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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Las Vegas, NV

March 5, 2013Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2013, 2:15 PM PST for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 6, 2013, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2013, 2:15 PM PST (22:15 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 6, 2013, 1:00 AM PST
Expired
Mar 6, 2013, 6:42 PM PST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Las Vegas, NV

Counties Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV

The radar

The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 65 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 12:00Z on 2013-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2441 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

322 
WWUS75 KVEF 052215
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
215 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM AND LAST
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO IN THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA.

NVZ019-060900-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.130306T1800Z-130307T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0002.130306T1800Z-130307T0900Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
215 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING... PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY 
  THURSDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND
  SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS EXPOSED
  RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME TREE
  LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE AND LEE
  CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC LOOP AND
  NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS.


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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-060900-
/O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0002.130306T1500Z-130307T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.130306T0900Z-130307T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
215 PM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE WEDNESDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS
  EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS 
  OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY.

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.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
5 follow-up statements
182 
WWUS75 KVEF 060844
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1244 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING
ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST. THE WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY AND
LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO
IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

NVZ019-061645-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.130306T1800Z-130307T0900Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1244 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING...
  PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND 
  SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS 
  EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME 
  TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE 
  AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC 
  LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-061645-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.130306T0900Z-130307T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1244 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN
  THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY 
  ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS 
  OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY.

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.

&&

$$

PIERCE
168 
WWUS75 KVEF 061216
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING
ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST. THE WINDS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TODAY AND
LAST INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO
IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

NVZ019-062015-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.130306T1800Z-130307T0900Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING... 
  PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND 
  SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS 
  EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME 
  TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE 
  AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC 
  LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-523-062015-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.130306T1800Z-130307T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
  SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS
  WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND
  OF DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ017-062015-
/O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.130306T2000Z-130307T0900Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY
AND AND WESTERN CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY
TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...PANAMINT RANGE...DANTES
  VIEW...AMARGOSA VALLEY...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
  SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS
  WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-062015-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
416 AM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK IN
  THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY 
  ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS 
  OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY.

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.

&&

$$

PIERCE
504 
WWUS75 KVEF 062009
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WILL SPREAD EAST INTO PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK
TO BE TO IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

NVZ019-070415-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE SPRINGS MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... 
  PEAK WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY 
  MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND 
  SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS 
  EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME 
  TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE 
  AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC 
  LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ519-070300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...PEAK IN THE
  LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY 
  ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYONS.

* IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS 
  OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT
IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN
BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CAZ520-523-070400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0400Z/
OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE OWENS VALLEY AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAK IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BARSTOW...FORT 
  IRWIN.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR 
  CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY 
  DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ017-070415-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
1209 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK AND WESTERN AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST SLOPES
  OF AREA MOUNTAINS AND BELOW CANYONS.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAK IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...PANAMINT RANGE...DANTES VIEW... 
  AMARGOSA VALLEY...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR 
  CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 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.

&&

$$
141 
WWUS75 KVEF 062110
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

.STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WILL SPREAD EAST INTO PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS LOOK TO BE TO IN
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA.

CAZ519-070300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL
110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. 

* TIMING: HIGH DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL AND WHITNEY PORTAL...AND ESPECIALLY ACROSS
  EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS.

* IMPACTS: TREES LIMBS MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. ANY LOOSE OBJECTS 
  OUTSIDE COULD BE BLOWN AWAY.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ520-070300-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...
OLANCHA
110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST
THIS EVENING. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 75 MPH BELOW CANYON
  OPENINGS ON THE WEST SLOPES OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BARSTOW...FORT 
  IRWIN. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
  SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS
  WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST IS ALSO A HAZARD...
  ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS.

RECAUTIONARY/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.

&&

$$

NVZ019-070515-
/O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK
110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON... PEAK 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK CANYON...AND 
  SPRING MOUNTAIN RANCH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS 
  EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND NEAR CANYON OPENINGS.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS LEFT OUTSIDE MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. SOME 
  TREE LIMBS MAY BE DOWNED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT ON KYLE 
  AND LEE CANYON ROADS AS WELL AS THE RED ROCK CANYON SCENIC 
  LOOP AND NEARBY PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 159 DUE TO STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

CAZ523-070400-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN
110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAK IN THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BISHOP...LONE PINE...OLANCHA...BARSTOW...FORT 
  IRWIN. 

