Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2008, 3:06 PM MST for Mohave County, Arizona; San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at Mar 5, 2008, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2008, 3:06 PM MST (22:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2008, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2008, 8:06 PM MST
- In force
- 7 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 22:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KVEF 042206 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 206 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-050800- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.080305T2000Z-080306T0400Z/ 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 206 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 /306 PM MST TUE MAR 4 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING LAKES MEAD AND MOHAVE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE DOWN THE RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY MORNING...SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTH. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AROUND NOON...AND THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN THE EVENING. 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. $$ MORGAN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 050757 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1157 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-051400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.080305T2000Z-080306T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 1157 PM PST TUE MAR 4 2008 /1257 AM MST WED MAR 5 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM PST /1 PM MST/ TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM LAKE MEAD SOUTH TO LAKE HAVASU. A COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD GUSTY NORTH WINDS DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THE REST OF TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 051109 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 309 AM PST WED MAR 5 2008 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-052030- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.080305T2000Z-080306T0400Z/ 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 309 AM PST WED MAR 5 2008 /409 AM MST WED MAR 5 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON PST /1 PM MST/ TODAY TO 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY NOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN THE EVENING. 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. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 051929 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1129 AM PST WED MAR 5 2008 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-060400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.080305T2000Z-080306T0400Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKE HAVASU...TOPOCK...NEEDLES... LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY...HOOVER DAM 1129 AM PST WED MAR 5 2008 /1229 PM MST WED MAR 5 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MEAD AND THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY UNTIL 8 PM PST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE VERY CHOPPY WATERS AND GENERATE LARGE WAVES WHICH COULD CAPSIZE OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY... OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO POSTPONE THEIR OUTINGS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. IF YOU DO VENTURE OUT ONTO THE LAKES... AVOID THE OPEN WATER AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR IN PROTECTED COVES AND INLETS. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 060306 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 706 PM PST WED MAR 5 2008 AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-060415- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080306T0400Z/ 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 706 PM PST WED MAR 5 2008 /806 PM MST WED MAR 5 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE...THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE DECREASED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...THUS THE ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:06 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | VEF | Mohave | 13 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.