Alert archive / California / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Dec 9, 2014, 2:32 PM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Dec 11, 2014, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 9, 2014, 2:32 PM PST (22:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2014, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2014, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The radar
The Edwards AFB radar (KEYX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 1737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
326 WWUS45 KVEF 092232 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 232 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS... .A COOL STORM SYSTEM IS SLATED TO MOVE IN FROM THE PACIFIC AND ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM 8000 FEET DOWN TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FIRST NOTEWORTHY ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. CAZ519-521-101200- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0003.141212T1200Z-141213T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0003.141212T1200Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 232 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BE HEAVIEST FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW BY FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OFF AROUND 8000 FEET THURSDAY EVENING BUT FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING AND MAY FALL AS LOW AS 5500 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL FOR 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ018-019-101200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0003.141212T1800Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 232 PM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...BE HEAVIEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 8500 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS COULD BE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...BUT REMAINS UNCERTAIN. MONITOR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. && $$ ASG
8 follow-up statements
312 WWUS45 KVEF 101147 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 347 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM 8000 FEET DOWN TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FIRST NOTEWORTHY ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. CAZ519-521-110000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0003.141212T1200Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 347 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BE HEAVIEST FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW BY FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OFF AROUND 8000 FEET THURSDAY EVENING BUT FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL FOR 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ018-019-110000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0003.141212T1800Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 347 AM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT ABOVE 7500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 7500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...BE HEAVIEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS COULD BE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...BUT REMAINS UNCERTAIN. MONITOR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. && $$
722 WWUS45 KVEF 102302 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 302 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM 8000 FEET DOWN TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FIRST NOTEWORTHY ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN LINCOLN COUNTY. CAZ519-521-111200- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0003.141212T1200Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 302 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BE HEAVIEST FRIDAY MORNING INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW BY FRIDAY EVENING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OFF AROUND 8000 FEET THURSDAY EVENING BUT FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE POTENTIAL FOR 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ018-019-111200- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0003.141212T1800Z-141213T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141212T1800Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 302 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REPLACES THE WATCH WHICH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...BE HEAVIEST FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NVZ015-111200- /O.NEW.KVEF.WS.A.0004.141212T2000Z-141213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 302 PM PST WED DEC 10 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR LINCOLN COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 7000 FEET THEN QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL TO AROUND 5000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS COULD BE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...BUT REMAINS UNCERTAIN. MONITOR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. && $$
320 WWUS45 KVEF 111044 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM 8000 FEET DOWN TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE FIRST NOTEWORTHY ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. HEAVY SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN LINCOLN COUNTY. CAZ519-521-120000- /O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0003.141212T0600Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE EASTER SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BE HEAVIEST AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OFF AROUND 7500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING BUT FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ018-019-120000- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141212T1800Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...BE HEAVIEST LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NVZ015-120000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.A.0004.141212T2000Z-141213T1800Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 244 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE FRIDAY EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 7000 FEET THEN QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL TO AROUND 5000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS COULD BE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPING HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER...BUT REMAINS UNCERTAIN. MONITOR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MOTORISTS SHOULD TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. && $$
