1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 11, 10:50 AM PST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1050 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2005 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INTO CENTRAL NEVADA DURING THE DAY AND INTO UTAH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING SNOW TO MOST MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE QUITE STRONG AHEAD OF THIS STORM. GRADUAL CLEARING WILL OCCUR WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. && .UPDATE...DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR MOVED INTO SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING AND MODELS INDICATE GENERALLY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STABLE WITH ONLY SHALLOW MOISTURE. THIS AREA WILL SEE VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HOWEVER. UPDATED FORECAST TO LOWER PRECIPITATION CHANCES THERE AND TO ADD A WIND ADVISORY THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. FARTHER NORTH...SOME DRIER AIR HAS WORKED IN AND THERE IS A LULL IN THE ACTIVITY BUT EXPECT SHOWERS TO REGENERATE AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OVERHEAD AND THE AIRMASS BECOMES SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AND MOISTURE RIGHT AROUND THE LOW MOVES OVER. .PREV DISCUSSION...330 AM PST TUE JAN 11...SHORT TERM...UPPER LOW HAS BEGAN ITS MOVE THIS MORNING. IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST DYNAMICS FOR OUR SIERRA ZONE IS OCCURRING NOW AND WILL KEEP WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THERE UNTIL 10 AM. UPPER LOW WILL PASS OVER IT AND BRING SOME MORE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THAT MAY REQUIRE AN ADVISORY. SAME THINKING FOR LATER TODAY IN OUR SOUTHERN NEVADA MOUNTAINS. EXPECT WEST TO EAST CLEARING TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW AND SURFACE FRONT PASSAGE WITH SOME INSTABILITY SHOWERS LINGERING IN THE EVENING. WITH NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM. TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE WAS CONSISTENT AND IN CLOSE AGREEMENT AND MADE ONLY MINOR TWEAKS IN EXISTING FORECAST. THREE ITEMS THAT NEED WATCHING ARE: THE FLOODING OF THE MUDDY RIVER IN NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY CAUSED BY THE RAIN AND SNOW MELT. NEXT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A WIND ADVISORY IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AS GUIDANCE IS QUITE STRONG THERE AS IS PROGGED PRESSURE GRADIENTS. FINALLY IS THE NEED TO FINE TUNE THE ENDING OF OUR EXISTING WINTER STORM WARNINGS. && .LONG TERM...MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM. MODELS BRING A WEAK POSITIVE TILT TROUGH THROUGH THE RIDGE SATURDAY-MONDAY. GFS STILL FURTHEST WEST WITH WEAK TROUGH WHILE ECMWF SLIDES AND DEEPENS TROUGH FURTHER EAST INTO THE FOUR CORNERS. WILL CONTINUE WITH DRY FORECAST AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .AVIATION...TAF ADEQUATELY COVERS ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED AT KLAS. THERE IS AN OUTSIDE CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...NOT NECESSARILY AT THE AIRPORT. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .NV...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH 4 PM TODAY ABOVE 6500 FEET FOR ZONES 18 AND 19. FLOOD WARNING THROUGH 6 AM TUESDAY FOR NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. .AZ...NONE. .CA...WIND ADVISORY FOR SAN BERNARDINO DESERTS ZONE 28. && HARRISON/JACQUES/PIERCE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 618 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2005 AZZ001>003-036-CAZ026>029-NVZ014>022-121300- DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK CA-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY NV- LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AZ-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AZ- LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA NV-LAS VEGAS VALLEY NV- LINCOLN COUNTY NV-NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY NV-NORTHWEST DESERTS AZ- NORTHWEST PLATEAU AZ- OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES CA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DESERTS CA-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY- UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-SHEEP RANGE NV- SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY NV-SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON NV- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY NV- 618 AM PST TUE JAN 11 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY THE UPPER LOW THAT HAS BEEN OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VERY WET PATTERN WILL MOVE ACROSS NEVADA TODAY. THE FINAL ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING THIS EVENING. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE STILL POSTED FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA THIS MORNING AND THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH 4 PM PST TODAY. CHECK OUT THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (RNOWSWVEF) FOR DETAILS. RECENT RAINS AND SNOWMELT HAVE BROUGHT THE VIRGIN RIVER TO FLOOD IN NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY. HIGH FLOWS ARE ALSO OCCURRING IN THE MEADOW VALLEY WASH...MUDDY RIVER AND THE MOJAVE RIVER IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE VIRGIN RIVER AND MUDDY RIVER THROUGH 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT (RNOFLSVEF) FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HIGHER THEN NORMAL FLOWS IN RIVERS AND STREAMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE BEGINNING TO RECEDE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. OTHERWISE THE PERIOD WILL BE DRY WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High winds in Pahrump caused a trailer to be blown off its foundation causing one injury.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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