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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 16, 2014, 1:38 PM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; 4 counties in Nevada; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Mar 17, 2014, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2014, 1:38 PM PDT (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2014, 2:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2014, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 20 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 20:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 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
- 4323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
934 WWUS75 KVEF 162038 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 138 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS THE REGION MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN IN THE SIERRA LATE THIS EVENING WITH DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT. AZZ001-003-CAZ523-525-NVZ014-015-170445- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T1600Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 138 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 /138 PM MST SUN MAR 16 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. WEST TO NORTH WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG * LOCATIONS: ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN...WESTERN AND SOUTH WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. ROADS WITHIN THESE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-170445- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.140317T0700Z-140317T1900Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 138 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 11 AM MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...AND CANYON OPENINGS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS LEADING INTO THE SIERRA AND POSSIBLY ALONG 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. RECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 TO 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 TO 70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
9 follow-up statements
232 WWUS75 KVEF 162221 CCA NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 319 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 CORRECTED TO REMOVE AN UNNEEDED WORD ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS THE REGION MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN IN THE SIERRA LATE THIS EVENING WITH DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT. AZZ001-003-CAZ523-525-NVZ014-015-170645- /O.COR.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T1600Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 319 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 /319 PM MST SUN MAR 16 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. WEST TO NORTH WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN...WESTERN AND SOUTH WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. ROADS WITHIN THESE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519-520-170645- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0005.140317T0700Z-140317T1900Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 319 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATER THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 11 AM MONDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...AND CANYON OPENINGS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS LEADING INTO THE SIERRA AND POSSIBLY ALONG 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND DAMAGE COULD OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. RECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 TO 50 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 TO 70 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
332 WWUS75 KVEF 170612 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1112 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS THE REGION MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN IN THE SIERRA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT. CAZ519-171615- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.140317T0700Z-140317T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T0900Z-140317T2100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 1112 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 2 AM AND NOON MONDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE QUICKLY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS LEADING INTO THE SIERRA. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET 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. && $$ CAZ520-171615- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0005.140317T0700Z-140317T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T1600Z-140317T2100Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 1112 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS BEGINNING MID MORNING MONDAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE THREAT OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL END BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY WHEN A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA AND THE WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY. * LOCATIONS: MAINLY CANYON OPENINGS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS LEADING INTO THE SIERRA. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-525-NVZ014-015-171615- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T1600Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1112 PM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 /1112 PM MST SUN MAR 16 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA... SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES LATE MONDAY MORNING THEN SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN...WESTERN AND SOUTH WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. ROADS WITHIN THESE AREAS. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
353 WWUS75 KVEF 170928 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 228 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN IN THE SIERRA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. CAZ519-171615- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140317T2100Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 228 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND BECOME NORTH QUICKLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS LEADING INTO THE SIERRA. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-525-NVZ014-015-171615- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T1600Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 228 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /228 AM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES LATE THIS MORNING MORNING THEN SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN...WESTERN AND SOUTH WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ CAZ520-171615- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T1600Z-140317T2100Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 228 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE OWENS VALLEY FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE THREAT OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL END BY MID AFTERNOON MONDAY WHEN A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA AND THE WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY. * LOCATIONS: MAINLY CANYON OPENINGS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 395 DUE TO SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 395. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$