020 WWUS45 KVEF 112226 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 226 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM 8000 FEET DOWN TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE FIRST NOTEWORTHY ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN LINCOLN COUNTY. CAZ519-521-120630- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0003.141212T0600Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 226 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BE HEAVIEST AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF TO LIGHT SNOW LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OFF AROUND 7500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING BUT FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ015-120630- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0004.141212T2000Z-141213T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141212T1800Z-141213T2100Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 226 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH FALLING SNOW LEVELS AND RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 7000 FEET THEN QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL TO AROUND 5000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ018-019-120630- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141212T1800Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 226 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING...BE HEAVIEST LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY EVENING... THEN TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
581 WWUS45 KVEF 120558 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 958 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM 8000 FEET DOWN TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE FIRST NOTEWORTHY ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN LINCOLN COUNTY. CAZ519-521-121800- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0003.141212T0600Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 958 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OFF AROUND 7500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING BUT FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ015-121800- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141212T1800Z-141213T2100Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 958 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH FALLING SNOW LEVELS AND RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 7000 FEET THEN QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL TO AROUND 5000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ018-019-121800- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141212T1800Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 958 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE OF CLARK COUNTY. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WOLCOTT
985 WWUS45 KVEF 121739 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 939 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW LIKELY FRIDAY IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING FROM 8000 FEET DOWN TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE FIRST NOTEWORTHY ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN LINCOLN COUNTY. CAZ519-521-130000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 939 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START OFF AROUND 7500 FEET THURSDAY EVENING BUT FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ015-130145- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141212T1800Z-141213T2100Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 939 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY FOR LINCOLN COUNTY. * TIMING: A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH FALLING SNOW LEVELS AND RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 7000 FEET THEN QUICKLY FALL TO AROUND 6000 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL TO AROUND 5000 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ018-019-130145- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141212T1800Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 939 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 8000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING THEN FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
873 WWUS45 KVEF 122240 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 240 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LINGER TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION WITH A BAND OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHIFTING EASTWARD INTO ARIZONA TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ519-521-130000- /O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 240 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVEL: AROUND 6000 FEET * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 8500 FEET WITH 8 TO 16 INCHES BETWEEN 7000 AND 8500 FEET. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS LOW AS 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ON EXPOSED RIDGETOPS AND DOWNWIND OF CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NVZ014-130915- /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141213T0000Z-141213T1600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLDFIELD 240 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 ABOVE 6000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NVZ015-130915- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-141213T2100Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 240 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH FALLING SNOW LEVELS AND RAIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ018-019-130915- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 240 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 7000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. LIGHTER AMOUNTS BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
477 WWUS45 KVEF 122337 WSWVEF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 337 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LINGER TONIGHT IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION WITH A BAND OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHIFTING EASTWARD INTO ARIZONA TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN TONIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS. CAZ519-521-130045- /O.EXP.KVEF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-141213T0000Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 337 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN THE SIERRA THIS EVENING...THE MAIN BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED WELL EAST OF THE AREA. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A TOTAL OF FIVE INCHES OF SNOW. $$ NVZ014-131200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.141213T0000Z-141213T1600Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GOLDFIELD 337 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS ABOVE 5000 FEET IN ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ONE TO THREE INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET AND THREE TO SIX INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. * IMPACTS: ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ NVZ015-131200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-141213T2100Z/ LINCOLN COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIOCHE 337 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN LINCOLN COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: A BAND OF RAIN AND SNOW WAS MOVING ACROSS LINCOLN COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 6000 FEET. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH SOME LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NVZ018-019-131200- /O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-141213T1200Z/ SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON 337 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 7000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ABOVE 9000 FEET. LIGHTER AMOUNTS BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN LEE AND KYLE CANYONS ON MOUNT CHARLESTON. SNOW COVERED TRAILS AND COLDER WEATHER WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS HIKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MORGAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 9, 10:08 AM PST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 9, 10:08 AM PST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1008 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 .SYNOPSIS...DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDINESS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON THURSDAY LEADING TO BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SIERRA. AS THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO NEAR 6000 FEET. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY END FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. && .UPDATE...A BAND OF ENHANCED CIRRUS CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NEVADA THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE NEXT JET STREAK. BASED ON WEBCAMS IN THE OWENS VALLEY, SUNSHINE WAS NOT BEING SEEN MUCH AND AS A RESULT I ADJUSTED SKY COVER FOR THE REST OF TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AS FOR THE UPCOMING STORM, THE LATEST MODELS STILL LOOK IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THE TIMING BUT LOOK A TAD FASTER WITH IT. THEY BRING THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIPITATION ON INTO THE WESTERN PART OF THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND NOW INTO LINCOLN COUNTY, LAS VEGAS AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY BY MIDDAY/EARLY AFTERNOON AND OUT OF THESE AREAS BY THE EARLY EVENING. SOME ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO THE POP GRIDS TO BETTER BLEND WITH NEIGHBORS AND FOR THE LATEST MODEL TRENDS. ONE CONCERN IS WITH QPF AS THE MODELS SHOW EVEN MORE MOIST WITH PROGGED PW VALUES SHOWING VALUES NOW BETWEEN 0.60 AND 0.82 INCH FOR LAS VEGAS. WE ALSO LOOKED AT IVT VALUES AND THEY LOOKED ON PAR WITH THE LAST PRECIP EVENT FOR LAS VEGAS SHOWING VALUES AROUND 400. SO, QPF AMOUNTS WERE ALSO BUMPED ON UP. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...LIGHT WINDS FAVORING TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS DURING THIS TIME AOA 20 KFT. A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AIRPORT COMPLEX ON FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT RAIN AND CIGS BELOW 5K FEET. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...LIGHT WINDS FAVORING TYPICAL DIURNAL TRENDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS DURING THIS TIME AOA 20 KFT. A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA THURSDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND POTENTIAL MECHANICAL TURBULENCE ALOFT FOLLOWED BY WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR CIGS BELOW 5K FEET AND VSBY REDUCED TO MVFR OR LOWER WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO NEAR 6K FEET. && .PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... ISSUED AT 327 AM PST TUE DEC 9 2014 .SHORT TERM...THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING INTO THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN A WEAK WESTERLY FLOW. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ROUGHLY 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...A RATHER DEEP AND SHARP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING WITH IT ANOTHER ROUND OF UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE AREA. MODELS HAVE CONTINUED THEIR RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT...HOWEVER SOME OF THE FINER DETAILS OF TIMING AND IMPACTS ARE STILL UNCLEAR. THE FIRST IMPACTS WILL BEGIN THURSDAY AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED ACROSS INYO...ESMERALDA... AND NYE COUNTIES WHERE WIDESPREAD ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS LOOK QUITE POSSIBLE. EVEN STRONGER WINDS LOOK POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA WHERE A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...THERE IS MORE QUESTION FOR THE WHITE MOUNTAINS BUT WILL NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH THIS MORNING. AS WE MOVE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD EAST INTO THE FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE SIERRA. BY MID MORNING FRIDAY BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF INDICATE THAT A NARROW [75-100 MILE WIDE] BAND OF PRECIPITATION BEGIN TO PUSH EAST OF THE SIERRA. THIS BAND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THIS IS SHOWN WELL USING A 300K ISENTROPIC ANALYSIS. WITH THE MODELED SPEED OF THE SYSTEM IT APPEARS THAT THE STEADY PRECIPITATION WOULD LIKELY BE 3-6 HOURS IN DURATION EAST OF THE SIERRA. THE BEST ESTIMATE AT TIMING OF THIS BAND FOR LAS VEGAS IS CURRENTLY BETWEEN 1000 AM AND 400 PM FRIDAY. FOR THE SIERRA BETWEEN 0.5-1.5 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION LOOKS LIKELY...WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH LOWERING SNOW LEVELS SHOULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ABOVE ABOUT 7500 FEET. EAST OF THE SIERRA I HAVE INDICATED BETWEEN 0.10-0.33 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE IS MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN...AS IT WILL LIKELY DEPEND ON HOW MUCH SHOWER ACTIVITY REMAINS IN THE WAKE OF THE INITIAL BAND OF PRECIPITATION. FOR THE MOMENT HAVE INDICATED 3-5 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET AND A TRACE TO 3 INCHES BETWEEN 6000-8000 FEET. AGAIN...THERE IS STILL QUITE A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THESE AMOUNTS AND THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BOTH THE SIERRA/WHITES IN INYO COUNTY AND THE SPRINGS/SHEEP IN CLARK COUNTY WILL REMAIN WITH THIS MORNINGS PACKAGE. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE TROUGH AXIS PASSES OVER THE REGION AND DRIER NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPORARY RIDGING WILL TAKE HOLD OF THE AREA FOR AT LEAST SUNDAY...PERHAPS INTO MONDAY BEFORE ANOTHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP FROM WELL ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL BY SATURDAY. THIS TRANSLATES TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60'S IN LAS VEGAS THURSDAY DROPPING INTO THE MID 50'S BY SATURDAY. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. && UPDATE/AVIATION...STACHELSKI PREVIOUS...HARRISON/WOLCOTT FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE: HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2:52 PM PST | High Wind Warning | VEF | Inyo | 61 hr |
| Dec 9, 2:52 PM PST | Wind Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 64 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.