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Wind Advisory 41, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Oct 9, 2008, 3:22 AM PDT for Inyo County, San Bernardino County, California; Mohave County, Arizona. It took effect at Oct 9, 2008, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2008, 3:22 AM PDT (10:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 9, 2008, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2008, 12:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Mohave County, AZ, Inyo County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 106 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
- 4132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 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 091022 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 322 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND IT. CAZ519-520-091900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.081009T1900Z-081010T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 322 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WEST WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...AND POSSIBLY REACH THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR. LOCAL WEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395. $$ CAZ523-091900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.081009T2000Z-081010T0400Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 322 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF FAVORED TERRAIN. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN THE BARSTOW AREA DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ AZZ001-003-091900- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.081009T1900Z-081010T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 322 AM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF MOHAVE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RAISE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ014-091900- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0018.081010T0000Z-081010T1200Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 322 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATCH AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR IN THE WATCH AREA. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. $$ MORGAN
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 091857 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1157 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 .AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE SIERRA. AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEVADA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND IT. NVZ014-100300- /O.UPG.KVEF.HW.A.0018.081010T0000Z-081010T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.W.0015.081010T0000Z-081010T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1157 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WARNING AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER GUSTS. POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 58 MPH CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ CAZ523-100300- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.081009T2000Z-081010T0700Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 1157 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF FAVORED TERRAIN. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN THE BARSTOW AREA DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CAZ519-520-100300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.081009T1900Z-081010T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 1157 AM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WEST WINDS OVER THE SIERRA CREST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...AND POSSIBLY REACH THE OWENS VALLEY FLOOR. LOCAL WEST WINDS GUSTING 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE VALLEY FLOOR... AND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE SIERRA SLOPES ABOVE 5000 FEET. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395. $$ AZZ001-003-100200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.081009T1900Z-081010T0200Z/ NORTHWEST PLATEAU-NORTHWEST DESERTS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLORADO CITY... PIPE SPRING NATIONAL MONUMENT...TUWEEP...MT TRUMBULL... WESTERN GRAND CANYON...KINGMAN...GOLDEN VALLEY... HUALAPAI RESERVATION...DOLAN SPRINGS...VALENTINE...WIKIEUP 1157 AM MST THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST DESERTS. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH COULD RAISE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KVEF 100304 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 804 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 .A LARGE UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE MOJAVE DESERT AND ALONG THE LEE SLOPES OF THE SIERRA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS RELAXED SOMEWHAT ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. AS A RESULT...WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN FRIDAY FROM THE OWENS VALLEY ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THOSE AREAS. NVZ014-100415- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-081010T1800Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 804 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS RELAXED SOMEWHAT ACROSS CENTRAL NEVADA. AS A RESULT...WARNING LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. A SIMILAR THREAT MAY DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE. IF THIS CONDITION STILL LOOKS LIKELY AFTER FURTHER ANALYSIS...A NEW HIGH WIND WATCH MAY BE ISSUED OVERNIGHT FOR THIS AREA...VALID FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ CAZ519-520-523-100700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-081010T0700Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASPENDELL...MT WHITNEY...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FT IRWIN 804 PM PDT THU OCT 9 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND PARTS OF THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE HIGH DESERT...AND AS HIGH AS 60 MPH IN THE SIERRA. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 395. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 3:22 AM PDT | Red Flag Warning | VEF | Inyo, San Bernardino, Tulare | 16 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.