784 WWUS75 KVEF 171540 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 840 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA THIS MORNING WITH DOWNSLOPE WIND CONDITIONS ON THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. CAZ519-172000- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140317T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.140317T1540Z-140317T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 840 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPES WINDS TO CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH NOON TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND BECOME NORTH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS LEADING INTO THE SIERRA. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND STRUCTURE COULD GET DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ520-172000- /O.UPG.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T1600Z-140317T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0005.140317T1540Z-140317T2000Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 840 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE AND BECOME NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: MAINLY CANYON OPENINGS ON THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE OWENS VALLEY BUT COULD REACH TO HIGHWAY 395 IN SOME AREAS. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON HIGHWAY 395 DUE TO SUDDEN CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND STRUCTURES COULD GET DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 395. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-525-NVZ014-015-172345- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.140317T1600Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 840 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /840 AM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES LATE THIS MORNING MORNING THEN SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN...WESTERN AND SOUTH WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
911 WWUS75 KVEF 171819 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1119 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA AND ON THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. CAZ519-520-172000- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140317T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1119 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SWITCH TO THE NORTH ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF OWENS VALLEY. * TIMING: STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH ALONG THE ENTIRE OWENS VALLEY BY MID AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: INDEPENDENCE...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL. * IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST...INCLUDING ALONG US395. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD GET BLOWN AWAY AND STRUCTURE COULD GET DAMAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. && $$ CAZ524-526-NVZ022-180230- /O.EXA.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...VIDAL JUNCTION...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT... CAL-NEV-ARI 1119 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT...CADIZ BASIN AND SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH DURING EVENING HOURS. * TIMING: * LOCATIONS: INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR...BARSTOW...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...AS WELL TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY...PRIMM AND JEAN. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523-525-NVZ014-015-180230- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER... CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 1119 AM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /1119 AM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ACROSS ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY. * TIMING: A COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN...WESTERN AND SOUTH WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
038 WWUS75 KVEF 171949 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1249 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA AND ON THE EASTERN SLOPES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. CAZ519-520-172100- /O.EXP.KVEF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140317T2000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1249 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1 PM PDT. WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH DOWN THE OWENS VALLEY. THE DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE ENDING BUT GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 PM...BUT A DOWNWARD TREND IN WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE. $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523>526-NVZ014-015-022-180300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 1249 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /1249 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND SIMILAR NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. * TIMING: EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM...AND THEN ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY...PRIMM...JEAN...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... KINGMAN...AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
579 WWUS75 KVEF 172136 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 236 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING IN MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHERE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT. AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-180600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.140318T0600Z-140318T2200Z/ 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 236 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /236 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND COLORADO RIVER VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA... LAUGHLIN...NEEDLES...BULLHEAD CITY AND LAKE HAVASU. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS OR OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. CROSSWINDS ON EAST...WEST ORIENTED ROADS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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. && $$ AZZ001-003-CAZ523>526-NVZ014-015-022-180300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN- ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...KINGMAN... GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA... BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS... MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY... TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...ALAMO... RACHEL...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 236 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /236 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ITS WAY THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INTO NORTHWEST ARIZONA INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND NORTHWEST WINDS AT SIMILAR SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY 8 PM. * TIMING: EXPECT THE COLD FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH KINGMAN AND NEEDLES BETWEEN 5 AND 7 PM. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...BAKER... MOUNTAIN PASS...TWENTYNINE PALMS...YUCCA VALLEY...PRIMM...JEAN...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD... KINGMAN...AND PIOCHE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
