Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 22, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Nov 1, 2011, 2:21 PM PDT for Inyo County, California; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Nov 3, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2011, 2:21 PM PDT (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 3, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2011, 8:03 AM PDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Inyo County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 211 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 4217 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
281 WWUS75 KVEF 012121 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 221 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT. AS THE COLD FRONT BARRELS SOUTH...WINDS WILL INCREASE WITHIN THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY. AZZ036-NVZ021-020630- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.111101T2121Z-111102T2200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 221 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /221 PM MST TUE NOV 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ON LAKE MEAD AND SPREAD SOUTH DURING THE AFTERNOON OVER LAKE MOHAVE. THE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND WELL INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE STARTING TO DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: OVERTON ARM...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-020630- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.111102T0000Z-111102T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 221 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /221 PM MST TUE NOV 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY INCREASE AFTER 5 PM THIS EVENING... CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND WELL INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE . THE WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 3 PM THEN PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BEFORE STARTING TO DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAKE HAVASU CITY...NEEDLES AND FORT MOHAVE. * IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-020630- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T0000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 221 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON DECREASING AROUND SUNSET. WIND GUSTS THURSDAY MAY BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INDEPENDENCE...BISHOP...OLANCHA...LONE PINE...AND HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THAT MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY TODAY. ON THURSDAY...WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS TODAY. THURSDAY THE THREAT WILL BE PRIMARILY TO DRIVERS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NVZ014-020300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 221 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING SLIGHTLY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS DOWN THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...BEATTY AND THE NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. && $$ CAZ519-521-020630- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 221 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG RIDGETOPS AND THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: WHITNEY PORTAL AND ASPENDELL. * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ019-020-020630- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 221 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON...MOUNT POTOSI...RED ROCK...AND PRIMARILY THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY...INCLUDING MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND SUMMERLIN. * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
7 follow-up statements
920 WWUS75 KVEF 012352 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 452 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGES. NVZ014-020100- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- 452 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS GUSTS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 40 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ520-020800- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T0000Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 452 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. DOWNSLOPE WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: STRONG WIND GUSTS THURSDAY MAY BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND PERSIST UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: INDEPENDENCE...BISHOP...OLANCHA...LONE PINE...AND HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: ON THURSDAY...WINDS STRONG ENOUGH TO BREAK TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS... ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS TODAY. THURSDAY THE THREAT WILL BE PRIMARILY TO DRIVERS ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ036-NVZ021-020800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T2200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 452 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /452 PM MST TUE NOV 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE IN THE MIDDLE OF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: OVERTON ARM...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-020800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.111102T0000Z-111102T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 452 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /452 PM MST TUE NOV 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING... CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT AND WELL INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE STARTING TO DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAKE HAVASU CITY...NEEDLES AND FORT MOHAVE. * IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-521-020800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 452 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG RIDGETOPS AND THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: WHITNEY PORTAL AND ASPENDELL. * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ019-020-020800- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 452 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON...MOUNT POTOSI...RED ROCK...AND PRIMARILY THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY...INCLUDING MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND SUMMERLIN. * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
552 WWUS75 KVEF 020508 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1008 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGES AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. AZZ036-NVZ021-021400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T2200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 1008 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /1008 PM MST TUE NOV 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS MAY LULL AT TIMES OVERNIGHT BUT WILL BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM WEDNESDAY. WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SHARPLY AFTER 3 PM. * LOCATIONS: OVERTON ARM...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-021400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 1008 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /1008 PM MST TUE NOV 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS MAY LULL AT TIMES OVERNIGHT BUT WILL BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 10 AM AND 1 PM WEDNESDAY. WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SHARPLY AFTER 3 PM. * LOCATIONS: LAKE HAVASU CITY...NEEDLES AND FORT MOHAVE. * IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519>521-021400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1008 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG RIDGETOPS AND THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: WHITNEY PORTAL AND ASPENDELL. * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ019-020-021400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 1008 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON...MOUNT POTOSI...RED ROCK...AND PRIMARILY THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY...INCLUDING MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND SUMMERLIN. * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
