Yet another Pacific trough passing by to the north brought isolated high winds to the mountains of southern Nevada.
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The episode as NWS VEF wrote it up.
Yet another Pacific trough passing by to the north brought isolated high winds to the mountains of southern Nevada.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 29, 1:07 AM PST, 10 hours 53 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 107 AM PST Sun Dec 29 2024 .SYNOPSIS...A persistent ridge of high pressure will hold over the Desert Southwest, providing dry conditions and above normal temperatures for most of our forecast area going into the New Year. A disturbance riding over the ridge today will bring gusty winds to portions of Inyo, San Bernardino, and Esmeralda counties. Quiet weather is likely for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, aside from breezy north winds in the Colorado River Valley. && .SHORT TERM...today. High pressure that was over the region Saturday will shift east today as a shortwave trough moves through the area. As for precipitation, this system will have very little. We are only expecting a couple of inches of snow at the highest elevations in the Sierra and generally an inch or less at places like Aspendell which sits at 8,500'. No rain is expected in the lower elevations. The main impact with this system will continue to be the wind. The models are indicating a 150-160kt jet pushing into northern California/Nevada and a belt of 70-90kt 500mb west winds pushing into the central and southern Sierra. This setup will bring some downslope winds to portions of the eastern Sierra including the Owens Valley and western Esmeralda County, including Dyer and the Fish Lake Valley. Wind gusts between 40-50 mph are expected, especially during the mid to late afternoon. Have gone ahead and added the western Mojave Desert into the wind advisory as places around Barstow, Fort Irwin, and Bicycle Lake will likely see wind gusts between 40-50 mph. With how dry it has been, we could see some areas of reduced visibilities due to blowing dust. Due to much better mixing today, temperatures are expected to peak today with highs about 10-15 degrees above normal for most areas. .LONG TERM...Monday through Saturday. Northwesterly flow aloft will hold in place on Monday with subtle ridging trying to nudge into the Southwest beneath an active storm track to our north. A small shortwave will drop through the flow on Tuesday but aside from some high clouds and cooling temperatures, it is expected to have minimal influence. Thereafter, ridging will gradually build across the West, with dry conditions and gradually warming temperatures. Looking beyond, an even stronger ridge is favored to build across the West over the weekend heading into the following week, with dry conditions persisting. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Light winds will continue into the early afternoon before increasing out of the southwest by late afternoon. The timing of the development of the southwest winds is uncertain at this time but will likely happen between 22Z and 01Z. Once the winds develop, occasional gusts to 20 knots are likely, and there is a 25% chance of seeing a gust to 25 knots between 00Z and 06Z. Winds will decrease to less than 10 knots and turn northerly overnight, followed by the more typical northeast winds develop by late Monday morning. High clouds with bases AOA 20kft AGL will move across the valley through the TAF period but will not result in any operational impacts. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...Light winds will continue at regional TAF sites through the morning before increasing this afternoon and evening. The strongest winds are expected across the western Mojave Desert near KDAG and along and just east of the Sierra in the Owens Valley, where downslope winds in excess of 40 knots are possible late this afternoon. Winds will increase at the Vegas area TAF sites, but speeds are not expected to exceed 25 knots. Winds in the lower Colorado River Valley are expected to remain 15knots or less into Monday morning. High clouds with bases AOA 20kft AGL will move across the region through the TAF period but should not result in any operational impacts. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && SHORT TERM...Gorelow LONG TERM...Outler AVIATION...Planz For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
These gusts occurred 3 miles NE of Mount Charleston.
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