Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2011, 3:50 AM PST for Inyo County, California. It took effect at Mar 10, 2011, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2011, 3:50 AM PST (11:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2011, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2011, 9:32 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County Inyo County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 168 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
- 3369 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
482 WWUS75 KVEF 101150 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 350 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...STRONG WEST WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS OF INYO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THE PASSAGE OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA WILL LEAD TO STRONG WEST WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS OF INYO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS AND COULD SPREAD AS FAR EAST AS HIGHWAY 395. CAZ519-102000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.110310T2100Z-110311T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 350 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...OAK CREEK CAMPGROUND...BIG PINE CREEK CAMPGROUND * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND MAKE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY LESS ENJOYABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-102000- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.110310T2100Z-110311T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 350 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...EXCEPT WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH NEAR CANYON OPENINGS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...BIG PINE...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANACHA...HIGHWAY 395. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DRY LAKE BEDS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
2 follow-up statements
017 WWUS75 KVEF 102219 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 219 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...STRONG WEST WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS OF INYO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .THE PASSAGE OF AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA WILL LEAD TO STRONG WEST WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN SIERRA NEVADA FOOTHILLS OF INYO COUNTY THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR NEAR CANYON OPENINGS AND COULD SPREAD AS FAR EAST AS HIGHWAY 395. CAZ519-110800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL 219 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES OF INYO COUNTY...UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL * IMPACTS: A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 40 TO 49 MPH AND... OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 TO 69 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND MAKE ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY LESS ENJOYABLE. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ520-110800- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/ OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE... OLANCHA 219 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE OWENS VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH... EXCEPT WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH NEAR CANYON OPENINGS OF THE EASTERN SIERRA FOOTHILLS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: BISHOP...INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DRY LAKE BEDS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH AND...OR WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
604 WWUS75 KVEF 110532 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 932 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 CAZ519-520-110645- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110311T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- 932 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH MAY STILL BE SEEN INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE OPENINGS OF THE WESTERN CANYONS...BUT WIDESPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. $$
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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.