Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind watch at Mar 4, 2012, 1:56 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona; 4 counties in Nevada. It took effect at Mar 5, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2012, 1:56 PM PST (21:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2012, 3:40 PM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:59 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 3468 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
775 WWUS75 KVEF 042156 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 156 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-521-051500- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T0600Z-120307T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 156 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING NORTHERLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY THEN REMAIN NORTHERLY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...WESTGARD PASS. * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520-522>527-NVZ014>022-051500- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 156 PM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 /256 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE AREA WIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS AREA WIDE ARE LIKELY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
094 WWUS75 KVEF 051152 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 352 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-521-060000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T0600Z-120307T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 352 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH THIS EVENING AND TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING NORTHERLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY THEN REMAIN NORTHERLY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...WESTGARD PASS. * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520-522>527-NVZ014>022-060000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA... FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 352 AM PST MON MAR 5 2012 /452 AM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA...MOHAVE COUNTY ARIZONA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE AREA WIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AREA WIDE ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: MOST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$
213 WWUS75 KVEF 052323 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 323 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. AZZ001-003-061500- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 423 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-061500- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 323 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE MUCH OF TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ015>020-022-061500- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 323 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN AND NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE AND MOST OF CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AREA WIDE ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-061500- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T0600Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.120306T0600Z-120307T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 323 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING NORTHERLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY THEN REMAIN NORTHERLY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS AY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND VISIBILITIES COULD RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ526-527-NVZ021-061500- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 323 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 /423 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE CADIZ BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND DECREASE LATE TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AREA WIDE ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...LAKE HAVASU... DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. 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. && $$
546 WWUS75 KVEF 052340 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 340 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEVADA ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. AZZ001-003-061530- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 440 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF ARIZONA ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: COLORADO CITY...PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT... TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-522-NVZ014-061530- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER 340 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE MUCH OF TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE... LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK... DYER * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ CAZ523>525-NVZ015>020-022-061530- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.120306T1800Z-120307T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS... DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON... RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY... SUMMERLIN...NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 340 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WESTERN AND NORTHERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...SOUTHERN NYE AND MOST OF CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY EVENING. THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AREA WIDE ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN... NELLIS...MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK... PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... MESQUITE... OVERTON...MOAPA...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL * IMPACTS: POWERFUL WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST COULD SHARPLY LOWER VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-521-061530- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T0600Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.120306T0600Z-120307T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 340 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING NORTHERLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON TUESDAY THEN REMAIN NORTHERLY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS AY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND VISIBILITIES COULD RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING DUST OR SNOW. 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. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ526-527-NVZ021-061530- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.120306T1500Z-120307T1200Z/ /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.120306T1800Z-120307T0600Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES... HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 340 PM PST MON MAR 5 2012 /440 PM MST MON MAR 5 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE CADIZ BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST /11 AM MST/ TO 10 PM PST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND DECREASE LATE TUESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS AREA WIDE ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...VIDAL JUNCTION...LAKE HAVASU... DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND VISIBILITIES MAY RAPIDLY LOWER IN BLOWING SAND AND DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this 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 Mar 4, 9:00 AM PST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 9:00 AM PST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 900 AM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND MONDAY RESULTING IN WARMING TEMPERATURES...DRY CONDITIONS...AND MAINLY LIGHT WINDS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS THEN EXPECTED TO DROP INTO NEVADA TUESDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES BY WEDNESDAY. && .UPDATE...OTHER THAT LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS IN THE BULLHEAD CITY AREA TODAY LOOKS TO BE A NICE QUITE SUNNY AND WARM DAY. NO UPDATES NEEDED THIS MORNING. -HARRISON- && .PREV DISCUSSION... 340 AM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...THE AMPLIFIED RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MIGRATE EASTWARD WITH THE AXIS MOVING OVER NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. A CLEAR SKY AND MILD TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH HIGHS CLIMBING AROUND 10 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT REGION. TEMPERATURES OVER INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA WILL SEE A MORE MODERATE 3-5 DEGREE INCREASE. SENSIBLE WEATHER MONDAY WILL REMAIN PLEASANT WITH TEMPERATURES CLIMBING A FEW MORE DEGREES. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO A COLD TROUGH DROPPING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WESTERN CANADA MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE LATEST ECMWF AND GFS SOLUTIONS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AT DIVING THIS TROUGH DOWN THROUGH NEVADA TUESDAY AND SPINNING IT UP INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA BY TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE A STRONG THERMAL GRADIENT BETWEEN NORTHWEST NEVADA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ABOUT 20 DEGREES C.. CONSIDERABLE COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL OCCUR BEHIND A RAPIDLY PROGRESSING FRONT SWEEPING DOWN THROUGH WEST CENTRAL NEVADA AND INYO COUNTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND SURROUNDING AREAS TUESDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONG PREFRONTAL SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS DEVELOPING BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION THEN TRANSITIONING TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SIMILAR SPEEDS TUESDAY EVENING. THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SETUP FOR WIDESPREAD GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THERE WILL BE SOME POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ON THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT THE POST FRONTAL NORTH WINDS MAY HAVE MORE IMPACT IN THE OWENS VALLEY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT WIND FORECAST IS BASED LARGELY ON THE GFS SOLUTION AND CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE FOR NOW. THE LATEST MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE DEEPER AND MORE CLOSED WITH THIS SYSTEM THAN THEY WERE 24 HOURS AGO. IF THE BASE OF THE TROUGH ENDS UP BEING FARTHER WEST AND CLOSER TO THE COAST AS IT DIVES DOWN...A TREND WE SAW WITH THE LAST SYSTEM...THIS WOULD RESULT IN LOWER WIND SPEEDS. THOUGH WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGEST IMPACT WITH THIS SYSTEM...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR SOME SHOWERS AS THE COLD POOL ROLLS ACROSS. SNOW LEVELS WILL ALSO CRASH TUESDAY NIGHT DOWN TO 3500 FEET AND BELOW FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. LINCOLN COUNTY LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE THE MOST FAVORABLE FOR ANY NOTEWORTHY ACCUMULATIONS...BUT CANNOT COMPLETELY RULE OUT THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE ESPECIALLY IF THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM DOES PULL A LITTLE FARTHER WEST. .LONG TERM...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOWING THE LOW OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA...WITH THE ONLY LINGERING PRECIPITATION WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA OVER MOHAVE COUNTY ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW. THE MAIN FORECAST FEATURE ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE NORTHERLY WINDS AND A SHARP DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE AVERAGE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN ELY AND NEEDLES AROUND 14MB. THE LOWER HEIGHTS ALOFT AND COLD AIR ADVECTION UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW WILL RESULT IN DAYTIME MAX TEMPERATURES AVERAGING ABOUT 15 DEGREES COOLER ON WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES. OVERALL...MINIMAL CHANGE WAS NEEDED TO THE EXISTING FORECAST. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...AND RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40-45KTS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...EXCEPT ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHERE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH MAX GUSTS AROUND 20KTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && ADAIR/KENNEDY HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 4:07 AM PST, 9 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 407 AM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-050800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 407 AM PST SUN MAR 4 2012 /507 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH A FAST MOVING COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPPING DOWN THROUGH NEVADA. WIDESPREAD SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH SHOULD DEVELOP TUESDAY ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT REGION FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL PUSH DOWN THROUGH INYO COUNTY AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. MOISTURE WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY BUT SPEEDS WILL DECREASE SLIGHTLY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1:24 PM PST | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | San Bernardino | 16 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.