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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Las Vegas, NV

March 4, 2016Inyo County, California

NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2016, 2:42 AM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Mar 5, 2016, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 51 hr. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2016, 2:42 AM PST (10:42 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2016, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 7, 2016, 7:02 PM PST
In force
51 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 10:47 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 6, 8:00 AM PSTSNOW 61 Ese Aspendell, CATRAINED SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A TOTAL OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 6PM SATURDAY AND 8AM SUNDAY.
Mar 6, 8:00 AM PSTSNOW 6Aspendell, CATRAINED SPOTTER IN ASPENDELL REPORTED A TOTAL OF 6 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 6PM SATURDAY AND 8AM SUNDAY.
Mar 6, 9:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 141 Sse South Lake, CASAWMILL SNOTEL AT 10200 FEET. ACCUMULATION FROM 9PM 3/5 TO 9AM 3/6.
Mar 6, 9:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 169 Wnw Round Valley, CAROCK CREEK LAKES SNOTEL AT 9700 FEET. ACCUMULATION FROM 9PM 3/5 TO 9AM 3/6.
Mar 6, 10:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 17South Lake, CASOUTH LAKE SNOTEL AT 9600 FEET. ACCUMULATION FROM 9PM 3/5 TO 10AM 3/6.
Mar 6, 2:00 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 126 Ese South Lake, CABIG PINE CREEK SNOTEL AT 9800 FEET. ACCUMULATION FROM 9PM 3/5 TO 2PM 3/6.
Mar 7, 6:00 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 166 Ese South Lake, CABIG PINE CREEK SNOTEL PICKED UP ANOTHER 4 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 1PM-6PM 3/7. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL IS 16 INCHES.
Mar 7, 6:00 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 171 Sse South Lake, CASAWMILL SNOTEL PICKED UP ANOTHER 3 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 1PM-6PM 3/7. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL IS 17 INCHES.
Mar 7, 7:00 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 199 Wnw Round Valley, CAROCK CREEK LAKES SNOTEL PICKED UP ANOTHER 3 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 12PM-7PM 3/7. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL IS 19 INCHES.
Mar 7, 7:00 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 19South Lake, CASOUTH LAKE SNOTEL PICKED UP ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW BETWEEN 2PM-7PM 3/7. TWO DAY STORM TOTAL IS 19 INCHES.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2016-03-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Las Vegas, NV at 00:00Z on 2016-03-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4332 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
230 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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218 
WWUS45 KVEF 041042
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
242 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS...

CAZ519-050000-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0006.160306T0400Z-160308T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0005.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
242 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

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 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
  BECOME HEAVIEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
  SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS... BUT A SECOND
  STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND HEAVY SNOW
  IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 9000 FEET SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...BUT FALL TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
  WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE
  SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3
  TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000
  FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT 
  RIDGETOPS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS
  POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN
THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO
DEPARTURE. 
&&

$$

CAZ521-050000-
/O.NEW.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
242 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM
PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY
TO 10 PM PST MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
  BECOME HEAVIEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF
  SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS... BUT A SECOND
  STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND HEAVY SNOW
  IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING
  OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND 9000 FEET SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON...BUT FALL TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
  WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE
  SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3
  TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS
  POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE TO
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO
DEPARTURE.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
9 follow-up statements
060 
WWUS45 KVEF 042338
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
338 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS...

CAZ519-051200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
338 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO
10 PM PST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND BECOME HEAVIEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER 
  OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS... BUT A 
  SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND 
  HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
  FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
  TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND
  OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3
  TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000
  FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS.
  HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR JUST BEFORE SNOW BEGINS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO 
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION
IN THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO
DEPARTURE. 
&&

$$

CAZ521-051200-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
338 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY
TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND BECOME HEAVIEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER 
  OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS... BUT A 
  SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND 
  HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING. 

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9000 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BUT
  FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
  TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND
  OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3
  TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. HIGHER SPEEDS
  AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR JUST BEFORE SNOW BEGINS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE 
  TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE.

&&

$$

CMS
662 
WWUS45 KVEF 051002
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
202 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WHITE
MOUNTAINS...

CAZ519-060015-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
202 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY
  EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
  INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
  FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
  TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND
  OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3
  TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000
  FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT
  RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF
  SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO 
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION
IN THE SIERRA THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO
DEPARTURE. 
&&

$$

CAZ521-060015-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
202 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY
  EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
  INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY AROUND 9000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
  FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE
  TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SECOND ROUND
  OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3
  TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
  HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE 
  TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
900 
WWUS45 KVEF 052343
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
343 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

CAZ519-060630-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
343 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER THE
  EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS EVENING AND BECOME
  HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY
  EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
  INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY LOWERING FROM 9000 FEET TO 8000 FEET THIS
  EVENING THEN FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
  WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS THE
  SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...4
  TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000
  FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  AT RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE 
  PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO 
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO
DEPARTURE.
&&

$$

CAZ521-060630-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.160306T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
343 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ACROSS
  THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY AND BECOME HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT.
  SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW
  HOURS...BUT A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA MONDAY
  MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...INITIALLY LOWERING FROM 9000 FEET TO 8000 FEET THIS
  EVENING...BUT FALLING TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS
  WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING AS
  THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3
  TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 
  HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE 
  TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR TO
DEPARTURE.

