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NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 8, 8:51 PM PST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
951 PM PDT FRI APR 8 2005
.SYNOPSIS...A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT
BASIN AND MOJAVE DESERT TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING EASTWARD TOWARD THE
ROCKIES SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL LARGELY BE LIMITED TO THE AREA
NORTH OF LAS VEGAS BUT STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE WIDESPREAD. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD IN OVER REGION SUNDAY RESULTING IN WARMER TEMPERATURES
AND LIGHTER WINDS.
&&
.UPDATE...SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM P38-DRA-EDW AT 0430Z.
SHORT WAVE DRIVING THE SYSTEM IS OPENING UP AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST.
THE SOUTHWARD PUSH OF THE FRONTAL ZONE HAS STALLED BUT IN ADVANCE OF
THE BOUNDARY THE LAX-LAS PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS INCREASED TO NEARLY
15 MB. SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH COLD ADVECTION AND POSITION OF
MID-LEVEL JET STREAK ARE ASSISTING TRANSFER OF MOMENTUM TO SURFACE
ACROSS A BROAD SWATH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY TO ACCOMPANY
THE ONE ISSUED EARLIER FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. BELIEVE THE LAS
VEGAS AREA WILL SEE WINDS DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS IN THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS BUT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE
AGAIN FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE TOMORROW MORNING. UPDATED ZONES TO
REFLECT THIS THINKING. REMAINDER OF PACKAGE IN GOOD SHAPE. -RUNK-
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...SHORT TERM...TROUGH WITH CENTER CURRENTLY MOVING
ONSHORE NEAR CALIFORNIA/OREGON BORDER WILL SHIFT EAST OVERNIGHT.
ENOUGH DYNAMICS/MOISTURE TO ONCE AGAIN BRING LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE
CENTRAL NEVADA MOUNTAINS/SOUTHERN SIERRA...BUT LITTLE SOUTHWARD
EXTENSION TO THE MOISTURE UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY WITH SYSTEM CLIPPING
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF MOHAVE COUNTY. MAIN WEATHER FROM THIS SYSTEM
WILL ONCE AGAIN BE WINDS...WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BEING AFFECTED
THE MOST. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT...WHILE BREEZY/WIND CONDITIONS LOOKED FOR MOST OTHER AREAS.
TEMPS TODAY DROPPED 10-15 DEGREES FROM THOSE ON THURSDAY AND WITH
TONIGHTS SYSTEM LOOK FOR AN ADDITION 3-5 DEGREES OF COOLING INTO
SATURDAY. BY LATE SATURDAY...SYSTEM TO SHIFT TO THE EAST WITH WEAK
RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR TEMPS
TO WARM A FEW DEGREES BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY DECREASE SURFACE
GRADIENTS AND LOWERING WINDS ACROSS THE CWA. WEAK RIDGE TO REMAIN
OVER THE CWA INTO MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL.
.LONG TERM...UPPER RIDGE TO FLATTEN LATE MONDAY AS A BROAD TROUGH
MOVES INTO THE PACNW. THIS SYSTEM WILL VERY SLOWLY SLIDE EAST AND
AMPLIFY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH EURO/GFS SHOWING THE TROUGH AXIS
OVER NV BY 00Z THU. AT THIS TIME...MODELS ARE NOT SHOWING ENOUGH
MOISTURE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO NECESSITATE POPS OVER THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE THE FORECAST AREA. BUT...WILL ESPECIALLY HAVE TO
WATCH LINCOLN COUNTY WED NIGHT AS SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD UTAH AND
STRENGTHENS. FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...IT LOOKS NOW LIKE THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE SIMILAR TO PAST FEW AND FORM A LARGE CLOSED LOW OVER THE
ROCKIES...KEEPING US IN NORTHERLY FLOW FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. ONLY
CHANGE TO PACKAGE WAS TO INCREASE WINDS FROM WEDNESDAY ON AND BUMP
TEMPS DOWN A FEW DEGREES FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THINK MOS NUMBERS
FROM LAST NIGHT ARE RUNNING A LITTLE HIGH NOW FOR THURS/FRI
CONSIDERING TRENDS IN LATEST GFS/EURO SO WENT A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BECOME MORE CONSISTENTLY FROM THE
SOUTHWEST (ABOUT 220) AS WE GET LATER INTO THE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS
WILL ALSO BEGIN TO INCREASE BY 00Z AS ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE NORTHWEST. LATEST TIMING ON THE WIND SHIFT FROM THIS FRONT LOOKS
TO BE BETWEEN 10Z AND 13Z SAT MORNING. HOPE TO PINPOINT THIS A
LITTLE MORE ACCURATELY AS IT GETS CLOSER. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL BE FAIRLY GUSTY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY TOMORROW. WE ARE ALSO EXPECTING A FEW SHOWERS TO DEVELOP
RIGHT ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH...SHOWERS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO AFFECT KLAS DIRECTLY...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
BEATTY AND MORMON MESA CORRIDORS BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z AND THE PEACH
SPRINGS CORRIDOR BETWEEN 09Z AND 15Z.
&&
.VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.NV...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE
LAS VEGAS VALLEY...ZONE 20.
.AZ...NONE.
.CA...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS...ZONE 28.
&&
JENSEN/DAVISThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds were reported throughout the Las Vegas valley with several trees and power lines blown down.
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