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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Feb 5, 2009, 3:36 AM PST for Esmeralda County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Feb 5, 2009, 5:54 AM PST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2009, 3:36 AM PST (11:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2009, 5:54 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2009, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Esmeralda County, NV, Nye County, NV
The nearest sounding before it
Mercury/Desert R, NV (KDRA), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 171 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
- 3355 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 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 051136 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 336 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 .AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO SOUTHWEST NEVADA AND THE OWENS VALLEY TODAY. CAZ520-NVZ014-052000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.090205T1800Z-090206T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 336 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY IN CALIFORNIA...AND ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES IN NEVADA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 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. $$ MORGAN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KVEF 051354 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 554 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 .AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO SOUTHWEST NEVADA AND THE OWENS VALLEY TODAY. CAZ520-052200- /O.EXT.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.090205T1354Z-090206T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 554 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NVZ014-052200- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.090205T1800Z-090206T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 554 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE ADVISORY AREA. 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. $$ MORGAN
000 WWUS75 KVEF 051951 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1151 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 .AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO SOUTHWEST NEVADA AND THE OWENS VALLEY TODAY. CAZ520-NVZ014-060300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090206T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY-ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 1151 AM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL ESPECIALLY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ CTS
000 WWUS75 KVEF 052328 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 328 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 .AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO SOUTHWEST NEVADA AND THE OWENS VALLEY TODAY. NVZ014-060030- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090206T0300Z/ ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEATTY...GOLDFIELD...SILVER PEAK...DYER 328 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS HAVE NOT BEEN MATERIALIZING OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA OR FOR A LONG ENOUGH DURATION ACROSS ESMERALDA AND CENTRAL NYE COUNTIES. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BUT SHOULD BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAZ520-060300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090206T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 328 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL ESPECIALLY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ALONG HIGHWAY 395 IN THE OWENS VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ STACHELSKI
000 WWUS75 KVEF 060259 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 659 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 CAZ520-060400- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090206T0300Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE 659 PM PST THU FEB 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. AUTOMATED GAGES THROUGHOUT THE OWENS VALLEY INDICATE THAT SOUTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED WITH GUSTS NO LONGER EXCEEDING ADVISORY CRITERIA. FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH FROM THE SOUTH. $$ PIERCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:54 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | VEF | Clark, Esmeralda, Lincoln, Nye | 60 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:54 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | VEF | Inyo | 36 hr |
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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.