595 WWUS75 KVEF 021349 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 649 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGES AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. AZZ036-NVZ021-022200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T2200Z/ LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- INCLUDING...BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 649 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 /649 AM MST WED NOV 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. ..LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 AM AND 1 PM TODAY. WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SHARPLY AFTER 3 PM. * LOCATIONS: OVERTON ARM...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY. * IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-CAZ527-022200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-111102T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... NEEDLES 649 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 /649 AM MST WED NOV 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE...THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 AM AND 1 PM TODAY. WINDS SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SHARPLY AFTER 3 PM. * LOCATIONS: LAKE HAVASU CITY...NEEDLES AND FORT MOHAVE. * IMPACTS: BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. * MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519>521-022200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 649 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWENS VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAIN IN INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG RIDGETOPS AND THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: WHITNEY PORTAL AND ASPENDELL...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE. * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ019-020-022200- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 649 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...RED ROCK CANYON AND THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON...MOUNT POTOSI...RED ROCK...AND PRIMARILY THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY...INCLUDING MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND SUMMERLIN. * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ PIERCE
329 WWUS75 KVEF 022243 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 343 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BUT WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND IN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THE STRONG WINDS COULD THEN SPREAD INTO THE SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGE AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTY THURSDAY NIGHT. CAZ522-NVZ014-017-030645- /O.EXA.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY 343 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...ESMERALDA...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NYE AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF DEATH VALLEY AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS OVER DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY LASTING THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-018-030645- /O.EXA.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 343 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR LINCOLN COUNTY AND THE SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ519>521-030645- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 343 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG RIDGETOPS AND THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: WHITNEY PORTAL AND ASPENDELL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE. * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ019-020-030645- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 343 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON...MOUNT POTOSI...RED ROCK...AND PRIMARILY THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY...INCLUDING MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND SUMMERLIN. * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
988 WWUS75 KVEF 030644 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1144 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 .VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND IN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THE STRONG WINDS COULD THEN SPREAD INTO THE SPRING MOUNTAIN RANGE AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY AS WELL AS SOUTHERN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTY THURSDAY NIGHT. NVZ014-031400- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- 1144 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN PORTIONS OF ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVERPEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ017-031400- /O.EXT.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1200Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 1144 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. * WINDS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTIES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS LASTING THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ CAZ519>522-031400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 1144 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THURSDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND LAST THROUGH LATE NIGHT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: WHITNEY PORTAL AND ASPENDELL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE * IMPACTS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...DOWN POWER LINES AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY WITH TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST THAT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NVZ015-018>020-031400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 1144 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SHEEP RANGE AND PORTIONS OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. * WINDS: WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOUNT CHARLESTON...MOUNT POTOSI...RED ROCK...AND PRIMARILY THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY...INCLUDING MOUNTAINS EDGE...AND SUMMERLIN. * IMPACTS: WIND GUSTS MAY BREAK OFF TREE LIMBS...KNOCK DOWN POWER LINES...AND CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTY... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON AREA ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
732 WWUS75 KVEF 031041 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ACROSS MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. NVZ020-031145- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTH GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. $$ CAZ519>522-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAK IN THE DURING THE EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ017-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ015-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ014-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ018-019-031800- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T2200Z-111104T1300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 341 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
943 WWUS75 KVEF 031507 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 CORRECTED A TYPO .STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SIERRA...IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND ACROSS MUCH SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS DOWN THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. NVZ020-031615- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ LAS VEGAS VALLEY- 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE SOUTH GUSTING TO AROUND 30 MPH AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. $$ CAZ519>522-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THEN PEAK IN THE EVENING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...FURNACE CREEK... SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ017-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ015-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ014-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111103T1800Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T1800Z-111104T1300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN PERSIST MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER * IMPACTS: 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NVZ018-019-032245- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0022.111104T0000Z-111104T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0055.111103T2200Z-111104T1300Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 803 AM PDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PDT FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE CONFINED PRIMARILY TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN PARTS OF RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Nov 1, 11:56 AM PDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 11:56 AM PDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1156 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA WILL SWEEP ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON AND POINTS SOUTH TONIGHT USHERING IN
COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN EVEN
STRONGER STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS THURSDAY THEN COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH SNOW LEVELS
DROPPING TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET BY FRIDAY.