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR 
  CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY 
  DOWNWIND OF DRY LAKE BEDS.

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.

&&

$$

CAZ522-NVZ017-070515-
/O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...PAHRUMP...
INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY
110 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE
COUNTIES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST SLOPES 
  OF AREA MOUNTAINS AND BELOW CANYONS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...PEAK IN THE LATE 
  AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...PANAMINT RANGE...DANTES VIEW... 
  AMARGOSA VALLEY...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS.

* IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR 
  CROSS WINDS. REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING 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.

&&

$$
376 
WWUS75 KVEF 070242
NPWVEF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

NVZ019-070345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/
SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS DECREASING TREND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUGHT THE EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS
NEAR 40 MPH MAY STILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL 9 PM. 

$$

CAZ519-520-070345-
/O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130307T0300Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
642 PM PST WED MAR 6 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
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS DECREASING TREND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUGHT THE EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM.

$$

CAZ522-NVZ017-070345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0900Z/
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...WESTERN CLARK AND
SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS DECREASING TREND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUGHT THE EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM.

$$

CAZ523-070345-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130307T0400Z/
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
642 PM PST WED MAR 6 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARINDO COUNTY.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED EARLY THIS EVENING AND THIS DECREASING TREND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUGHT THE EVENING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS
TO AROUND 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE UNTIL ABOUT 9 PM.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 5, 10:06 AM PST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 10:06 AM PST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1006 AM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

.SYNOPSIS...DRY AND MILD BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA ON TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ON
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM AND REMAIN GUSTY INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY...THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY AS THE STORM MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO
ARIZONA. MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED BY LATER THIS
WEEK.
&&

.UPDATE...SATELLITE LOOPS SHOW A COUPLE AREAS OF HIGH CLOUDS
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. UPDATED SKY GRIDS TO
INCREASE COVERAGE THROUGH 06Z THIS EVENING. ALSO UPDATED WIND
GRIDS WITH A BLEND FROM THE MOST RECENT HIGH-RES GUIDANCE. CURRENT
THINKING IS THAT WINDS ACROSS INYO...ESMERALDA...AND CENTRAL NYE
COUNTIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING. THAT SAID A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH COULD OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON. WILL BE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE HIGH WIND
WATCH AREAS WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE.
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME MORE
SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN CONTINUE TO VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST
TOWARD SUNSET. SPEEDS WILL PICK UP AS THE WINDS VEERS...WITH AVERAGE
SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN AROUND 12KTS BY MID AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BE PREVALENT ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STRONGER WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KTS DURING MUCH THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH GUSTS
PUSHING 30 KTS AT TIMES.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY IN GENERAL AT MOST LOCATIONS
AND ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 15 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE UP THE OWENS VALLEY AND ACROSS ESMERALDA AND NYE
COUNTIES...WHERE WIND GUSTS WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 35 KT RANGE. WINDS
WILL REDUCE LATER THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH SIMILAR WINDS...BUT AVERAGING AROUND 5 KTS STRONGER
THAN TUESDAY.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
ISSUED 325 AM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...SATELLITE SHOWS SOME
ENHANCEMENT OF MID/HIGH CLOUDS OVER INYO COUNTY AND SOUTHERN NEVADA
THIS MORNING. THE HIGH CLOUDS SPREADING IN ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT MOSTLY TO THE EAST AND SKIRT
ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. MAIN FEATURE OF
INTEREST IS THE BROAD TROUGH OFF THE PAC NW COAST THOUGH. THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A LESS SIDE SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN GREAT
BASIN WILL ENHANCE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS AREAWIDE TODAY. IN
FACT...WINDS AT BISHOP AND IN THE FISH LAKE VALLEY NEAR DYER ALREADY
STARTING TO RESPOND WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR UP THE OWENS VALLEY...ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE
COUNTIES WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. SHORTWAVE PRESENTLY NEAR
40N/140W PROGGED TO EJECT INLAND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT
BEFORE LIFTING NORTHEAST INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WEDNESDAY.
JETSTREAM LYING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE TROUGH WILL ENHANCE TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY WITH FLOW BECOMING NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE
SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. DURING THIS TIME THE POTENTIAL EXISTS OF
DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING BELOW CANYON OPENINGS WEST OF HIGHWAY 395
IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL ACTUALLY
EXIST AS FAR EAST AS SPRING MOUNTAINS/RED ROCK CANYON WEDNESDAY AS
WELL. NO CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE EXISTING HIGH WIND WATCHES. THE
POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS DIMINISHES ON THURSDAY BUT IT WILL
LIKELY REMAIN BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY.

