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Wind Advisory As of 3:44 am MST on May 17, 2012/ ... Wind Advisory in effect from 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ this afternoon to 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ this evening... The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a Wind Advisory for portions of southeast California... southern Nevada and northwest Arizona... which is in effect from 2 PM PDT /2 PM MST/ this afternoon to 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ this evening. * Winds: southwest winds between 20 and 30 mph with gusts to between 40 and 50 mph. * Timing: winds will increase by early this afternoon with the strongest winds expected late this afternoon and evening before decreasing overnight. * Locations: include but are not limited to Lake Havasu... Kingman... Mohave Valley... shosone... Needles... Pioche... Pahrump... desert rock... Las Vegas... mountains edge... Searchlight. * Impacts: strong Crosswinds may make driving difficult at times... while blowing sand and dust may rapidly lower visibilities to less than a mile. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that Crosswinds are expected to be strong enough to make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. In addition... strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand. Use extra caution.

Fire Weather Warning As of 6:07 am MST on May 17, 2012/ ... Red flag warning remains in effect from 1 PM PDT /1 PM MST/ this afternoon to 9 PM PDT /9 PM MST/ this evening for strong winds and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 102... 226... 460... 461... 462... 463... 464 and 465... * affected area... in Arizona... fire weather zone 102 northwest deserts/northwest plateau. In California... fire weather zone 226 Owens Valley/southern Inyo Forest. In Nevada... fire weather zone 460 Esmeralda and Nye County deserts/cnc dispatch... fire weather zone 461 Lincoln County/Ely dispatch... fire weather zone 462 Nye County deserts/Las Vegas dispatch... fire weather zone 463 Sheep Range... fire weather zone 464 Spring Mountains and fire weather zone 465 Clark and SW Lincoln County deserts/Las Vegas dispatch. * Timing... gusty winds are expected to develop by early afternoon and continue through the early evening hours before decreasing by late evening and overnight. * Wind... along the east slopes of fire zone caz226... west 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. Local gusts below canyons along the lower slopes could reach 70 mph at times. In southern Nevada and northwest Arizona... southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph. Possible gusts to near 70 mph along the east side of the mountains of Nevada zones 463 and 464. * Humidity... single digits through early evening. * Impacts... the combination of gusty winds... low relative humidity and dry fuels will create conditions that are favorable for extreme fire behavior. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring or are imminent. A combination of strong winds... low relative humidity... and warm temperatures will create extreme fire growth potential.

5 Day Forecast for Las Vegas, NV as of 7:56 AM PDT on May 17, 2012
Thursday Partly Cloudy HI 100° F LO 77° F	Friday Partly Cloudy HI 88° F LO 70° F	Saturday Clear HI 93° F LO 72° F	Sunday Clear HI 97° F LO 75° F	Monday Partly Cloudy HI 100° F LO 73° F

Current Weather Conditions for Las Vegas, NV as of 7:56 AM PDT on May 17, 2012
Temperature	84° F	Dew Point	22° F
Relative Humidity	10%	Wind	South 12 mph
Heat Index	N/A	Sky	Partly Cloudy
Visibility	10.0 Miles	Pressure	29.63 in.

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Extended Forecast for Las Vegas, NV 8:00 AM PDT on May 17, 2012
Thursday - Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 100F. Windy. Winds from the SW at 10 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.	Local Forecasts Today's Highs/Lows Seattle 68° / 45° Traveler's Forecasts Today's Highs/Lows Chicago 73° / 52° New Orleans 88° / 61° Detroit 70° / 48° Las Vegas 100° / 77° Los Angeles 79° / 59° Tampa 88° / 66° Green Bay 70° / 54° Dallas 88° / 66° Reno 79° / 48° Sacramento 81° / 52° San Diego 68° / 61° Atlanta 86° / 61° Washington 75° / 55° Yosemite National Park 75° / 39°
Thursday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 77F. Windy. Winds from the WSW at 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
Friday - Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 88F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night - Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 70F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday - Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 93F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Saturday Night - Clear. Low of 72F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Sunday - Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 97F. Winds from the East at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the SSE in the afternoon.
Sunday Night - Partly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Monday - Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 100F. Winds from the South at 5 to 20 mph.
Monday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 73F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday - Partly cloudy. High of 100F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 75F. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the North after midnight.
Wednesday - Partly cloudy. High of 99F. Winds from the North at 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 70F. Winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday - Partly cloudy. High of 91F. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 70F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday - Clear. High of 95F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday Night - Clear. Low of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Saturday - Clear. High of 93F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night - Clear. Low of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Sunday - Clear. High of 91F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night - Clear. Low of 73F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Record Report As of 1:34 am PDT on May 17, 2012 ... Record high temperature tied at Barstow-Daggett CA yesterday... The high temperature was 102 degrees at the Barstow-Daggett CA Airport yesterday... may 16th... which tied the record high maximum for the date set in 2009. The above information is preliminary and is subject to a final review before being certified by the National climatic data center.

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