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Wind Advisory 32, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 3, 2013, 2:39 AM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; Clark County, Nye County, Nevada; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Oct 3, 2013, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2013, 2:39 AM MST (09:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 3, 2013, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA, Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 4540 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
554 WWUS75 KVEF 030939 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 239 AM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TO PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY INCLUDING THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS TONIGHT WHICH WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE PAHRUMP VALLEY. AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-040000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.131004T0300Z-131005T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 239 AM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 /239 AM MST THU OCT 3 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDE...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU CITY...BULLHEAD CITY...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$ NVZ017-040000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.131004T0300Z-131004T1200Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 239 AM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PAHRUMP VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. * LOCATIONS: MUCH OF THE PAHRUMP VALLEY AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ASG
6 follow-up statements
328 WWUS75 KVEF 032118 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 218 PM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TO PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA... NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY INCLUDING THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS TONIGHT WHICH WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE PAHRUMP VALLEY. NVZ019-040700- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.131004T0300Z-131004T1200Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 218 PM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING AROUND SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: MAINLY THE NORTHWESTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS DOWN INTO THE PAHRUMP VALLEY...HOWEVER THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON COULD SEE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-040700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.131004T0300Z-131005T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 218 PM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 /218 PM MST THU OCT 3 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM FRIDAY FOR MUCH OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDE...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU CITY...BULLHEAD CITY...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. BOATERS AND THOSE ENJOYING RECREATION ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS CHOPPY WATERS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. 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. && $$ NVZ017-040700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.131004T0300Z-131004T1200Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY 218 PM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE PAHRUMP VALLEY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING AROUND SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: MUCH OF THE PAHRUMP VALLEY AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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
125 WWUS75 KVEF 040308 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 808 PM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY... .STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH TO PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTHERN NEVADA... NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY INCLUDING THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS TONIGHT WHICH WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE PAHRUMP VALLEY. AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-041100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 808 PM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 /808 PM MST THU OCT 3 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT WAS CURRENTLY PUSHING THROUGH THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WERE BEING FELT BEHIND THE FRONT. THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF FRIDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDE...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES... LAKE HAVASU CITY... BULLHEAD CITY...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. BOATERS AND THOSE ENJOYING RECREATION ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS CHOPPY WATERS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. 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. && $$ NVZ017-019-041100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131004T1200Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK... AMARGOSA VALLEY...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 808 PM PDT THU OCT 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING AROUND SUNRISE. * LOCATIONS: MAINLY THE NORTHWESTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS DOWN INTO THE PAHRUMP VALLEY...HOWEVER THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON AND RED ROCK CANYON COULD SEE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. USE EXTRA CAUTION. 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. && $$
949 WWUS75 KVEF 040720 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1220 AM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 NVZ017-019-040830- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131004T1200Z/ WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON- 1220 AM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PAHRUMP VALLEY AND THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS DID NOT MATERIALIZE OVER THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-041800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1220 AM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /1220 AM MST FRI OCT 4 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO START SUBSIDING TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDE...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU CITY... BULLHEAD CITY...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. BOATERS AND THOSE ENJOYING RECREATION ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS CHOPPY WATERS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. 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
110 WWUS75 KVEF 041654 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 954 AM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 AZZ002-036-CAZ524-526-527-NVZ021-022-050000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM... LAUGHLIN...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 954 AM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /954 AM MST FRI OCT 4 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR MUCH OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDE...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU CITY... BULLHEAD CITY...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. BOATERS AND THOSE ENJOYING RECREATION ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS CHOPPY WATERS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. 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. && $$
586 WWUS75 KVEF 042208 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 308 PM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-050515- /O.NEW.KVEF.LW.Y.0005.131005T1800Z-131006T0100Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 308 PM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /308 PM MST FRI OCT 4 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY....WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: FOR THE REST OF TODAY...SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. ON SATURDAY NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDE...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES... LAKE HAVASU CITY...BULLHEAD CITY...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. BOATERS AND THOSE ENJOYING RECREATION ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS CHOPPY WATERS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. 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. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ CAZ524-526-NVZ022-050000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 308 PM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