ANY PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH LOOKS TO ARRIVE LATE
TONIGHT ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIERRA CREST OF NORTHWEST INYO COUNTY.
ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL PROBABLY WORK IN AS FAR EAST AS THE
MOUNTAINS OF ESMERALDA COUNTY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE AREAL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS WILL EXPAND FURTHER
EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND THE MOJAVE DESERT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS THE TROUGH STARTS TO SAG SOUTH THROUGH
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MILD TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY BEFORE COOLING BACK CLOSER TO EARLY MARCH NORMALS
THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM...MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT IN THE
EXTENDED AND WITH THE TREND OF DELAYING THE SYSTEM RUN TO RUN NOT
QUITE AS EVIDENT...OPTED TO LEAVE THE PREVIOUS FORECAST LARGELY
UNCHANGED. THE MID LEVEL LOW CENTER IS PROGGED TO BE JUST OVER THE
CA COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING...AND PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE LIKELY
ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THIS
TIME. BASED ON THE FORECAST TRACK...EXPECT MOHAVE AND EASTERN
LINCOLN COUNTIES TO SEE THE MOST PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM. BY
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE LOW CENTER WILL BE EAST OF THE AREA
NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL
BEGIN TO SEE A DRYING TREND...BUT WRAP AROUND MOISTURE WILL KEEP
SCATTERED PRECIPITATION IN PLACE ACROSS MOHAVE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AS THE LOW PASSES OVER THE THE AREA FRIDAY
EVENING/NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS MAY BRIEFLY DROP TO AS LOW AS 3500-4500K
BUT OTHERWISE...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 4500 FEET
DURING THE EVENT WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ABOVE THIS
LEVEL. BASED ON LATEST GUIDANCE...SNOW ADVISORIES WOULD BE NEEDED AT
LEAST FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF MOHAVE...LINCOLN...AND CLARK
COUNTIES. THERE STILL LOOKS TO BE JUST ENOUGH INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNDERNEATH THE COLDEST AIR ALOFT...BUT
COVERAGE STILL LOOKS TO BE TOO SPARSE TO WARRANT INCLUDING IN THE
FORECAST.

AS IS TYPICAL...STRONGER NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE SYSTEM
AS RIDGING BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST AND THE STRENGTHENING SURFACE
HIGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN RESULTS IN AN INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT.
DRY CONDITIONS AND A WARMING TREND IN TEMPERATURES WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
&&

.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR NVZ019.
AZ...NONE.
CA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
     FOR CAZ519.
&&

UPDATE...WOLCOTT/CZYZYK
PREV DISCUSSION...PIERCE/KENNEDY

HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 5, 3:54 AM PST, 10 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
354 AM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

CAZ519-NVZ019-061100-
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-SPRING MOUNTAINS-
354 AM PST TUE MAR 5 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS ALOFT ON WEDNESDAY WILL LEAD TO THE
POTENTIAL OF DOWNSLOPE WINDS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA IN INYO COUNTY. DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE
NORTHEAST SLOPES OF THE SPRINGS MOUNTAINS AND IN RED ROCK CANYON.
A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

MUCH COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET
WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL MORE DIFFICULT ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES.

SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY.

.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>527-NVZ014>018-020>022-061100-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-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-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
354 AM PST TUE MAR 5 2013 /454 AM MST TUE MAR 5 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOUTH WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN INYO...ESMERALDA AND
CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE AT
THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE WIND WILL SHIFT MORE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

MUCH COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER WILL OCCUR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET
WHICH MAY MAKE TRAVEL MORE DIFFICULT ACROSS MOUNTAIN PASSES.

SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW SHIFTS EAST.
GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR ON SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY DOWN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY.

.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.

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Sources

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