Alert archive / Nevada / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this high wind warning at Jan 9, 2013, 3:10 PM PST for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Jan 10, 2013, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2013, 3:10 PM PST (23:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 10, 2013, 9:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2013, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties San Bernardino County, CA, Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM PST | SNOW 0.5 | Hesperia, CA | SPOTTER REPORTED HALF AN INCH OF SNOW IN HESPERIA AT 3100 FEET AT 11 AM. |
| Jan 10, 1:55 PM PST | SNOW 4.5 | Running Springs, CA | 4.5 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW REPORTED AT RUNNING SPRINGS AT 155 PM. |
| Jan 10, 3:33 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Bicycle Lake Airfield, CA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1776 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
182 WWUS75 KVEF 092310 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 310 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013 AZZ003-CAZ523>526-101200- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0001.130110T1700Z-130111T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.130110T1700Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 310 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013 /410 PM MST WED JAN 9 2013/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NVZ014-101200- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0001.130110T1700Z-130111T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 310 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL TURN NORTHWEST BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH MID MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: GOLDFIELD...COALDALE...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-002-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ015>022-101200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.130110T1700Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-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...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... NEEDLES...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 310 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013 /410 PM MST WED JAN 9 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...INYO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA...AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THURSDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...PAHRUMP...LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...SEARCHLIGHT...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ ASG
4 follow-up statements
475 WWUS75 KVEF 101134 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 334 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013 AZZ003-CAZ523>526-NVZ014-101945- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.130110T1700Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 334 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013 /434 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES FROM 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY WITH SIMILAR SPEEDS LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...GOLDFIELD ...COALDALE...DYER...BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ AZZ001-002-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ015>022-101945- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.130110T1700Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-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...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... NEEDLES...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 334 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013 /434 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...INYO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU IN ARIZONA AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM 9 AM PST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...PAHRUMP... LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...SEARCHLIGHT... NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU CITY...COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
017 WWUS75 KVEF 101906 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1106 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013 NVZ014-110300- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1106 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...NEVADA NATIONAL SECURITY SITE...GOLDFIELD...COALDALE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ003-CAZ523>526-110300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 1106 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013 /1206 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. WI * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTHERN NEVADA. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. 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. && $$ AZZ001-002-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ015>022-110300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-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...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... NEEDLES...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 1106 AM PST THU JAN 10 2013 /1206 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...INYO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA...THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU IN ARIZONA...AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...PAHRUMP... LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...SEARCHLIGHT... NEEDLES... LAKE HAVASU CITY...COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
810 WWUS75 KVEF 102303 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 303 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013 AZZ003-110300- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA 403 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON AND TURN NORTHWEST EARLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ523>526-110300- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 303 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: VIDAL JUNCTION...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST AND SAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ AZZ001-002-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ014>022-110300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-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...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... 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 303 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013 /403 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA...INYO COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA...MOHAVE COUNTY IN ARIZONA...AND THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...PAHRUMP... LAS VEGAS VALLEY...MESQUITE...CALIENTE...SEARCHLIGHT... NEEDLES... LAKE HAVASU CITY...COLORADO CITY...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...YUCCA...VALENTINE...DYER...GOLDFIELD...COALDALE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST AND SAND MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ ASG
511 WWUS75 KVEF 110240 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 640 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013 CAZ523>526-110345- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- CADIZ BASIN- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION 640 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS. WIND SENSORS ACROSS THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS SHOWED WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH AND WIND SPEEDS IN THIS RANGE CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE EVENING. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ014>022-110345- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130111T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-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...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE... 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 640 PM PST THU JAN 10 2013 /740 PM MST THU JAN 10 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. AUTOMATED SENSORS SHOWED WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AND SIMILAR WIND SPEEDS CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE EVENING. $$ JA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 warning went out at Jan 9, 2:05 PM PST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 2:05 PM PST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
205 PM PST WED JAN 9 2013
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE AREA
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER
TEMPERATURES. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL ALSO SEE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES.
THE COLDER AIR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEK
WITH READINGS REMAINING SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
&&
.SHORT TERM...LAST DAY OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY. UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE
WESTERN CANADIAN COAST WITH A LARGE AREA OF COLD AIR CUMULUS OFF
SHORE. THE IMPACTS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL START TONIGHT AS THE
FLOW TURNS MORE SOUTHWEST AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS START TO INCREASE.
BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER
THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE CWA AND BEING TO SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ENTER
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY JUST BEFORE SUNRISE AND REACH
SOUTHERN NEVADA BY MID AFTERNOON. WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE DRAMATICALLY AND THE ENTIRE AREA WILL LIKELY SEE WINDS
REACHING WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. THE STRONGEST BELT OF WINDS STILL
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE OVER MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND
SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY WHERE THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED
TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. ALSO ADDED ZONE 14 /ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL
NYE COUNTIES/ INTO A WARNING FOR THINKING THAT POST FRONTAL WINDS
WILL BE RATHER STRONG ACROSS THIS AREA. THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA WAS
PUT UNDER A WIND ADVISORY WITH SOME ISOLATED AREA SEEING WINDS THAT
MAY EXCEED WARNING CRITERIA. MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MAINLY
BE CONFINED TO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEVADA WHERE SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LOOKING AT ABOUT 1-3 INCHES ACROSS
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE WITH EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS INTO NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY. THIS AREA WILL SEE THE BEST DYNAMICS AND
BEST UPSLOPE CONDITIONS. THINKING THAT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET
WILL LIKELY SEE 3-6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
MOUNTAINS. HAVE ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WHICH ALSO
INCORPORATES BLOWING SNOW COMBINED WITH ACTUAL SNOWFALL. THINK THAT
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST DUE TO
THE AMOUNT OF LIFT AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MOST AREAS WILL SEE A QUICK
SHOT OF RAIN AND SNOW...BUT NOT LOOKING FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA.