650 WWUS75 KVEF 042338 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 438 PM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-051200- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ /O.CON.KVEF.LW.Y.0005.131005T1800Z-131006T0100Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 438 PM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /438 PM MST FRI OCT 4 2013/ ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM PDT /6 PM MST/ SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE MUCH OF THE NIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN SATURDAY TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH * TIMING: NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DECREASING SOME THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTIES WHICH INCLUDE...LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...LAKE HAVASU CITY...BULLHEAD CITY...SEARCHLIGHT. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AWAY. DAMAGE TO SMALL TREE LIMBS. DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS... TRAILERS...AND ANY OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS ON AREA HIGHWAYS. BOATERS AND THOSE ENJOYING RECREATION ON AREA LAKES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AS CHOPPY WATERS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. && $$ CAZ524-526-NVZ022-050045- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131005T0000Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 438 PM PDT FRI OCT 4 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE AND THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE MUCH OF TONIGHT. $$
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 Oct 3, 2:15 AM MST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 2:15 AM MST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
215 AM PDT THU OCT 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON BRINGING INCREASED WINDS TODAY AND EVEN STRONGER WINDS
FRIDAY. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY IN
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE A WARMING TREND BEGINS SUNDAY AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...BACK EDGE OF CLOUDS
ROLLING THROUGH LINCOLN COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE REMAINDER
OF THE CWA UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. WE SHOULD SEE A FEW HIGH CLOUDS
FROM TIME TO TIME TODAY...BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE NO EFFECT ON
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER IDAHO THIS MORNING
WILL GRADUALLY TRACK SOUTHEAST TODAY AND DRAG A COLD FRONT THROUGH
THE CWA TODAY. ALTHOUGH WE WILL SEE SOME INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS
AHEAD OF THE FRONT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT
WHICH WILL ROLL INTO THE NORTHERN AREAS OF THE CWA AROUND MID DAY
AND EVENTUALLY INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN AREAS BY EARLY EVENING. EXPECT
A QUICK SHOT OF HIGHER WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH
ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES WITH WIND GUSTS
APPROACHING 40 MPH. HOWEVER...DO NOT THINK THE DURATION WILL BE LONG
ENOUGH...3 HOURS OR MORE...TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY FOR THOSE
AREAS AS WINDS SHOULD START DECREASING AND REMAIN GENERALLY BETWEEN
20-30 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY. AS THE FRONT PUSHES INTO THE LAS VEGAS
VALLEY...THINK THAT WE MAY SEE SOME ISOLATED GUSTS OVER 40 MPH OVER
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE VALLEY ESPECIALLY NEAR NELLIS AND OVER
PORTIONS OF HENDERSON...BUT AGAIN THESE GUSTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
LAST VERY LONG AND WILL GENERALLY START TO DECREASE WITH WIDESPREAD
20-30 MPH WINDS. HOWEVER...AS THE FRONT PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH TOWARD
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY I DO EXPECT MUCH STRONGER AND AND A LONGER
DURATION OF HIGHER WIND SPEEDS. WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN CWA WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE WINDS MAY GUST OVER 40 MPH FOR A MUCH
LONGER PERIOD STARTING THIS EVENING. ANOTHER CONCERN WILL BE FOR THE
PAHRUMP VALLEY WHERE WE MAY SEE A REVERSE DOWNSLOPE EVENT OFF THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS AS THE FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. ITS POSSIBLE THAT
WINDS MAY GUST CLOSE TO 50 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF PAHRUMP FRIDAY NIGHT
AND HAVE ELECTED TO ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY TO COVER THIS.
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE ON TAP FOR TODAY AS COOLER AIR WILL ADVECT
INTO THE REGION AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT ARE REALLY EXPECTED TO
TUMBLE ON FRIDAY AS MUCH COOLER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. READINGS
TODAY WILL BE AROUND 5-10 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY AND AROUND
15-20 DEGREES COOLER ON FRIDAY. NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION
WITH THIS SYSTEM AND OTHER THAN A FEW CLOUDS CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
DRY.
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE BUILDING IN BEHIND THE DEPARTING
STORM. ON SATURDAY...OUR AREA WILL BE UNDER NORTHERLY FLOW IN
BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS...SO NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE DOWN THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND ANOTHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED. ON SUNDAY
THE BIG RIDGE MOVES OVERHEAD...WITH WINDS SUBSIDING AND TEMPERATURES
JUMPING UP SEVERAL DEGREES TO NEAR NORMAL. BY MONDAY...THE NEXT
STORM SHOULD BE REACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...AND MODEL
DIFFERENCES START TO INCREASE. THE ECMWF SHOWS THE STORM DIGGING
SOUTHWARD MUCH MORE VIGOROUSLY...ESPECIALLY FROM TUESDAY ONWARD. BY
WEDNESDAY FORECAST CONFIDENCE GOES TO ZERO WITH 500 MB HEIGHT
SPREADS OF 100-150 M OVER MUCH OF OUR AREA. THE OPERATIONAL GFS
SHOWS WEAK TROUGHING AND DRY CONDITIONS...WHILE THE OPERATIONAL
ECMWF SHOWS A DEEP CLOSED LOW OVERHEAD WITH CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY
SHOWERS. ENSEMBLES ARE OF LITTLE HELP WITH TWO DISTINCT CAMPS
CLUSTERED AROUND THE TWO OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS. GRIDS WILL BE CLOSER
TO THE GFS...WITH DRY WEATHER AND 5-10 DEGREES OF COOLING...BUT WILL
NEED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR.
&&
.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTH WINDS AT 8-14 KTS WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 20 KTS CONTINUE THROUGH 16Z THEN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON. BETWEEN 00Z-03Z TODAY...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE VALLEY TURNING WINDS TO THE NORTH WITH GUSTS OF 20-30 KTS
POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS AT 12-18 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS WILL
CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF FRIDAY. FEW CLOUDS AOA 25K FT THROUGH THE
PERIOD.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...REACHING BISHOP AND TONOPAH LATE THIS MORNING...THE LAS
VEGAS AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN NEEDLES BY ROUGHLY 04Z.
NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 25-40 KTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS FRONT.
THESE NORTH WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE FRIDAY DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY...WITH GUSTS OF 35-40 KTS POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
FEW-SCT CLOUDS AOA 25K FT THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NV...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
NVZ021-022.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR
NVZ017.
AZ...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR
AZZ002-036.
CA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR
CAZ524-526-527.
&&
GORELOW/MORGAN/STUMPF
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 303 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-030700- 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- 303 AM PDT WED OCT 2 2013 /303 AM MST WED OCT 2 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTH WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE RIVER VALLEY ON SATURDAY...OTHERWISE QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM COULD BRING MORE WIND AS EARLY AS MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. MORGAN
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Sources
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