SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1242 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2010

AZZ001003-036-CAZ519527-NVZ014022-131100-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY-NORTHWEST DESERTS-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-
OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY-
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT-
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-CADIZ BASIN-
THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF EASTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-
ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY-
NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY-
SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS-LAS VEGAS VALLEY-
SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
1242 PM PST TUE JAN 12 2010 /142 PM MST TUE JAN 12 2010/

....SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER EXPECTED NEXT WEEK..

A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WAS DEVELOPING NEAR JAPAN TODAY. THIS JET
STREAM WILL WORK ITS WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN THIS WEEK...AND
IS EXPECTED TO SEND A SERIES OF STORMS INTO THE WEST COAST OF THE
UNITED STATES BEGINNING ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY. PERIODS OF WET
WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK...WITH SIGNIFICANT RAIN AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW POSSIBLE. IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT EXACTLY WHERE
AND WHEN THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL OCCUR...BUT THE OVERALL PATTERN IS
SIMILAR TO THE ONE WHICH AFFECTED THE WEST COAST IN JANUARY OF
1995. ..WHICH WAS ALSO AN EL NINO PERIOD. LAS VEGAS RECEIVED THREE
INCHES OF RAIN...NEARLY THREE QUARTERS OF THE YEARLY AVERAGE...IN
JANUARY 1995.

RESIDENTS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN...AS WELL
AS THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE REGION...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND ANY WATCHES...ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS.

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Interesting article:

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