS75 KVEF 300551 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 951 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 CAZ523-301200- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-101230T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101230T0600Z-101230T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 951 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN DECREASE TOWARDS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-522-301200- /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.101230T0600Z-101230T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 951 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG TROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN DECREASE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ524-526-301200- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101230T1200Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION 951 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND THE CADIZ BASIN... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NVZ014-301400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101231T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 951 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING TO BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ON THURSDAY. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WHICH CROSS THE AREA EARLIER THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ525-301200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101230T1200Z/ MORONGO BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS 951 PM PST WED DEC 29 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE MORONGO BASIN... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
077 WWUS75 KVEF 301204 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 404 AM PST THU DEC 30 2010 NVZ014-302015- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101231T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0046.101230T1204Z-101231T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 404 AM PST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. 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. && $$ CAZ520-522>524-301315- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101230T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS 404 AM PST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE NOT LONGER GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IN THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ CAZ525-526-301700- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101230T1700Z/ MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 404 AM PST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY HAVE BEEN EXTENDED NOW THROUGH 9 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE MORONGO BASIN AND CADIZ BASIN. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING TODAY. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...TWENTYNINE PALM AND YUCCA VALLEY. * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
291 WWUS75 KVEF 301703 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 903 AM PST THU DEC 30 2010 CAZ525-526-301815- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-101230T1700Z/ MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- 903 AM PST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DIMINSIHED TO UNDER ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN STILL BE EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NVZ014-310200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-101231T0200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 903 AM PST THU DEC 30 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORCYCLES...LARGE TRUCKS...TRAILERS AND CAMPERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 28, 10:05 AM PST, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 10:05 AM PST, 4 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1005 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010
.SYNOPSIS...VARIABLE HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY AS WE
AWAIT THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT STORM. THIS STORM WILL BRING BIG
CHANGES TO THE REGION WITH HEAVY SNOW OCCURRING IN THE MOUNTAINS
ALONG WITH USHERING IN STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES.
DONT BE SURPRISED TO SEE LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL
BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.UPDATE...SO FAR SO GOOD. CIRRUS SHIELD IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
ACROSS THE AREA ALTHOUGH IT IS THINNING AS IT COMES. PRECIP CHANCES
WILL BEGIN AFTER 00Z...WHICH IS REFLECTED IN THE GOING FORECAST. NO
UPDATE PLANNED THIS MORNING.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
428 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010
.SHORT TERM...FAST FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC STARTING TO
BUCKLE AS WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A TROUGH ALONG 150 WEST BETWEEN
40-50N. BLENDED TPW DATA SHOWS TROPICAL MOISTURE TAP ORIGINATING
FROM THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND BEING DRAWN NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THE TROUGH.
PW VALUES RUNNING IN EXCESS OF 200 PERCENT OF NORMAL IN THIS
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER. THIS RIVER OF MOISTURE WILL TAKE AIM ON NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY WITH A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF HIGH CLOUDS MOVING
OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. THE MOISTURE PLUME
WILL BE FORCED SOUTHWARD TONIGHT AS STRONG TROUGH MOVES INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
TONIGHT. AS THE MOISTURE FETCH CLEARS THE SOUTHERN SIERRA LATE
TONIGHT...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT. ON WEDNESDAY...THE MODELS
REMAIN CONSISTENT HITTING LINCOLN COUNTY...THE CLARK COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WITH THE HIGHEST QPF VALUES. SNOW
LEVELS SHOULD STAY ABOVE 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY THEN DROP DRAMATICALLY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEAST. MODELS
KEYING ON AN AREA OF STRONG FRONTOGENESIS OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF ON
LINCOLN COUNTY WEDNESDAY EVENING WHICH MAY LEAD TO SOME ISOLATED
BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW. SOME SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGHOUT THE
DAY THURSDAY WITH THE AREA UNDER STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION ON
BACKSIDE OF TROUGH OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
AS LOW AS 1500 FEET THURSDAY. ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL
OF STRONG WEST WINDS ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
WEDNESDAY. ON TOP OF THE WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS A HIGH WIND WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED.
.LONG TERM...WELL 2011 WILL BE COMING IN THE SAME WAY 2010 IS GOING
OUT...COLD. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
AFOREMENTIONED SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO NEW
YEAR'S EVE. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ESPECIALLY IN
NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS SUCH AS THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY SOUTH
OF HOOVER DAM. 700 MB WINDS WOULD SUPPORT GUSTS UP TO 30 KTS IN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY ON NEW YEAR'S
EVE. AS OF NOW...WINDS DO LOOK TO LET UP AS WE APPROACH MIDNIGHT ON
THE 1ST. HOWEVER...WHILE WINDS WILL BE AN ISSUE THEY ONLY ADD TO THE
DISCOMFORT OUTSIDE AS A RATHER CHILLY AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN U.S. THE ECMWF IS MUCH COLDER ALOFT THAN THE GFS
ESPECIALLY AT 700 MB...WITH 850 MB TEMP STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES OFF
THE ECMWF UP TO -3. IT WILL CERTAINLY BE A COLD ONE AS 2011 GETS
RUNG IN AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS BUNDLE UP IF YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE
WELCOMING IN THE NEW YEAR. LOW TEMPS ON NEW YEAR'S MORNING WILL BE
TRICKY AS A BUNDLE OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO
SLIDE SOUTHEASTWARD AS ANOTHER BATCH OF ENERGY STARTS TO DROP DOWN
THE WEST COAST IN ADDITION TO WINDS BEING UP AS WE START THE NIGHT
OFF. THUS WENT CLOSE TO MEX GUIDANCE BUT NOT MUCH BELOW. RECORD LOW
MINIMUMS ON NEW YEARS MORNING AND MORE LIKELY LOW MAXIMUMS THAT
AFTERNOON MAY BE CHALLENGED..SEE THE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW.
