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Winter Storm Watch 8, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm watch at Mar 15, 2012, 2:16 PM MST. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2012, 2:16 PM MST (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2012, 2:31 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
245 WWUS45 KVEF 152116 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 216 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A PACIFIC STORM ACCOMPANIED BY A PLUME OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE MOVING ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. NVZ018-019-160530- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0007.120317T1900Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 216 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-160530- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0007.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 216 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ003-160530- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.A.0008.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 216 PM MST THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY AWAY FROM THE COLORADO RIVER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM EAST OF KINGMAN TOWARDS THE YAVAPAI COUNTY LINE WHICH INCLUDES THE FORT ROCK AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$ STACHELSKI/GORELOW
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955 WWUS45 KVEF 160512 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1012 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. NVZ018-019-161315- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 1012 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SHEEP RANGE... THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-161315- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1012 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ003-161315- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0008.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 1012 PM MST THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 FROM EAST OF KINGMAN TOWARDS THE MOHAVE/YAVAPAI COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$
337 WWUS45 KVEF 161301 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 601 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. NVZ018-019-162145- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 601 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-162145- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 601 AM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AZZ003-162145- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0008.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 601 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP...BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS STILL UNCERTAIN. && $$
694 WWUS45 KVEF 162131 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW ACROSS AREA MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA...THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AS WELL AS...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS WELL AS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MOHAVE COUNTY. AZZ003-170715- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0008.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120318T0300Z-120319T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- 231 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF MOHAVE COUNTY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO PICK BACK UP IN INTENSITY LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY EVENING THEN LOWER TO 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET. 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON ROADS ON HUALAPAI MOUNTAIN AS WELL AS ALONG INTERSTATE 40 AND ROUTE 66 FROM KINGMAN EAST TOWARD THE COUNTY LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NVZ018-019-170715- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T1800Z-120318T0700Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY...PEAK IN INTENSITY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TOWARDS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 6500 AND 7000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE LOWERING TO 3500 TO 4000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET. TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 160 BETWEEN PAHRUMP AND LAS VEGAS COULD BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ CAZ519-521-170715- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.120317T0700Z-120318T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 231 PM PDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...BE THE HEAVIEST LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START BETWEEN 7000 AND 7500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO 4000 TO 4500 FEET BY SATURDAY NIGHT. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 7000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TOWARDS THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA ROADS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168 BETWEEN ASPENDELL AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BISHOP AND ON WESTGARD PASS THROUGH THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm watch went out at Mar 15, 9:40 AM MST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 9:40 AM MST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
940 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY.
CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS...MAINLY ON FRIDAY. THE
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS STILL ON
TRACK TO BRING STRONG WINDS...MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND VALLEY
RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. DRY AND WARM
WEATHER WILL LIKELY RETURN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.UPDATE...12Z MODELS SHOW NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE UPCOMING PATTERN
CHANGE THIS WEEKEND. STILL LOOKING FOR RATHER WARM TEMPERATURES
TODAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.
BIGGEST CONCERNS FOR THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE INCREASING WINDS
SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY RAIN/SNOW AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. WINDS ON SATURDAY LOOK STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT AT
LEAST A WIND ADVISORY OR A POTENTIAL HIGH WIND WATCH FOR A MAJORITY
OF THE SOUTHERN CWA. WILL MAKE THAT DECISION BY THE AFTERNOON
PACKAGE. NO CHANGES NEEDED TO THE ONGOING FORECAST. -GORELOW-
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
316 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE
IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE PATTERN DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THE EXPECTED STORM WILL PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH CONSIDERABLE HIGH CLOUDINESS AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. SOUTHERLY WINDS PICK UP A BIT FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
LOCALLY BREEZY CONDITIONS AS THE STORM STARTS TO DROP TOWARD THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A CHANCE
OF SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW CLIPPING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA
THROUGH FRIDAY. MOISTURE AND WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE
TROUGH MOVES JUST OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST WITH SNOW
BECOMING LIKELY IN THE SIERRA AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
SPREADING ACROSS NORTHERN INYO INTO ESMERALDA COUNTY. THE TROUGH
AXIS WILL MOVE JUST INLAND SATURDAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS ALL BUT THE FAR SOUTHEAST PART OF
THE FORECAST AREA. HEAVY SNOW STILL LOOKS LIKELY IN THE SIERRA
STARTING LATE FRIDAY EVENING AND IN THE CLARK COUNTY MOUNTAINS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WATCHES STILL LOOK GOOD FOR
THOSE AREAS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE FAIRLY HIGH AHEAD OF THE TROUGH
AXIS AND WHILE THE MODELS DO INDICATE RESPECTABLE QPF OVER CENTRAL
NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH TO LIMIT
AREAL EXTENT OF ANY HEAVY SNOW SO I DID NOT FEEL A WINTER STORM
WATCH WAS JUSTIFIED. THE BAND OF SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IN THE
SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH AXIS WILL SPREAD INTO MOHAVE
COUNTY SATURDAY NIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING MORE SHOWERY OVER
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. KIND OF THE SAME STORY FOR MOHAVE COUNTY THAT
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL MOSTLY END
BY THE TIME THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS SIGNIFICANTLY SO A WINTER STORM
WATCH WAS NOT ISSUED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. OBVIOUSLY THINGS COULD
CHANGE WITH THE TIMING BETWEEN THE COLD AIR AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION
BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO WATCHES AND
POSSIBLE WARNINGS. RIGHT NOW THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR NORTHWEST SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY STILL LOOKS GOOD SATURDAY. MODELS ARE INDICATING
50-55 KNOTS AT 700MB AND 40 KNOTS AT 850 MB ALONG WITH SOME DOWNWARD
MOTION. ELSEWHERE...WINDS ALOFT LOOK A BIT LIGHTER AND WITH
PRECIPITATION DRAG AND GENERAL RISING MOTION...I DO NOT EXPECT MORE
THAN ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS IN GENERAL.
