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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2013, 3:36 AM PDT for 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona; Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2013, 3:36 AM PDT (10:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2013, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Esmeralda County, NV, Lincoln County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 142 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 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 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 47 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
966 WWUS75 KVEF 081036 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 336 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL DROP INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING INTO UTAH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...WITH WINDS TURNING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAINING STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION..STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-020>022-081900- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.130408T1036Z-130409T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- 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...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 336 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 /336 AM MST MON APR 8 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR FOR LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER CLARK COUNTY WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY ACROSS LINCOLN/MOHAVE COUNTIES. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...WIKIEUP...LAKE HAVASU...PAHRUMP...CALIENTE...PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$ CAZ519-081500- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130408T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 336 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 45 AND 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM BEFORE THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS DECREASES. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ520-081900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 336 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST BY EARLY THIS MORNING. * TIMING: POSSIBLE DOWNSLOPE WINDS THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE VALLEY WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS THEN DEVELOPING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$ CAZ523-081900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 336 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOHAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ521-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>019-081900- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 336 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY DURING THE DAY TODAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE DECREASING LATE MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
855 WWUS75 KVEF 081449 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 749 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL DROP INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING BEFORE SHIFTING INTO UTAH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT...WITH WINDS TURNING TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND REMAINING STRONG AND GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION..STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. CAZ519-081600- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130408T1500Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 749 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS HAS DECREASED OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WILL ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE FOR THIS AREA. $$ CAZ520-082230- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 749 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$ CAZ523-082230- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 749 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ CAZ521-522-524>526-NVZ014-017>019-082230- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 749 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWESTERLY BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING BY LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK... DYER...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING DUST. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-020>022-082230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- 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...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 749 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013 /749 AM MST MON APR 8 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR LINCOLN AND MOHAVE COUNTIES AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF CLARK COUNTY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER CLARK COUNTY WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY ACROSS LINCOLN/MOHAVE COUNTIES. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... WIKIEUP...LAKE HAVASU...PAHRUMP...CALIENTE... PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$
719 WWUS75 KVEF 082229 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 329 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING INTO UTAH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVERNIGHT. CAZ520>526-NVZ014-017>019-090600- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 329 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OWENS VALLEY...DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK...BARSTOW... BAKER...TWENTYNINE PALMS...DYER...GOLDFIELD...PAHRUMP. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1 MILE ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY NEAR DRY LAKE AND RIVER 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. && $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-020>022-090600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- 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...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 329 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013 /329 PM MST MON APR 8 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA UNTIL 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...BOULDER CITY...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... WIKIEUP...LAKE HAVASU...PAHRUMP...CALIENTE... PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. 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. && $$
050 WWUS75 KVEF 090538 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1038 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013 CAZ520>526-NVZ014-017>019-090645- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA...FURNACE CREEK...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT... FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS... MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...PAHRUMP... INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 1038 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD DECREASED OVER MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. A FEW SITES IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND THE MORONGO BASIN MAY SEE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH UNTIL AROUND 1 AM...BUT THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG WINDS HAD ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ001>003-036-CAZ527-NVZ015-016-020>022-090645- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130409T0600Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-LINCOLN COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY- LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY... MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO... ALAMO...RACHEL...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1038 PM PDT MON APR 8 2013 /1038 PM MST MON APR 8 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST ARIZONA...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM THIS EVENING. WINDS HAD DECREASED AREAWIDE THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MORGAN
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 Apr 8, 3:12 AM PDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 3:12 AM PDT, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
312 AM PDT MON APR 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY
RESULTING IN GUSTY WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED
MAINLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. COOL
CONDITIONS WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY
BEFORE WARMING TAKES PLACE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A STRONG PACIFIC
TROUGH DROPPING INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT
SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY BEFORE MOVING TO NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION BY 12Z TUESDAY. NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL THEN BE OVER THE
CWA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE WELL OUT
OF THE AREA AND A WEAK SHORT WAVE RIDGE BUILDS ALONG THE WEST COAST.