THE FORECAST REMAINS UNCERTAIN AS WE MOVE INTO THE WEEKEND AS ALL OF
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH HANDLING ENERGY DROPPING
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS OR NEAR CALIFORNIA. MODELS HAVE BEEN ALL OVER
THE PLACE WITH WHETHER THE ENERGY PASS THROUGH AS AN OPEN WAVE OR
CLOSED LOW OR WHERE IT EVEN TRACKS. FOR NOW...LEANED CLOSE TO THE
IDEA SHOWN BY THE ECMWF THAT IF SOMETHING TRACKS SOUTHEAST IT HUGS
THE COAST OR STAYS JUST OFFSHORE. THUS KEPT IN GHOST POPS WITH SOME
SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVER THE WESTERN CWFA. THE
COLD AIR WILL LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THUS REMAINS AN ISSUE IF
ANY MOISTURE AND FORCING MOVE OVERHEAD AS PRECIPITATION COULD FALL
IN THE FROZEN FORM EVEN IN MANY VALLEYS. WE SHOULD ALSO SEE A DECENT
AMOUNT OF CLOUDS AROUND AT TIMES. HOPEFULLY THIS SYSTEM IS GONE BY
TUESDAY AND WE CAN CLEAR OUT AND THAW OUT SOME AND THAT IS WHAT THE
FORECAST WILL SHOW FOR NOW.
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WITH CLOUDS BASES
LOWERING FROM AOA 25K FEET TO AOA 15K FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. CLOUDS
WILL LOWER FURTHER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A SYSTEM
APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND A
CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL BE
LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH POSSIBLE MECHANICAL
TURBULENCE ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO INCREASING WINDS WITH HEIGHT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...CLOUDS WILL INCREASE WITH BASES LOWERING TO AROUND 15K
FEET BY THIS EVENING IN THE MOJAVE DESERT AND TO NEAR 8K-10K FEET
OVER THE EASTERN SOUTHERN SIERRA...OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS
AS WELL AS ESMERALDA COUNTY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6500
FEET. SOME PRECIPITATION MAY MAKE IT INTO THE OWENS VALLEY IN THE
FORM OF RAIN...THOUGH COULD MIX WITH A LITTLE SNOW TOWARDS DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY UNDER 10 KTS THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING BUT INCREASE OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
WHERE GUSTS OVER 35 KTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOWER CIGS AND VSBY AS WELL AS
PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS THIS SYSTEM CROSSES THE
AREA WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 3000 FEET OR LOWER BY THE EVENING.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA...SAN BERNARDINO DESERTS AND MOHAVE COUNTY.
.CLIMATE...2011 WILL BE COMING IN ON THE CHILLY SIDE AND MAY
CHALLENGE RECORDS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY ACROSS THE AREA. RECORD VALUES
ARE LISTED BELOW FOR THE MAIN CLIMATE SITES ACROSS THE AREA...
LOCATION RECORD LOW MIN RECORD LOW MAX
---------------------------------------------------------------------
LAS VEGAS 21/1954 39/1979
MT CHARLESTON 0/1995 26/1982
BISHOP 8/1976 29/1952
BARSTOW-DAGGETT 22/1979 45/1952
DEATH VALLEY 21/1919 48/1991
NEEDLES 27/1976 48/1952
KINGMAN 13/1919 34/1906
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
NVZ018-019.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NVZ015.
AZ...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR AZZ001-003.
CA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR CAZ519-521.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FOR CAZ523>525.
&&
MORGAN/PIERCE/STACHELSKI
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 5:00 AM PST, 9 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 500 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 CAZ519-521-291100- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- 500 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .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. NVZ015-291100- LINCOLN COUNTY- 500 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .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. NVZ018-019-291100- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- 500 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF SNOW WILL BE DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .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. AZZ001-003-291100- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- 600 AM MST TUE DEC 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH PLATEAUS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA EXIST BETWEEN WEDNESDAY MORNING AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. RIGHT NOW IT APPEARS THE HIGHEST TOTALS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU...NORTH OF THE COLORADO RIVER. SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT TIMES. .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. CAZ523>525-291100- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- 500 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...MORONGO BASIN AND THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXISTS ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT TIMES. .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. AZZ002-036-CAZ520-522-526-527-NVZ014-016-017-020>022-291100- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 500 AM PST TUE DEC 28 2010 /600 AM MST TUE DEC 28 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREATS FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT USHERING IN MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL CRASH DOWN WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POTENTIALLY DOWN TO 1500 FEET ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT TIMES. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 3:48 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | Clark, Lincoln, Nye | 48 hr |
| Dec 28, 3:56 AM PST | High Wind Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 10 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:16 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | San Bernardino | 32 hr |
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Sources
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