666 WWUS75 KVEF 180246 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 746 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 AZZ003-CAZ523>526-NVZ022-180400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140318T0300Z/ NORTHWEST DESERTS-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT- MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY- INCLUDING...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS... VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...YUCCA...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN... BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...MORONGO VALLEY... YUCCA VALLEY...TWENTYNINE PALMS...VIDAL JUNCTION...PRIMM... SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI 746 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /746 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST DESERTS OF ARIZONA...SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY AND THE HIGH DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT/MST. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-181100- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.140318T0300Z-140318T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 746 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /746 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF FAR EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS LAKE MEAD AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SOUTH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS BETWEEN 8 AM AND NOON TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA... LAUGHLIN... NEEDLES...BULLHEAD CITY AND LAKE HAVASU. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS OR OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. CROSSWINDS ON EAST...WEST ORIENTED ROADS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ AZZ001-NVZ014-015-180500- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140318T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 746 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /746 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA...CENTRAL NYE...LINCOLN AND NORTHERN MOHAVE COUNTIES. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL START TO DIMINISH AFTER 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED IN TIME. * LOCATIONS: BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...PIOCHE AND COLORADO CITY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORCYCLES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS CAN RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
755 WWUS75 KVEF 180442 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 942 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 AZZ001-NVZ014-015-180545- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140318T0500Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL...BEATTY... GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA... HIKO...ALAMO...RACHEL 942 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /942 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU OF MOHAVE COUNTY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA WEAKENS. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT /10 PM MST/. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-181300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140318T2200Z/ 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 942 PM PDT MON MAR 17 2014 /942 PM MST MON MAR 17 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THE PEAK WIND SO FAR AT THE LAUGHLIN-BULLHEAD CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN 48 MPH. * TIMING: THE COLD FRONT REACHED NEEDLES AROUND 9 PM AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH THROUGH LAKE HAVASU CITY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE WIND SPEEDS START TO DIMINISH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA... LAUGHLIN... NEEDLES...BULLHEAD CITY AND LAKE HAVASU. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS OR OTHER PERSONAL WATERCRAFT. CROSSWINDS ON EAST...WEST ORIENTED ROADS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 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. && $$
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 16, 8:54 AM PDT, 4 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 8:54 AM PDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 854 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .SYNOPSIS... SUNNY SKIES AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON MONDAY BRINGING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. BY MIDWEEK TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT...BUT RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE WEEK. && .UPDATE...WINDS OVERALL ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER TODAY. HOWEVER... THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY GUSTY NORTH WINDS NEAR BULLHEAD CITY THROUGH AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE DAY. THE MORNING SOUNDING CAME IN WITH A FORECASTED HIGH IN LAS VEGAS TODAY OF 82 DEGREES WHILE MOS GUIDANCE SUGGESTS MORE LIKE 77-79 DEGREES. CURRENT HIGH TEMP FORECAST IS 79 DEGREES AND WILL LEAVE THIS ALONE DUE TO EXPECTED WEAK MIXING AND LIGHT WIND PROFILE FORECAST THROUGH 7K FEET INTO THE AFTERNOON. SATELLITE SHOWS A FEW HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING IN FROM THE NORTH BUT EXPANDING HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD KEEP THE DAY SUNNY ANYWAY. -SALMEN- && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 6-8KTS THROUGH 10 AM THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE. EVENTUALLY...WINDS SWITCH DIRECTION TO EAST/NORTHEAST BUT SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 KTS. THE TYPICAL SWITCH BACK TO A SOUTH/SOUTHWEST DIRECTION SHOULD OCCUR A BIT EARLIER TONIGHT THAN LAST NIGHT (~3 UTC) AND REMAIN AT 6-8 KTS. ON MONDAY...EXPECT GUSTY SW WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SUNNY VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TODAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL PLAGUE THE AREA ON MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. && .PREV DISCUSSION...231 AM PDT... .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD. ON SUNDAY EXPECT SUNNY SKIES. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE AFTERNOON HIGHS AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ON MONDAY...AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE ARRIVES FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WILL KNOCK DOWN THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND DRIVE A SURFACE COLD FRONT SOUTHWARD. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WE EXPECT THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. PORTIONS OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL LIKELY NEED AN WIND ADVISORY. IN THE OWENS VALLEY...WINDS WILL BE STRONGER. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS SEEM TO INDICATE THAT DOWNSLOPE POTENTIAL MAY BE RATHER HIGH. WORKING AGAINST THIS THEORY IS THAT THE WINDS WILL NOT HAVE A PERFECTLY PERPENDICULAR COMPONENT. LOOKING A BIT DEEPER INTO AN ENSEMBLE OF MODEL DATA LEADS TO VERY LOW CONFIDENCE IN REACHING WARNING LEVEL WIND SPEEDS FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF OWENS VALLEY. THUS WILL HOLD OFF ON A WIND WATCH FOR NOW...BUT AN ADVISORY WILL CERTAINLY BE NEEDED. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY...NORTHERLY WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL SET IN. LAKE WIND ADVISORY AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES ARE LIKELY IF CURRENT TRENDS HOLD. TEMPERATURES WILL TEMPORARILY BE KNOCKED BACK ABOUT 10 DEGREES BEFORE REBOUNDING BY MIDWEEK. .LONG TERM... WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING THIS FEATURE THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE EXACT STRENGTH. THE ECMWF IS BASICALLY SHOWING A RATHER PROGRESSIVE SHORTWAVE THAT BRINGS NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW MID AND AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS TO THE REGION ALONG WITH A SLIGHT COOL DOWN SATURDAY. THE GFS IS A LITTLE STRONGER AND GENERATES SOME LIGHT QPF OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FOR NOW LEANED WITH THE MORE PROGRESSIVE ECMWF AND JUST ADDED A FEW MORE CLOUDS TO THE AREA AND KEPT THE EXTENDED PERIOD DRY. BEYOND NEXT SATURDAY...IT LOOKS LIKE A STRONG RIDGE WILL SET UP OVER THE WEST COAST BRINGING WARM TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE AREA IN TIME FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT WEEK. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && LERICOS/GORELOW FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 3:15 AM PDT, 10 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 315 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ519>527-NVZ014>022-171015- 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- 315 AM PDT SUN MAR 16 2014 /315 AM MST SUN MAR 16 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA...CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON MONDAY INTO TUESDAY. CRITICAL WILDFIRE CONDITIONS IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ARE LIKELY TO EXIST MIDWEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 1:38 PM PDT | High Wind Watch | VEF | Inyo | 10 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.