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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Nov 23, 2007, 3:26 AM PST for San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Nov 23, 2007, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2007, 3:26 AM PST (11:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2007, 2:23 AM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, San Bernardino County, CA
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 231126 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 326 AM PST FRI NOV 23 2007 ...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-231800- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.071124T0000Z-071125T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 326 AM PST FRI NOV 23 2007 /426 AM MST FRI NOV 23 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY FROM LAKE MEAD DOWN THROUGH LAKE HAVASU... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FROM LAKE MEAD DOWN THROUGH LAKE HAVASU...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND MUCH OF SATURDAY. SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON. LOCAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH MAY BE OBSERVED IN NARROW NORTH/SOUTH CHANNELS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES...AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ JGA
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 231754 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 954 AM PST FRI NOV 23 2007 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-240030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.071124T0000Z-071125T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 954 AM PST FRI NOV 23 2007 /1054 AM MST FRI NOV 23 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. NORTHERLY WINDS HAD BEGUN TO INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AS A DRY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE AFTER ABOUT 4 PM. NORTH/SOUTH CHANNELS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO THE STRONG WINDS. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 232330 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 PM PST FRI NOV 23 2007 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-241200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.071124T0000Z-071125T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 330 PM PST FRI NOV 23 2007 /430 PM MST FRI NOV 23 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. WINDS WERE GETTING CLOSE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BULLHEAD CITY AIRPORT WAS GUSTING TO 40 MPH AS OF 3 PM. WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 45 MPH. NORTH/SOUTH CHANNELS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO THE STRONG WINDS. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 241023 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 223 AM PST SAT NOV 24 2007 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-241130- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-071125T0000Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 223 AM PST SAT NOV 24 2007 /323 AM MST SAT NOV 24 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AS WELL AS THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AND THE LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AREAS FOR TODAY. THE NORTH WINDS OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON HAVE DECREASED OVERNIGHT AND ARE NO LONGER REACHING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY THIS MORNING WITH NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WIDESPREAD WINDS MEETING WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE DAY. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...BOATERS ON LAKE MEAD...LAKE MOHAVE AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION DURING THE DAY AS LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL LIKELY BE SEEN. THESE WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN THE NORTH / SOUTH CHANNELS AND MAY CREATE VERY CHOPPY CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 5:10 AM PST | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Clark | 35 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.