&&
.UPDATE...
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE 50 MPH PERSIST DOWN
THE OWENS VALLEY THIS MORNING. OBS AND CAMERAS FROM THE AREA SUGGEST
FAIRLY WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS WITH BLOWING DUST. HAVE ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE AREA AND MADE MINOR GRID UPDATES TO ACCOUNT FOR THE
HIGHER WINDS AND SLIGHTLY FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED FRONTAL PUSH TO
THE SOUTHEAST.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...A COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY TODAY...FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL PERSIST
OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHWEST BY 20Z TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
TO NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY. NO PRECIP OR SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER IS
ANTICIPATED.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A COLD FRONT IS PASSING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON AND RESULT IN GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS. BEST ESTIMATES
FOR PASSAGE TIME AT SOME LOCAL TAF SITES ARE: KLAS/KVGT 20Z...AND
KEED 22Z. WIND GUSTS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 25-30KTS. NO SIGNIFICANT
CLOUD COVER OR PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 855 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011/
.UPDATE...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS STARTING TO INCREASE OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN ZONES AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. MAIN
ENERGY WITH THE FRONT IS LOCATED IN WHITE PINE COUNTY AND THERE HAVE
BEEN SEVERAL LIGHTNING STRIKES OVER THE PAST HOUR OR SO. THIS SHOULD
BRUSH FAR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT DO NOT
EXPECT MOISTURE TO EXTEND MUCH FURTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST. MAIN
CONCERN TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL BE THE WINDS. CURRENTLY MODEL
GUIDANCE SHOWING INCREASING WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN ZONES THIS
MORNING AND GRADUALLY INCREASING AREAWIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WIND ADVISORIES CURRENTLY OUT FOR NV ZONE 14/AND LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL REC AREA. MOST
OTHER AREAS OF THE CWA SHOULD EXPERIENCE WINDY CONDITIONS...BUT
RIGHT NOW WILL NOT ADD ZONES TO THE CURRENT ADVISORY. NO UPDATES
NEEDED AT THIS TIME. -GORELOW-
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
350 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...COLD FRONT ACROSS
NORTHERN NEVADA AND UTAH EARLY THIS MORNING. LATEST SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE LIGHT SNOW AT ELKO AND LIGHT RAIN AT SALT LAKE
CITY. A FEW CLOUDS ARE CLIPPING FAR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
OTHERWISE SKIES ARE CLEAR.
NO SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION IN MODEL OUTPUT. RIDGING WHICH PRODUCED THE
DRY/MILD WEATHER FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE REPLACED BY A
PROGRESSIVE PATTERN LEADING TO UNSETTLED/COLDER CONDITIONS BY WEEKS
END. FIRST FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE BY LATE EVENING FOR SOUTHERN SAN
BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. NO CHANGE TO WIND ADVISORY
FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. WINDS EXPECTED TO KICK IN
LATE THIS AFTERNOON ON LAKE MEAD WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA STARTING AT 5 PM
AND HOLDING OFF UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE FAR SOUTHERN RIVER ZONE AROUND
LAKE HAVASU CITY. ADVISORY FOR THOSE TWO AREAS WILL RUN THROUGH 3 PM
WEDNESDAY. THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE OUTSIDE OF THE RIVER VALLEY. STILL LOOKING AT ANY
PRECIPITATION TODAY BEING CONFINED TO NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY.
COOLEST DAY WILL BE WEDNESDAY EVEN AS THE GREAT BASIN LIES UNDER
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT. RIDGE QUICKLY MOVES EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD
OF THE NEXT TROUGH WHICH IS STRONGER AND WILL BE TAKING A MORE
SOUTHERLY TRACK THROUGH CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THURSDAY. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY JET OVERHEAD...H7 WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KTS ALL POINT
TO THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WORKING EAST ACROSS
DEATH VALLEY N.P AND TO THE SPRING MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT.