ANOTHER CONCERN IS FOR DECENT SNOW OVER NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTY WHERE
SOME GOOD UPSLOPE MAY OCCUR. THINKING RIGHT NOW IS THAT IT WILL BE A
FAIRLY QUICK SHOT AND ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD STAY UNDER ADVISORY
LEVELS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS AND
MUCH COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO
DROP DRAMATICALLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH READINGS ABOUT 15
TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN
ESPECIALLY LATER INTO THE WEEKEND WHEN THE WINDS DIMINISH AND HARD
FREEZE CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP.
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...OVERALL...MODELS ARE IN
FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...DIFFERENCES EXIST IN THE
SENSIBLE WEATHER DETAILS AT THE SURFACE...NAMELY IN THE TEMPERATURE
FORECAST.
A SLOW MOVING LONGWAVE THROUGH WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN
CONUS SATURDAY WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC.
THE TROUGH AXIS IS EXPECTED TO BE JUST TO THE EAST OF THE FORECAST
AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR MOSTLY DRY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA...ALONG WITH CONTINUED BREEZY CONDITIONS
THAT SHOULD TAPER OFF THROUGH THE DAY. A DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF THE TROUGH SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION IMPACTS
FROM THIS FEATURE ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST OF THE AREA...BUT HAVE
INCLUDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF INYO
COUNTY. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THIS SHORTWAVE WILL BE A REINFORCING
SHOT OF COLD AIR AND NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
MONDAY...AND EVEN TUESDAY ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.
THE PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE TEMPERATURES...MAINLY
SATURDAY THROUGH ABOUT TUESDAY. ECMWF MOS GUIDANCE SEEMS TO BE THE
COLDEST...WITH HIGHS DROPPING TO THE UPPER 30S IN THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY BY SUNDAY...THEN FINALLY BEGINNING TO WARM TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. THE GFS AND GFS ENSEMBLE MOS GUIDANCE HAS A SLOW WARMING
TREND THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ONLY DROPPING IN THE
LOW TO MID 40S. RAW MODEL CONSENSUS SHOWS A MORE ECMWF-LIKE
TREND...THUS HAVE GONE WITH THIS TREND MAKING SUNDAY THE COOLEST DAY
WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE DROPPING TO AROUND 40 AT MCCARRAN. ANY WAY
YOU SLICE IT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE 10-20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
THROUGH MONDAY OR TUESDAY.
AS ELUDED TO BY THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY
GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO NUDGE
INTO THE WEST COAST BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...DEFLECTING MOISTURE
AWAY FROM THE AREA. THIS SHOULD ALSO HELP TO MODERATE TEMPERATURES
SOMEWHAT...ESPECIALLY MOVING INTO THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...WINDS GENERALLY 6 KTS OR LESS FAVORING
DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. ABUNDANT
HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE AOA 20K FEET IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
EARLY THURSDAY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER 12Z
THURSDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30-40 KTS BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY BETWEEN 21Z THURSDAY AND
00Z FRIDAY...SWITCHING GUSTY WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST AND
BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PERIODS OF BLOWING DUST MAY
IMPACT THE VALLEY THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...NORTH WINDS AROUND 10KTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TODAY. OTHERWISE WINDS OF 8 KTS OR LESS WILL
FAVOR DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL TRENDS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. ABUNDANT
HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE AOA 20K FEET IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SEEN AHEAD OF A
STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY...WITH
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND IT. SIGNIFICANT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
AREA-WIDE THURSDAY...WITH AREAS OF SAN BERNARDINO...MOHAVE...
ESMERALDA...AND NYE COUNTIES SEEING WIND GUSTS UPWARDS OF 45-55 KTS
AT TIMES. IN ADDITION AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE BEDS. SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY...MOST NOTABLY
IN LINCOLN COUNTY AND TO A LESSER EXTEND ACROSS ESMERALDA AND NYE
COUNTIES.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR NVZ015>022.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR NVZ014.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
NVZ015.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR
AZZ001-002-036.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY FOR AZZ003.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR
CAZ519>522-527.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST THURSDAY FOR CAZ523>526.
&&
GORELOW/WOLCOTT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGASHazardous weather outlook, Jan 9, 4:04 AM PST, 11 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 404 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 AZZ001-002-036-CAZ519>522-527-NVZ014>022-100800- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-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- 404 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 /504 AM MST WED JAN 9 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE A GOOD POSSIBILITY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY IN LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY. A PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW BEHIND THE EXITING STORM BEGINNING FRIDAY WILL RESULT IN A PROLONGED COLD SPELL FOR THE AREA THROUGH 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. AZZ003-CAZ523>526-100800- NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- 404 AM PST WED JAN 9 2013 /504 AM MST WED JAN 9 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY WITH A PERSISTENT NORTHERLY FLOW LEADING TO A PROLONGED COLD SPELL THROUGH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Lincoln | 28 hr |
| Jan 9, 3:10 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.