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Wind Advisory As of 11:48 am MST on May 17, 2012/

... Wind Advisory remains in effect from 2 PM PDT this afternoon until
11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ this evening...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 2 PM PDT this afternoon until
11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ this evening for portions of southeast
California... southern Nevada and northwest Arizona.

* Winds: southwest winds between 20 and 30 mph with gusts 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 3:26 PM MST on May 17, 2012/

... Red flag warning now in effect until 11 PM PDT /11 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 through the evening before
decreasing after midnight.

* 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 then slowly
increasing above 15 percent after midnight.

* Thunderstorms... isolated storms possible over northern Lincoln
County through the 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 Mercury, NV as of 2:52 PM PDT on May 17, 2012
Thursday

Clear
HI 95° F
LO 68° F
 		Friday

Clear
HI 84° F
LO 66° F
 		Saturday

Clear
HI 88° F
LO 63° F
 		Sunday

Clear
HI 93° F
LO 66° F
 		Monday

Clear
HI 97° F
LO 61° F
  Current Weather Conditions for Mercury, NV as of 2:52 PM PDT on May 17, 2012
Temperature   95° F Dew Point   16° F
Relative Humidity   6% Wind   South 26 mph
Heat Index  N/A Sky   Clear
Visibility   10.0 Miles Pressure   29.52 in.
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  Extended Forecast for Mercury, NV 2:00 PM PDT on May 17, 2012
Thursday - Clear. High of 95F. Windy. Winds from the SW at 15 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.
Local Forecasts
Today's Highs/Lows
Allston 68° / 50°
Boston 68° / 50°
Framingham 72° / 39°
Worcester 66° / 46°
Springfield 72° / 37°
Andover 72° / 41°
Cambridge 68° / 50°
Medford 68° / 50°
Lowell 72° / 41°
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Chicago 73° / 54°
New Orleans 86° / 64°
Detroit 70° / 48°
Las Vegas 102° / 77°
Los Angeles 79° / 59°
Tampa 88° / 66°
Green Bay 70° / 52°
Dallas 90° / 66°
Reno 79° / 48°
Sacramento 81° / 52°
San Diego 68° / 61°
Atlanta 86° / 59°
Washington 75° / 55°
Yosemite National Park 75° / 34°
Thursday Night - Clear. Low of 68F. Windy. Winds from the SW at 10 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
Friday - Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 84F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Friday Night - Clear. Low of 66F. Winds from the North at 5 to 15 mph shifting to the NE after midnight.
Saturday - Clear. High of 88F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night - Clear. Low of 63F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Sunday - Clear. High of 93F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night - Clear. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Monday - Clear. High of 97F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph.
Monday Night - Partly cloudy. Low of 61F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday - Clear. High of 93F. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night - Clear. Low of 68F. Breezy. Winds from the North at 10 to 25 mph.
Wednesday - Clear. High of 95F. Winds from the NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night - Clear. Low of 63F. Winds from the North at 5 to 15 mph.
Thursday - Clear. High of 90F. Winds from the NNE at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the NW in the afternoon.
Thursday Night - Clear. Low of 64F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday - Clear. High of 97F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday Night - Clear. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Saturday - Clear. High of 90F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Saturday Night - Clear. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Sunday - Clear. High of 88F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Sunday Night - Clear. Low of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Monday - Clear. High of 90F. Winds less than 5 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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