AS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS...THE MAIN IMPACT FROM
THIS STORM WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY TURN THE WINDS TO THE NORTH
BEHIND THE FRONT AND WITH THE STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE/THERMAL
GRADIENTS EXPECTED...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE
STRONGEST NORTH WINDS HOWEVER WILL BE OVER THE MOHAVE DESERT AND
ACROSS INYO/ESMERALDA/ CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES AND THE HIGH WIND
WARNINGS FOR THESE AREAS REMAIN IN PLACE. HOWEVER IT NOW APPEARS
THAT WINDS ACROSS LINCOLN/CLARK/MOHAVE COUNTY WILL BE LESS THAN WHAT
WAS EARLIER THOUGHT AND WILL LOWER THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO A STRONG
WIND ADVISORY...ESPECIALLY FOR CLARK COUNTY WHERE WIDESPREAD GUSTS
TO 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON/OVERNIGHT...BUT WITH THE NORTHERN FLOW/CONTINUED SURFACE
GRADIENTS ACROSS THE AREA...EXPECTED GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY AND WILL LIKELY NEED FURTHER ADVISORIES IN
LATER PACKAGES. WINDS WILL BE LESS ON WEDNESDAY...BUT EVEN HERE
LOCAL GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL STILL BE SEEN...ESPECIALLY IN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY.
ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THIS STORM...SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN ACROSS MAINLY THE MOUNTAINS OF LINCOLN/NORTHERN
MOHAVE COUNTY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY...BEFORE DRYING TAKES
PLACE BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE COLD POOL ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STORM WILL ALSO CREATE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION THAT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SEEN TODAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE LOWERING TO NEAR 5500 FEET...BUT ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
WITH THE COLD FRONT EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...TEMPERATURES
WILL BE MUCH COLDER THAN THE WELL ABOVE NORMAL READINGS OF THE
WEEKEND WITH MOST AREA SEEING A 15 TO 20 DEGREE DROP IN AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES FOR TODAY. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF INYO AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES BY BE AS MUCH AS 30 DEGREES
COLDER. LIMITED WARMING WILL BE SEEN ON TUESDAY UNDER THE NORTHERLY
FLOW...BUT WARMING IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE
WINDS DECREASE.
.LONG TERM...A WEAK SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO HAVE LITTLE IMPACT TO THE FORECAST AREA
OTHER THAN A SLIGHT INCREASE TO NORTHERLY WINDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST LINCOLN
COUNTY. DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW STILL IN PLACE ON SATURDAY WILL THEN
BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE TO IMPACT THE REGION. MODELS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY
CONSISTENT WITH THIS FEATURE IN THE EXTENDED AND WITH LATEST RUNS
SHOWING AVERAGE TO ABOVE AVERAGE AGREEMENT...OPTED TO INCREASE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT.
NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE INHERITED FORECAST WERE NEEDED.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALL
DAY...AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40KTS SHIFT TO
THE NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE VALLEY
BEGINNING AROUND 16Z THIS MORNING. WHILE ACTUAL SPEEDS WILL
FLUCTUATE AT TIMES DURING THE DAY...SUSTAINED WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
AROUND 30 KTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KTS ON AVERAGE. THE STRONGEST
WINDS NOW LOOK TO OCCUR BRIEFLY JUST AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES
THROUGH BETWEEN 16Z AND 17Z...AND THEN AGAIN LATER IN THE DAY
BETWEEN 22Z AND 04Z AS A STRONG NORTH/SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT
CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN. GUSTS DURING THESE TIMES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
INTERMITTENTLY ABOVE 50 KTS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE DAY DUE TO BLOWING DUST...AS
LOW AS 3 STATUTE MILES.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KTS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES
DOWN TO AS LOW AS 2 STATUTE MILES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA TODAY AS A STRONG CLOD FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE REGION. THE
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETELY THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA BY
EARLY THIS EVENING...LEAVING BEHIND BREEZY TO WINDY NORTH WINDS IN
PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR
NVZ014-017>019.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR NVZ015-016-
020>022.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR AZZ001>003-036.
CA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ520>526.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR CAZ519.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR CAZ527.
&&
JENSEN/KENNEDY
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTERHazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 6:27 AM PDT, 21 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 627 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-080430- NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- 627 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013 /627 AM MST SUN APR 7 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WITH STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVELOPING OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA/WESTERN OWENS VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH GUSTY WINDS ELSEWHERE. SEE THE LATEST HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR MAINLY THE WESTERN AREAS FOR MAINLY THE TONIGHT PERIOD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE STORM MOVES OVER THE REGION ON MONDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY TURN TO THE NORTH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE REGION. WIND GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH WILL BE SEEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT WILL ALSO BE SEEN MONDAY WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO NEAR 5000 FEET. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE THE RULE FOR MONDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY NIGHT...BUT GUSTY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WITH WIND ADVISORIES POSSIBLY NEEDED. DRYING AND WARMING WITH LESS WIND WILL BE SEEN WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 8, 2:10 AM PDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
210 AM PDT MON APR 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1251 AM NON-TSTM WND GST W SQUAW SPRINGS RAWS 35.37N 117.57W
04/08/2013 M62 MPH SAN BERNARDINO CA MESONET
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METZGERNearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.