High Wind Watch 7, NWS Las Vegas, NV

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
159 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2016

...STRONG WINDS RETURN TO THE REGION STARTING THIS AFTERNOON...

.A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA BEGINNING
THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING SATURDAY. DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE LIKELY IN THE SIERRA AND
SPRING MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE OWENS VALLEY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
CAN BE EXPECTED.

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LINCOLN COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CALIENTE...PIOCHE...PANACA...HIKO...
ALAMO...RACHEL
159 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM PDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...1 PM THURSDAY THROUGH 8 PM FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGER WINDS GUSTING
  TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. POCKETS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP...
INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA
159 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS 
  EXPECTED ALONG AND WEST OF US 395. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL MAKE 
  OUTDOOR RECREATION DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. TREES MAY BE 
  DAMAGED OR DOWNED AND POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. BLOWING 
  DUST MAY MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND ZERO VISIBILITY. 
  CROSSWINDS WILL POSE SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...
RED ROCK CANYON
159 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
PDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
  VERY STRONG OVERNIGHT...PEAK FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH BY FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL MAKE 
  OUTDOOR RECREATION DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. TREES MAY BE 
  DAMAGED OR DOWNED AND POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY...
PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBELL...
WESTERN GRAND CANYON...LAKE HAVASU CITY...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK...
KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP...
YUCCA...BULLHEAD CITY...OATMAN...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...
HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN
159 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2016 /159 AM MST THU MAY 19 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM
PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT /11 AM MST/ TO 11 PM
PDT /11 PM MST/ FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME STRONG AND
  GUSTY. A BRIEF LULL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH EVEN STRONGER
  WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGER WINDS GUSTING
  TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. POCKETS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-
WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-
LAS VEGAS VALLEY-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE...
FURNACE CREEK...STOVEPIPE WELLS...SHOSHONE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...
FORT IRWIN...BAKER...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...BEATTY...
GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA...
PAHRUMP...INDIAN SPRINGS...DESERT ROCK...AMARGOSA VALLEY...
LAS VEGAS...NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...PRIMM....
SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
159 AM PDT THU MAY 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME STRONG AND
  GUSTY. A BRIEF LULL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WITH EVEN STRONGER
  WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGER WINDS GUSTING
  TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS. 
  TEMPORARY STRUCTURES MAY BE DAMAGED OR DISPLACED. POCKETS OF 
  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
920 AM PDT WED MAY 18 2016

.SYNOPSIS...Drier conditions and warmer temperatures are expected
today. A chance of showers and thunderstorms will remain today,
mainly across Mohave County. A stronger weather system will arrive
late in the week bringing windy conditions to the area Thursday
afternoon through Saturday...as well as cooler temperatures for the
weekend.
&&

.UPDATE...No update necessary this morning. Showers and
thunderstorms will again develop today but will be limited to Mohave
county and the higher terrain of the Spring Mountains and Mojave
Preserve. Warmer temperatures are expected with considerably more
sunshine.

-Outler-

.SHORT TERM...Today through Friday Night.

The upper level low that brought widespread showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday will move east to the four corners region
today. This will result in considerably drier and warmer conditions
across the area. Mohave County stands the best shot of seeing
showers/thunderstorms today with some lingering moisture in place. A
slight chance also remains over other high elevation locations
across the forecast area...but most valleys should remain dry.

Attention then turns to the next Pacific trough digging south along
the west coast. This system will bring breezy to windy conditions
from Thursday afternoon into Saturday. Thursday is expected to be
the warmest day of the period...with highs reaching into the mid-
upper 90's in Las Vegas thanks to shortwave ridging and ample
mixing. Slightly cooler and much windier conditions are anticipated
Friday...with 40+ MPH gusts possible across much of the Southern
Great Basin as well as Mohave county. Will likely need wind
advisories in a few locations Friday (and perhaps even late
Thursday), but will let the day shift take another look before
issuing any products.

.LONG TERM...Saturday through Tuesday.

Low pressure is forecast to be wobbling over eastern Oregon
Saturday, with the belt of strongest winds shifting to our eastern
zones and points farther east. The trough axis swings through Sunday
as the main low weakens, bringing slight chances for showers to
areas north of Las Vegas. The models diverge a bit thereafter, but
agree on the general idea of troughing remaining over the West. This
will prevent temperatures from rising very much, with below normal
highs expected through the period.
&&

.AVIATION...For McCarran...Light and variable winds (favoring a
northwest direction at times) will likely become northeast at 5-10
KTS after 16z Wednesday before decreasing. VFR conditions are
expected through the period. Stronger southwest winds are expected
areawide Thursday into the weekend.

For the rest of southern Nevada...northwest Arizona...and southeast
California...Mainly north winds at 5-10 KTS are expected through
Wednesday morning. Winds will then decrease...becoming light and
variable by late afternoon in most locations. Stronger southwest
winds are expected areawide Thursday into the weekend.
&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather according to standard operating procedures.
&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...Wolcott
LONG TERM.............Morgan

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