.LONG TERM...LONGWAVE TROUGHING ENCOMPASSES THE WEST ON SUNDAY AND
IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY SHIFT EAST OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN REGION ON
MONDAY. THERE IS VERY COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM AND SNOW
LEVELS SUNDAY MORNING COULD LOWER TO UNDER 3000 FEET...OR NEAR MANY
VALLEY FLOORS. HOWEVER...THE DEEPEST MOISTURE SHOULD BE EAST OF THE
AREA ALREADY SO THIS WOULD POINT TO MORE SHOWERY TYPE PRECIPITATION
RESULTING IN LITTLE MORE THAN LIGHT SNOW FLURRY ACTIVITY IN THE
LOWER DESERTS. ELSEWHERE...THE MOUNTAINS COULD SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF
NEW SNOWFALL SUNDAY WITH GENERALLY ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF
RAIN IN SOME LOWER ELEVATIONS. MODEL QPF FORECAST TARGET MOHAVE
COUNTY FOR THE BEST CHANCE AT ACCUMULATING RAIN/SNOW ON SUNDAY. IN
ADDITION TO THE MOISTURE...THE CURRENT FORECASTED HIGH TEMPERATURE
FOR LAS VEGAS ON SUNDAY IS NEAR AN ALL TIME RECORD LOW MAXIMUM...SO
WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR THIS. WINDS COULD BE FAIRLY STRONG ACROSS THE
DESERTS AS WELL...ADDING TO THE COLD FEEL OF THE DAY. COLD AIR IS
FORECAST TO LINGER INTO MONDAY AS TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY STRUGGLE
TO WARM MUCH OVER SUNDAY HIGHS. RIDGING TO WESTERLY FLOW THEN
DOMINATES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK TO AT LEAST NORMAL. MODELS ARE HINTING AT
ANOTHER LONGWAVE EASTERN PACIFIC TROUGH DEVELOPING BEYOND THE
OFFICIAL SEVEN DAY FORECAST PERIOD BUT THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF
UNCERTAINTY AT THIS TIME.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...MAINLY TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND DIRECTIONS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH VARYING AMOUNTS OF CLOUD
COVER MAINLY AOA 15K FEET. A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING. THERE IS AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN THEN AT THE AIRPORT COMPLEX WITH CIGS LIKELY DROPPING AS LOW
AS 3K-5K FEET. GUSTY SW WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AHEAD OF THE RAIN.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS WILL BASICALLY FOLLOW DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS
AT 6-12 KTS THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH CLOUD COVER VARIABLE AOA
15K FEET. LOWER CIGS ARE EXPECTED IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND OWENS
VALLEY AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA. A
SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY
EVENING INTO SUNDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS...WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND
REDUCED CIGS AND VSBY. MANY AREAS WILL SEE AT LEAST MVFR
CONDITIONS...WITH IFR OR LOWER POSSIBLE.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR NVZ018-019.
AZ...NONE.
CA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR CAZ519-521.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
FOR CAZ523.
&&
HARRISON/SALMEN
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Mar 15, 4:38 AM MST, 9 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 438 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 CAZ519-521-NVZ018-019-160700- EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE- SPRING MOUNTAINS- 438 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ON FRIDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING OVER THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING IN THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS AND FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR THE SHEEP RANGE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. CAZ523-160700- WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- 438 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT ON FRIDAY WITH LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVES INTO CALIFORNIA. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER SATURDAY EVENING. RAINFALL WILL ALSO BECOME LIKELY FOR SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL LINGER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS RETURNING TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ520-522-524>527-NVZ014>017-020>022-160700- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-OWENS VALLEY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-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- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 438 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 /438 AM MST THU MAR 15 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY LOCALLY BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LATE WINTER STORM. THIS STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE AREA SATURDAY ALONG WITH STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN ON TUESDAY. .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 15, 2:16 PM MST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | 62 hr | |
| Mar 15, 2:40 PM MST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Mohave | 57 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:40 PM MST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Mohave | 53 hr |
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Sources
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