UNCERTAINTY ALWAYS IS HOW FAR EAST THE STRONG WINDS MAY SPREAD INTO
THE WESTERN LAS VEGAS VALLEY FROM RED ROCK CANYON. THERE WILL BE
MUCH MORE ON THIS EVENT IN THE COMING DAYS.
.LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE
EXTENDED...INDICATING TWO AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE REGION
THROUGH THE PERIOD. ON FRIDAY A DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND ITS
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE REGION AND RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD WINDY CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ABOUT 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...AND AT LEAST A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO MOST LOCATIONS.
LATEST MODEL FORECASTS INDICATE 500MB HEIGHTS 2-3 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL...AND 700MB WIND SPEEDS 45-50KTS ON AVERAGE
AHEAD AND ALONG THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. LATEST EXTENDED MOS GUIDANCE
FOR LOCATIONS ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT DEFINITELY POINTS TOWARDS AT
LEAST WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY...BUT WILL NEED TO KEEP A
CLOSE EYE ON THIS AS MEX NUMBERS SEEM TO BE SOMEWHAT OVERDONE
LATELY. FOR NOW...WENT WITH A BLEND OF THE EXISTING FORECAST...9KM
GFS...AND MEX GUIDANCE. REGARDLESS...IT WILL BE BREEZY/WINDY
EVERYWHERE. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE FRONT SHOULD BE THROUGH
LAS VEGAS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...SO HAVE GONE WITH SOME RATHER COOL
DAYTIME HIGHS FOR FRIDAY. THE TIMING OF THE FRONT WILL BE KEY TO THE
TEMPERATURE FORECAST...AND IF MODELS TREND SLOWER...WILL BE NEEDING
TO REVISE TEMPS UP IN THE FUTURE. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF PRECIP
AT ALL LOCATIONS ON FRIDAY...BUT THE GREATEST CHANCE WILL BE ACROSS
NORTH/NORTHEAST ZONES UNDER THE BEST DYNAMICS. SNOW LEVELS WILL
LOWER TO ABOUT 5000FT ON AVERAGE. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE
WEATHER BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM DROPS DOWN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY...AND BRING ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR...A
CHANCE OF PRECIP...AND BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NVZ014. WIND
ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
NVZ021.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR AZZ036.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
AZZ002.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT WEDNESDAY FOR
CAZ527.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR CAZ520.
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UPDATE...GIBBS
AVIATION...JACQUES
PREV DISCUSSION...PIERCE/GORELOW
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Nov 1, 5:51 AM PDT, 8 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 551 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 NVZ014-021000- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- 551 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING. NORTH WIND GUST UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST OR SAND POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A VERY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST THURSDAY WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY. BECOMING WINDY AGAIN THURSDAY WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. MUCH COOLER AS HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ALONG WITH A CHANCE OR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AS THE SNOW LEVEL FALLS TO 4000 FEET FRIDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AT THIS TIME THE SYSTEM LOOKS QUITE DRY BUT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL WHILE BREEZY 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-CAZ527-NVZ021-021000- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- 551 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /551 AM MST TUE NOV 1 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 8 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL LINGER THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A VERY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST THURSDAY WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY. BECOMING WINDY AGAIN THURSDAY WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. MUCH COOLER AS HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ALONG WITH A CHANCE OR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AS THE SNOW LEVEL FALLS TO 4000 FEET FRIDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AT THIS TIME THE SYSTEM LOOKS QUITE DRY BUT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL WHILE BREEZY 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. AZZ001-003-CAZ519>526-NVZ015>020-022-021000- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 551 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /551 AM MST TUE NOV 1 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A VERY STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST THURSDAY WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY. BECOMING WINDY AGAIN THURSDAY WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE. MUCH COOLER AS HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ALONG WITH A CHANCE OR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AS THE SNOW LEVEL FALLS TO 4000 FEET FRIDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AT THIS TIME THE SYSTEM LOOKS QUITE DRY BUT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL WHILE BREEZY 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 1, 11:41 AM PDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1141 AM PDT TUE NOV 01 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0951 AM NON-TSTM WND GST BISHOP AIRPORT 37.37N 118.36W
11/01/2011 M51.00 MPH INYO CA ASOS
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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.