Alert archive / California / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 40, NWS Las Vegas, NV
NWS Las Vegas, NV issued this wind advisory at May 22, 2011, 2:28 PM PDT for San Bernardino County, California. It took effect at May 23, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2011, 2:28 PM PDT (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2011, 2:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2011, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Las Vegas, NV
County San Bernardino County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Edwards AFB, CA (KEDW), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 2225 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
051 WWUS75 KVEF 222128 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 228 PM PDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON MONDAY AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM CREATING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ523-230600- /O.NEW.KVEF.WI.Y.0040.110523T2100Z-110524T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 228 PM PDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY...GUSTING TO 40 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECT DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS...PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE NORTH...SOUTH ORIENTED AS THOSE WILL EXPERIENCE CROSSWINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND AN DRY LAKE BEDS. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
678 WWUS75 KVEF 230602 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1102 PM PDT SUN MAY 22 2011 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON MONDAY AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM CREATING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ523-231400- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0040.110523T2100Z-110524T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1102 PM PDT SUN MAY 22 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY...GUSTING TO 40 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS... PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED AS THOSE WILL EXPERIENCE CROSSWINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$
480 WWUS75 KVEF 231128 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 428 AM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ523-232130- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0040.110523T2100Z-110524T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 428 AM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS... PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED AS THOSE WILL EXPERIENCE CROSSWINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ MORGAN
207 WWUS75 KVEF 231756 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1056 AM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN TUESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CAZ523-232300- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0040.110523T2100Z-110524T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1056 AM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS... PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED AS THOSE WILL EXPERIENCE CROSSWINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$
535 WWUS75 KVEF 232105 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 205 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND CONTINUE SHIFTING EAST TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THROUGH THIS EVENING. CAZ523-232315- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110524T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 205 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS... PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED AS THOSE WILL EXPERIENCE CROSSWINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$
911 WWUS75 KVEF 232228 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 328 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 .A WEAK STORM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY ALSO DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AS WELL AS THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY AS THIS STORM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. CAZ523-240600- /O.CON.KVEF.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110524T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 328 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * LOCATIONS: BARSTOW...FORT IRWIN * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADS... PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT ARE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED AS THOSE WILL EXPERIENCE CROSSWINDS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND ANY DRY LAKE BEDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF MOTORCYLES...VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND ANY HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLE SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && $$ CAZ519-520-240600- /O.NEW.KVEF.HW.A.0019.110525T2000Z-110526T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 328 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES AND THE OWENS VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH AT THE VALLEY FLOOR. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY DEVELOPE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ROADS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SLOPES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168....THE CITIES OF BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE AND OLANCHA...AND ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395 AND 168. 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. && $$
649 WWUS75 KVEF 240554 NPWVEF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 1054 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 .STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA AND THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A FAST MOVING PACIFIC STORM SWINGS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. CAZ523-240700- /O.EXP.KVEF.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110524T0600Z/ WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT- INCLUDING...BARSTOW...DAGGETT...FORT IRWIN 1054 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WIND GUSTS DECREASED TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH BY 10 PM AT FORT IRWIN AND THE BARSTOW- DAGGETT AIRPORT. WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT. $$ CAZ519-520-241400- /O.CON.KVEF.HW.A.0019.110525T2000Z-110526T1200Z/ EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES-OWENS VALLEY- INCLUDING...ASPENDELL...WHITNEY PORTAL...BISHOP... INDEPENDENCE...LONE PINE...OLANCHA 1054 PM PDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE OWENS VALLEY AND ADJACENT EASTERN SIERRA SLOPES. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO OVER 60 MPH AT THE VALLEY FLOOR. * TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: ROADS LEADING INTO THE EASTERN SLOPES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 168....THE CITIES OF BISHOP...ASPENDELL...LONE PINE AND OLANCHA...AND ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE OWENS VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSSWINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY BE SEEN ON THE AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 395. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. && $$
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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.