Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 31, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at Apr 26, 2011, 3:39 AM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It was in force for 81 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 26, 2011, 3:39 AM PDT (10:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 81 min
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County San Bernardino County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Las Vegas, NV (KVEF), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 4018 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
444 WWUS75 KVEF 261039 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 339 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED OVER THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY. CAZ523-261200- /O.CAN.KVEF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.110426T1039Z-110426T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 339 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: ADVISORY LEVEL GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 5 AM BEFORE DECREASING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS...ESPECIALLY OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OR CROSS WINDS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/LAS VEGAS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$ CAZ524-525-261145- /O.CAN.KVEF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN- 339 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT AND MORONGO BASIN. THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-261215- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.110426T1500Z-110426T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 339 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 /339 AM MST TUE APR 26 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY AND DAVIS DAM AREA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD...LAKE MOHAVE...LAKE HAVASU...HOOVER DAM...DAVIS DAM. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON THE LAKES AND THE COLORADO RIVER. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 40...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$ PIERCE
1 follow-up statement
802 WWUS75 KVEF 261157 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 457 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE DECREASING BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED OVER THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA AND DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY ON TUESDAY. CAZ523-261300- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-110426T1200Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 457 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. OBSERVATION STATIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY INDICATE WINDS SPEEDS AND GUSTS ARE ON THE DECREASE. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT. $$ AZZ002-036-CAZ527-NVZ021-262000- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0030.110426T1500Z-110426T2200Z/ LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE-LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY-UPPER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY- INCLUDING...LAKE HAVASU...DESERT HILLS...TOPOCK... BULLHEAD CITY...MOHAVE VALLEY...NEEDLES...HOOVER DAM...LAUGHLIN 457 AM PDT TUE APR 26 2011 /457 AM MST TUE APR 26 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PDT /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PDT /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA...LAKE HAVASU AND FORT MOHAVE AND THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE LAUGHLIN...BULLHEAD CITY AND DAVIS DAM AREA. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING... PEAK DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LAKE MEAD...LAKE MOHAVE...LAKE HAVASU...HOOVER DAM...DAVIS DAM. * IMPACTS: DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON THE LAKES AND THE COLORADO RIVER. DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST WEST ROADS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 40...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF LAKES ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS...AND MAY RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALLER CRAFT. FOR YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY...AVOID THE OPEN WATERS. STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. && $$ PIERCE
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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.