&&

$$
182 
WWUS45 KVEF 060606
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1006 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

CAZ519-062000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
1006 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER
  OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A
  SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND
  ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING FROM 9000 FEET TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY
  MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET
  MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...
   4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000 
  FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST. 

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  AT RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE 
  PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO 
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE. 
&&

$$

CAZ521-062000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
1006 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVIEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER
  OFF SUNDAY MORNING AND MAY EVEN STOP FOR A FEW HOURS...BUT A
  SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT AND
  ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...LOWERING FROM 9000 FEET TO 6500 FEET BY SUNDAY
  MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET
  MONDAY MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...
   3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 
  FEET. 

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 
  HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE 
  TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
367 
WWUS45 KVEF 061958
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1158 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

CAZ519-070500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
1158 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
  ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY
  MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...4
  TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 9000
  FEET...AND OVER TWO FEET NEAR THE SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS...GENERALLY WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH AT RIDGETOPS. HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE
  PERIODS OF SNOWFALL.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO 
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE. 
&&

$$

CAZ521-070500-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
1158 AM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND
  ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY
  MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...3
  TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 
  HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE 
  TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE.

&&

$$
917 
WWUS45 KVEF 070447
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
847 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

CAZ519-071300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
847 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT
  AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY 
  MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 5000
  FEET... 4 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT RIDGETOPS.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO 
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE. 
&&

$$

CAZ521-071300-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
847 PM PST SUN MAR 6 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT
  AND ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET MONDAY 
  MORNING AS THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW DEVELOPS. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 5000
  FEET... 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. 
  HIGHER SPEEDS AND GUSTS MAY OCCUR OUTSIDE PERIODS OF SNOWFALL. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE 
  TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
407 
WWUS45 KVEF 070956
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
156 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016

CAZ519-080000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
156 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
  MORNING BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...4300 TO 4800 FEET.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500
  FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET...UP TO 10 INCHES NEAR THE
  SIERRA CREST.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...DECREASING
  THROUGH THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL AS
  POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION
IN THE SIERRA THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE. 
&&

$$

CAZ521-080000-
/O.CON.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0600Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
156 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
  MORNING BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW LEVEL...4300 TO 4800 FEET

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 4500
  FEET...3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 9000 FEET.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...DECREASING
  THROUGH THE DAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE 
  TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING OR PLANNING OUTDOOR RECREATION IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WINTER
WEATHER CONDITIONS. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS PRIOR
TO DEPARTURE.

&&

$$

WOLCOTT
710 
WWUS45 KVEF 072323
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
323 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

CAZ519-080315-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
323 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW FALLING OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...4300 TO 4800 FEET.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 4500
  FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN SIERRA DUE TO 
  SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE SIERRA THROUGH THIS EVENING
AND CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
&&

$$

CAZ521-080315-
/O.EXT.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
323 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW FALLING OVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVEL...4300 TO 4800 FEET

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 4500
  FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET.

* WINDS...EAST TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL AND RECREATION CONDITIONS AS WELL 
  AS POSSIBLE ROAD RESTRICTIONS ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS DUE 
  TO SLICK...SNOW COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. CHECK TRAVEL CONDITIONS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

&&

$$
291 
WWUS45 KVEF 080302
WSWVEF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
702 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

CAZ519-080415-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160308T0400Z/
EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY
702 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW WAS ENDING ACROSS THE SIERRA THIS EVENING AND THE WINTER STORM
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

CAZ521-080415-
/O.CAN.KVEF.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160308T0400Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESTGARD PASS...BRISTLECONE PINE
702 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW WAS ENDING ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WOLCOTT

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 Mar 3, 7:52 PM PST, 6 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 7:52 PM PST, 6 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
752 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016

.SYNOPSIS...DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH A SLIGHT COOL DOWN SATURDAY AS MORE CLOUDS MOVE INTO THE
REGION. TWO SEPARATE STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW SUNDAY AND MONDAY ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES.
DRY WEATHER SHOULD RETURN FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL.
&&

.UPDATE...NUMEROUS HIGH CLOUDS ARE SPILLING ACROSS THE REGION THIS
EVENING...AND SKY COVER WAS INCREASED AS A RESULT. ALSO MADE SOME
TWEAKS TO THE WINDS THROUGH TONIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LATEST TRENDS
AND GUIDANCE. OVERALL THOUGH...THE SHORT TERM FORECAST IS IN GOOD
SHAPE. NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES PLANNED THIS EVENING. -WOLCOTT-
&&

.AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT. SPEEDS
COULD POP UP TO 8-12 KTS WITH GUSTS AT TIMES. WINDS WILL DECREASE
DURING THE EARLY MORNING...WITH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED BY LATE
MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN MIX INTO THE AIRFIELD BY
LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...HIGH CLOUDS AOA 20K FEET. GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS UNDER
10 KTS EXCEPT OVER WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WITH WEST WINDS
INCREASING 15 TO 25 KTS.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
305 PM PST THU MAR 3 2016

.SHORT TERM...THROUGH SUNDAY.

RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL BEGIN TO
SHIFT EAST FRIDAY AS A DEEPENING TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
APPROACHES THE COAST. WE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO SEE MUCH OF AN IMPACT
FRIDAY OUTSIDE OF SOME ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES...ALTHOUGH THE HIGHER PEAKS IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
COULD SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY NIGHT
WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THE MAIN IMPACTS FROM THIS
TROUGH WILL BE FELT STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION AND PRECIPITATION BEGINS IN THE SOUTHERN
SIERRA. WINDS ON SATURDAY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY
LEVELS...ALTHOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
WILL BE CLOSE. THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE WILL REACH THE SIERRA LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REALLY GET GOING SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MODELS
ARE INDICATING VERY DEEP PLUME OF MOISTURE MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PW VALUES ARE RANGING FROM ABOUT 1.25-1.50
INCHES OF LIQUID ALONG WITH HIGH ANOMALIES OF WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT.
THIS WILL LEAD TO HIGH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN THE SIERRA. THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT WHERE 1 TO 2 FEET OF
SNOW COULD FALL ABOVE 8000 FEET. WITH THESE HIGH ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED DID GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE EASTERN
SIERRA. ANOTHER ITEM OF CONCERN WILL BE HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION FALLS
IN THE OWENS VALLEY. THE MODELS ARE INDICATING A FAVORABLE WIND
DIRECTION FOR SPILLOVER ALONG WITH THE DEEP MOISTURE THAT WILL BE IN
PLACE. LOCAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT WITH THIS TYPE OF SET
UP...AREAS LIKE BISHOP COULD RECEIVE HIGH AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION.
SINCE SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET...AT LEAST INITIALLY
IT WOULD ALL FALL AS RAIN. DEFINITELY SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON.

AS THIS INITIAL TROUGH MOVES EAST PRECIPITATION IS ALSO EXPECTED TO
SPREAD EAST. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT SHOWING A BAND OF
PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE BEST
SHOT OF SEEING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OVER MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 12Z-18Z
SUNDAY MORNING. IT DOES LOOK LIKE MUCH OF THE WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON
LEAVING ONLY SCATTERED SHOWERS. WINDS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN SUNDAY.
HOW MUCH THE PRECIPITATION AFFECTS THE WIND IS STILL IN
QUESTION...BUT WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED. LOOKS LIKE THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASING A BIT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE AHEAD OF THE FRONT GENERALLY BETWEEN NOON AND 4PM WITH GUSTS UP
TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY WARM FRIDAY WITH
A SLIGHT COOL DOWN SATURDAY. THE BOTTOM THEN DROPS OUT SUNDAY WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING ABOUT 15 DEGREES FROM SATURDAYS HIGHS.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

STORM ONE MOVES EAST SUNDAY NIGHT WITH STORM TWO SET TO IMPACT THE
AREA ON MONDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT
AS THE FIRST SYSTEM PULLS AWAY WITH ANY LINGERING EVENING SHOWER
ACTIVITY IN THE EASTERN REGIONS OF THE CWA WINDING DOWN AND ENDING
OVERNIGHT.

MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFERENCES IN HOW THE SECOND SYSTEM PLAYS
OUT PER THE HIGHER ENSEMBLE SPREAD BUT OVERALL, IT IS FORECAST TO
SPLIT WITH THE NORTHERN ENERGY HEADING EAST ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN
AND A 150+ KNOT JET DRIVING THE SOUTHERN ENERGY SOUTH ALONG THE
COAST AND THEN SOUTH OF THE AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE CWA LIES
IN A FAVORABLE REGION OF UPWARD FORCING BETWEEN THE TWO ENERGY CORES
RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY DURING THE DAY MONDAY.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL DEPEND ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK BUT
CURRENTLY DO LOOK OVERLY IMPRESSIVE. THE SHOWER ACTIVITY AND
EXPECTED CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES DOWN THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY MONDAY BUT WE COULD
SEE HIGHS SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY FORECAST. A
COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA LATE MONDAY TURNING WINDS TO
THE NORTH WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY.

SHORTWAVE RIDGING TAKES OVER LATE TUESDAY WITH MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LONG TERM. TEMPERATURES SHOULD QUICKLY
REBOUND TO ABOVE NORMAL BY MID WEEK.
&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
PLEASE REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO STANDARD
OPERATING PROCEDURES.
&&

SHORT TERM/AVIATION...GORELOW
LONG TERM...SALMEN

FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE:

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 2:42 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryVEFInyo4 days
Mar 4, 2:43 AM PSTWind AdvisoryVEFInyo, San Bernardino65 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.