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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2011, 3:06 PM PDT for Clark County, Nye County, Nevada. It took effect at Mar 24, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2011, 3:06 PM PDT (22:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 24, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2011, 10:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
Counties Clark County, NV, Nye County, NV
The radar
The Las Vegas radar (KESX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 86 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
- 1461 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
023 WWUS75 KVEF 242206 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 306 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 .A FAST MOVING STORM WILL CROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF STRONGER WINDS GUSTS IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SPECIFICALLY RED ROCK CANYON TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. CAZ522-523-NVZ017-242315- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110325T0500Z/ DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK-WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- WESTERN CLARK AND SOUTHERN NYE COUNTY- 306 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUPPORT FOR WIDESPREAD SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH DOES NOT LOOK AS FAVORABLE NOW. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NVZ019-250630- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.110325T0600Z-110325T1700Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 306 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GUSTING TO AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN RED ROCK CANYON...WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE EVENING. THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM FRIDAY. THE WIND WILL GREATLY DIMINISH AFTER 10 AM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...LEE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...COLD CREEK...MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ PIERCE
3 follow-up statements
404 WWUS75 KVEF 250435 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 935 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 .A FAST MOVING STORM WILL CROSS THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL OF STRONGER WINDS GUSTS IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...SPECIFICALLY RED ROCK CANYON TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. NVZ019-251100- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.110325T0600Z-110325T1700Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 935 PM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON UNTIL 10 AM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GUSTING TO AT LEAST 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN RED ROCK CANYON...WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AS OF 9 PM...GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH HAD BEEN OCCURRING AT KYLE CANYON...BUT HAD NOT YET MADE IT DOWN THE SLOPES TO RED ROCK CANYON. * TIMING: THE PERIOD OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 7 AM FRIDAY. THE WIND WILL GREATLY DIMINISH AFTER 10 AM FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...LEE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...COLD CREEK...MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MORGAN
517 WWUS75 KVEF 251018 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 318 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .A PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE LEE OF THE SPRING MOUNTAINS... SPECIFICALLY RED ROCK CANYON THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BY MID MORNING. ANOTHER STORM WILL THEN CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. NVZ019-251700- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110325T1700Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 318 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND RED ROCK CANYON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 AM THIS MORNING BEFORE DECREASING BY MID MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KYLE CANYON...LEE CANYON...RED ROCK CANYON...COLD CREEK...MOUNTAIN SPRINGS SUMMIT * IMPACTS: WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS COULD RESULT IN BRIEFLY LOWERED VISIBILITIES TO WELL UNDER A MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING SAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CAZ519>521-251830- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0008.110326T2100Z-110327T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 318 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...THE OWENS VALLEY AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLY REACHING THE VALLEY FLOOR. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE DURING TWO PERIODS. THE FIRST WILL BE FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE SECOND PERIOD BEING AFTER 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE MID SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS INTO THE SIERRA AND ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS/CROSS WINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. IN ADDITION RESIDENCES SHOULD ENSURE THAT ANY ITEMS OUTDOORS ARE SECURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
957 WWUS75 KVEF 251655 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 955 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 .A STORM CROSSING THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN WILL CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF INYO COUNTY CALIFORNIA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. NVZ019-251800- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-110325T1700Z/ SPRING MOUNTAINS-RED ROCK CANYON- INCLUDING...THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK 955 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING FOR THE SPRING MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING RED ROCK CANYON. ISOLATED GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH WITHIN RED ROCK CANYON WILL SUBSIDE AFTER 10 AM. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ CAZ519>521-260400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0008.110326T2100Z-110327T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY-WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 955 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES...OWEN VALLEY AND WHITE MOUNTAINS OF INYO COUNTY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH POSSIBLE AT THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL WITH GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLY REACHING THE VALLEY FLOOR. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY NIGHT. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL BE DURING TWO PERIODS. THE FIRST WILL BE FROM LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING WITH THE SECOND PERIOD BEING AFTER 2 AM PDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS: THE MID SLOPES OF THE EASTERN SIERRA AND THE WHITE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR CANYON OPENINGS. * IMPACTS: TRAVELERS INTO THE SIERRA AND ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS/CROSS WINDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED. IN ADDITION RESIDENCES SHOULD ENSURE THAT ANY ITEMS OUTDOORS ARE SECURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PIERCE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Las Vegas, NV issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 3:32 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | VEF | Clark, Nye | 12 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.